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Blurb
Things a good neighbor can do for you:
1. Give you a cup of sugar
2. Let you borrow his lawnmower
3. Water your plants while you're on vacation
4. Make your eyes roll back in your head with his tongue
Katya Tocci has never paid much attention to who lives next door - her career always
kept her too busy. She's a good girl, working her way to becoming the most
sought after cake designer in all of San Francisco.
But even a good girl's gotta cut loose once in a while, right? So one fake
dating profile later, and she's ready to tarnish her squeaky clean image.
Little does she know, her fun time is closer to home than she ever imagined.
Throw in a neighbor who wants to corrupt her, and another who just wants to own
her, and her entire world is flipped upside down.
Who knew neighbors could be so helpful?
4.5*
Neighbors is not what I
expected it to be, and I’m glad for that, because it was more. Stylo has a way of drawing you in to a story
and keeping you captivated throughout.
Katya Tocci meets her
building neighbor, Liam Edenhoff, after posting a profile on a dating
website. He’s seen her around before,
but always thought she was a goody two-shoes type and completely out of his
norm. Katya wants to prove that she is
more than meets the eye, and is tired of people assuming things about her. Katya and Liam have an interesting
relationship; it’s more than friends with benefits, but it’s not a romantic
relationship. I find it funny that she
can never remember his last name…Edenhasselhoff, Edensomethinghoff, etc…..it
made me giggle every time.
Katya also runs into her
childhood neighbor, Wulfric Stone. He’s
demanding, precise and doesn’t mince his words.
Katya has felt a strong attraction to him since she was a teenager, and
that rekindles quickly when she meets him again. He’s not very easy to deal with and she quite
often doesn’t understand exactly what she and Wulf are doing together.
Now, before you run away
because you think this is a triangle, think again. While she is “seeing” both of them at the
same time, they are both fully aware of it, and neither seems to have a problem
with it. Katya struggles with seeing
them both at once, more so from the fear of what others will think of what she
is doing. Katya’s roommate Tori is
supportive and a bit funny herself. She
pushes Katya to explore what she really wants and encourages her to go about
getting it.
The last few chapters had
me worrying my lip, biting my nails and pulling my hair. I can’t wait to see what happens in the
second book!
Excerpt
It was no joke.
Liam had been waiting in the lobby for
her at nine o'clock, sharp. Liam Edenhoff – “but everyone calls me Eden” – he'd
introduced himself again to her before guiding her out to a taxi he'd had
waiting.
She felt a little nauseous. She'd chugged
down another half bottle of wine, and some crème de menthe, before heading
downstairs to meet him. She'd almost talked herself out of going, but she'd
made the mistake of telling her roommate Tori about the whole fiasco.
Apparently, Katya owed it to women everywhere (and Tori in particular) to
explore this opportunity to its fullest. She'd all but been shoved out the
apartment, the door slammed and locked in her face.
“Nervous?” Liam
Eden-whatever-his-name-was asked her as the cab slowed to a crawl.
“Nope,” Katya's voice sounded overly
loud.
“Liar. Tonight is gonna be an interesting
night, angel cake.”
“Stop calling me that.”
“What's your last name?”
“None of your business.”
“Okay then – when the gang bang starts, I'll
tell them to call you Katya X.”
She couldn't stop the blush from
happening that time. Liam burst out laughing, then soothed the sting by
grabbing her hand.
Even when they got out of the cab, he
didn't let go of her. Normally, she would've been uncomfortable with a stranger
assuming such a familiarity with her, but this time, she was thankful for it.
She held onto him tightly as they walked down a crowded street. Then they
turned into an alley, and his gang bang joke didn't seem so funny. He led her
to a plain door, above which a simple, small, neon sign spelled out “The
Garden”. Outside were several small groups of people, chatting and smoking.
Some of them called out greetings to him, all of them using his nickname, but a
large and scary looking bouncer addressed him very properly.
“Hey, Mr. Edenhoff, wasn't expecting you
in tonight. Any problems?”
“Nope, just bringing a friend to show her
the place, let her see what I do for a living.”
All the blood was quickly rushing from
Katya's limbs, pooling somewhere in her stomach. None of this was a joke. He
really did own the place, that much was obvious.
As Liam led her through the door, though,
Katya actually felt a surge of confidence. She was still nervous, still more
than a little scared, but she was okay with it. Liam seemed like a nice guy, he
wasn't going to take her into some dark room and insert foreign objects into
her orifices. She could leave whenever she wanted to, whenever it got too
uncomfortable. Everything was fine, and for once, she was doing something
exciting. She'd een have something interesting to talk about at work the next
day.
Finally.
About the
Author:
Crazy
woman from a remote location in Alaska (where the need for a creative mind is a
necessity!), I have been writing since ... forever? Yeah, that sounds about
right. I have been told that I remind people of Lucille Ball - I also see
shades of Jennifer Saunders, and Denis Leary. So basically, I laugh a lot, I'm
clumsy a lot, and I say the F-word A LOT.
I like dogs more than I like most people, and I don't trust anyone who doesn't
drink. No, I do not live in an igloo, and no, the sun does not set for six
months out of the year, there's your Alaska lesson for the day. I have mermaid
hair - both a curse and a blessing - and most of the time I talk so fast, even
I can't understand me.
Yeah. I think that about sums me up.
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