Will they or won’t they? #ToxicLove
Meet Phoebe & Jeremy in this second chance romance!
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RELEASE DATE: July 7th, 2015
New York Times bestselling author Kim Karr turns up the heat in a smoking hot, emotionally compelling romance that takes you into the world of Manhattan's elite. Meet Jeremy McQueen, a sexy, intense, brooding entrepreneur who goes after what he wants, and Phoebe St. Claire, a socialite-turned-CEO who's been drifting through life searching for something she thought she'd never find again--the right man to share her future.
Phoebe St. Claire has devoted herself to saving her family's hotel empire--but her best efforts have not been good enough. With her whole world in turmoil, the tenacious go-getter turns to the once love of her life. Far from innocent, Jeremy McQueen was the guy from the wrong side of the tracks who her parents would never have approved of. Their years apart have only made the sexy bad boy more irresistible than ever--and their reunion is explosive.
When she asks Jeremy to help her salvage her family business, he agrees immediately, with only one condition--he wants her in his bed.
But soon surprising circumstances leave Phoebe reeling. Was this fairy tale romance just too good to be true? Will Jeremy's secrets pull them apart all over again?
THIS IS A STANDALONE SECOND-CHANCE ROMANCE WITH NO CLIFFHANGER ENDING.
Excerpt
© 2015 by Kim Karr
Published by the Penguin Group
Phoebe St. Claire
Feeling a bit drunk and overwhelmed with so many and so few choices at the same time, I needed some time alone and snuck off toward the beach path.
I ran toward the ocean and twirled in the sand as the wind blew around me. Once I started to feel dizzy from twirling, I still wasn’t ready to head back to the party, so I took the path that would lead me to the large Olympic-sized pool. I tugged my sandals off with thoughts of putting my feet in the water to rinse the mud and sand away. As I approached the pool, I noticed how it glowed like it was lit by small pale fires. Lost in the enchantment of it, the sudden movement beneath the surface startled me.
A fair-haired boy emerged from the water. He pulled himself up and out so quickly that I was momentarily stunned. And then when he drank me in with his eyes, I shuddered.
I couldn’t help it, the way he looked at me just made me shiver. No one had ever looked at me like that before and I found myself gazing back into his intense eyes.
He was utterly beautiful. His bare chest was sculpted but not overly bulky like Danny or Jamie. They worked out every day pumping obnoxious amounts of iron to look the way they did. In contrast, the boy standing before me had a swimmer’s build.
He stood stoic and a cautious look crossed his face. He was long and lean in a pair of bright green neon swim trunks.
Right away I could tell he didn’t care what anyone thought about him.
I loved the idea of that.
So I smiled at him.
He shook his head and his hair fell into his eyes.
I wanted to reach out and push it away. It wasn’t long, but it wasn’t short. It was perfect.
“Hey,” he said, grabbing a towel off the ground.
It didn’t belong to the club. It was small, beige, and a bit worn—not the large hunter-green fluffy ones monogrammed in white I’d always gotten when I used to come here to swim as a kid.
“Hey,” I said back, swinging my sandals nervously.
He grabbed a pair of jeans that lay next to where the towel had been and walked right by me.
I turned to watch him as he strode into one of the cabanas and dropped his trunks. I froze and squeezed my eyes shut, thinking I shouldn’t be watching him but then opened them quickly when I couldn’t resist maybe catching a glimpse.
“Didn’t your parents ever tell you it isn’t polite to stare?” His voice was low and sexy, and it tugged me out of my own head.
I put my hands on my hips. “Didn’t your parents ever teach you not to undress in mixed company?”
He pulled his jeans on and laughed. “My mother might have mentioned that once or twice but I’ve never been good at following the rules.”
And it didn’t escape my notice that he didn’t put any underwear on first.
Hot. Totally and completely hot.
I didn’t see anything I shouldn’t have seen, it was too dark, but something inside me electrified at the thought of seeing him naked and I stepped closer. That’s when I noticed the scuffed-up black work boots on one of the lounges with a T-shirt thrown next to them.
I raised a brow. “Is this your changing room?”
He laughed again but this time added a smile and put his hands up. “Okay you caught me. I better get out of here before anyone else does.”
He was adorable and charming and my heart skipped a beat or two.
Then I stepped even closer and entered the cabana entrance, effectively blocking his way. “Why? You’re not doing anything wrong.”
He shrugged but he didn’t try to move around me. “I usually swim in the ocean but when the water is too rough, like tonight, I come here.”
I bit my lip in contemplation before speaking. “Does it really matter if you get caught?”
He crossed his arms over his bare chest. “Let’s just say it’s not just the swimming. It’s more that I’ve been caught doing a few too many things that I shouldn’t have been doing in the past.”
A bad boy.
The thought made my pulse thunder. “So you’re not a member at this club?”
He cleared his throat and shifted from foot to foot. “No,” he laughed but his laugh was anything but genuine. “Are you?”
I hesitated as I considered my answer. “No, I was just walking the beach and wanted to rinse my feet. I’m Phoebe,” I said extending my hand. Technically, I wasn’t lying. I wasn’t a member, my parents were. I hadn’t even been here in years. And I was out for a walk.
Amusement danced in his blue eyes. “Jeremy,” he said back.
When I chewed on my lower lip, I noticed how his eyes focused on it.
Mine focused on the entirety of his mouth—his strong, firm jaw, his sensuous lips, and his tongue that had snuck out to lick his lips.
That mouth.
It was almost too much.
Almost.
Review by: TATIA
Gah! Move over River! Jeremy McQueen has entered the building! I swear that Kim Karr's writing gets better with every book! She has a way of telling stories that makes me immediately fall in love with the characters.
Phoebe and Jeremy are from two different worlds. Phoebe has always had everything she's ever dreamed of while Jeremy has had to work for it. They have an instant attraction to each other. No matter how strong the attraction, when certain secrets are revealed, they can tear even the strongest of couples apart.
I loved Phoebe and her best friend Jamie. They show what best friends are really supposed to look like, there through everything and never judgmental.
Jeremy...oh, Jeremy! He's hot! He also has a dark, brooding side, one that if he lets it, could ruin a good thing.
This story had everything I love. A second chance romance that has so much drama you don't know which way to look. You want to think the best of everyone, but when the evidence keeps pointing you towards one person, how can you not think the worst?
This is Kim Karr's best book to date. I can't wait to see what comes next from her!
Phoebe and Jeremy are from two different worlds. Phoebe has always had everything she's ever dreamed of while Jeremy has had to work for it. They have an instant attraction to each other. No matter how strong the attraction, when certain secrets are revealed, they can tear even the strongest of couples apart.
I loved Phoebe and her best friend Jamie. They show what best friends are really supposed to look like, there through everything and never judgmental.
Jeremy...oh, Jeremy! He's hot! He also has a dark, brooding side, one that if he lets it, could ruin a good thing.
This story had everything I love. A second chance romance that has so much drama you don't know which way to look. You want to think the best of everyone, but when the evidence keeps pointing you towards one person, how can you not think the worst?
This is Kim Karr's best book to date. I can't wait to see what comes next from her!
5 Stars
Review by: AMY C
Toxic: containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation. I thought this title is fitting in some chapters and not in others. Seeing two people so individual try too hard to mold and blend their lives into one can be toxic and can also be EXPLOSIVE. These two mastered the art of both. I felt the rawness that bled into sheer lust that fed the need between them both. Toxic for each other, perhaps…but explosive, HELL YEA!!!
Phoebe…extremely driven and loves control. She can power a boardroom and the best galas in town. Underneath that tough exterior she is broken and fighting against the past she cannot get out from under. That summer, 5 years ago, plagues her mind and causes her to not let go of the one she knew in her heart she’s found. She wonders what happened to him. The man who came out of the shadows and saved her from the person she didn’t want to become.
Jeremy…dark broody with a huge chip on his shoulder, he was a young man who thought he knew it all. Willing to take the girl who stumbled on him for a ride and some fun, not realizing that she would affect him so much. Fast-forward 5 years and that once dark lost boy is a successful man in search of the one thing that can complete him… Phoebe. He’s proven everyone wrong and beat the odds and now stands in the same city ready for her.
“I felt something strange in my chest as the realization dawned. It was as if a few missing pieces of my heart floated from him to me to find their long forgotten place.” YES YES YES….these were the most beautiful lines of the book. Both of them were so broken and fought like hell for something more. What that ‘more’ was neither of them knew but watching these two characters build and develop was amazing. I loved the determined yet venerable side of Phoebe. She was so controlled and strong for others, yet so was so helpless to her own heart. Jeremy just grew into a sexy confident MAN and it suited him well!!
This was my first book my Kim Karr and HO LEE HELL was it explosive. The lead characters were so lusty and fit so great together and it had me squirmy the whole book. Steamy, boy can Kim write steamy! I was like “ummm yes please!” many times during this read. Do I want more from Jeremy & Phoebe? YES!!! I want more from Kim. I loved her writing style and flow throughout this book. The setting was perfect and fit these characters well. I would recommend this book and give it 4.5 stars.
4.5 Stars
Review by: SAM
TOXIC is the best name EVER for this book because readers, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS!
In this second chance whirlwind novel, Kim Karr has delivered a story of Summer Romance, hurt, betrayal, misplaced trust, poor judgement, MIND BLOWING chemistry, lies, LOVE, serious angst and a lot of twists and turns that you will NOT expect.
I found my mind going in so many directions and at times could have sworn I took on the role of a detective!
Phoebe St. Claire met Jeremy McQueen on her summer vacation at the Hamptons years ago. When they first meet, the chemistry is FIERCE, Jeremy is the bad boy and Phoebe doesn't reveal her true identity because it would most definitely change the way Jeremy looks at her! But unfortunately some good things come to an end!
Years later, Phoebe is unhappily engaged to another man and is still, after such a long time pining after the one guy who she fell head over heels in love with, despite not seeing him in so long.
This story is proof that history doesn't always have to stay in the past, and life can bring things back exactly when you need it!!!
This story took me a little while to get into. But once I had gotten over that hump, I found myself addicted to finishing! This story is NOT predictable, just when I thought I had figured it out, Kim threw in another curveball. I loved the past and present alternation and found this gave me better knowledge of the WHOLE situation.
I loved Jeremy's character. I found him intense, powerful, and all around a pretty good guy. Some of his actions came across as immature, but it didn't prevent me from reading the rest of the book.
Phoebe frustrated me at times, but as the story went on, her character growth blossomed. She hasn't had things particularly easy and her story is proof that even wealth can't bring happiness.
To me, this story brings a clear overall message of trust, love and sacrifice.
Kim Karr has delivered a great story and if you love her writing style, this book is definitely for you!
4 Stars
Review by: ROSE
"She's Hot and She's Cold"......Comes to mind with this book!!
WoWzA of a second chance love story with Phoebe and Jeremy.
To be honest it took me a while to get into Toxic, I really didn't connect until about the 18% mark and then it was steam full ahead.
"I tried to remain wild and free. I tried so hard to hold on to that one thing Jeremy had taught me. But I just couldn't. I was weak."
Phoebe was young when she first meet Jeremy and they hit it off. He taught her to believe in herself and to be free and wild.
Jeremy was a strong minded young man who knew what he wanted and had a mind set that was hard to break.
They separate after a summer romance and reunite many years later . When they reunite HOLEEE HOTNESS on a STICK!!!
The sexy scenes are SEXY as F@#K and together they rock, but things are not smooth sailing and lots of things need sorting out. (I can't say anymore without giving away the story) Just make sure you one click TOXIC, you will not be disappointed.
In true Kim Karr's style, twists and turns are hitting you from every angle. I love how she puts a story together, you get so lost in their world while reading. The supporting characters are a awesome bunch of friends.
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4 Stars
About the Author:
I live in Florida with my husband and four kids. I've always had a love for reading books and writing. Being an English major in college, I wanted to teach at the college level but that was not to be. I went on to receive an MBA and became a project manager until quitting to raise my family. I currently work part-time with my husband and full-time embracing one of my biggest passions—writing.
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