{"id":36261,"date":"2018-09-12T08:30:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T12:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=36261"},"modified":"2019-12-31T10:59:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T15:59:02","slug":"blog-tour-excerpt-arc-review-dirty-headlines-by-l-j-shen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=36261","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Dirty Headlines by L.J. Shen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dirty Headlines, an all-new sexy, enemies-to-lovers romance
\nfrom USA Today<\/i> bestselling author\u00a0L.J. Shen is NOW LIVE!!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Dirty Headlines
\nby L.J. Shen<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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A Contemporary Romance
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Available now!
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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

C\u00e9lian Laurent.
\n<\/i><\/b>Manhattan royalty.
\n<\/i><\/b>Notorious playboy.
\n<\/i><\/b>Heir to a media empire.
\n<\/i><\/b>\u2026And my new boss.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I could have impressed him, if not for last month\u2019s unforgettable one-night stand.<\/span><\/p>\n

I left it with more than orgasms and a pleasant memory\u2014namely, his wallet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now he\u2019s staring me down like I\u2019m the dirt under his Italian loafers, and I\u2019m supposed to take it.<\/span><\/p>\n

But the thing about being Judith \u201cJude\u201d Humphry is I have nothing to lose.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brooklyn girl.<\/span><\/p>\n

Infamously quirky.<\/span><\/p>\n

Heir to a stack of medical bills and a tattered couch.<\/span><\/p>\n

When he looks at me from across the room, I see the glint in his eyes, and that makes us rivals.<\/span><\/p>\n

He knows it.<\/span><\/p>\n

So do I. <\/span><\/p>\n

Every day in the newsroom is a battle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every night in his bed, war.<\/span><\/p>\n

But it\u2019s my heart at stake, and I fear I\u2019ll be raising the white flag.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find\u00a0Dirty Headlines\u00a0<\/em>on\u00a0GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

5 \u201cBrooklyn girl and Manhattan prince\u201d stars!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to end badly,\u201d I murmured, not even sure if he could hear me.
\nWe slid into the elevator, and he pushed the second floor button, smirking. \u201cBut we will have one hell of a ride.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Judith \u201cJude\u201d Humphry is a good person but desperation can make anyone do awful things and when she walks out on her one-night stand with his wallet in hand, she knows she\u2019s crossed the line.\u00a0Now nearly a month later, Jude is shocked to find that the very man she left is her new boss, C\u00e9lian Laurent, and he definitely doesn\u2019t seem happy to see her even though their attraction is still very much present. It\u2019s clear C\u00e9lian doesn\u2019t get involved with employees\u2026 at least he didn\u2019t before Jude walked back into his life.<\/p>\n

Dirty Headlines<\/i> by L.J. Shen is a steamy office romance with a strong, sassy heroine and a dirty talking, badass alpha hero. A roller coaster ride of emotion you never want to get off of, it\u2019s twisty, surprising, smoking hot, and oh, so addictive. The characters are well developed and the storyline is full of depth, and I could not put this book down.<\/p>\n

Jude is independent, unique (love her chucks!!), confident, hardworking, and smart. She shoulders so much in her personal life yet she is strong and determined to be her best.\u00a0She deserves her job and won\u2019t let anything get in her way, including her asshole boss no matter how he makes her insides sing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmbition,\u201d she whispered, running her hand along my dress shirt.
\nWhat?
\n\u201cI wore the black Chucks because black represents ambition. Motivation. I want to work here. I want to prove myself. I have a lot to offer, in and out of the newsroom.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If anyone can write a hero who is a complete dick but who we can\u2019t help but love, it\u2019s Shen. And C\u00e9lian is a total dick! But his domineering alpha ways are a mega turn on, and he is so much more than the rich, sexy, arrogant asshole everyone sees. He lets us in a little by little every time he opens up to Jude and I loved it. Behind his cold demeanor is man who is broken and vulnerable, and my heart hurt for him and all he has dealt with growing up the way he did.<\/p>\n

Even though they are different in so many ways, Jude and C\u00e9lian are so good together.\u00a0They give as good as they get and Jude has no problem keeping up with C\u00e9lian and his bossy ways.<\/p>\n

I was torn between liking how it felt to spend time with her and hating how she made me want things I\u2019d never cared about. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She challenges him and doesn\u2019t let him walk all over her while opening his eyes to feelings he\u2019s never had, bringing out his sweet side that leaves the reader swooning for days.<\/p>\n

This story is also hot as hell! The sexual tension builds deliciously with all of the pushing and pulling, and with a scorching chemistry like theirs, Jude and C\u00e9lian set the pages on fire when they are together.<\/p>\n

It isn’t just physical though. Sure the sexy times and dirty talk will melt your panties but the sweet and swoony moments will melt your heart. I felt the intense connection they shared and saw their feelings grow, and I couldn\u2019t stop from swooning and falling right alongside them.<\/p>\n

Throw in some twists and add in some angst and you get a gripping love story that will consume you! Dirty Headlines<\/i> is definitely a new favorite that I can’t get enough of!!<\/p>\n

*ARC generously provided by the author and Social Butterfly PR in exchange for an honest review*<\/em><\/p>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

He had an American accent. Not French. <\/span>American. <\/span><\/i>Smooth. Familiar. Ordinary. He fired out sentences at the speed of light. I heard him, but I couldn\u2019t listen. Shock gripped my body as the pieces of the puzzle fell into place. My dirty one-night stand was my boss. My lying, American boss. And now I had to deal with that\u2014hopefully for a very long time, because I desperately needed this job.<\/span><\/p>\n

Someone snapped their fingers, and my gaze shot from <\/span>C\u00e9lian<\/span><\/i>\u2019s face to Grayson. <\/span><\/p>\n

His forehead had crumpled into a frown. \u201cYou look like you\u2019re trying hard not to cry or having a really intense orgasm. I\u2019m hoping for you that it\u2019s the latter and some kind of a weird-slash-awesome condition. You okay?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I nodded, scraping up a smile. \u201cSorry. Zero orgasms happening under this dress. I just zoned out for a second.\u201d<\/span>Lies. <\/span><\/i>I was about to orgasm just remembering how good <\/span>C\u00e9lian<\/span><\/i>had felt parting my thighs with his big, callused hands and dipping his tongue into my slit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then words stopped streaming down on everyone\u2019s heads like a scalding shower, and I realized that indeed there was something worse than hearing <\/span>C\u00e9lian<\/span><\/i>speak in his perfect American English. And that was <\/span>not <\/span><\/i>hearing him speak at all. Because now the icicles were pointed at me like a cocked gun.<\/span><\/p>\n

I glanced up to meet his gaze. He stared at me for exactly one second before his focus snapped to Grayson. \u201cAm I understood, Gregory?\u201d he asked.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gregory?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cCrystal clear, sir,\u201d Grayson bowed, his voice trembling at the edges.<\/span><\/p>\n

C\u00e9lian <\/span><\/i>jerked his chin toward me. \u201cYour cover girl material is going downhill.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

God. Damn. Bastard.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

He recognized me, and I knew it. His eyes had kindled, melting the ice and growing darker the minute our gazes mingled. He remembered, and maybe it killed him that I was here in the same way it buried me.<\/span><\/p>\n

I want my iPod back<\/span><\/i>, my gaze told him. I had over three thousand songs on that thing, and they were all too good to be wasted on that jerk.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJude Humphry. Junior reporter. It\u2019s her <\/span>first day<\/span><\/i>,\u201d Grayson highlighted, almost pleadingly. He shifted in my direction, as if he might need to physically protect me from the sharp-tongued, suited monster.<\/span><\/p>\n

I suppressed a smile when I realized I\u2019d told <\/span>C\u00e9lian<\/span><\/i>my last name was Spears. Well, he certainly wasn\u2019t a Timberlake. He was a Laurent. An American monarch through and through. A billionaire, a powerful force, and judging by our one and only encounter\u2014a raging playboy. <\/span><\/p>\n

This man was inside you, <\/span><\/i>I internally shrieked. <\/span>And not just once. His cock was buried so deep in you, you screamed. You can still taste the salty, earthy flavor of his cum.You know he has a freckle on his lower back. You know what sound he makes when he empties inside a woman.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I internally thanked my mind for ruining my panties in public, and nodded. \u201cPleasure to meet you, sir.\u201d I offered him my hand, my face flushing with embarrassment at my choice of words.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone was looking at us, and there were at least fifty people in the room. <\/span>C\u00e9lian<\/span><\/i>\u2014if that was even his name\u2014ignored my outreached hand. Instead, he turned his face to the man beside him. \u201cMathias, any other words of wisdom?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mathias? Wasn\u2019t that his father? Just how cold was the man with the icy blue eyes?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think you <\/span>touched <\/span><\/i>everything,\u201d said the big boss\u2014and he <\/span>did <\/span><\/i>have a heavy French accent, so at least the lie had a seed. Mathias stared at me placidly, like he could read the secret his son and I shared on my face. <\/span><\/p>\n

C\u00e9lian <\/span><\/i>spun toward me, uncuffing his cufflinks and rolling his sleeves up his veiny forearms. \u201cAccounting can go back to their unfortunate line of work. <\/span>Couture <\/span><\/i>is excused from this meeting\u2014though not forgiven for their horrid blog. Miss Humphry?\u201d <\/span>He <\/span><\/i>snapped his fingers impatiently. <\/span><\/p>\n

He was already waltzing down the narrow hallway, knowing I\u2019d chase him like a puppy, and no doubt taking pleasure in that fact. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a bone to pick with you.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Bone, boner\u2014same difference, right?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I shot Grayson a please-save-my-butt look. His eyes said, <\/span>I would but I still have a life to live<\/span><\/i>. <\/span><\/p>\n

I followed <\/span>C\u00e9lian <\/span><\/i>down the hall, my Chucks slapping the floor in a hurry. He sliced through the throng of accountants, then stopped at a corner office, opened the door, barked \u201cOut!\u201d to the man inside, and tilted his head for me to go in. I did. He closed the door, and it was just the two of us. <\/span><\/p>\n

Two feet of empty space between us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before she\u2019d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who\u2019d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets peoples\u2019 birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay up to date with LJ Shen by signing up for her MAILING LIST<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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