Chasing Vivi, an all-new romantic standalone from A.M. Hargrove is LIVE!
Title: Chasing Vivi
Author: A.M. Hargrove
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 13, 2017
Synopsis
Vivi Renard—a blast from the past—wasn’t supposed to affect me like this.
When I knew her ten years ago she was nothing more to me than a highly functioning brain.
Hell, I paid her to do my homework.
Only now … she’s drop dead gorgeous but had the nerve to turn me down for a date … several times.
No one turns me—Prescott Beckham—down for anything.
I’m on a mission and won’t stop until I’m firmly planted between her thighs, hearing her moan my name.
Her plump red lips have me dreaming filthy things and acting like a kid with his first crush.
If I can’t have her, I don’t want anyone else to either.
What’s worse is I want to own every single bit of her.
Except there’s a slight problem.
Vivi can’t stand me.
Even the old let’s be friends again thing failed.
She tossed it back saying we were never friends to begin with.
But I’m the king at playing ruthless games.
So she’d better be ready to drop her thong, because Vivi is going to end up in my bed sooner … or later.
And I’m pretty damn sure it’s going to be sooner.
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Excerpt
Vivi rubs her hands
on her thighs. She’s nervous and has been ever since I stood over
the table. She seems to have more confidence in herself now than she
had when I knew her but that doesn’t account for her skittishness.
Back at Crestview, she had been overweight—I
knew that—only I
didn’t know, or maybe I didn’t pay attention, to the other girls
giving her a hard time. And why should I have? I had so much going on
in my head I could barely keep my own shit together.
“So?” I prod.
“Homework binder?”
“You did a pretty
good job with me. I only figured you put the other girls in the same
boat. You know, with the homework stuff and all.”
“I had you wrapped
around my homework binder at Crestview. That’s your metaphor for
finger.”
It’s not a
question. I’m baffled because I had no idea. Yeah, I was a flirt,
but I flirted with everyone to get what was necessary. It was the
only way I knew how to accomplish my goals. She needed the money and
always acted like she had no interest in me whatsoever.
“Of course. You
had everyone wrapped around your finger. Well, maybe more of them
were wrapped around your, um.” She points in the direction of my
dick.
Sexy little Vivi
can’t say dick out loud. Isn’t that the cutest thing in the
world?
“Say it, Vivi.”
“Say what?”
“You know what.”
I lean into her and get close to her lips. “Say it.”
Her chest puffs out
as she says, “Dick.” Her lovely neck flushes pink and two bright
spots of fuchsia dot her cheeks. This is sweet innocence at its
utmost.
“Excellent. Now
say cock.” I put a great deal of emphasis on the “c” and “k”
at the end of the word. Silver gray irises turn stormy and deep
creases form on her forehead.
“Why would you
want me to say that word?”
“Because it makes
you uncomfortable as hell and I’m an asshole. I like to see you
squirm, Vivi.”
“I won’t say
that. It has nothing to do with truth or dare. And besides, it’s my
turn.”
I take a couple of
good slugs of my drink, sit back, and cross my arms. “Do your
worst.”
She puts an elbow on
the table and rests her cheek on her hand. “Truth or dare?”
“Dare.” It’s
impossible not to laugh at her comical expression. I curtailed her
plans.
“You can’t do
that!”
“Do what?”
“Pick dare.”
“I most certainly
can.”
Her head tilts back,
and I can only imagine what she’s thinking. A chuckle escapes.
“You’re a jerk,”
she says.
“So I’ve been
told.”
“Okay, then. I
dare you to tell me why you loathe the man you’ve become.” She
gloats at the clever way she’s twisted the game. And stupid me
should’ve figured out she’d come up with something like this.
Vivi was always brilliant.
“Loathe is
extreme. Let’s say I’m not particularly fond of who I am right
now.”
“Fine. Go on.”
Now I’m the one
who’s squirming. Where do I even begin? Vivi is almost a stranger
to me. There’s no way I can bare my pathetic soul to her.
“I have daddy
issues.”
“Really?” Her
question is one of disbelief and she appears to be holding back a
laugh.
“Hard to believe,
isn’t it?”
“Um, yeah.
Prescott Beckham, the guy with the world at his fingertips, has daddy
issues? I think not. I Googled you after I ran into you that day.
From all accounts I read there were no daddy issues to be found.
Nada.
Try again.”
“I have a team
that keeps my secrets out of the media. You wouldn’t find anything
on me. But it’s true. I grew up without a mom and my father was not
much of one. So, there you have it.” I give her one of my best
smirks. It usually does the trick on most women.
She leans back and
tucks her chin closer to her body. “That’s it? And I’m supposed
to buy that?”
“That’s all I
have for sale, Little Wolf. Sorry.”
“You’re not a
very fair player.”
“My turn.”
“Nope. I’m
done.” She drinks another swig of her beer.
“No, you aren’t.
I’m picking for you. Truth. How many men have you fucked, Vivi? And
what exactly have they done to you?”
She shoves her arms
into her coat and pushes at me to get out of the booth. But I have
zero intentions of going anywhere. “Let me out, Prescott.”
“Not until you
answer me.”
“That’s none of
your business. How many women have you been with?”
“Too many to
count.”
Her jaw flops open
and I close her mouth with a finger under her chin.
“You asked, Little
Wolf.”
My Review
*ARC received in return for an honest review
I freakin' loved this book, another 5 star hit from A.M. Hargrove!!!
Chasing Vivi is a slow burn, but oh-so hot, story of second chance love and I was hooked from the very first page, couldn't put it down. If you've read A Special Obsession, then you're gonna NEED to read this.
I knew from meeting Prescott in A Special Obsession that he was one to watch and boy was I right. Oh, I love that man!!! And he has an even dirtier mouth than Weston's!!!
Prescott is a man used to getting what he wants, when he wants and without asking for it, so when Vivi turns him down at every opportunity it frustrates the hell out of him and makes him want her all the more. Initially it's all in the chase for him but he soon realises Vivi is so much more than his next conquest, which confuses him and makes him panic. Because Prescott likes to be in control of everything, whether it be in business or in his private life, he panics when his feelings towards Vivi start to grow - leading him to make decisions which could potentially jeopardise his friendship with her. Oh, he frustrated me at times. I wanted to yell at him and shake him by the shoulders until he saw sense at times!!
Vivi is such a strong, kick-ass woman and I admire her for it. She'd endured so much torture at the hands of school bullies (my heart broke for her) but she gained so much strength because of it. She was determined to never be a push over again even when she suffered a horrific incident which threatened that strength.
I love A.M. Hargrove's words. You can always rely on Annie to inject her stories with healthy doses of humour, as well as nail-biting drama, heart-felt angst and hotter-than-hell, fiery passionate chemistry between her characters. And she's definitely ramped up the heat in this book, maaan I was left panting like a dog cooped up in a car during a heatwave!!!
Chasing Vivi was everything I expected, and wanted it to be and more. I have laughed, swooned, shouted out loud in frustration and gripped my kindle so hard with tension that my knuckles went white. I can't recommend this highly enough!
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About the Author
One day on her way home from work as a sales manager, USA Today bestselling author, A. M. Hargrove, realized her life was on fast-forward. If she didn't do something soon, it would be too late to write that novel she had dreamt of her whole life. She slammed on the brakes, made a crazy decision, and quit her job. Then she reinvented herself as a Naughty and Nice Romance Author.
She fancies herself all of the following: Reader, Writer, Dark Chocolate Lover, Ice Cream Worshipper, Coffee Drinker, Grey Goose Aficionado, and #WalterThePuppy Lover. If you’re around her for more than five minutes, you’ll soon notice she has a tendency to talk you ear off.
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