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Release date: February 10, 2017
Publisher: Bookouture
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Chick Lit
Blurb:
If you keep dangerous secrets you’ll pay the ultimate price…
In the South of France, playground of the rich and famous, world renowned chef Dexter Franklin is organising a night to remember. As he opens the doors to his exclusive restaurant for the first time, he’s handpicked a list of guests, as hot and dazzling as the St Tropez sun itself:
Mew Stanton: Fashionable, beautiful and a notorious TV chef, Dexter’s ex-girlfriend has all the ingredients for success. As her books fly off the shelves, a secret from her past is about to surface with explosive consequences.
Holly Lydon: Ex girlband star who has fallen on hard times. Forced to make ends meet she’s having to sleep her way to the top. Now she’s making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Rosita Velázquez: Brazilian actress extraordinaire and girlfriend of Dexter’s brother, Leland. When she’s in town everybody needs to know about it, but this is one show-stopping entrance she’ll live to regret.
Three women have a past with Dexter and a grudge to bear against him. As fireworks ignite in the jet set capital of Europe, there’s murder on the menu. Who will be served their just desserts?
The sun is setting in the South of France. Pour yourself a glass of champagne and sit back for a read of revenge, regrets and shocking revelations that will have you hooked to the very last page.
Review:
Nigel May is back with his sixth book or as he calls it, his sexy six pack, I love that! This is only the second book of his that I’ve read but I’m packing the other four the next time I head to Mexico. Full of deceit, betrayal, glitz, sex and scandal they are THE definition of a beach read. I was dreaming of a warm beach, a lounger and a cocktail the whole time I was reading this and with the majority of this taking place in St. Tropez, it was easy to escape to a stunning locale (in my mind at least!)
When the book begins, Cher a famous burlesque dancer (think Dita Von Teese) has been strangled in her dressing room and the murderer was never found. Now it’s five years later and Dexter Franklin wants revenge for many reasons, and he has planned a night that won’t easily be forgotten that coincides with the opening of his new restaurant. He meticulously plans for this evening, taking care to ensure that several very important guests are in attendance. There’s Mew, a fellow celebrity chef and ex pop star, Holly who was in the same girl group as Mew, Leland, his estranged brother, Rosita, a Brazilian actress and Leland’s girlfriend and D.C. a food critic. Each and everyone of them has several juicy skeletons in their closets and most of them have slept with each other at some point. There are all the key ingredients necessary to mix a volatile cocktail, mainly drama, sex and scandal and May delivers on every level exceptionally well.
This book is hot and steamy, it’s always fun to get a glimpse at how the other half lives and Nigel May books are officially my guilty pleasure. I love the campy feel of his novels, there is so much bitchiness, the claws are always out especially amongst the women, but the men can be brutal as well. He knows how to create characters that you love to hate, but there are always a few, that despite their spoiled behavior still manage to wrap me around their fingers. This was a total page turner and by the end, opening night of Dexter’s restaurant, I was dying to see how things would play out. The best way for me to describe this is to say it’s a gutsy, glossy, glam thriller that makes for a titillating read.
Overall rating: 4/5
Thanks to Bookouture for my review copy.
Sounds good. Question: How much time do you spend on writing your reviews? I ask for they are always well written and they come so fast. Do you have an assistant? LOL
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About 45 mins to an hour. Hahaha no but I would like to have one!
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Me too. But you read and review so many more books than I do. I’m very impressed.
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Thank you! ❤️
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Love the cover of this book! I’ve never heard of this author, but I’m definitely going to check out his books. Sounds like it’s not a must to read in order?
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No they’re all standalones! Do you like Jackie Collins? They’re very reminiscent of her books. Racy, sexy and provocative even a little crass at times. Kinda high brow smut lol
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Yes I used to read all of Jackie Collins books, I haven’t read her last few but I love a little high brow smut…it’s a nice change of pace from all the crime fiction
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Oh then you’ll love these!
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Great review! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Very nice, detailed review! I love the header image of your blog, with the flower on the book; super cute! Btw your blog name is awesome :)))
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Thanks so much Sarah!! My husband actually helped me come up with the name haha
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I’ve seen this around and it looks like so much fun 😀
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It is fun! A total departure from the usual stuff but there’s still a mystery
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Nice review! So it’s not necessary to read this series in order then?
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Nope, it’s actually not a series he has a total of 6 standalones. Thank you.
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Oh, I see now. Duh! Lol. Thanks, Amy! 🙂
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Definitely a sexy six pack hahaha but a dangerous one!
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