Title: The Suit Author: B.N. Toler
Publication Date: September 10th 2014 by self
Plot: What happens when two dreams collide?
Fed up with the farm life and his one-time love of training horses, John Wilson has traded his tattered boots and jeans for power suits and cufflinks. Through hard work and determination, John has just graduated from law school and is focused on a fresh start. Refusing to let his bitter past hinder his future, John is intent on moving forward with his new life.
Except there’s one last thing he has to do—settle old debts before he can truly move on.
Unfortunately, settling debts involves him returning to a life he’s worked hard to forget. A mind-numbing summer working on a horse farm awaits him, and he’s dreading every damn minute of it.
Edie James is mourning the loss of her grandfather when John Wilson shows up in his perfectly tailored suit, reeking sexiness and city elegance—everything she’s not. Their meeting is less than pleasant as they both distastefully size up one another.
She thinks he’s arrogant and a white-collar yuppie.
He thinks she’s a simple, goody two-shoes farm girl.
Edie’s grandfather made a new will before he passed leaving stipulations in order for Edie to inherit the family farm. And as if that wasn’t enough of a challenge, the suit has to work on the farm with her for three months to settle a debt he owed to her grandfather.
And he’s moving in with her.
With a rocky start, the two seemingly polar opposites call a truce and attempt to be friends. As their unexpected friendship blooms, an attraction develops and both realize their first impression of each other is far from the truth. Now this once dreaded summer is set to be the hottest and most unforgettable they've ever had.
☆✮ My Review ✮☆
☆ I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!! ☆
B.N. Toler is one of those underestimated writers that you find, but, once you give her the chance, you'll realize that she's a total gem.
I personally had the luxury of being introduced to B.N. through her The Healer series and after that I was totally hooked on her writing and was curious for more.
For this particular read, I was highly intrigued with how she was going to pull off a story like this. But, she managed to do it with steam, laughs, style, and most importantly, heart.
The Suit drives home a lot of realistic values and situations of adversity that we face in life, while mixing in factors such as drive, determination, and irrevocable attraction into the picture.
I loved the characterizations of both Edie and Johnny and their chemistry. Can you say sizzling much? I had to fan myself from all of the sexual tension they brought to each page they were in proximity of each other.
Not to mention... their personal plights were just genuine and honest that you just couldn't help but feel with them through all of their ups, downs, struggles and triumphs. It was so authentic and veritable.
So, in short: I REALLY liked this novel, and while I do like that this is being made into a series, I just wish I could have been informed beforehand. Other than that, great first installment Ms. Toler!! I can’t wait for more Edie and “The Suit” a.k.a Johnny!!♥♥
My Rating:
-Overall : 8.75
-Plot : 8.75
-Writing : 8.75
-Characters : 8.75
-Cover : 8.75
☆✮ Excerpt ✮☆
“Why do girls like this? You know,
cheesy sex books?” I lean on the island and watch as she begins placing the
items from the bag into the fridge. My eyes inevitably watch her ass the entire
time. Her little hot pink panties are playing peekaboo from under her jeans,
taunting me, as she moves.
“Why do guys like cheesy porn?” she
counters as she shuts the fridge and whips open a cabinet door. I can’t tell if
my questions are making her uncomfortable, but she seems like this conversation
doesn’t bother her.
“Porn is different than that.” I nod at
the book.
“How so?” This time she spins around
and leans against the counter so she can watch me answer.
“You can see it. Naked bodies and
such.” I shrug.
“Hmm,” she mumbles and turns back to
the grocery bag. “Porn gives you an image. You only see what they want you to
see. Books let you fill in the blanks, make it what you want. Books give you
the idea of fantasy, but you get to perfect the lover in your mind. In porn we
watch them touch one another, in a book, with your imagination, it’s like
they’re touching you.”
Her answer is so in depth and honest,
it takes me a moment to respond. “So, you use these books to…” I stop myself.
What the fuck am I asking her? I just met this girl. My mother would roll over
in her grave if she could see me now. You can’t ask a girl, let alone a farm
girl, if she masturbates to her erotica books. Edie chuckles and glances at me
over her shoulder. “Suit.” She says my nickname I’m less than thrilled about.
“I’m a twenty-three-year-old farm girl with no boyfriend living in the country.
Not that it’s any of your business, but yes. Sometimes it leads to that.”
My dick twitches with excitement. She masturbates. Sweet mother of Jesus,
I’ll never get that fucking image out of my head. I wonder if she has a
vibrator or if she—
“So listen,” she interrupts my journey
on the highway to hell thinking about her pleasuring herself. “I know we got
off to a rocky start, but I’d like to start over. I have a feeling maybe being
here isn’t your cup of tea and I thought maybe we could at least be friends.”
☆✮ Teasers ✮☆
☆✮ About the Author ✮☆
B N Toler lives in Virginia. When she's not reading and writing, she's thinking about reading and writing. Before she became a self-proclaimed writer, she worked as a real estate agent and as an orthodontic technician. **She will notice your teeth before your eyes or hair or anything.**
She enjoys shopping (way too much) and is on a first name basis with several employees at the local Target in her town.
She loves music,(bluegrass, country, 80's, actually she loves most music ~her favorite song is American Pie by Don McLean and she worships anything that is Elvis and Johnny Cash and Eric Church) dancing, (even though she sucks at it)reading, writing, eating (too much) sleeping late, (which she rarely gets to do) and laughing. If you can make her laugh, she will love you forever.
Random and insignificant facts:
She is addicted to Coca Cola
She hates onions
She loves thunderstorms
She wants to have Karen Marie Moning's babies
She curses....a lot...like way too much
She's immensely afraid of snakes
She fangirls over M.Pierce
She HATES reality television
She could eat her weight in Snickers candy bars
She loves books and movies that make her cry
She cries over anything remotely sad
She loves the Lord
She LOVES Jack Daniels and Ginger Ale. (too much)
She hopes she hasn't bored you to death.
She enjoys shopping (way too much) and is on a first name basis with several employees at the local Target in her town.
She loves music,(bluegrass, country, 80's, actually she loves most music ~her favorite song is American Pie by Don McLean and she worships anything that is Elvis and Johnny Cash and Eric Church) dancing, (even though she sucks at it)reading, writing, eating (too much) sleeping late, (which she rarely gets to do) and laughing. If you can make her laugh, she will love you forever.
Random and insignificant facts:
She is addicted to Coca Cola
She hates onions
She loves thunderstorms
She wants to have Karen Marie Moning's babies
She curses....a lot...like way too much
She's immensely afraid of snakes
She fangirls over M.Pierce
She HATES reality television
She could eat her weight in Snickers candy bars
She loves books and movies that make her cry
She cries over anything remotely sad
She loves the Lord
She LOVES Jack Daniels and Ginger Ale. (too much)
She hopes she hasn't bored you to death.
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