{"id":36235,"date":"2018-09-08T05:15:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T09:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=36235"},"modified":"2018-09-08T06:03:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T10:03:00","slug":"audio-review-man-card-man-hands-2-by-sarina-bowen-tanya-eby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=36235","title":{"rendered":"Audio Review: Man Card (Man Hands, #2) by Sarina Bowen & Tanya Eby"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t know why I fought you for so long.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4 metrosexual stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The second book in the Man Hands<\/i> series, I dove right into this one after finishing Man Hands<\/a>, because I honestly could not get enough of this fantastically fun and hilarious collaboration!<\/p>\n

Man Card brings us the story of Ash and Braht (as in bratwurst, because the man is hung! Lol), both introduced in the first book as the respective best friends of Brynn and Tom. Ash and Braht have an explosive relationship – in that they hate each other, complicated by their mad lust for each other. In the last book we caught a glimpse of all of that lust exploding in a pantry of all places, and after years of bickering, that one encounter has changed everything.<\/p>\n

Braht is madly in love with Brynn and has been for years, and now that he knows how combustible they are together, he\u2019s all about making them permanent. But Brynn has been through a bad experience with men and isn\u2019t interested in pursuing anything, especially with a professional competitor and dangerously sexy metrosexual who is all kinds of arrogant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not like other men, Ash. I\u2019m Man 2.0.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OMG, Braht! He is so unlike most romance heroes, and wouldn\u2019t usually be the kind of guy that I\u2019d be attracted to in real life, but I couldn\u2019t help but be drawn to him and his devastating and surprisingly hot metrosexual ways. He gets manicures and pedicures, he wears pastels and loafers, he has more product in his bathroom cupboards than Ash does, and he loves a good rom\/com. And he owns it! He is confident, arrogant, intelligent and completely unapologetic about who he is, and he\u2019s also a complete alpha with a filthy mouth. It\u2019s a seriously fun combination, and hot damn!<\/p>\n

\u201cI need to say this. I want you, you understand. All of you. Right now. But you need to know this. Outside of here, I will hold your purse. I\u2019ll get mani-pedis with you. I\u2019ll cry while watching Lifetime movies with you. I will hand over my man card and be your minion everywhere you want, except in the bedroom. In here, I want you to surrender.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He pursues Ash with single-minded determination, and when they are teamed up as co-realtors on the same property it puts them in direct competition with each other, working closely together and all up in each other\u2019s business, building their sizzling sexual tension and making their attraction absolutely irresistible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t like you very much,\u201d she says in a small voice.
\n\u201cYou’ll like me better when I’ve tied you to the bed in your parents’ cottage.\u201d
\nShe makes a noise that’s half rage, half lust. Oh, I’ve got her number. I really do.
\n\u201cI brought four neckties in preparation, Herm\u00e8s, of course. Very silky.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They have a fantastically fun dynamic and I loved watching their back and forth as they find their way forward together. Sexually, they are on fire, but there\u2019s a whole heap of other things they need to sort through, and they handle it well, in a way that adds to the story rather than irritating the reader, and I had so much fun as it all played out.<\/p>\n

Braht is pretty much good at everything. And I mean everything. I\u2019m worried I might be falling for the fashionable fucker. Fuck.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Their best friends are a big part of their unfolding romance, and I loved meeting Braht\u2019s awesome brother, Bramley, catching up with Tom and Brynn, and Sadie\u2019s story next is sure to be a good one!<\/p>\n

I listened to this one as an audiobook, again narrated by Erin Mallon and Luke Daniels who do a sensational job \u2013 especially Luke, who makes Braht a believably masculine metrosexual. This is a really fun read with a heartfelt, sexy romance, and I loved it!<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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Man Hands<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Man Hands (#1)<\/strong> (Brynn & Tom)
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Man Card (#2)<\/strong> (Braht & Ash)
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Boy Toy (#3) <\/strong>(Liam & Sadie)
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Man Cuffed (#4)<\/strong> (Mac & Mia)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Check out more fantastically fun reads on our Romantic Comedy Recommendation<\/a> page!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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