FMR Book Grind: Single: Volume One by Lyra Parish

Single Volume One

Lyra Parish

Blurb:

After failing miserably at love, Roxane VanBuren swears off men but not before her determined best friend shows her all the advantages of being single. After a wild weekend full of sex, old-flames, and secrets, Roxane is desperate to forget it ever happened. But she learns it isn't that easy.

Since becoming the President of VanBuren Investments, she knows how important it is for her professional and personal life to remain separate from one another. If the two were to mix, the rumors could possibly ruin her reputation, which is bad for her and bad for business. To avoid that, Roxane allows rules to define and guide her every move. Unfortunately for her, Parker Williams is determined to break them all, one at a time.

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Review by: Tracy

I received an Arc of Single volume 1 for an honest review.

Congratulations Lyra Parish, this is my first 5 star read of 2015! God where to I begin with this review?!

There was so much happening in this story I don’t know what to talk about first.

Let’s start with Roxane VanBuren, lead female character. Roxane is a late 20 something year old who has as the world at her finger tips thanks to her job. Being burned by love in the past Roxane heads out looking for one thing…a mind blowing orgasm. So much so that she goes into what I would call a “sex club”. Come on, we call all relate to this at some point in our lives. (maybe not the sex club but you get my drift)

Enter Parker Williams. Hot bartender at the club, hot stranger at a house party and HOT new lawyer that was just hired at her company. Except Roxane didn’t know all this because at both the club and house party, a mask was mandatory (privacy for the rich and famous I suppose). Parker knew right away who Roxane was but poor Roxane was clueless, she thought Parker Williams was an arrogant new lawyer that they hired.

Will Parker be exactly what Roxane needs to believe in love again or will she guard herself and only look for the perfect O?

HOT! That’s all I can say about these 2. I so want to find myself a Parker Williams for myself. Can’t wait to see what happens between these two. Bring on Volume 2!

5 Stars

Review by: Amy

This was my first read by Lyra Parish and I am so glad I got the chance to read this book. It was edgy and provocative and left me totally wanting more!! Lyra did a fantastic job with the setting and characters meshing them both perfectly. This book was a very easy read and very enjoyable. There was flawless flow and everything was tied up nicely.

I liked the totally raw sensuality of the story line in this book. It was sexy and made me crave more for the characters. I loved how Lyra places the main characters in a very dramatic surreal world and challenges them to figure out what each other really wants. The supporting characters added a quirky angsty dynamic that was a great contrast.

Total 4 star read here! This was an easy book and a pleasure to read. I can’t wait for Vol.2 to come out to finish what Lyra started! This book left me hungry for more!

4 Stars

Review by: Leeann

Ok this story is all about Life in the fast lane!!

Roxane is single, she holds a high profile position as the president of the family company, and she likes sex. Fantastic, hot satisfying sex.

Parker is also single. He is a sought after up and coming lawyer posing as a bartender at a swingers club.

Roxane has one big rule.. Never mix business with pleasure. This rule comes crashing down around her ears when her personal and professional life collide in the most embarrassing ways.

This book has some quite amusing moments that will have you shaking your hear laughing!! Roxane tries so hard to maintain her ‘ruthless’ image at work. She has to, she is a young woman in high profile position.

She can’t afford to let anyone see a softer side to her. She has been placed into the president’s position by her father when he semi- retired, and before him, was held by her grandfather. She has a lot of

Pressure on her to not only fill their shoes but to exceed their expectations of her. She also places a lot of pressure on herself. She is determined to be the best of the best.

Life isn’t all business for Roxane though. The weekends are her down time. That is when she really lets loose and loses her tough business persona. On the weekend it is Tequila and sex all the way!

Parker is doing a favour for his brother. First he spent the night working in a swingers club on masquerade night and then he is working a house party for him. He is really a lawyer by day and

has no particular interest in this lifestyle.

On both of these occasions Roxane and Parker have met. On the second occasion Parker gives her his number, but she is dragged out of the party by her best friend before they can exchange any other information.

Imagine her surprise when she gets to work on Monday morning to conduct interviews for an in house Lawyer and they come face to face. Well she isn’t really surprised because both times they met they were both masked.

So she really has no idea who she is and cannot work out what it is about him that bothers her so much!!

There are some serious but funny things happening everything they communicate and they really keep each other on their toes. Once the realisation dawns, they have to fight hard against their attraction because

‘Business and pleasure just don’t mix…’ Do they???

Can’t wait for book 2 to see what happens next!!

4 Stars

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Ten Fun Facts about Lyra Parish

1: When I first started writing I wrote young adult novels. Funny considering all the steam that I write now.
2: I've been writing since 2011
3: I have a black cat named nibbler named after the creature in Futurama
4: I'm from Texas
5: I pimp-slap spreadsheets at the day job
6: I have two bachelor degrees: Finance and Economics
7: I'm one of the easiest people to talk to. It may be because of number 4. Haha.
8: In my spare time, I love to ride my bike and glamp (glamorous camping). It's two of my favorite things to do.
9: I have way too many apple products in my house.
10: I'm addicted to drink buffets, electronics, and calendars.

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About Lyra Parish:

Lyra Parish loves to write, glamp, and sing obnoxiously loud at the top of her lungs in the shower. Sweet love stories (along with the dirty ones) make her gush. She is a firm believer that a person can never have too many cups of coffee, cats, or happily ever afters. When she isn't busy writing, she can be found sipping various beverages from her non-alcoholic drink buffet, pimp slapping excel spreadsheets, or riding her bike. Lyra lives in Texas with her glassblowing, guitar-playing hubby and black cat named Nibbler.

For more information or to contact, please visit: lyraparish.com

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