FRISKY FALL SATURDAYS #26 ~ CONFESSIONS OF AN ALLI CAT by COURTNEY COLE

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Series: The Cougar Chronicles #1
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Lakehouse Press
Publication Date: 10/21/12
Format: ebook (Kindle)
Source: Received from author for review.

Thirty-five year-old Allison “Alli” Lancaster has it all—a fabulous job, a beautiful 15 year-old daughter, a hilarious BFF and a gorgeous house with a pool and Jacuzzi in an exclusive Las Vegas neighborhood. What she doesn’t have is a husband, because she kicked her lousy, cheating ex to the curb nine months ago. Since then, Alli has paid her dues with seemingly endless self-improvement and seemingly endless mourning. Now she’s ready to move on and try new things.

Alli’s idea of “trying new things” is nothing like that devil-of-a-best-friend of hers. Somehow, Sara, the devil of a best friend, talks Alli into trying out a sex toy, sleeping with a younger man and letting a stranger in a lab jacket put hot wax on a place that should never, ever, ever see wax. And that’s only the beginning.

Alli never saw her life going quite like this. She also never thought she’d meet someone else who had the very real potential to change her life forever.

But she did.

Enter the new guy. He’s gorgeous, refined and mature. He’s also marriage material. But that poses a problem for Alli, who renounced the institution of marriage when she renounced her ex. What’s a girl to do?

They say that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. But what the heck happens when you can’t leave Vegas? Well, you spin the wheel, of course. You play the game and let the chips fall where they may.

Alli just hopes she can find them all.

*******

Caution! Only read this book if you want to laugh and are not offended at adult themes and language. This is not a Young Adult book.

"Life threw grapes at me but I turned them into wine. God I love wine."  

I'm going to be straight-up here...I freaking LOVED Confessions of an Alli Cat. This book was absolutely, perfectly brilliant/hysterical/jaw-dropping and flat-out wonderful.

Seriously, I had one of the best times I've ever had while reading Confessions, and was in such a great, playful mood during and after reading it that I think my husband was a bit (happily) puzzled and I think he might have thought that I had taken up day-drinking. But really, I was simply high on the charming Alli's laugh-out-loud adventures.

I had been warned that I would fall in love with Confessions. My BFF Autumn was a beta reader for the book and she loved it so much that she called me to tell me how brilliant the book was and how she just knew that I would love it too. I have to say, Autumn knows me soooo well, and was absolutely right about my feelings for this book.

Confessions of an Alli Cat is essentially the story of a woman who is learning to get back in the game after the man she loved for many years left her. Her entire adult life was spent with one man, and let's just say that Rick the Dick (her ex) was NOT attending to her needs. At the request manipulation of her best friend, Sara, Alli sets out on a terrifying and tantalizing adventure of reclaiming her sexuality. Sara is a wild woman who knows exactly what Alli needs, including an adventure at a sex toy store, Brazilian waxing (ouch!) and hiring an "escort". These scenarios land Alli in some of the funniest scenes I have ever read. I honestly laughed so hard I was cackling, crying and handing my hubby my Kindle so he could read the crazy for himself.

At this point, I need to stop and say that in another life, and other circumstances, I AM Alli and Autumn IS Sara. I swear, I had to stop and message her in disbelief because the similarities were so freaking similar. And I do want to point out that though our lives aren't the same, I can say with all certainty that all of us Alli's (me) need our Sara's (Autumn) to help break us out of the shell that holds us back. I can't wait to read Sara's book. It is going to be balls-to-the-wall INSANE.

And the steam? Whoa baby, the sex in Confessions was so damn good. Shade, Alli's hired gun, is a young man who knows how to work it out. That boy was exactly what Alli needed to help her break out and unleash her inner bombshell. Alex, the older, more suitable counterpart was so perfect and so sexy...I wasn't sure what Alli would do, but Cole offered a surprising and very clever scenario and I was uber-pleased with how this story line ironed out. Damn, the woman can write some steam. *fans self*

I really feel like that all I need to say about Confessions of an Alli Cat is that it is sexy, sweet, hysterical and one of my most favorite books I've ever read. I feel as if it was written specifically for me. Ladies (and even men, because my hubby loves this book!), I insist you read Confessions of an Alli Cat. You can thank me later.


Favorite Quote:

  "Oh holy pygmy monkeys," I moan, wanting desperately to cradle my vagina and sing to it.
   I'm sorry, my pet, I tell it silently. I know I promised that I wouldn't hurt you. It was her idea. Not mine.
  "Alli, you're going to be fine," Sara says impatiently. "Beauty comes with a price." I can hear a tiny bit of sympathy in her voice now, though. Because of that, I wonder if I'm bleeding down there.
  "Not now, Sara," I say through gritted teeth. "I'm apologizing to my vagina."
  Waxer-Girl laughs out loud now, and I glare at her. She averts her gaze instantly and applies more wax.
  Holy. Sheep. Shit."   (eARC, 34%)


  A grin slowly spreads over Shade's face.
  "That's perfect. Men like to look," he explains. "And women don't usually like to be looked at. They feel vulnerable, exposed. They are self-conscious about their perceived flaws. What they don't understand is that men don't see them the same way they see themselves. We see curves and we love those curves. Confidence is sexy as hell, Alli Cat. It's the sexiest possible thing that you can wear."   (eARC, 55%)


You can purchase Confessions of an Alli Cat at:
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You can connect with Courtney Cole at:
her blog | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Amazon

TEASER TUESDAY ~ CONFESSIONS OF AN ALLI CAT by COURTNEY COLE

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along, just do as following:

·Grab your current read
·Open to a random page
·Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
·Be careful not to include any spoilers so as not to ruin the book for others.

Make sure to share the title and the author so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR piles.

Series: The Cougar Chronicles #1
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Lakehouse Press
Publication Date: 10/21/12

Thirty-five year-old Allison “Alli” Lancaster has it all—a fabulous job, a beautiful 15 year-old daughter, a hilarious BFF and a gorgeous house with a pool and Jacuzzi in an exclusive Las Vegas neighborhood. What she doesn’t have is a husband, because she kicked her lousy, cheating ex to the curb nine months ago. Since then, Alli has paid her dues with seemingly endless self-improvement and seemingly endless mourning. Now she’s ready to move on and try new things.

Alli’s idea of “trying new things” is nothing like that devil-of-a-best-friend of hers. Somehow, Sara, the devil of a best friend, talks Alli into trying out a sex toy, sleeping with a younger man and letting a stranger in a lab jacket put hot wax on a place that should never, ever, ever see wax. And that’s only the beginning.

Alli never saw her life going quite like this. She also never thought she’d meet someone else who had the very real potential to change her life forever.

But she did.

Enter the new guy. He’s gorgeous, refined and mature. He’s also marriage material. But that poses a problem for Alli, who renounced the institution of marriage when she renounced her ex. What’s a girl to do?

They say that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. But what the heck happens when you can’t leave Vegas? Well, you spin the wheel, of course. You play the game and let the chips fall where they may.

Alli just hopes she can find them all.

*******

Caution! Only read this book if you want to laugh and are not offended at adult themes and language. This is not a Young Adult book.

My Teaser ~


  "Hi. My name is Alli. My husband of fifteen years cheated on me with every female in a twenty mile vicinity who was willing and had a heartbeat. I thought about going all Lorena Bobbitt on him and chopping his d*ck off. But I didn't.
  Instead, I took him to the cleaners in our divorce and then I went crazy.
  And there's one thing about the good kind of crazy...it makes for a really good story."   (1%)



This book is awesome! Come back Saturday to see my review.


You can purchase Confessions of an Alli Cat at: Amazon


You can connect with Courtney Cole at:
her blog | Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Amazon

NEW RELEASE - CONFESSIONS OF AN ALLI CAT by COURTNEY COLE

Today is the Release Day for the newest book from Courtney Cole, Confessions of an Alli Cat (The Cougar Chronicles #1). I have the inside word from a friend who's already read Confessions, and word is it is AWESOME.

Series: The Cougar Chronicles #1
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Lakehouse Press
Publication Date: 10/21/12

Thirty-five year-old Allison “Alli” Lancaster has it all—a fabulous job, a beautiful 15 year-old daughter, a hilarious BFF and a gorgeous house with a pool and Jacuzzi in an exclusive Las Vegas neighborhood. What she doesn’t have is a husband, because she kicked her lousy, cheating ex to the curb nine months ago. Since then, Alli has paid her dues with seemingly endless self-improvement and seemingly endless mourning. Now she’s ready to move on and try new things.

Alli’s idea of “trying new things” is nothing like that devil-of-a-best-friend of hers. Somehow, Sara, the devil of a best friend, talks Alli into trying out a sex toy, sleeping with a younger man and letting a stranger in a lab jacket put hot wax on a place that should never, ever, ever see wax. And that’s only the beginning.

Alli never saw her life going quite like this. She also never thought she’d meet someone else who had the very real potential to change her life forever.

But she did.

Enter the new guy. He’s gorgeous, refined and mature. He’s also marriage material. But that poses a problem for Alli, who renounced the institution of marriage when she renounced her ex. What’s a girl to do?

They say that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. But what the heck happens when you can’t leave Vegas? Well, you spin the wheel, of course. You play the game and let the chips fall where they may.

Alli just hopes she can find them all.

*******

Caution! Only read this book if you want to laugh and are not offended at adult themes and language. This is not a Young Adult book.

Excerpt

“You look marvelous!” Sara says when I round the corner into the bedroom.

“I feel ridiculous.”

“Why?  We are simply two wealthy women with trophy boy toys out for a night on the town at one of Vegas’s most luxurious night spots.  Nothing to feel ridiculous about.”

“I’m dressed like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, only without the body for it,” I say, indicating my short, tight dress.  “How did I let you talk me into buying this?”

“Well, I thought it might help things with Rick the Dick many moons ago, but this is an even better use.  Besides, you look mouthwatering.”  

Standing up, she walks to me.  She trails the fingertips of one hand down my cheek. 

“A beautiful face,” she says, dragging her hands down to palm my boobs next.  She gives them a squeeze.  “Delicious rack,” she declares then grabs my waist and spins me around.  “And a perfect ass,” she exclaims, slapping my butt.  “You are gorgeous and any man in his right mind would give his left nut to lick you from head to toe and everywhere in between.”

“I think you secretly have the hots for me,” I laugh.  “Maybe I should be going out with you instead.”

“Oh, you flatter!  If either of us swung that way, we’d be perfect together.  But, alas, I’m a sausage lover, as are you.  No tacos for us.”

I can’t help but laugh.  “Have you always been this way and I’m just now noticing?”

“Yes.  You’ve been preoccupied for a few years.”

“I’m beginning to really love this new you.  Even if she shocks me regularly and gets me into trouble more often than not.”

“You love it and you know it.  I add much-needed excitement to your life,” Sara claims, walking to the mirror to touch up her lipstick.

“Did I tell you I love that hair style on you, too?”  I ask, referring to her dark red pixie cut.  She totally has the face to pull it off.

“Keep going like that and I’m yours.”

We both laugh. 

“Well, I guess I’m ready.”  I add under my breath, “At least as ready as I’ll ever be.”

“Then it’s time to go.”

My stomach flutters in dread and anxiety and, yes, a little bit of excitement.  I take a deep breath and smile at Sara.  She loops her arms through mine and grins. 

“Welcome to the first night of the rest of your life.”

We make our way outside and down the walk to the curb, to the shiny black limousine waiting there.  The ride is only twenty minutes or so, during which I drink champagne in the back of the limo at a rate of speed that would make a sailor proud.

When we glide to a stop at the club, I follow Sara out of the car. 

And the man waiting for me nearly takes my breath away.

He’s taller than I imagined and much broader than I expected.  His shoulders look a mile wide in his perfectly-tailored tuxedo, making his waist look smaller than mine.  His hair is dark brown and his eyes are the same dark, sparkling blue as they are in his picture.

He’s young, all right.  But there is nothing boyish about this guy.  Not at all.

As I step from the car, he extends his hand toward me.  I slip my fingers into his and he smiles.  I’m pretty sure my knees go numb and my uterus has a spasm.  But it’s when he speaks that I know it’s all over but the shouting. And the Hallelujah choir. 

“You’re more beautiful than I could’ve imagined,” he purrs in a deep, velvety voice.

Yep, I’m gonna ride him like a runaway bull tonight. No two ways about it.

The thought makes me smile.

 

Good stuff, right? I seriously can't wait to read Confessions. Be sure to add it to your TBR pile or better yet, go get it!

Amazon 

You can connect with Courtney Cole at:
her blog   |   Twitter   |  Facebook  |  Goodreads |  Amazon