TITLE: HOLLOWS GROVE
AUTHOR: LEE JACQUOT
GENRE: ROMANCE | NOVELLA
PUBLICATION: OCTOBER 18TH, 2023
Synopsis
My best friend’s brother is the most infuriating person to walk this planet.
Since the day I met him, he’s made it his mission in life to make mine hell. If he’s not hiding behind the nearest dark corner, he's plotting his next trick.
That’s Dorian Davis, and nothing about him has changed in the two decades that I’ve known him.
I should be used to it by now. Immune to his antics. I even considered myself prepared when his sister coerced us into helping her host a Halloween party for her company.
I wasn’t.
Turns out, Dorian didn’t want to scare me. He wanted to hear me scream.
To hear me beg.
He wanted to show me that everything I thought I knew was wrong, and that everything I thought I wanted wasn’t enough.
Maybe if I weren’t wearing a maid outfit, playing a real-life murder mystery game, and running through a hedge maze for my life, I’d appreciate the sentiment. But I’m currently doing all of those things, and if he catches me, I don’t think I’ll survive.
Because as he said... this isn’t a game anymore.
Since the day I met him, he’s made it his mission in life to make mine hell. If he’s not hiding behind the nearest dark corner, he's plotting his next trick.
That’s Dorian Davis, and nothing about him has changed in the two decades that I’ve known him.
I should be used to it by now. Immune to his antics. I even considered myself prepared when his sister coerced us into helping her host a Halloween party for her company.
I wasn’t.
Turns out, Dorian didn’t want to scare me. He wanted to hear me scream.
To hear me beg.
He wanted to show me that everything I thought I knew was wrong, and that everything I thought I wanted wasn’t enough.
Maybe if I weren’t wearing a maid outfit, playing a real-life murder mystery game, and running through a hedge maze for my life, I’d appreciate the sentiment. But I’m currently doing all of those things, and if he catches me, I don’t think I’ll survive.
Because as he said... this isn’t a game anymore.
My Review
The perfect, sexy, steamy holiday short novella by new to me author Lee Jacquot.
“𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂.”
This was such an enjoyable quick read, just enough spice, this man knew exactly which buttons of hers to push and boy did he push, making these two perfect for each other. I loved their background making me wish it was that much longer.
Anything that gives Eve the creepy crawlies and squeamish is a no go zone, to a say she was dreading the Halloween party her best friend was hosting was an understatement. Throw in that friends obnoxious brother was a double whammy!! These two are pro's at antagonizing each other.
He's always been at the core of playing pranks on her, scaring her and making her her heart beat an extra beat turns him on.
Now that she's finally single he's going to make his move and claim her as his, even if he has to give her as many o's as humanly possible, either way by the end of the night she'll be his.
