Friday, April 11, 2014

"Throttle Me"(The Men of Inked Series: Book 1) by Chelle Bliss (review/promo/giveaway)



TITLE: THROTTLE ME (THE MEN OF INKED SERIES: BOOK 1)
AUTHOR: CHELLE BLISS
GENRE: CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
RELEASE DATE: 3/31/2014

Suzy’s a control freak and has her life mapped out - work hard, find a man with a stable job, and live happily ever after. She’s content with the status quo, but her plan comes to a screeching halt when he enters her life and turns it upside down.

City gave up on love when his heart was crushed in college, preferring to be the typical bachelor. He spends his nights hopping from one bed to another and his days working at his family tattoo shop, Inked. A chance encounter on a dark road makes him question what he had sworn off forever – a relationship. 

A night of passion and lust causes them to question everything. Is City the knight in shining armor to the damsel in distress? Can their relationship survive when a fantasy falls apart and a secret comes out that changes everything?

This is the first book in the Men of Inked Series.


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 *** I was given an ARC/ARE of “Throttle Me” in exchange for an honest review***

“Throttle Me” is the story of Suzy, a twenty-something, math teacher, with a less than interesting love life and check list of prerequisites for a potential life partner. Even though she’s quite the control freak, she yearns and fantasizes about someday having the sexual experiences that she only reads about in erotica novels. 
Suzy’s life changes, the moment her car breaks down on a dark, desolate road  and a tall, dark, handsome, tattoo-clad biker by the name of City, comes to her rescue, in more ways than one.
City, owner of Inked (a tattoo shop), is out for a ride on his Harley-Davidson Fat Boy, and to meet up with the guys at the local hole-in-a-wall bar, when he rides past a beautiful, blonde bombshell and damsel in distress on the side of the road. After a couple of sweet martinis and careful conversation, City surmised that Suzy was good girl, with a hidden, raw sexuality that he, not only wanted to explore, but also introduce her to.
Neither one of them was looking to fall in love in the process….
Once again, Chelle Bliss, has managed to “intrigue me” and “mesmerize me” with her writing.  From the moment that I began reading “Throttle Me” I could not put it down. I managed to read 75% of it in one sitting and the only reason why I didn't complete it at that time, was because I had to make myself put it down for the sake of sleep.
I knew from the teasers of “Throttle Me” that I was going to love me some City. And let me tell you, City, does not disappoint. He is the quintessential alpha male. He is bold, cocky, arrogant, handsome, long, thick, and satisfying with just the right amount of jealousy. He wants nothing but to please and to protect Suzy. He wants to mold her and dominate her at the same time. As much as City wants to pull out the lasciviousness that he knows Suzy possesses, he also can appreciate that she is a lady.  She’s soft. She’s sweet and she’s all his. I love the moments when he would reassure Suzy. He could see right through her and all of her insecurities and he knew just how to make her feel comfortable and at ease with herself. I loved when he called her Suzette. It’s so much sexier than Suzy.
There were parts of “Throttle Me” that just made me speak out loud to the characters. Mainly Suzy, she did nothing but get in her own way. Questioning the chemistry between her and City, attempting to go out with “Mr. Pickle”, and doubting that whether or not a relationship with him would ever last. Sometimes things just seemed to be too good to be true, and she had major doubts. When it came to City, he was not at all what she initially expected (from a relationship), but he proves to be all she ever wanted. 
Suzy’s character originated in Chelle Bliss’ first novel, “Untangle Me”. In “Untangle Me”, Suzy is the best friend and roommate of Sophia. Sophia, and her fiancé Kayden, make a few cameos in “Throttle Me”. Having read both “Untangle Me” and “Kayden: The Past” (both of the Love At Last Series), it’s great to catch up with these two characters and there’s just enough mentioned about their bond to evoke interest in reading both books from that series. I am not sure if this was done intentionally, but it’s brilliant. THIS AND ALL OF CHELLE BLISS’ BOOKS ARE STAND ALONE NOVELS, but you get a better appreciation for the characters when you read all of the books. 
I gave “Throttle Me” 5 (five) stars. I absolutely loved this book. Chelle’s characters with their insecurities, hang ups, situations, relationships are realistic and relatable. How many of us know a Suzy or are a Suzy?  How many of us of ladies yearn to be “sweet in the streets and whore between the sheets”? This book is for those who can relate or know about the monotony of the everyday, but then getting swept off of your feet, sexually, and romantically by a tenacious and audacious lover. THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!












Chelle Bliss has dedicated her life to education. She has been a teacher for over ten years and holds a Master of Education degree. Teaching has given her a creative outlet, but she yearned for something more. Writing has given her that, no longer about just creativity, it became a journey.

Chelle is an avid reader; consuming contemporary romance, dark reads, young adult, and all things erotica. Chelle wanted to create a book filled with characters that readers could relate to with real world problems and matching wallets.
Chelle loves to travel and her favorite cities are New Orleans and Paris. She currently lives in Florida with her amazing boyfriend. He’s showed her the love and passion that she has poured onto the page.

















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