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Date: November 11, 2015
SYNOPSIS:
A movie set is a great place to test one’s endurance for temptations. They’re all there for the taking. A person can get away with their indulgences. For Finn Kennedy, Father Paul Cruz and Esme Scott, things are about to get very tempting.
Finn Kennedy is flying high, after his hit comeback film. He’s slayed his personal dragons, and with his Irish good looks and penchant for play, he’s catnip to women. For Finn, there’s no reason to settle on one, when there are so many to be sampled.
Father Paul Cruz is burned out from his years as the Catholic chaplain at San Quentin. He’s been a priest for all of his adult life, and he’s questioning that choice. Father Paul has never enjoyed the less cerebral pleasures of life. A sabbatical is what he needs. When best friend Finn is cast in a film about a Jesuit priest, he gets Father Paul hired on as a consultant. His world is about to be rocked.
Esme Scott’s a young woman running from an abusive husband. She’s on her own for the first time, and trying to make her way. When she gets a job as the Wardrobe assistant on the film, she discovers just what she’s been missing, personally, professionally and sexually. And she finds out just how much it takes, to correct past mistakes.
Beautiful Park City, Utah is the setting for Wild In Paradise, the second book in the Paradise Series.
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BONUS EXCERPT - *Contains Explicit Material*
“Baby, what’s that you’ve got there for me?” BB asks. Her
expression shows surprise.
“A Jacobs Ladder. Ever seen one?” he asks.
“No.”
“Let me show you.”
Finn takes his hands and slowly drops his pants to
reveal the first three rings piercing each side of his cock.
BB takes her hand away to get a clear view.
“Damn, man. How am I going to keep playing cards, now that I
know what’s waiting?” Her throaty laughter ups the heat that’s already
sizzling.
“No more cards. I want to fuck you, and you’re not going to
stop me,” says Finn. He looks down at his cock. “Here’s your full house.”
He keeps dropping his pants, an inch every five sec- onds or
so. He’s teasing BB, building her arousal. I’ve got to admit it’s impressive.
Thick and long. Just the fact he had the balls to pierce his dick says a lot.
Now he’s com- pletely exposed.
“These are for your pleasure, darlin’. Each little ring
rubbing against your lips, then inside your pussy. Give me your hand.”
He takes her hand and wraps it around his hard cock. I can
see the desire on her face. Her mouth opens, just a bit. He starts pumping in
her hand, as if she’s jacking him off.
“See how that feels on your hand? Now just imagine it inside
you.”
As BB stays focused on Finn’s cock, I see him signal me to
get up and join them. Oh boy. Here we go. Might as well, because my cock is
waiting to be freed. I need a little liquid courage. I grab the tequila bottle,
take a swig, and bring the bottle with me. I come up close behind BB, my cock pressed
hard against her ass. I trickle the te- quila over her shoulders and down the
front of her thin T-shirt. Finn catches some in his mouth as he licks her. As
soon as the liquid and Finn’s tongue hits her nipples, they become erect. They
stick out a good inch from her small breasts. She stops playing with Finn, for
just a mo- ment, and looks over her shoulder to me. “Suck them,” she says
barely above a whisper.
When Finn hears this, he quickly takes her hand from his
cock, then turns her around so she’s facing me. His hands expertly move around
her waist and down the front of her shorts. She jumps a bit.
“No panties? And smooth as a virgin. Aren’t youthe bad
girl,” he says. It’s not a question, but a statement of fact.
He unbuttons and unzips her shorts. He kneels behind her and
roughly pulls the shorts to the ground. I lift the shirt above her head, and
now she stands naked before us. I’m not sure where to start, because I’m
stunned by my new definition of beauty. Female. The word takes on a new meaning.
She puts a hand behind my head and brings her mouth to my
ear. Her warm breath creates a chill down my spine, with a quick stop at my
balls.
“I need to feel your tongue on my nipples. Please,” she
says.
There’s no possible way my cock could be any harder. I bring
my mouth to her breasts and suck on her tequi- la-splashed breasts. Her nipples
are rock hard. My other hand goes between her legs. It’s an unbelievably natu-
ral motion. No teacher needed. It’s innate. She’s smooth shaven and her pussy lips
are incredibly soft. I use my finger to part her and lift my middle finger
inside. It’s warm and moist, and I can feel her muscles squeeze my finger in
response. Oh Jesus, I have no idea where Finn is or what he’s doing back there.
I only know I’ve found my new favorite thing. And I haven’t even fucked her
yet. BB’s moaning now, and that only makes me hotter.
“Let’s move to the floor,” Finn says.
We move to the green comforter. BB kneels down. “Come here,
Finn. Let a girl taste what she has coming.”
He stands before her. She takes his pants down and off. And
now his cock is close enough to her face to lick. There are six piercings on
each side, on the underside from base to tip. She starts licking and sucking.
Finn steadies himself with one hand on the fireplace mantel. Meanwhile, I
realize I’m the only one still dressed. So I do what must be done. I take off
my shirt and pants, and come up behind her. I straddle her kneeling legs. I
want to surprise her. Standing, my cock reaches the top of the back of her
head. I tap it against her. Surprise.
She slowly pulls her mouth from Finn’s dick. You know in a
horror movie when the young girl senses the monster’s standing behind her?
That’s what this mo- ment reminds me of. She freezes. She remains facing him
though. She reaches over and behind her head, and with both hands finds my
cock.
“Holy shit, Paul,” she says.
Finn’s getting close, I know, but he knows this is a big
moment for me. So he pulls back and makes a sug- gestion to BB.
“Let me get you wet, darlin’. Then you can take on the
“sledge hammer”.
BB isn’t protesting. She looks a little apprehensive, but at
the same time excited. Finn proceeds to direct our little scene.
“Paul, get on your back. BB’s going to suck that thing.
Don’t choke her.”
Excerpt:
They say luck is a lady. I think they’re right. Women have given me second chances before, chances I didn’t deserve. Lady Luck was no different. She resurrected this Irish soul from the ashes of my bad de- cisions. This limousine that I’m comfortably cocooned in confirms it’s so.
A decade ago my pass at fame had slipped through my fingers. I had a minor role in one hit movie, which by some miracle became a cult classic. I had ten lines at most, but people connected with me. I was the fireman who rescued the ingénue. My one close-up and the line, “Give me your hand, darlin’ and I’ll take it from there,” was remembered. Then it all went bad.
I’d had a brief ride on the carousel and reached for the brass ring, only to feel the metal brush my fingertips as I moved by in a haze of tequila and cocaine. Noticed by few, then quickly forgotten, I had become a footnote in Hollywood’s history book and a fading image on a few reels of celluloid.
What a fool I’d been. I became a regular in the “Whatever Happened To?” articles, where they would compare my looks in before and after photos. The com- parison was not good. I not only lost my career and my dignity, but I lost my wife. Bliss finally got tired of liv- ing with a husband who was frequently too stoned or hammered to know whose bed he was in. Any attempt at trying to get me to stop drinking and using was met with contempt. I didn’t deserve Bliss. After a time, she came to agree with me completely.
The day she walked out I felt a pivot. The seat of my reason nudging at me, like a finger poking me in the chest. I kept using and drinking myself stupid for a few months, but it was never as satisfying. I kept chasing the high, but I couldn’t catch the same intoxication. I became aware of the lesser man I had become. Conscience is the most effective buzz kill.
Then I began tallying up the costs of my addictions. You can’t ignore your own thoughts. I couldn’t, anyway. My better self was disgusted and let me know on a regu- lar basis. Every day I’d wish that asshole would shut the fuck up. But he was unforgiving. And in the end, I saw the truth. As good as drunk is, it always ends in thirst.
Now, by life’s artfully twisted itinerary, Bliss and I find ourselves friends. She in love and engaged to Steven French, a man I’ve come to respect, and me six years so- ber and enjoying another go around on the carousel. And rightfully, satisfyingly single. Life can be such a grand unpredictable bitch. So tonight this limousine is more than a ride. It’s a magic carpet, carrying me back to a place I’ve missed, a place I belong. I got another chance. This time I’m not going to piss away the opportunity.
I pull out my cell to check my messages. Seventeen missed calls and six texts. Ironic, to think a few years back I’d go days without a call. The only name that con- sistently popped up was my coke dealer, Grandma, as listed on my phone. If someone had read my recent calls back then, they’d have thought I was the best bloody grandson in the world. I scan the list of names. Carl is the only one I’m looking for. I always return my dad’s calls, no matter the hour. He’s alone, but not interested in leaving his Bay Area home of forty years, to come live with me. Moving to Los Angeles is not an option as far as he’s concerned. We’ve had that conversation many times.
SYNOPSIS:
BLISS NOVAK has a great life. She's happy,
beautiful and financially secure. What more could she want?
Fortune has smiled on STEVEN FRENCH too.
Handsome, talented and sexy, the stuntman has it all. At least that's what he
believes until he meets Bliss.
When a movie production comes to Pacific Grove,
these two are drawn together in a passionate romance. Their love creates their
personal Garden of Eden.
But there's only one thing wrong with the Garden
of Eden....there's always a snake.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Leslie Pike lives in Laguna Niguel, California,
with her husband Don, and Pom-Poo Mr. Big. Before writing her novel, Leslie
worked as a screenwriter on episodic television. She has traveled the world
with her Stuntman/Stunt Coordinator/Director husband, on movie sets from Africa
to Israel, from New York to Los Angeles. Some of her favorite things include
calligraphy, long walks with her friends, and enjoying delicious food that
other people have cooked!
The Trouble With Eden is Leslie's debut novel.
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ALPHA BOOK CLUB REVIEW
Overall Stars: 4 STARS
Movie star
Abuse
There comes a time in one’s life when doors will open – the truest question will be whether or
not you’ll open the door and use it
A movie set is a great place to test one’s endurance for temptations. They’re all there for the
taking. A person can get away with their indulgences. For Finn Kennedy, Father Paul Cruz and
Esme Scott, things are about to get very tempting. Finn Kennedy is flying high, after his hit
comeback film. He’s slayed his personal dragons, and with his Irish good looks and penchant
for play, he’s catnip to women. For Finn, there’s no reason to settle on one, when there are so
many to be sampled. Father Paul Cruz is burned out from his years as the Catholic chaplain at
San Quentin. He’s been a priest for all of his adult life, and he’s questioning that choice. Father
Paul has never enjoyed the less cerebral pleasures of life. A sabbatical is what he needs. When
best friend Finn is cast in a film about a Jesuit priest, he gets Father Paul hired on as a
consultant. His world is about to be rocked. Esme Scott’s a young woman running from an
abusive husband. She’s on her own for the first time, and trying to make her way. When she
gets a job as the Wardrobe assistant on the film, she discovers just what she’s been missing,
personally, professionally and sexually. And she finds out just how much it takes, to correct past
mistakes. Beautiful Park City, Utah is the setting for Wild In Paradise, the second book in the
Paradise Series. (Amazon Blurb)
Who can resist the allure of the comeback of one of the hottest movie stars in so long that
women are simply drawn to him like magnets, unable to resist his looks and charms. While Finn
looks for women to fill his bed each night, not bothering to get to know their names for the most
part, while Esme is trying to leave from one bed, that of her abusive husband’s. As much as she
starts her life anew and learns what it means to live rather than survive, Esme still worries her
past will destroy or influence her present and future. Being part of a series, that is book 2 of the
Paradise series, Leslie Pike has managed to keep book 1 alive by incorporating certain
elements and characters that we’ve seen and met and placing them in the second book. I
enjoyed the style of writing, the many aspects of life that the characters deal with, which readers
find themselves having to live through day after day (substance abuse, addiction, abuse itself,
doubt and self discovery) and the banters back and forth between Finn and Esme a welcome
distraction: these aspects made this novel one that I’d recommend reading peacefully in front of
a fire relaxing and looking forward to a new author to add to your library.
**Received a copy in exchange for an honest review. Read and reviewed by Kathleen for Alpha
Book Club**
and
Stars: 4.5
4.5 Star read. Romance, Hot Alpha, Strong female
Lord, I hope you have a better plan for me, because today this one seems pretty shitty.
Wild in Paradise is the second in the Paradise series by Leslie Pike.
Finn is returning to acting after his comeback film.
Esme is running away from her abusive husband.
Fate steps in and brings Esme to a movie set as a Wardrobe assistant. When Esme sees Finn sparks fly between them.
As things move forward for Esme and Finn you see how sweet and tender he is with her and how she starts to change into a strong woman putting her life back together.
Will Finn be able to stay away from temptations? Or Will he end up hurting Esme?
We also meet Father Paul, a friend of Finn’s that is consulting on the movie. Paul is also looking to change his life. While on the set he is introduced to new and unexpected things.
All of the characters added a great element to the book. Leslie’s writing really captures all of them so well. I have to say I think I’m in love with Finn, gotta love the accent and charm.
What do you say to a woman who’s just been through hell?
I have to say I was on pins and needles towards the end, a little ugly cry may have appeared slightly. This is the second book in the Paradise series however it can be read as a standalone.
The story flows at a great pace. Another great read by Leslie Pike.
ARC Provided by book plug promotions. Honest review done by MAustin for Alpha Book Club without influence from publisher or author.
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