{"id":30071,"date":"2023-03-23T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30071"},"modified":"2023-03-22T22:03:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T02:03:23","slug":"review-addicted-for-now-by-krista-becca-ritchie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/23\/review-addicted-for-now-by-krista-becca-ritchie\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Addicted For Now by Krista &#038; Becca Ritchie"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30071\" data-postid=\"30071\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30071 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_1n8o231 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_oyk6231 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_2wda231 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/addicted-for-now-krista-becca-ritchie.jpg?resize=333%2C499&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30072\" title=\"addicted-for-now-krista-becca-ritchie\" alt=\"addicted-for-now-krista-becca-ritchie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/addicted-for-now-krista-becca-ritchie.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/addicted-for-now-krista-becca-ritchie.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/addicted-for-now-krista-becca-ritchie.jpg?resize=400%2C599&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vn8n231 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em><span class=\"a-text-italic\">He&#8217;s addicted to booze. She&#8217;s addicted to sex&#8230;staying sober is only half the battle.<\/span><\/em><\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">No. More. Sex.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u2014sleeping in the same bed, for real, together\u2014Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo&#8217;s bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily&#8217;s secret to her family and the public, he promises that he&#8217;ll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">And his worst fear isn&#8217;t relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">No. More.\u00a0Us.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_jddn231 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vh22231  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 21, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Addicted<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:<\/strong> 3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $4.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Whew! This is a wild ride. These two have a turbulent relationship. I didn\u2019t 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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lily<\/strong> 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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Loren<\/strong> 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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">While this is not my typical read, I can\u2019t wait to continue this series.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gt1v231 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40tPYde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3FLEM3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/addicted-for-now-krista-ritchie\/1117542055?ean=2940148916079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/addicted-for-now-addicted-series-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Krista_Ritchie_Addicted_for_Now?id=n9X5DwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He&#8217;s addicted to booze. 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She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.<\/em><br \/><br \/>No. More. Sex.<br \/><br \/>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\u2014sleeping in the same bed, for real, together\u2014Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo's bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.<br \/><br \/>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.<br \/><br \/>And his worst fear isn't relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.<br \/><br \/>No. More.\u00a0Us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Mar 21, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Addicted<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:<\/strong> 3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $4.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Whew! This is a wild ride. These two have a turbulent relationship. I didn\u2019t 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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lily<\/strong> 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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Loren<\/strong> 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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">While this is not my typical read, I can\u2019t wait to continue this series.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40tPYde\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3FLEM3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/addicted-for-now-krista-ritchie\/1117542055?ean=2940148916079\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/addicted-for-now-addicted-series-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Krista_Ritchie_Addicted_for_Now?id=n9X5DwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30071"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30079,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30071\/revisions\/30079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}