REVIEW: Undressed by Avery Aster

Undressed

(The Manhattanites #1)

by Avery Aster

4 HEARTS

From Goodreads

Milan’s notorious playboy, Prince Tittoni, seems to have everything—Lamborghinis, exotic women, palaces throughout Europe and business success. Ramping up his fabric company to go global with a new apparel brand, he ruthlessly stops supplying fabrics to the American client who inspired the collection. But once they meet, what’s he willing to give to get her in his bed?

Upper East Side designer Lex Easton has already endured her fair share of hard knocks. She’ll be damned if she’ll let an Italian stud muffin knock her down. So what if she named her favorite vibrator after him? With Fashion Week approaching, she’ll do whatever it takes to secure the fabrics she needs to make her clothing line an international success—even sleep with her rival.

Lex’s Louboutins are dug in deep to win this war. All’s fair in love and fashion!

Inside Scoop: Though the hero and heroine remain monogamous, their Prada-wearing friends indulge in a ménage a trois and other fashionable sexual fun and games.

Undressed is the first book in the Manhattanites series by Avery Aster and holy hell it is a hot start to what I can only assume will be an equally hot series! Get ready for a hot, steamy Italian former playboy and a brash, sarcastic American designer. This book smolders one second and makes you laugh out loud the next.

Lex Easton is tired of life knocking her down at every turn. So, when she finds out the fabric company that supplies her design company has stopped shipment on a very important delivery she needs, for the upcoming fashion show that can make or break her company, she refuses to just meekly accept it and move on. After a frustratingly failed phone call she decides to hop on a plane and fly straight to Milan and confront the owner in person. Who cares if the company is owned by the very object of her every fantasy? She can control her lustful thoughts. She can do anything for her company.

Prince Massimo Tittoni is known as Milan's notorious playboy. To be fair, he is partly to blame for this public image, but he's changed. Yes, he still enjoys having a beautiful woman in his bed, but it's been far too long. He is concentrating all of his efforts on rebuilding the wealth that the family once had. That's why when the American company, that helped inspire his most recent clothing line, defaulted on their payments he jumped at the chance to stop shipment and sever the contract agreement. In doing this, he didn't expect the feisty American designer to show up on his doorstep demanding the shipment. More importantly, he didn't expect to feel such an instant attraction, an attraction unlike he's ever felt before. Now, he just has to convince her to act on the feelings he knows she shares, without compromising his company and all of the hardwork he's put in to change his life.

"I would give this up, House of Tittoni, Girasoli Garments, and Isola di Girasoli, my Milano life - anything and everything. I'll be faithful, and I'll be yours - forever."

In all honesty, I have to say there were a few scenes that I found unbelievable and impossible, but these led to the laugh out loud moments for me, so I was able to overlook them for the most part. You'll definitely have to be the personality type to not get caught up in the details or you'll never be able to fully enjoy the crazy ride that is this book.

I enjoyed how Prince Massimo showed so much growth, pun intended, from the beginning of the book to the end. There were times that Lex annoyed me, but was likable just the same. I really wasn't sure about the supporting cast, but in the end I really enjoyed them.

This book was provided to me by Edelweiss.com in exchange for my honest review.

Heat Rating

4 out of 5 

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