A Little Bit of Lust by Shirley Goldberg (Starting Over #3) | Book Review ~ Excerpt ~ $30 Amazon/BN Giveaway
A book blog tour from Goddess Fish Promotions.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and Marianne & Judy at Goddess Fish for providing me with the information for this tour.
Book Details
A LITTLE BIT OF LUST by Shirley Goldberg Series: STARTING OVER BOOK 3
Published by The Wild Rose Press on 12/07/2022
Genres: Romance, Women's Literature
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 282
Source: Goddess Fish Promotions, Received from the author or publisher for review.Love-cynical Lucy Bernard delights in her independence. Baking, all things Instagram, the occasional fling, and most of all hanging out with best friends Deon Goldbloom and Phoebe Karis.
But when Deon kisses Lucy at the beach on a chilly afternoon, the two friends jump into a lust-filled romantic weekend. So what’s with slotting her into "ignore" status afterward? Too embarrassed to confide in Phoebe, she silently buries the humiliation.
Deon Goldbloom is a widower who can’t move on after his wife's death. Is he a little crazy spending a sexy few days with Lucy and calling it the best time he’s had in four years? Yeah. Except blue Monday comes calling, and Deon isn’t ready for the guilt.
Lucy wonders how a smoochy weekend turns into a friends-with-benefits disaster. And Deon wonders if he’s made the biggest mistake of his life. Using all his nerdy charms, he launches a campaign to bring Lucy around. Maybe they can chart a course back to one another if Lucy will only forgive him.
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Excerpt from A Little Bit of Lust
Deon and Lucy wandered through the store to the missy department, jammed with displays and sale racks. What to wear on her Marcus date? A dress or jeans? She could use Deon’s advice, but something told her he was in no mood for anything Marcus.
He stopped at a rounder of sleeveless, scoop neck tops in jewel colors. “Pink.” He chose a top from the rack. “This is you.”
She held it against her chest. “Good color for me?”
“That guy Steve was totally flirting.”
“You think? Should I go for it?” Casual tone with an ah-hah on the inside. Her spine tingled realizing Deon noticed their flirtation. And he was irked. He had no right. She’s the one who should be irked.
“Depends.” He frowned. “He’s an actor. How long’s he in town for?” His hand scraped his cheek. “I know you’re pissed at me. Ever since that weekend––”
“Me?” She flipped the price tag on the pink top and her eyebrows shot up in exaggerated surprise. Pissed at Deon? Sure, but she wouldn’t admit it, not to him. “You have good taste.”
“I’m sorry about––”
“Expensive good taste.” Whatever Deon felt he needed to say, she wasn’t revisiting old wounds.
“Lucy, don’t make me come over there.” An attempt at humor, followed by a hangdog look of regret. “Look, I want to talk to you about…can we talk later? At dinner?”
“Of course. Why wouldn’t we? We always talk at dinner.”
“You maintain price is no object,” Deon teased, deftly dropping the subject. “A good fit is everything, right?” He moved closer and cupped her chin. “I’m dead serious. About talking.”
She twisted away. So this is how he wants to play it. Seriously, a talk? After the Ignore thing, what more could he possibly say? She wasn’t sure she wanted dinner with Deon after all. “Did I say price is no object?” She pulled out a short black dress and danced it on the hanger. “This is cute.”
“Nice. You don’t wear much black. Try it on,” he urged. “Try them both on.”
In the dressing room, Lucy smiled in the mirror. Deon was acting ultra nice, like he had an agenda. Weird. Close dancing at O’Donahue’s and those long looks she’d caught him giving her in her kitchen a week ago. Mixed messages, definitely.
The pink top showed off her shoulders. At $118.00, it was no bargain, but why did everything have to be on sale? She wasn’t her mother, the ultimate bargain shopper. She wanted this sexy little top so Deon could picture her in it later. With Marcus.
The pink top has punctum.
The word came back to her, a surprise. Punctum the word Deon used a while ago on the beach while they were taking photos. When he’d kissed her for the first time.
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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Purchase Links for A Little Bit of Lust
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My thoughts on A Little Bit of Lust
A Little Bit of Lust is worthy of a RomCom movie.
Lucy and Deon, along with their pal, Phoebe work together at the same middle-school. They also form a tight-knit best-friends bond. Their free time is spent hanging out together and swing dancing.
Due to a migraine, Phoebe has to beg off from their plans. The night takes a sexy turn when Lucy and Deon let their affection move into the light.
But are they either one mature enough to handle an intimate relationship? Love can bring out the adolescence in normally mature, well-rounded adults. Occasionally, I wanted to give them both a shake and tell them to grow up and quit wasting their life apart.
The pace of the book keeps the reader turning page after page, until they reach the end. The plot is the age-old friends to lovers romantic comedy genre.
I enjoyed reading A Little Bit of Lust. It’s a fast, sexy way to spend a few hours!
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Shirley Goldberg
Shirley Goldberg is a writer, novelist, and former ESL and French teacher who's lived in Paris, Crete, and Casablanca.
She writes about men and women of a certain age starting over. Her website http://midagedating.com offers a humorous look into dating in mid-life, and her friends like to guess which stories are true.
Middleageish is her first book in the series Starting Over. Her character believes you should never leave home without your sense of humor and Shirley agrees.
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Giveaway!
Shirley Goldberg will award a $30 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Visit more stops on this Goddess Fish tour for extra chances to win!
Official Tour Page for A Little Bit of Lust
Full Tour Schedule:
November 15: Enchanting Reviews
November 22: Maggie Blackbird
November 29: Fabulous and Brunette
November 29: Notes From a Romantic’s Heart
December 6: Gina Rae Mitchell
December 6: Paws.Read.Repeat
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This sounds like a great book & I love the cover!
Sounds like a good read.
Wen you were a child, who were some of your favorite authors?
Congratulations on tomorrow’s release of A Little Bit Of Lust, Shirley, I enjoyed the excerpt and your book sounds like a romance that I will enjoy! Good luck with your book and I hope the tour was a success! Thanks for sharing it with me!
Thanks, Gina, for sharing your thoughts with me!
Have a magical holiday season!
I like the excerpt and cover.
This sounds like a great read and would love to read & review in print format.
Where did you get your ideas for the book like your characters, plot, etc…
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on A Little Bit of Lust, this sounds like a fun story and I am looking forward to reading it myself
Thanks for hosting!