Officer Off Limits by Tessa Bailey | Holiday Mashup
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Book Review at a Glance
Worth the Read?
Shani: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bridget: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Heroine Rating: Story
Shani: 🍑🍑🍑
Bridget: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Hero Rating: Daniel
Shani: 🍆🍆🍆🍆
Bridget: 🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆
McDreamy to Mc Steamy:
Shani: McDoYouKissYourMamaWithThatMouth & Mr.NeedtoWash
Bridget: McDirtyTalker
Classy to Nasty:
Vanilla and HOT
Romance at a Glance Reviews Officer Off Limits by Tessa Bailey
AKA - that escalated quickly & a matchmaking daddy
This book was deliciously sexy and quick to read. We had Tessa Bailey on the podcast on Tuesday, if you missed that interview make sure you check it out!
This book was such a steamy read. Bridget was super happy to get Tessa Bailey back into season 5 of the podcast after Heat Stroke in season 3. And was not disappointed by the quality of the sexytimes in this book. FOR REALZ, Tessa brings the heat.
Some fun plot points we discussed:
Story's ex-fiance being a jackass
Her friendship with her college roommate
Falling quickly in lust with Daniel
Her matchmaking dad Jack
Story deciding to try to find her old adventurous self
Getting reallll horny at the baseball game (what else is there to do baseball is so boring!!)
Story calling Daniel "dude" like a true Californian
This story isn't really a suspense romance though Daniel is a hostage negotiator
Bridget teases Book 5 - HAWTNESS
Quick Guide Review of the Book and Notes
Book Title: Officer Off Limits
Author: Tessa Bailey
Audio Narrator: Alice Chapman
Part of a Series: A Line of Duty Series book 3
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Art: Love it! Man’s back and holding up the woman by her thighs as she straddles him. Liked it.
Synopsis: Story Brooks’ fiancé just called off their wedding two weeks before the happy day. As if that isn't bad enough, her semi-estranged father, an infamous NYPD hostage negotiator, has suffered a heart attack. Not wanting to examine her lack of emotion over the broken engagement, she hops on a plane to reconnect with her father before it’s too late.
Playboy hostage negotiator Daniel Chase has never, not once, been refused by a woman, so when a debate over hospital snack foods with a delectable kindergarten teacher ends in flat-out rejection, he makes it his mission to seduce her. His only obstacle? She’s the daughter of his mentor who implicitly forbade Daniel from pursuing her.
Despite her father’s warnings and Daniel’s troubled past, Daniel and Story can’t resist their intense attraction to one another. But when the reason for her fiancé’s abrupt wedding cancellation comes to light, can Story and Daniel's already forbidden relationship survive?
Heroine Rating: Story
Shani: 🍑🍑🍑 Not enough depth for more stars.
Bridget: 🍑🍑🍑🍑 I really liked her. I really liked that she didn’t let him make her feel cheap and that she loved being with him.
Hero Rating: Daniel
Shani: 🍆🍆🍆🍆 Not information to go on.
Bridget: 🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆 He was sexy as hell, took her to pound town, trusted her to know her own mind. Asked her to stay without making her figure out his motives.
McDreamy to Mc Steamy:
Shani: McDoYouKissYourMamaWithThatMouth & Mr.NeedtoWash
Bridget: McDirtyTalker
Classy to Nasty:
Vanilla and HOT
Favorite Lines in the Book:
Shani:
“Why didn’t I take you again this morning, If I could do it again I would roll you over and suck on your nipples until you were wet enough for me. I always have to make sure your slick baby. Your so tight.” Daniel said.
She gave a choked cough. “I can’t believe your saying this to me while I’m standing in line for coffee.”
“ What’s the matter story? Don’t you want me as deep as I can go?”
“Yes”
“Say it then baby. Say Daniel please fuck me deep.”
Bridget:
“You’ve got sixty seconds to prove you’re not just a bunch of talk.” - Story to Daniel
“Tell me. In your mind, what are we doing in that bed? Are we fucking nice and slow or are you making me sweat for it?” - Daniel to Story
“In California, the word dude has over a thousand different meanings. Dude, Duuuuuude, Dude! It all depends on your tone.”
“All right. So in this case, what was your meaning?”
“You couldn’t tell? I just paid you the highest dude compliment possible.” - Story & Daniel
On Friday night, he’d completely bullied her. Dragged her from the bar, given her hell for her little onstage performance, and roughed her up in bed. Tonight, he would be Mr. Tranquility. Nothing would rattle him. By the end of the date, she’d see him in a new light. Daniel, the thoughtful, fun-loving Mets fan. He pulled off complicated negotiations on a weekly basis. He could absolutely pull this off. - Daniel internally trying to reign it in
“Now tell me, what did I do to you in the stairwell? Did I fuck you, baby?” “Yes.” “But I did something else first, didn’t I?” Her gasp answered his question. “I think you pictured me kneeling between your thighs. Tell me I’m right.” “You’re right. How did…” “How did I know? Oh sunshine, I know so much about your body. For instance, I know you’re still petting yourself like I asked, but you need two fingers inside you now.” - Daniel to Story
Favorite Review:
Shani’s from Goodreads:
3 stars = I Like it. I think this is the last of my palate cleansing 'to heck with the story just give me some steamy stuff' reads - which is exactly what Entangled looks for in their Brazen line, the relationship starts with sex and love comes later - somewhere in the midst of lots more sex - and that is just what Officer Off Limits delivers.
Bridget’s from Goodreads:
Coco.V rated it 4 stars
Officer Off Limits is the third installment in the Line of Duty series but definitely can be read as a standalone. Along with Tessa Bailey’s other books, I really enjoyed this one. This book was exactly what I wanted and expected. This author always delivered a good story filled with bossy dirty talking possessive alpha males to fall head over heels for, strong and feisty heroines, seriously hot and steamy love scenes, strong friendship, humour and passion. LOVED it!
Worth the Read?
Shani: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bridget: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Absolutely. I love Tessa Bailey’s books so much. Def check out our Heat Stroke Episode also!
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Welcome to Romance at a Glance, a podcast that uses romance novels to dive into candid conversations about life, relationship dynamics, and sexual desires.
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