FMR Book Grind: BLOG TOUR, REVIEW, & GIVEAWAY ~ Entice by S.E. Hall

Book Three in the Amazon Best Selling Evolve Series by S.E.Hall, Entice can be read following Emerge, Embrace and Entangled (novella) or as a stand-alone.

Sawyer Beckett does everything full throttle— he’s fiercely loyal to his friends, always the life of the party and impossible for the parade of women in and out of his bedroom to forget.

Surrounded by true love and happily ever afters, Sawyer's not sure if he's enhancing the what-ifs in his head, or if the goddess on stage that night really is worth the search and nagging in his chest.

At the most inopportune moment possible, Emmett Young comes "skipping" back into his life...and for the first time, Sawyer is the one left wanting more. But Emmett can't give her heart; it's already committed—for life.

The only one strong enough to bring the elusive playboy to his knees is the one he can't have. Luckily, Sawyer Beckett doesn't give up easily.

Mature subject matter and strong sexual content- mature audiences only recommended.

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“Love is like a butterfly, it settles upon you when you least expect it.” Author Unknown

Sawyer Bennett is a charming lady’s man, has watched several of his friends fall victim to the love bug within the past year. He gives these friends grief for becoming whipped but secretly yearns to find the same love they have found.

Sawyer doesn’t really believe in love at first sight, lust maybe, but not love. The fateful night of a friend’s bachelor party, karma decides to throw him a curve ball in the form of his favorite song and the stripper that dances to it. Only she’s not really a stripper – it’s her first night, it’s clear she doesn’t know what she is doing and clearly she is afraid to be up on stage. Sawyer is mesmerized not by her performance, but by everything about her.

Sawyer is haunted by the memory of the nameless stripper that wasn’t a stripper. For weeks, he and a friend scour every strip joint within a 50 mile radius looking for her, but she seems to have disappeared into thin air. He knows he can’t go on like this and tries to take his mind off of her by losing himself in other women and the occasional BMX race. He is at a race and in the midst of losing himself when karma steps in again and boy is it funny.

Sawyer is reeling from the race incident and dealing with a hangover when the manager of the bar he works for asks him to interview a waitress applicant. You guessed it, it’s her – her name is Emmett Young. So they start working together at the bar and start getting to know each other. They have a great chemistry going on but nothing is really happening physically between them.

Sawyer is really trying to be a gentleman and not pressure Emmett for a physical relationship. Emmett considers Sawyer to be a friend and is hesitant to enter into a romantic relationship with Sawyer. She drops little hints here and there about a secret that she has that would change Sawyer’s interest in her. Karma is not giving Sawyer a break.

Emmett does trust Sawyer with her secret. Can Sawyer overlook Emmett’s secret? Will Emmett’s secret get in the way of their future together?

One of the things that I liked most about the book was the author’s sense of humor – there are certain moments in the book that just can’t help but laugh at. The characters are very human and loveable; the dialogue between characters is very good. The chemistry between Sawyer and Emmett was sizzling hot. It was a very enjoyable story, but lacked the final "wow" factor to make it 5 stars.

Reviewed by Carmie Varela

4.5 Stars

Sighing, I wrap a towel around my waist and open the door, ready to try and be at least a level of cordial I know is only right. “Listen, can I-“ “She’s gone.” I look up, startled by Laney’s voice and shocked to see her sitting on my bed. Thank God I put on a towel. “Where’d she go?” “Home I guess,” she shrugs, “I didn’t ask. I heard the front door slam and got up to see what the hell. Since you’re here and she’s not, I’m assuming it was her.” How did I not hear the door slam? Not that I would have chased her. “Alright, she left. But what’re you doing in here?” She stands, grabbing some shorts off my floor and throwing them at me. “Go put those on and we’ll talk. Since I’m up,” she shoots me an evil glare. I head back in the bathroom to change, and stay in there, locking the door. I am over six feet tall and lift almost every day, and yes, I’m scared to face Laney. Not only is she a hellcat when she wants to be, but I don’t want to see the disgust or disappointment in her eyes. She’s one of my best friends, even more so after becoming roommates, and her opinion means a lot to me. “Get out here,” she yells when she finally realizes I must be stalling. “Take it like a man.” Well, I might as well go out or she’ll undoubtedly come in here, kicking in the door or taking if off the hinges in what I have no doubt would take her less than five minutes. I open it and she pats the bed beside her. “Come sit down. We’re doing this now.” I hesitantly take a seat beside her, my knee bouncing as I wait for her to speak. “First, and of the upmost importance, you know I call my father ‘daddy.’ So hearing your visitors scream it repeatedly in the middle of the night freaks me out. I wake up thinking I’m in some bad Lifetime movie.” Fighting my smirk I agree. "Okay, got it." "Second," she stands and tucks a pillow between my headboard and the wall, "leave that there." She once again sits down beside me. "School and game nights, booty call curfew is eleven. That work for you?" "Yeah," I sigh and run my hands along my head, wishing I had some hair to pull. "It won't happen again Gidge, I'm sorry." She places a hand on my shoulder with a small smile. "Don't be sorry, this is your house too and we hadn't talked about it. Now we have, so we're all good. Any rules you want to put in place?" "Nah, I'm easy." "Made crystal clear by the parade of women coming in and out of here." She laughs and scoots away quickly, ducking the pillow I grab and swing at her head. “Speaking of which, been busier than usual lately. You trying for Guiness or Gonorrhea?" Here we go - what she really wants to talk about.

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S.E.Hall resides in Arkansas with her husband of 18 years and 3 beautiful daughters. When not in the stands watching her ladies play softball, she enjoys reading.