Title: Lessons of the
Past
Author: Chloe Maxx
Release Date: Nov 9,
2015
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Synopsis:
They say karma is a bitch.
And I'd agree--I had lived it.
I had an affair with a married man...who also happened to be
my professor. I couldn't stop it, couldn't control it. The only problem was
that, I, of course, wanted more, and he couldn't give it to me.
Life moved on, I thought I'd moved on, but karma came back
and destroyed it all.
My husband fell in love with his secretary, and I was left
trying to figure out if love was even real.
I wanted to believe it was. I was almost positive I never
stopped loving the one man I couldn't have. But...what if I could have him?
What if he wasn't as off-limits as I had thought?
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My 5 Star Review:
Where do I begin? When I saw
the very first teaser for this book I knew I had to read it and I also knew
that I would love it.
Javier is a super-hot
professor who has been living a lie for years but he has been doing it for his
daughter. (Which is hot by the way) He has never crossed a line and has kept up
his lie of a life for years and he is set on continuing to do so.
Alexandria is a junior in
college who is about to step foot in the class she hates the most....math. This
character is feisty and very loveable. Did I mention that she is absolutely
gorgeous! She has amazing friends too that love her something fierce.
One day while Alexandria was
running on the beach she stopped dead in her tracks and comes face to face with
her Calculus professor. All she can think about is wanting to lick every inch
of his rock hard shirtless body...No wait I am sorry that is what I was
thinking when I read that part. Sorry....
I will tell you that this
book is pretty damn good. Javier will leave you swooning, panting, and wanting
so much more. There is some pretty hot scenes in this story. I love the way
these two characters are and let me tell you I would have never imagined the
ending that Chloe Maxx gave me...but I am so flipping happy she did.
I loved this book so much
that I read it on the train ride back home and could not even put it down. I
needed to know more, I needed to know what was going to happening, hell I
needed to know if I was going to hate Javier forever or not.
So to Chloe Maxx thank you
so much for wanting me to read this book. I loved every minute of and you did a
kick ass job with your debut novel. Now I will tell you that I loved Javier but
there is something about Lane (Chloe best friend) and I want to know so much
more. Yes....I am hinting for you to give me book 2 and make it all about Lane.
Excerpt:
Yes, karma is definitely a bitch. A vengeful bitch.
A month ago, I was happily married...well, I was married.
Caleb and I had what everyone wanted on the outside: good jobs, a beautiful
home, even a cute little dog named Buster. But on the inside, we were just
existing together, not actually living and enjoying life as a couple.
When I walked in on Caleb fucking his secretary on his desk,
I couldn’t really be angry. It had apparently been going on for six months and
I had been none the wiser. I guess that’s what happens when you say “I love
you” and you aren’t actually in love, if love even exists.
I had once thought I was in love with someone, but maybe it
was just lust. I had been ready to give him every little part of me, but he
couldn’t reciprocate. He had been married during our relationship and never intended
to divorce his wife. I should have guarded my heart better, never acted on my
feelings for him, but I had. I hadn’t thought, just felt, and it left me
shattered.
That’s why karma was such a bitch.
You fuck someone’s husband and someone will eventually fuck
yours. Or, at least, that was my case.
Trudging into work, I gripped my coffee in one hand and
typed out an email with the other, using my phone. Work usually started as soon
as I woke up and followed me home each night. It worked well for me, during my
marriage, and now, during my separation. I loved the fact that I was always
busy.
Setting my coffee down on my desk, I rolled my eyes and
smiled as I heard, “Alex!”
I took a deep breath and walked into my boss’s office. “Yes,
Mr. Bradford?”
He greeted me with a warm, genuine smile. “As you know, I
have a meeting all morning. Around ten, could you go down to Raymond and
Raymond on the twelfth floor and pick up some documents for me? I told them to
be expecting you. I hope that’s okay since it’s of a personal nature.”
“That’s fine. Anything you need before the meeting? Coffee?”
I asked. Mr. Bradford was a good guy, and easy to work for considering most of
the executives were complete assholes. He had allowed me extra time off while I
was visiting with my lawyer about my impending divorce and seemed to actually
care about me as a person.
“Coffee would be great. Thank you.”
I nodded and exited his office. “Alex! You have to come with
us this weekend,”
Jessica yelled from her cubicle. “You’re one of us now.” She
grinned.
I smiled back. “Nothing is final, so not yet,” I said,
stopping in front of her. As was their ritual, Jessica and a few other single
girls from the office went out every Friday night for drinks, but the thought
of clubbing sounded awful. Jessica had been asking me for the last two weeks to
come with them—since she found out about my divorce—but all I wanted to do was
eat popcorn and ice cream while watching Netflix.
“Is the asshole making it difficult?”
Jessica and I had been friends for a couple years, so I
didn’t mind elaborating on my divorce. “No, not really. He feels bad about the
situation.” I sighed. “He still cares about me, and I still care about him, but
I’m really not that upset. He loves her, and I think that’s great that she
makes him happy. Obviously, I couldn’t do that.”
Jessica nodded. “I’m sorry. I’m sure it still hurts.”
I sighed. “Yeah, it still does.” But it wasn’t necessarily
Caleb and the divorce. Or his affair. I couldn’t exactly blame him for falling
for someone who would actually love him back. I was more upset about the mess
I’d made out of my life. It hurt so much when I actually thought about where I
was, and where I thought I should be. At twenty-six, I was getting divorced and
living with my sister—it wasn’t what I had planned for my life at all.
“Jessica!” boomed from the office behind her. She rolled her
eyes and stood. “Well, you’re still coming this weekend. It’s just drinks and
some innocent flirting.”
I nodded, but it was more so Jessica would stop asking, and
headed toward the breakroom as she went into her boss’s office. Pushing the
door open, I found Mason Smith leaning against the counter, sipping coffee.
His eyes lifted to meet mine. “Morning, Alex. How are you?”
“Good, thanks. You?” I asked, walking toward the coffee pot.
Mason was a very attractive man with dark green eyes and light brown hair that
always looked like he had just crawled out of bed.
“I can’t complain. I mean, I’m standing here talking to
you.” He smirked.
I couldn’t help the small giggle that bubbled out. “That’s
slick. Does that usually work with the ladies?” Mason wasn’t a whore by any
means, but I was positive he didn’t spend many nights alone.
“Sometimes. Did it work now?”
Shaking my head and pouring the coffee, I replied, “No.
Sorry. But it could just be my current mood.”
“Yeah, I heard. I’m sorry.”
I paused, setting the carafe down. I hated knowing my
marital problems were now office gossip. It was one thing for me to tell my
friends, but it was another for every single co-worker to know.
“That’s okay.” I hurried and filled the mug, placing the pot
back in place.
Mason stepped closer and pushed a piece of hair behind my
ear. “For what it’s worth, he’s really stupid. Anyone who would do that to you
isn’t worth keeping anyway.”
I nodded, picked up the mug, and exited the breakroom,
almost running.
After delivering Mr. Bradford’s coffee, I sat down in my
chair and got busy. I checked my voicemail first, then began going through the
paperwork sitting on my desk.
I finished off my java, then looked at my watch. It was nine
fifty-five. After saving all my work and logging off my computer, I strolled to
the elevator, lost in thought, and went down to the twelfth floor where Raymond
and Raymond was located.
I walked up to the receptionist’s desk and greeted the older
lady. “Hi, Holly. Mr. Bradford asked me to pick up some paperwork for him.”
“Hi, Alex,” she greeted, knowing me for the last couple
years, and because Raymond and Raymond was handling my divorce. “Let me go grab
it. Just a minute.”
“No problem,” I answered. I backed up to a chair and sank
down with a sigh. I was so tired and drained, I felt like I could nap for two
days straight if I was given the opportunity.
“Here you go, Alex,” Holly announced as she walked back to
her desk.
“Thanks,” I said, taking the sealed envelope. “You wouldn’t
happen to know if Mr. Crawford has a date for me or anything?” I questioned,
regarding my divorce.
She smiled sweetly. “I can certainly call back to his office
and ask.”
“Thanks. That would be great.”
She picked up her phone and connected to Mr. Crawford. After
a minute, she set the phone back in its place. “He doesn’t, I’m sorry.”
“That’s okay.” I got up. “I better get back to work. Have a
great day.”
“You, too,” she said as I let the door swing shut behind me.
Pressing the down button on the outside panel for the
elevator, I heard, “Alexandria? Is that you?” The voice was familiar, raspy. I
froze as my heart stopped, then accelerated. The open floor plan suddenly felt
too small, claustrophobic, the walls caving in.
Slowly, I turned, coming face to face with the man I thought
I had once loved. The man who ripped my heart out and walked all over it.
“Javier.”
“Oh my God,” he said, coming closer, and I took a step back.
He still looked sexy as hell, maybe a little older, tired. “How are you?”
My body began to tremble and my sex clenched a little. “I’m
great.” I hated that my body was reacting to his closeness. I needed to get
away from him. Fast. The elevator arrived and the doors slid open. “I have to
go, but it was great seeing you,” I said, stepping inside and turning to face
him. He was so damn sexy.
Author Info:
Chloe Maxx was born and raised in rural Oklahoma. She now
resides in a small town not far from where she grew up with her husband and two
boys. She loves being outdoors, the salty smell of the ocean, relaxing ocean
waves, caffeine, and reading any book that has a little romance.
Lessons of the Past is Chloe’s debut erotic romance.
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