He’s addicted to booze. She’s addicted to sex…staying sober is only half the battle.
No. More. Sex.
Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo’s bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.
Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily’s secret to her family and the public, he promises that he’ll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.
And his worst fear isn’t relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.
No. More. Us.
Release Date: Mar 21, 2023
Series: Addicted
Book: 3
Heat Level: Hot
Publisher: Penguin Group
Imprint: Berkley
Price: $4.99
Whew! This is a wild ride. These two have a turbulent relationship. I didn’t realize this was a part of the series, so I had to stop and go back to read the other books. Wooza! These two have serious issues that they are trying to overcome.
Lily is a recovering sex addict. There are very few people who know her little secret. One of them is her best friend, now love of her life, Loren. He is also struggling with an addiction to alcohol.
Loren has got his act straight and is sober. He is determined to help Lily. He sets clear guidelines on how intimacy will be between them. The problems they face are their own struggles against their addictions and a new person threatening to expose everything they worked so hard to hide.
I end up loving Lo so much by the end of the story. He is so strong and determined to overcome his own demons and be the man that Lily needs in her life. Lily, on the other hand, did stupid things at times. I also did not like all the inner sex chatter in her head. I do get that she is an addict, but it is just too much. Maybe because I had to go back and read the other books to understand them from the start, but after a while, I think I got the message of her situation.
I really liked the secondary characters in the books and need to jump on their stories as well. The layout for all the couples is there, so why not? The culprit behind all of the distress and pain is a bit shocking because I never looked at the obvious. I think the authors did a nice job with that twist.
While this is not my typical read, I can’t wait to continue this series.
~ Samantha
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