Sweet Rivalry (1001 Dark Nights) Kindle Edition

Sweet Rivalry is an uber-angsty yet delightfully steamy, sexy novella from K. Bromberg. A quick read that leaves you wanting much, much more of Ryder, gah, and Harper!!

Ryder and Harper are both furiously competitive and after a 13-year post college gap find themselves pitted against one another once again. When Harper returns to California to bid for a construction job the last thing that enters her mind is the sudden unexpected reunion with Ryder Rogers…. her college nemesis. ....and secret crush!

As the two come face to face it sets in motion the same tit-for-tat banter from their college days. Harper is a ballsy, tough as nails woman working in a man’s world. She’s a little powerhouse that will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

The thing that Harper didn’t plan on was the feelings for Ryder that would surface. Memories of that kiss 13 years ago, that rocked her world. Trying not to let this cloud her thoughts would prove to be much harder than imagined.

Especially when all she found herself thinking of was Ryder and his beard and those tats and that kiss all those years ago. Even though Ryder could push her buttons it was the sexual tension that kept them both on edge. I loved the banter that pushed and pulled that intense tension between them. I loved Harper’s resolve to get the job done with the ultimate. #RewardSex

But what happens in that moment of weakness when they can no longer ignore the white-hot heat between them?

Let’s just say that we figure out what the meaning of the term #Beardburn! And how could it not leave you swooning for Ryder?

What a super read Sweet Read is. ~sigh~

My only suggestion is that we need more Ryder and Harper!!

In a few tags first : undeniable chemistry, healthy and spicy rivalry, strong capable woman and sexy as sin hero.

Now, some meat about the story (pun intended as it was hawt!).

This is a short novella written by K Bromberg in the 1001 Dark Nights series.
Harper and Ryder were rivals at college. Being utterly competitive and sharp as a knife Harper dominated Ryder, she was always on top … Sorry, sorry many innuendos here but the book is filled with them to my great pleasure.
So they exchanged a very hot kiss thirteen years ago and Haper left Ryder immediately. No, no he was not a bad kisser she just had her whole new life planned in another state.
Thirteen years late Harper is back in California to enter a secret bid in the construction world. Waiting in the security line she’s ogling a fin @ss in a suit dreaming about sex reward once she’ll win the bid. See, Harper is a shark. A woman in a man’s world but she’s eating unsuspecting suits for breakfast and spit their ties when she’s won. She’s just the best.
I adored her determination, her confidence and competitive mind. She knows what she wants and goes right to the jugular. You have to admire a woman walking like a queen when wearing a security helmet on a construction site while wearing a pencil skirt and pink high heels!
Of course said sexy suit she’s admiring turns to be none other than her former rival: Ryder.
They’ll both compete again and sparks will fly! Who will take control?
I loved the chemistry it nearly made me combust on the spot and Ryder was perfect for the role of sexy and smart business man: bearded, wearing glasses, sporting tattoos and a tone body under his crisp suit.
The story was rather short but their oral sparing (I speak about their banter, take your mind out of the gutter!) was really well done and funny. K. Bromberg gave us enough details to know Harper and Ryder so we could enjoy the ride.

So if you like it short (the story I mean), hot and playful I would recommend this novella in a heartbeat.

Sorry I’m playing naughty girl today!!! All that foreplay in the office just contaminated my innocent mind :-)

Sweet Rivalry (1001 Dark Nights) by K Bromberg
4 stars!!!

“Tell me what to do, Harper.”

It’s a quickie, but a goodie and I never thought I would see the day that K Bromberg could condense her words to 120 pages.

It is hard to really connect with characters in such few pages but K Bromberg managed to spark that connection with Sweet Rivalry. While we are treated to a smidgeon of their back story it was just enough to whet the appetite and have you itching to see just what was in store for Ryder and Harper.

Ryder and Harper were bitter rivals in grad school, both were fantastic at what they did, self-assured, opinionated and highly competitive. These two fuelled one another along, to get better, to be better and more importantly to win. Their fierce rivalry though gave way to an undercurrent of sexual tension of which the culmination of was one kiss. That kiss left its mark though, but when would these two cross paths again?

“The sweet rivalry between us just became a whole lot sweeter.”

Over a decade later, walking into an office to compete for a huge construction project Ryder and Harper come face to face once again. Rivals once again, but it seems that sizzle is still there and the way that these two just look at one and other, combustion isn’t far away.

“I got off thinking about you last night.”

These two were seriously hot together and the undercurrent of sexual tension was captured perfectly. This was a quick light read, perfectly paced and with fantastic banter that will have you smiling from ear to ear. But more than that, this was a story of morals, trust and believing in doing the right thing. No matter how many years spent apart, some things are worth a lot more than a wedge of green.

Totally loved it.

Squeeze!!! The best things do come in small packages. I am really loving all these short stories from the 1001 Dark Nights. I was so excited to see a story from K. Bromberg and once again she nailed it. I love this ridiculously cute, sexy, second-chance romance.

Ryder and Harper were classmates and fierce rivals in college. They are both smart, driven and always try to best each other in everything. On their last competitive debate Harper bests Ryder but she is pissed at Ryder for the way he “mocked” her during the debate. So, what’s a man to do when a woman is fuming at him? He kisses her senseless … Harper is confused and breathless afterward. But she does not stick around long enough to find out what is brewing between them. Harper moves to NY, Ryder to LA. Fast forward a decade later, Harper finds her way to LA on a work assignment. Turns out she is bidding for a contract that Ryder is also competing for. Once again the two are facing off for a contract that will really advance their respective careers. The stakes are high – they both need to focus but there are too many distractions. Ryder is all tattoos and “beard burn” potential :) and Harper is sassy, sexy in pencil skirts and fuck-me heels. Let the game begin and maybe the best man or woman win!!!

K. Bromberg did such an amazing job with the chemistry between Ryder and Harper - hostile and flirty at first. Then all passionate kisses, steamy office sex, and sweet romance. What Ryder did at the end was totally swoony. They guy is not only a sex God but also loyal and a stand-up guy. I really enjoyed this story – short and sweet, sexy, and romantic.

There are feelings I have while waiting on Bromberg to release her next book...

And I found this quote in this book that fit my feelings soooo perfectly...

"Hunger. Want. Need. and Desire!!!"

Annnd you can not tell me if you have read her books before, that these are not the feelings you have for her books, and especially while waiting on her next release...Right?? lol

Well guess what?? She just released a new book!!! Sweet Rivalry It is a short story, kind of a tease but OMG it is HOT and FUN and I will take it!!!

Ladies, ya'll are sooo going to fall in love with Harper and Ryder. They were academic rivals. Harper had a college crush on Ryder and he never knew. But there was a Kiss..A mistake of a kiss and she would never forget. She moves to New York, he stays in town. They never cross paths again until many years later. They both are after the biggest contract for both of their employers. A bidding war over who will win the contract. Each are the best in their own companies. But when they see each other again, sparks fly, old feelings come back, how will they compete against each other? Well you will just have to read the book to find out how it all goes down.

I gave this book 5 Stars!!! This book gets you hot under the collar fast...and I mean smoken Hawt!!! I read this book in one day, I just devoured it!! Anddd I want more!!! OMG I hope we get more of Harper and Ryder soon, cuz you know I am greedy like that!! lol

#BeardBurn
#Tattoos
#DamselInDistress
#RewardSex