DIRTY CHARMER by EMMA CHASE

“I’m leaving.”
“Funny. Typically the girls I kiss like to tell me when they’re coming.”

Dirty Charmer by Emma Chase landed on our kindles so we just had to get stuck in straight away as we couldn’t wait for Tommy Sullivan’s story. This bodyguard (check out the Royally Series) is a powerhouse with a dry and cheeky sense of humour -completely deadpan- which has had us in stitches. What we love about Tommy is that he takes one day at a time, enjoying his life, job, family and friends with an almost child-like approach, but at no time were we fooled into believing he is not ALL MAN where and when it counts! Tommy is so confident in who he is that it’s impossible to not fall in love with this cocky and endearing protector! We’re glad his mum didn’t drown him at birth as the medium advised hahaha!!!! When Tommy is hired to guard the quiet and aspiring heart surgeon who is the epitome of stiff upper lip he recognises her from a stint in hospital and what Tommy wants, Tommy gets. And Tommy wants Abby. This is a complete case of opposites attracts with explosive chemistry and fierce passion.

“…all those feelings you work so hard to pretend you don’t have might make things messy – and I think messy scares you, Abby.”

Abby is a complete control freak, a trait instilled in her from birth as her grandmother watches her every move with her beady little eyes. Every part of Abby’s daily life and future path is scheduled with a self-imposed timeline. She’s like a coiled spring waiting to snap, needing to be slowly oiled and unravelled by the luscious Tommy…pun intended. The upper crust is always hard to please but charm, cheekiness and sexual prowess takes down the whole house in a war of want, need and propriety. Some care about hurting hearts – other care about upper-class protocol, however, what the heart wants trumps all.

‘…and everything about Tommy Sullivan wanting me makes me feel alight and alive – more sure of myself, more powerful, than I can ever remember feeling before.’

Emma Chase reminded us once again as to why we love the way in which she writes so much. Her stories are written with such natural –bang on- humour which is so intricately placed that it makes us guffaw out loud. It makes us care about the characters to the nth degree, even down to the secondary characters. We loved that we got to meet much loved familiar faces too. Tommy and Abby’s love story was a testament to how we need a partner who brings balance to our lives, brings out what lies beneath the layers and who loves and desires us.

‘Tommy Sullivan is all about fluid, shifting sensation. About satisfaction and spontaneity. Not breaking the rules – but making his own.’

Releasing 19th May! Available to pre order