Hero: Drew. College football superstar. All around great guy (seriously one of the best heroes I’ve read in a long time)
Heroine: Anna. Not sure if she wants to fall for the star quarterback. But damn those pesky romance feelings.
“Some games are tougher than others. This one was a bitch.”
My throat hurts. There’s a black bruise just above his hipbone. I touch it with the very tip of my finger, and he shivers again.
Instantly, I draw back. “Does it hurt?” Of course it does. How can it not?
But Drew turns to look down at me, his hips lifting a bit and revealing the shadow of his cock against the bed. The extent of my distress is great, because I’m not even distracted. My palm comes to rest on the warm rise of his butt when he looks at me. “If I say yes,” he asks, “will you kiss it and make it better?”
He is teasing me, yet there is heat in his eyes. He doesn’t know it, but kissing his battered flesh is something I ache to do. I lean forward. And his breathing speeds up. He looks almost vulnerable, the way his body tightens and his eyes follow my movement.
Inches from him, I hover, waiting, my heart pounding as I look up.
“Yes,” he whispers.
My lips touch his skin and his breath catches.
“Yes,” he says again, more urgent.
Another kiss, soft, gentle. My lips map his pain with each yes, yes, yes, my hair sliding over his skin like a blood-red river.
Everything becomes languid heat. The bed sheets rustle as he turns onto his back and I crawl over him, my lips traveling along the blooming bruises upon his rock-hard belly. I trace the grooves between his muscles with my tongue, and he makes little noises of contentment. And I do too. God, he’s beautiful, his skin taut, his body so honed it looks like it’s been cast from bronze.
The silken heat of his cock, now hard and erect, brushes my cheek, and I still. He’s watching me beneath half-closed lids, his breath light and quick. I stare up at him as my lips graze the tender head, and he croaks a weak “Yes.”
I second that Yes. *wink* This book is sooooo good. Tori will be reviewing this week and I can’t recommend this one enough. It’s a new adult (hero and heroine are in college) but it’s not overly angsty. The sex is hottt. (yes a triple ‘t’ hot). The hero is done so well. The heroine is complex and strong. Really, really enjoyed this one.
Gah, this was such a good book!! I usually avoid NA, but I have to say Drew & Anna are more mature than the 30-some-year-olds in the book I’m reading now.
Actually, the book I read immediately after The Hook Up was a DNF for me because the characters seemed so silly and shallow in comparison. LOL, this author has raised the bar for me.
Totally agree. Can’t wait for the next one!
Sounds good! I will check this one out!
Like everyone else, NA is not my thing. But this book. This book. I just loved it. It was so good. So well written.
thats the thing it is not typical NA
its awesome
Holy crap, this was a good book! Callihan’s writing is so good that I felt the emotions right along with Anna and Drew. So nice to see these characters evolve, recognize their issues, and not drag out ridiculous drama.