Blog Tour - Review: Piece of Work, Staci Hart
Piece of Work, an all-new sexy and hilarious romance from Staci Hart, is available NOW!
Marble isn’t the only thing that’s hard at this museum.
His body is as chiseled as Adonis. His lips are as sculpted as David. And his ego is the size of the Guggenheim.
You know the type—wolfish smile and the gravity of a black hole. The kind of man who sucks all the air from the room the second he enters it. My cocky boss thinks this internship was wasted on me, and he doesn’t hesitate to let me know.
But he’s wrong, and I’m going to prove it to him. If I can stay away from his devil lips, that is. Lips that cut me down and kiss me in the same breath, leaving me certain he’s on a mission to ruin my life.
And maybe my heart.
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Review
Piece of Work was a masterpiece and how fitting is that?! *chuckles* It's true that I haven't read many Staci Hart books but with each one I read I'm a little more surprised with how good and alluring her stories are. Her writing is just beautiful. Yes I do need to go on a SH binge soon. It's a known fact by this point.
I really REALLY enjoyed this book. It had everything a good book should have, from the hilarious moments to the sexy encounters, to the angst and the sweetness. This book had it all and more. Staci made it so easy to fall in love with an asshole. And she got my wanderlust kicking off again, Florence is actually at the top of my travel list in the next year or two and this book just made me bump it up for sure. I loved the bits of history and art in the book. It was so interesting.
Seriously just pick up this book and read it because it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I loved everything about Piece of Work, from the characters to the writing... God Staci Hart is just phenomenal at it, no question about it. So yeah, obviously I recommend this book, like 1000%.
I loved everything about Rin's transformation, she went from a shy 'little' thing to a boss a** b*tch in a flash, which just comes to show confidence really is everything! I need to get myself some and also start wearing my red lipstick more often because DUH...It's magic!
I loved loved loved the Red Lipstick Coalition, this group of best friends was just goals! They were seriously the best. I'm really really hoping each girl gets her own book. That would just be the best thing ever!
I loved loved loved the Red Lipstick Coalition, this group of best friends was just goals! They were seriously the best. I'm really really hoping each girl gets her own book. That would just be the best thing ever!
Court was so damn sexy, and underneath his a**hole front, he was a pretty adorable guy, super charming and did I say scorching already? because he was! Rin can vouch for me!
These two were so fiery, it was insane. They went from 'enemies' to good coworkers, then a fling to the real deal and I freaking loved their journey. It was so special and FUN. I loved most characters in this book, I say most because there were 3 that I despised, which will be obvious when you read the book eheh.Seriously just pick up this book and read it because it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I loved everything about Piece of Work, from the characters to the writing... God Staci Hart is just phenomenal at it, no question about it. So yeah, obviously I recommend this book, like 1000%.
Also, can I just say how much I would love to see this turned into a movie? It would be so so good. I would love to see that!
Rate: 5/5 David stars
Excerpt:
He smirked and flipped up his sunglasses.Bastard.
“You’re early,” I clipped.
“I would have had my assistant text you, but she’s currently bedridden.”
“You could have texted me.”
“I didn’t have your number,” he said simply.
“Oh.”
His eyes shifted to look behind me, and I turned to find my friends standing me in a row with my suitcase in front of them, my messenger bag on top, and fake smiles on all their faces, lips together, their judgment about as quiet as a foghorn.
“These your roommates?”
“Yup,” was all I said as I turned and took my suitcase, hugging each of them down the line with promises to text when we landed. And then I turned to Court, rolling my suitcase in front of me like like a riot shield.
I tried to pick it up to carry it over the threshold, but it was heavy, and before I could get far, he’d swept it out of my hands like it was a loaf of bread and not fifty pounds of mascara and shoes.
I waved at my friends, who offered encouraging smiles and hand gestures, and I closed that door, immediately regretting every decision I’d made to bring me to the moment I turned around.
He stood at the door to the backseat, holding it open for me like a gentleman, which I knew he was not. But the look on his face of regret and deference, under the hard shell of his brooding, was almost too much to bear.
So I did the only thing I could.
I ignored him.
I ignored his gorgeous lips as they tilted and the sleek cut of his jaw as I walked past him. I ignored the sight of his long legs as he climbed in next to me and the smell of him that made me want to grab him by the lapels of his jacket and bury my nose in his chest.
The driver took off, and I busied myself in my bag, looking for my headphones and book.
His eyes were on me. I pretended like I didn’t notice.
“You’re not wearing lipstick,” he stated.
Headphones, headphones, headphones. “It’s an international flight, Court. Of course I’m not wearing red lipstick for a ten hour flight.”
A pause. “Rin, I—”
Aha! I popped in my earbuds the second they were in hand.
His lips flattened, his face unamused. Rin, his lips said, but I smiled and shrugged, pointing to my ears.
“Noise canceling,” I said way too loud.
His chest rose and fell with a sigh I couldn’t hear—I’d already turned on music, a playlist we’d built the night before geared toward resisting douchery and unwanted-slash-totally-wanted advances—and he reached into his own bag, a leather affair at his feet, his hand disappearing into the bag and reappearing with a book, which he handed to me.
He watched me with his expression shrouded as I paused, my eyes on the offered book. An image of Penitent Magdalene by Tintoretto filled the cover, and I met his eyes, pulling my earbuds out by the cord.
“I thought you could use this. For your proposal,” he said, giving nothing away. “I…A colleague of mine wrote it, so if you have any questions, I can connect you. If you want.”
I took it from his hand, surprised and disarmed. “Thank you,” was all I said. He opened his mouth as if to speak again, but closed it, and with a nod, he reached back into his bag for his own book. Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake.
I put my earbuds back in place, trying not to bite my lip, but it found its way between my teeth despite the effort at the sight of him sitting there, dressed like that, reading Margaret Atwood. After giving me a thoughtful gift, a book he knew I would want, one I would need for my dissertation.
Court Lyons made about as much sense to me as a scrambled up Rubik’s Cube.
I leaned against the door as I flipped through his gift, doing my best to sort through the rush of questions and confusion as Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s sang about being cheated by the opposite of love. And I found I knew exactly the feeling.
About the Author
Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life -- a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can't forget that. She's also been a mom, with three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She's been a wife, though she's certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She's also super, duper fun at a party, especially if she's been drinking whiskey. From roots in Houston to a seven year stint in Southern California, Staci and her family ended up settling somewhere in between and equally north, in Denver. They are new enough that snow is still magical. When she's not writing, she's reading, sleeping, gaming, or designing graphics.
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