Need You Tonight by Roni Loren
Publisher: Berkley
Pub Date: March 4, 2014
ISBN: 9781101629819
Genre: Romance, Erotica
Loving on the Edge Series #5 (but can be read as a stand-alone)
Interview with Roni Loren:
What's the first sentence of Need
You Tonight?
Someone’s
naked ass is on my imported marble countertops. (Note: This is a thought
the heroine has. The book isn’t in first person.)
What inspired the title of Need
You Tonight?
Almost all of my titles are
inspired by song names. So, yes, the INXS song was the original inspiration for
this one. And the line in the song, “You’re one of my kind”, totally fits the
story.
: )
What are three things Kade would never have in his glove box?
No kinky stuff because he has a
daughter and keeps his private life private. No gun—because though he can be a
formidable dom, he’s a gentle soul at heart. And no
country
music CDs because he loves rock.
What would you say is Tessa’s single most prized possession?
She would say nothing because she’s
a recovering trophy wife who has realized possessions are useless. So her most
prized thing right now is her independence.
What made you decide to tell Tessa and Kade’s story?
Kade has popped up in previous
books as a side character, so I knew I wanted to write his story. And I really
wanted to write an ugly duckling/underdog gets hot story. Kade was the outcast
in high school who fell in love with the popular girl (Tessa) and he’s been
through hell to get where he is now. This book is his second chance at the one
who got away.
What three things do you need in order to write?
Unsweetened iced tea, good music,
and alone time in my office. (Though that last one is a preference more than a
requirement. I can write when the fam is around and thing are noisy when
needed.)
If you had to pick one book that turned you on to reading, which would
it be?
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine
L’Engle. I read it in 5th grade and though I was already an avid
reader, that book made me become an obsessive one.
What do you like to do when you aren’t writing?
I spend time with my hubby and son.
I love to cook. I dabble in photography. And I read as much as I can because my
TBR pile is endless, and I never seem to have enough reading time.
Thank you Roni for visiting My Reading Room!
Thanks for having me! : )
My Mini-Review:
Ahhh another book I cannot manage to finish before my review date. But let me state up front that is not a reflection on the book. I have stayed up past midnight the last two nights not out of need to finish it (though I really did) but because I was truly caught up in the story and lost track of time, which is no good when you are dealing with a chronic illness and have to get up at 6:00 in the morning. Let's just say the last two mornings haven't been my best. I am over halfway through and I would have finished but I just have so much going on, a sick kid, a sick kitten, heat that went out last night (probably the coldest night around here in the last month), and just life in general.
But back to the book. This one will completely draw you in. I read the back cover copy a little over a month ago so I didn't remember the Kade knew Tessa in high school storyline so it came as a total surprise. I loved it though and it made me really cheer for the two of them. I think I was endeared to Tessa right off the bat because of her strength to leave a horrible husband and make a new start with very little and the more I got to know of Tessa's backstory the more I liked her. Kade was obviously hot and in control but getting to know him in high school gave him even more dimension and made me fall in love with him. But this isn't an unrequited love or revenge story so that is nice. This is Kade and Tessa falling for each other as Kade teaches Tessa that she can be independent and she can have what she wants in and out of bed. It's hot, definitely hot. The attraction between the two is scorching and then Kade's secret life element adds even more.
But it's even more than that. And I can see the conflicts coming from a mile away, but I can't wait to see how Ms. Loren handles them. I will be picking this book back up to finish it for a full review as soon as I get home from baseball game #2 tonight. I need to know what will happen between these two!
So just based on the first half of the book, this is going to be amazing. I read 25% of the book each of two evenings, which I can hardly carve at that time lately so that should say something. The book flies by as you become so immersed in the life of these two wonderful characters.
My Mini-Review Rating: 4.5/5.0
Summary
She’s making a wish list, and he wants to be on top.
From foster kid to trophy wife, Tessa McAllen is about to reinvent herself all over again—and defy every insult her cheating ex-husband ever used against her: Selfish? She’s championing a charity. Stupid? She’s getting her degree.
Boring in bed?
Kade Vandergriff can help her with that one. When they encounter each other at a singles event held at one of his restaurants, Tessa blurts out that kink is for girls who try too hard, and Kade instantly wants to show this sassy stranger how thrilling a night under his command can be…...but when he learns her name, the game changes for both of them.
In high school, Tessa was the popular girl who stuttering, awkward Kade fell for. But she chose another. Now, as she eagerly learns lesson after lesson, he’s going to make sure she never forgets him again.
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Roni wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability has. Though she’ll forever be a New Orleans girl at heart, she now lives in Dallas with her husband and son.
If she’s not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her reading, watching reality television, or indulging in her unhealthy addiction to rockstars, er, rock concerts. Yeah, that's it. She is the National Bestselling Author of The Loving on the Edge series from Berkley Heat.
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Giveaway:
As part of the tour, I get to giveaway 1 eBook copy of the
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***I
received this book from the publisher for an honest review. I was not
compensated in any other way except receiving the book for free. ***
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