Blog Tour & Book Review: Rusty Nailed (Cocktail #2) by Alice Clayton

Posted June 27, 2014 by Karen in Book Release, Book Reviews / 0 Comments

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Title: Rusty Nailed (Cocktail #2)

Author: Alice Clayton

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Published: June 24, 2014

Rating: 4.5 Stars out of 5

Reviewer: Maria

~ Synopsis ~

In this sequel to Wallbanger, the second book in the Cocktail series, fan favorites Caroline and Simon negotiate the rollercoaster of their new relationship while house-sitting in San Francisco.

Playing house was never so much fun—or so confusing. With her boss on her honeymoon, Caroline’s working crazy long hours to keep the interior design company running—especially since she’s also the lead designer for the renovation of a gorgeous old hotel on Sausalito. So with her hotshot photographer boyfriend gallivanting all over the world for his job, she and Simon are heavy-duty into “absence makes the heart grow fonder” mode. Neither has any complaints about the great reunion sex, though! Then Simon decides he’s tired of so much travelling, and he’s suddenly home more. A lot more. And wanting Caroline home more, too. Though their friends’ romantic lives provide plenty of welcome distraction, eventually Caroline and Simon have to sort their relationship out. Neither wants “out of sight, out of mind,” but can they create their own happy mid-ground cliché?

USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton delivers another delicious, frothy cocktail of a book, shaking up her characters, stirring in laugh-out-loud humor, and serving sizzling romance straight up!

 

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~ Review ~

“Dirty talk is an art. Do it too often, and it becomes routine. Never do it, and you’re missing something. Simon did it just right. He was like a perfect bowl of smutty porridge: just right.” ~ Caroline

I was so excited to learn that one of my favorite books ever, Wallbanger by Alice Clayton, was going to be a series. More Simon Parker? Sign me up!! We meet him and Caroline in Wallbanger. He is her very sexually active neighbor. Hence, she dubs him “wallbanger” because she believes one day he will come right through her wall during his sexcapades. When Caroline has had enough, she pounds on his door to tell him off. However when he opens that door, sparks fly and we are treated to a laugh out loud, sexy ride. Who wouldn’t want more of that? Definitely this girl, I couldn’t wait!! And Alice Clayton does not disappoint. Her writing style is easy, fluid and hilarious mixed with steamy scenes and endearing characters that make you laugh and want to hang out with them.

Rusty Nailed is the story of what comes next for Simon and Caroline. It explores their relationship and it’s real. The characters are relatable, funny and perfectly imperfect. They have been together a year and have made it work, despite all his travelling. Caroline is given a big opportunity at work. And in true Caroline style, it starts to make her anxious. She’s feeling the pressure and this leads to some moments where I’m not thrilled with her. But Simon, takes it in stride. He loves her and is just amazing. Did I mention I LOVE him? He is HOT, sweet, romantic and just swoon worthy. Caroline is a lucky woman. Things get real when they housesit for her boss. Work, friends and their relationship, oh and Clive (can’t forget Clive!) collide and as they try to balance their time leading to laugh out loud scenes as well as melt your heart moments. Rusty Nailed was awesome. I loved it. Alice Clayton is one of the best authors of romantic comedy I have read. She absolutely delivers!!

~ Purchase Links ~

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~ About the Author ~

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Alice Clayton is a novelist with an unholy love for her KitchenAid mixer. Making her home in St Louis, she enjoys gardening but not weeding, baking but not cleaning up afterwards, and is trying desperately to get her long time boyfriend to make her an honest woman. Hi sweetie!!

After working for years in the cosmetics industry as a makeup artist, esthetician, and national educator for a major cosmetics company, Alice picked up a pen (read laptop) for the first time at 33 to begin a new career, writer. Combining her love of storytelling with a sense of silly, she was shocked and awed to be nominated for a Goodreads Author award in 2010 for her debut novels, The Redhead Series.

Alice has penned three novels, The Unidentified Redhead,The Redhead Revealed, and coming soon in November 2012, Wallbanger. She thinks you should purchase them immediately. She’s not kidding, not even a little bit. Everyone needs some comedic erotica in their lives. She is hard at work on the third book in The Redhead Series, set to release in Spring of 2013, continuing the saucy and sexual escapades of everyone’s favorite couple, Jack and Grace.

Additionally, Alice loves spending time with her besties on Not Your Mother’s Podcast, make sure you check them out at notyourmotherspodcast.com or over on iTunes. 3 women rushing towards their forties still acting like teenagers. A saucy little mix of sex, love, relationships, pop cultural, celebrity gossip and All Things Jake Ryan.

Alice enjoys pickles, Bloody Mary’s, 8 hours of sleep, and a good pounding.

Finally Alice would also like all her readers and listeners to help her convince Mt. Alice that the only other thing that would make her truly happy is finally bringing home a Bernese Mountain Dog. She is totally serious. And done talking about herself in the third person…

~ Connect with the Author ~

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