Review: Baiting the Maid of Honor – Tessa Bailey

A sexy category romance from Entangled’s Brazen imprint…

He’ll own her from the very first touch.

Julie Piper and Reed Lawson have nothing in common. She’s a people-pleasing sorority girl hiding behind her perfect mask. He’s a take-no-prisoners SWAT commander who isolates himself from the world. But when they’re forced together at their friends’ posh destination wedding, one thing is clear—Reed wants Julie more than he wants his next breath. Which is why he’s not about to stand by when she’s dared to seduce another man. 

Julie wants neat, tidy sex, so she could get back to what she does best—making everybody else happy. She never expected to slip into a dark bedroom and have her mind blown by rough, demanding hands, and a sinfully filthy mouth—neither of which belong to the best man.

One night should have been all Reed needed to get the blond temptress out of his system, but when one taste is nowhere near enough, he’ll be forced confront the effects of his hellish past. One that may push Julie away forever…just when he realizes he can’t live without her.

Series: Wedding Dare #2
Release Date: June 9th 2014
Publisher: Entangled Publishing (Brazen)
Source: Provided by Publisher
Reviewer: Karen
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

BAITING THE MAID OF HONOR is one of five books in the Wedding Dare series.  In this series there are five couples and five different authors who write a story about each couple.  BAITING THE MAID OF HONOR is Julie Piper and Reed Lawson’s story.  Julie’s best friend from college is getting married and Julie is the maid of honor.  It’s a destination wedding so the entire wedding party is staying at an exclusive resort in Colorado the week before the wedding.  Julie agrees to do all of the planning for the events leading up to the wedding, because that’s what she does, she takes care of everyone.  Reed is in the wedding party and from the moment Julie meets him she is drawn to him, although he isn’t the type of men she is usually interested in.  He’s a tough alpha male, who is rough around the edges and works as a swat team commander.  Reed grew up poor and likes low maintenance women, so he’s surprised when he finds himself drawn to Julie.  Julie is a typical southern bell and she both intrigues and frustrates Reed.  Julie was raised in luxury and has never met anyone like Reed, yet she feels comfortable with him.  From the moment they meet, Reed and Julie have a strong sexual attraction and can’t keep their hands off of each other.  I liked Reed and Julie. Even though they come from different backgrounds, they are both down to earth people.  They are each dealing with some issues from their past and aren’t looking for a relationship.

I’m a huge Tessa Bailey fan.  I always love everything she writes and I found this to be another delightful, sexy story.  She knows how to write an interesting story with great dialogue.  The characters are believable and Julie and Reed have scorching chemistry together.  The wedding party is thrown together when their friends get married and as they all get to know each other, there are sparks flying between all of them.  I love the sexual tension, all the banter between the characters and can’t wait to read the rest of this series and find out what happens with the rest of the wedding party.