Sultry Spring Saturdays: Lust (Three Stages of Love #1) by T.C. Anthony

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"Spring is here and our literary wombs are ready to be impregnated by the seed of sexy sultry books."

I’m having a hard time figuring out how to write this review. While I loved the book and found it to be totally hot and smexy I can’t exactly explain why I loved it. It’s a strange contradiction for me.

Eva is not a likable character. She’s 32 years old and completely lost when it comes to relationships. Her professional life is in order and on track, exactly how she planned it. Her personal life is not much of anything. She doesn’t feel like she can have a career, be married and be a mom. She thinks she has to give one thing up to have the other. As a result, she is a total biotch to the men around her. It makes me wonder why Alexander wanted to get to know her. I wanted to hit her upside the head!

Alexander is rich, powerful and hot as hell! He’s a strong mane who’s not afraid to go after what he wants. There were times I was puzzled by him, but I slowly came to realize he wasn’t a caveman alpha male. He’s strong and confident and has no problems relinquishing control and showing his emotions. I totally loved him! One thing that kept bothering me though was the giggling. In my mind giggling is for children and women. Men chuckle, snort, laugh, etc. but not giggle. I think that added to my confusion about him.

Alexander is a romantic and easily reads Eva. He pushes her boundaries but backs off when he senses she’s about to freak out and run. He’s patient and gives her what she needs, even if she doesn’t realize she needs it. He’s also smart enough to know what she wants.

There is not a happy ending with this book. I found myself crying for the many mistakes Eva made. I wanted to hit her!

I can’t wait to read the next one in this series. I have to know what happens with Eva and Alexander. Do they find their HEA? Or will she continue to mess it all up because she’s too stupid to see what’s in front of her?

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Cover Reveal: Three Stages Of Love: Lust by T.C. Anthony

Evangeline Chase is standing at the edge of a crossroad. After choosing to be blissfully ignorant for far too long and willfully ignoring what her life has been lacking, fate is about to intervene. When Alexander Mason, a striking and powerful venture capitalist, is introduced as her new boss, Eva is overwhelmed by an intoxicating cocktail of hormones and lust that leaves her struggling to maintain her composure and more importantly, control of her life.

With an undeniable urge to dominate her new boss, her own lust-filled fantasies lead to a transformation that shakes her to her core. But when Alexander challenges Eva to satisfy her carnal urges, she is forced to choose between her career, her desires, and an unconventional and lustful relationship. Consumed by fear and forced to maintain control at all costs, Eva must decide if having it all is worth risking her career, her world, and possibly, love.

Three Stages of Love: Lust is the first book in a suspenseful new erotic romance series that explores the questions that young women have while embarking on their journey through life and love. Eva’s transformation from prim and proper to fun and dominating proves to be one of the most erotically intriguing personal makeovers around. Her passion for her career and life goals ultimately gives way to uninhibited encounters that leave her intoxicated and yearning for more. Eva’s emotional battle between her heart and mind leave her juggling with a desire to have it all and a profound fear of losing everything.

Written to illustrate the average, driven woman’s point of view, Three Stages of Love: Lust tackles the everyday fears and desires that young women have in an intoxicatingly erotic way. A gripping, palpitation-inducing romance full of underlying themes that are extraordinarily relevant to modern women, this enthralling erotic novel by T. C. Anthony is a must-read for women of all backgrounds.


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Blog Tour: Three Stages of Love: Lust

Evangeline “Eva” Cross is a successful business woman who must have control of every aspect of her life. She doesn’t ever want to give up her life or everything she has worked so hard for, for marriage or a family. She refuses to lose herself; so she never lets a man get too close. She doesn’t want a relationship. She wants to have fun and have hot sex.

Alexander Mason, Eva’s boss, has her in fits; both angry and horny ones. She wants him sexually but hates him at the same time. Alexander wants Evangeline for more than just sex. He knows there is more between them, but can he get her to finally open up her eyes and see that she can have love and a career or will she let fear ruin what is happening between them? Will Eva have to live with regret for the rest of her life, not because she loses her career, but because she pushes away true love with her actions?

Wow this book had some serious hot scenes in it! The sexual chemistry between Eva and Alexander could ignite into flames at any moment. I loved how even when Eva was being a complete cold hearted bitch and smart ass to Alexander, he gave as good as he got. Alexander didn’t take her shit, but he knew when to back off and not push. Eva has some serious hang ups about love and cannot stand to not control how her life plays out. She doesn’t want to end up like her mother; sacrificing her career for a husband and family. She can be selfish but at the same time be there when her friends need her. She wants to continue to push Alexander away, but enjoys their time together. She can be a major bitch, an understatement actually. When a heart breaking moment occurs in Eva’s life, she resorts to her old bitch self and pushes Alexander away. Will Alexander forgive Evangeline, or has she finally succeeded in pushing him away for good and making the biggest mistake in her life by doing so?

Normally I am waiting for the Hero in the book to make things right, but this time I am on the edge of my seat wondering if the Heroine can fix the mistakes she has made. I am interested in seeing how this story is going to play out, as it will be continued in the next book.

T.C. Anthony will be giving away two copies of her book, Three Stages of Lust: Lust, two to people. Please leave a comment below for the author and your email address. I cannot contact the winner without it. You can also LIKE T.C. Anthony on facebook  & My Secret Romance on facebook too. Contest will run until Friday. Thanks & Good Luck!