💫💫💫BLOG TOUR & REVIEW💫💫💫
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Laurelin Paige, delivers a darker, edgier series set in the Fixed Universe.
SLAY ONE: RIVALRY (Slay Quartet Book 1) is Now Available..
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Edward Fasbender is a devil.
He's my father's business rival, a powerful, vicious man who takes what he wants and bows to no one. I only took the meeting because I was curious. I thought he was going to offer me a job.
But that's not what he's after at all. His proposal is much more intriguing, and I see an opportunity. An opportunity to turn the tables and bring down the devil.
I've gotten in trouble playing these games before. I know when the risk is too great, when the stakes are too high. I know how to be cold and strong-willed and destructive. I know how to withstand dominant men with arrogant charm and rugged features.
Yet I can't resist taking on Edward.
And I can't resist the pull he has on me.
Soon I'm not so sure which side of the battle I'm standing on--if I'm the warrior meant to slay,
Or the one who will be slain.
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Excerpt
I slammed the faucet off with my elbow and reached past him to tear a towel from the dispenser, which I crinkled up and dabbed at my palm. The rough paper scratched and irritated my sensitive skin, turning it an angry red. Turning me angry red.
I let out a frustrated groan, then whirled my exasperation on him. “What are you even doing here?”
One of my pre-planned talking points came rushing back at me in the beat that followed. “You’re stalking me,” I charged. It was supposed to have been an accusation with weight, meant to have been thrown at him when I innocently discovered he was at the same banquet I was attending, and how dare he! Much the way it had come across when he’d said it to me at Orsay.
Now, spat out so sourly, it sounded lame and desperate, probably because I was lame and desperate.
Grinning like a cat that had caught the canary, Edward gently took my hand in one of his and pulled the blue paisley square from his front pocket with the other.
“Am I?” he asked, the raw timbre of his voice oddly soothing. “Stalking you?”
“Yes, you are.” Rapt, I stared as he patted my palm dry with the handkerchief. I was shaking. Could he see that? Could he see how his touch seared into me? How it boiled? How it burned?
“That’s cute that you think that. I’m not, obviously, as this is my event, which, of course, you already know.” He wrapped the printed material around my hand, fashioning it into a bandage. And if your presence here is an attempt to hint that you expect me to court you, I shan’t do that either, so get over yourself and accept my offer.”
“You’re the one who needs to get over yourself. I’m not interested.” I jutted my chin out as if to dot the i of my disinterest.
Or to bring my lips closer to his.
He was already so near, his mouth only inches from mine and so tempting. As tempting as it was off limits, because I was certain it was. Even more tempting because it was off limits.
I wasn’t conscious of leaning in, wasn’t aware of the physical movement that brought my face to his. I only knew that there was this thing that I had to have, had to have badly, and that thing was his mouth pressed to mine. That thing was the taste of him on my tongue. That thing was the aching relief of his kiss.
My lips moved slowly against his with a cautious sort of eagerness, coaxing him open with a hint of my tongue. There wasn’t a question—my mouth was there, taking whether he gave or not—and yet, it felt like begging. Felt like I was pleading with the very shell of my soul to let me in. To kiss me back. To kiss me well.
Slay One: Rivalry is the first book in the Slay Quartet by Laurelin Paige. Where do I start? I’m so in aw oh this book. II had a love/hate relationship with these characters. In the beginning I was unsure of these characters. Not because of the way they were written but due to Cecilia’s “games” and Edward’s traditionalistic views. Thus in true Laurelin fashion, she has proven why she is a bestselling author.
Celia Werner is the daughter of media mongol Warren Werner. She followed her own path. Her name may be familiar to those who have read The Fixed Series. She’s strong willed and stops at nothing to get what she wants. Playing with people’s emotions is part of her game. Even though it’s for her own agenda, Celia allows Edward to follow his traditional beliefs when it comes to a woman’s role. But because of her stubbornness, she pushes his buttons.
Edward Fasbender is Europe’s equivalent to Warren Werner. He’s ruthless asshat and will stop at nothing to get into the US market while blocking Werner from the European market. When it comes to relationships, he wants nothing to do with them after being burned by his ex wife.
Even though both Celia and Edward have their own agendas, there is a chemistry brewing between them. Celia knows his effect on her but Edward is trying to fight it. She catches his glances but yet he belittles her. She is starting, ever so slightly, to see through his heartless exterior. Celia has even considered dropping the “game” but keeps telling herself to press on with it. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of this series. If you are a current fan or you are just discovering Laurelin Paige, this is a MUST READ start to another addition to her Fixed Universe.
***Please Note: My Review was originally published in June 2019. This blog tour is a rerelease.***
About the Author
With millions of books sold worldwide, Laurelin Paige is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author. She is a sucker for a good romance and gets giddy anytime there’s kissing, much to the embarrassment of her three daughters. Her husband doesn’t seem to complain, however.
When she isn’t reading or writing sexy stories, she’s probably singing, watching Game of Thrones or Letterkenny, or dreaming of Michael Fassbender. She's also a proud member of Mensa International though she doesn't do anything with the organization except use it as material for her bio.
She is represented by Rebecca Friedman.
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