Title: Where I’d
Rather Be
Series: Forget Me Knot,
Book Four
Author: C.R. Ellis
Genre: Contemporary
Romance
Publish Date: July 25, 2019
Review Source: WordSmith
Publicity
SOPHIA
Gorgeous. Cocky.
Playboy. Those labels earned Xander Black a one-way ticket into my
look-but-don’t-touch zone.
Until weeks
later, when whispered words full of dirty promises had me sliding onto the back
of his bike without a second thought.
If there’s one
thing my past has taught me, it’s not to fall for a guy whose hobbies include
bed-hopping and breaking hearts. But you know what they say about history…
XANDER
Sweet. Shy.
Smart. Months ago, those labels told me everything I needed to know about
Sophia Kincaid—not my type.
But then she
opened her mouth and tore that assessment to shreds. From her smile to her
sassy retorts, everything about her drew me in.
One night
together was supposed to get her out of my system. Instead, it embedded her
under my skin and drove me to make an impulsive offer I’ll definitely regret.
Because if
there’s one thing life has taught me, it’s that nothing lasts forever.
***Where I'd
Rather Be is a stand-alone in the Forget Me Knot series.***
This is such a
big deal to say, but I am certain that Where I’d Rather Be, has become my top
read of 2019. It slid right into that number one slot.
This story is so
much more than just a contemporary romance. It is life. It is real. It’s about
finding yourself, even when you didn’t want to be found. It’s about deep,
meaningful relationships. Both romantic and platonic. It’s about feelings and
emotions and seeing the light, even if it means letting go.
Where I’d Rather
Be, is so well written. I was emotional
throughout the whole book, because it resonated with me on a personal level that no
other book ever has. The research and the intimate touches that C.R. Ellis
interjected is the reason it is so beautiful. I have been a fan of hers for
quite some time and this story topped her charts. If you have not been introduced
to her amazing talent, then please do yourself a favor and pick this beauty up.
While you’re at it, pick up the whole series. Trust me when I say that you will
thank me!
“And this one?”
I ask, tracing my finger along an inked tiger shark that wraps around the lower
part of his forearm.
Our eyes meet,
and his are suddenly bright and full of mischief. The corner of his mouth pulls
up, and his smirk melts my insides the same way it did in Sipology all those
weeks ago.
“You really
wanna know?” he asks in a way that tells me he’s about to make me work for the
answer.
I nod.
“I’ll tell
you…if you get in the pool with me in the next ten seconds.”
“What?” I
screech, already flustered. “But I’m fully dressed!”
“Gee, if only
clothes weren’t permanently sewn onto our skin,” he chides, slapping a hand on
his cheek dramatically.
My heart rate
has skyrocketed, and I’m already flushed at the thought of stripping down to
jump in the pool. Then again, he has already seen me naked…
“Well? What’s it
gonna be?”
Then it hits me
that he doesn’t think I’ll actually go through with it.
I narrow my eyes
and hold up a hand. “New proposition—for every article of clothing I take off,
you give me the story behind one tattoo.”
His mouth falls
open as his eyes roam the length of my body, whether in anticipation or in an
effort to catalog the number of clothing articles I’m wearing, I can’t tell.
“Well? What’s it
gonna be?” I ask, trying and failing not to sound smug about my sneaky twist.
“Deal,” he says,
sticking his hand out.
I drop my purse
by the guest house door and shake his hand before we walk back toward the pool.
Because it’s the end of February, I’ve got an extra layer than I would have if
it were late spring or summer, which means one more tattoo I can ask about.
“Hang on.” He
runs over to his phone on the table and taps the screen a few times. Seconds
later, the raised hot tub portion comes to life, filling with bubbles and
lighting up in a rotation of colors. “I figured since you sweetened the deal,
we could get in the hot tub instead.”
“You would wait
to offer the hot tub until stripping was part of the equation.”
“What can I say,
I’m an opportunist,” he quips, stepping into the bubbly water of the hot tub,
but keeping his eyes laser-focused on me while I slowly pull my arms out of my
navy blazer. Definitely was not imagining this scenario when I got dressed
this morning, but least I’m wearing a cute bra and matching undies.
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C.R. Ellis is a
Texas native who writes contemporary romance novels with plenty of drama and
humor, and just enough heat to ignite e-readers and paperbacks everywhere. She
can almost always be found attached to her laptop with coffee nearby and her
two trusty canine sidekicks by her side. When she's not writing or plotting,
she enjoys going to concerts with her sweet husband, dragging him along to see
rom-coms at any theater that serves booze, checking off the next destination on
her ever-growing travel bucket list, and trying new recipes.
Her passion for
writing stems from her lifelong love of reading, and she often binge-reads
entire books in a day. She's an unapologetic book hoarder, and her paperback
collection is rivaled only by her massive shoe collection.
https://www.crellisauthor.com/
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