Title: Bad Intentions
Author: Nacole Stayton
Genre: Mature NA Romance
Release Date: August 6, 2015
She’s careful, but wants to be reckless.
She’s cute, but wants to be sexy.
She’s innocent, but wants to be bad.
When ex-Olympic gymnast, Adaley Knight wakes on her eighteenth birthday she only has one wish, to leave the only town she’s ever known and start fresh.
Finding herself enrolled at a college across the globe, the once modest Adaley is almost unrecognizable. Her new persona dances on the wild side by sinking her teeth into the first bad boy she sees. The only problem is he’s not the least bit interested.
Ryle Benson, baseball extraordinaire and brooding campus bad-boy keeps everyone at an arms length. Things have never come easy for him and the last thing he needs is getting involved with any female.
The tables are reversed as she tries to be bad, tempting fate, and he tries to fight his. The push and pull is half the fun. But what happens when one pushes a little too hard?
“Dare.” Ryle’s voice is cool, calm and collected as he mumbles his answer, like there isn’t another option.
“I dare you to—” Bradley’s interrupted by several females shouting in unison. “Take off your shirt!”
Ryle nods his head to the adorning crowd and grabs the rim of his shirt. Everyone with lady parts around the fire starts to drool. Me included. His movements are slow and sensual, and he doesn’t even bat an eye. Apparently removing an article of clothing in front of a crowd is a typical thing for him to do on a Saturday night. My needy eyes take notice to the “V” that waves hello to me as cloth is lifted from his body.
I melt.
Literally. My body fills like goo, and I wilt until nothing is left but a puddle of want and need.
“Ow ow.”
“Yumola!”
“Sexy beast.”
I feel like I need to wash my ears out. Rolling my eyes, I snatch Tank’s drink out of his hands and down it. Bottoms up.
4 ½ out of 5 stars
I absolutely loved this story. Adaley is a super naive girl who is a preacher’s daughter and former gymnast determined to change her ways and find her real self while going to college away from home. Ryle is the epitome of a bad boy - at least that’s what everyone thinks. He had a very rough life until he was adopted in his teens. When Ryle and Adaley come together it’s crazy and most of the time they pretend to hate each other.
The best friends - Tank & Zoe - are the best, best friends I’ve read in quite some time. They are so hilarious and totally make the story that much better! When Tank surprises Adaley with a trip to the alligator farm one time, this was just one of the many times he made me laugh out loud:
“First let me say that was totally hot and if you weren’t off limits, I would lay you down and hump your leg like a German Shephard right now.”
But then he turns right around and says something serious and tries to help Adaley realize that Ryle really does have some kind of feelings for her:
“And secondly, he’s showing you affection. It means something. I know it does. He’s different when you’re around.”
The sweet moments are few and far between in the beginning of their story, but once Ryle admits his feelings things are so different:
“Because I’m absolutely in like with you. It’s maddening. I don’t know how to act or respond in this situation, because I’ve never been it it. Not one time in my entire life, have I ever had to worry about the feelings of someone else.”
I really just fell in love with all of these characters and think that Ms. Stayton did a wonderful job of telling a story that many people would be able to relate to. I know some will not like the story, but if you give it a real shot and think outside of the box, you’ll see just how much your emotions can be involved in a storyline.
Nacole Stayton is twenty-something years young and currently resides in the Bluegrass State where she spends her nights writing vigorously. She has a passion for helping others and wears her University of Kentucky gear proudly. While her husband loves all things outdoors, Nacole enjoys the finer things in life, like getting pedicures while reading on her Kindle. She is passionate about her faith, family, and The Vampire Diaries.
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