Womanizer

Womanizer was not what I expected! First of all, out of all the three bad boys mentioned in the Manwhore series, (Saint, Tahoe and now Callan) I imagined Callan to be completely different. I also expected Olivia to actually know Callan! Like….your big brother has been friends with this guy for years! Surely you’ve seen pictures or catched a glimpse of him at events and such right? That’s a big no for Olivia who doesn’t even recognize the ‘hot smoker guy’ she’s been talking to and hanging out with…is actually her boss and brother’s best friend. The guy she’s been fantasizing over and opening up to. GAHHHH. As a reader I obviously realized who he was, I immediately saw what was going to happen but the entire time I thought to myself, ‘this is going to be SO bad!’ And yet I kept reading, my heart racing faster and faster until the moment they found out who the other person was and my heart exploded. The rest of Womanizer went by in a big, happy blur. Callan has obviously slept around and has a reputation throughout Chicago for it, but something about Livvy draws him to her. Which is somewhat of an issue considering one, she works for him. Two, she is also his best friend’s sister who apparently already warned Callan to stay away from. I love watching the funny, somewhat awkward and swoon worthy way they met and I loved watching them fall for one another. It’s a great story about two people falling in love with one another when they didn’t plan to and they also weren’t part of each other’s plan. Womanizer is in fact a love story, but it also has hidden undertones. People get so wrapped up in their futures, their plans that when something wonderful happens…they don’t know what to do. Or they can’t do something or be with someone because it doesn’t fit into their plan. Being too afraid to take that leap of faith isn’t living and that’s something that Katy Evans also writes about in Womanizer. An important message that I feel like every twenty something should know and hear. I really, really, really liked Olivia. I think it’s important as writers and authors that different stories from different perspectives are told. Olivia clearly has a plan for herself; first and foremost she wants to be a businesswoman and establish a career. Not every woman wants a relationship right away, love is put on the back burner until they can get some other things out of the way first. However, life is a tricky thing and random things happen both good and bad and things change. Sometimes for worse, sometimes for better…either way I think Katy Evans wrote a pretty good book about how sometimes your plan changes and you have to switch things around. Growing up in this country there’s a lot of things that we are ‘told we have to do’ or we have to ‘follow a certain plan’ without veering off it. It’s just really nice to read something that shows it’s okay to venture of the path of your plan and it was nice to watch Olivia deal with that and relate to it. And of course I loved Callan, he was kind of this intense quiet, bad boy vibe type of guy in Womanizer, but he also reminded me a of little boy who refused to quit until he got what he wanted; something I always enjoy reading about honestly. I loved Womanizer very much! It wasn’t at all what I was expecting but I think that’s the main reason I loved it so much. Olivia and Callan will forever hold a special place in my heart and thanks to another great book by Katy Evans, I can add another beautiful story to my bookshelf.

“Nobody knows how to work and play better than Callan. And I’ve become this man’s favorite playground.” Holy smokes!! Who knew sleeping with the Boss--or sharing hits off a cigarette -- could be so darn sexy?! Fan Favorite author Katy Evans pulled off yet another coup with WOMANIZER, a swoon-worthy standalone installment in the wildly addictive Manwhore series! The red hot office romance was so habit forming that I may need a 12 step program to get over my EPIC. BOOK. HANGOVER!!! And speaking of vices, Callan Carmichael made taking a drag off his cigarette so arousing I do declare the Marlboro Man may be making a comeback! Although I did not have the pleasure of reading the other books in the Manwhore series (YET!!), the connection between the three best friend moguls Malcolm, Tahoe and Carmichael was easy enough to sort through. Callan’s the last man standing of the trio and is "a bad boy through and through; he’s holding court now as the hottest, richest bachelor in the city.” The heroine, Olivia Roth, is the gorgeous beast Tahoe’s baby sister and he pulls some strings to get her a coveted internship at Callan’s Fortune 500 company. At the age of twenty-two, she left Texas and jetted off to the Windy City armed with a business degree and big ambitions yet has a lot to prove, especially to herself. "I’m here to learn how to play with the big guys in the big leagues.” And no one is bigger than business titan Callan Carmichael, CEO of Carma Inc. Not only is he a NOTORIOUS womanizer but his reputation precedes him in the business world as well. Callan is a ruthless corporate shark, dubbed the "Takeover King" and though Olivia isn't exactly a fan of his cutthroat business tactics and is NOT looking for any special treatment she is very ambitious herself and looks forward to him showing her the ropes. "Learning from the toughest raiding firm in the country will teach me the dirty games companies play—so I can learn how to stop them and protect the companies I hope to serve. But I need to make sure I walk away from Carma three months from now without losing my soul." Despite her heady buzz from landing this incredible internship, she has yet to cross paths with the legendary Boss and even when she shines at work she has a major case of homesickness because it’s her first time ever living away from home. She finds her first friend in the most unlikely of places when she seeks out some fresh air in the top floor terrace, overlooking the spectacular Chicago skyline, and encounters HOT SMOKER GUY. Her attraction to him is INSTANTANEOUS and she assumes he’s some lowly mail room guy since he is not adhering to the drab dress code and seems to care less about rules or corporate protocol. Before she knows it, she finds herself sharing hits off his cigarette, and spilling her guts (about her paralyzing fear of heights) and sharing her dreams about her set-in-stone life plan. Day after day they meet up on the terrace and forge a special bond. Then one evening their cozy cigarette chats lead to a drunken night of mind-blowing sex!! But her fantasy filled night with HOT SMOKER GUY goes down in flames when she is mortified to discover her sexy bedmate is none other than but the bossman himself. Callan Carmichael. The rakish womanizer her brother and colleagues warned her to steer clear of! Umm...to late for that. Because, as it turns out, "the takeover king took me over last night." Aghast and beyond mortified she refuses to be the impossibly handsome Callan’s shiny new toy. But he whittles away at her defenses one smolderingly sexy look at a time! Although she know is all kinds of wrong and he threatens to put her carefully strategized life plan out of whack, he unleashes a hunger in her that transforms this safe and predictable good girl into a pleasure-seeking SEX KITTEN! But their forbidden fling can only be hidden for so long. "He's not the kind of man to be anyone’s dirty little secret. He’s the kind of man you flaunt." Can the womanizer be tamed and even if she manages to do the IMPOSSIBLE will she forfeit her lifelong career aspirations for the love of a lifetime? Ahh the forbidden passion!! The scandal! The Sparks!!! The scintillating push-pull! I just adored Livvie and Callan together. This darling duo sparkled in each scene and their chemistry was OFF THE CHARTS!! I have said it before and it bears repeating--no one writes SWOONY Alpha heroes like Ms. Evans! I honestly think this author is INCAPABLE of writing a hero whom we can't help but worship!! I always melt into a puddle when reading Katy Evans' romances because her roguishly sexy heroes can be dominate in the bedroom while also nurturing their women with such reverence like a precious jewel to be cherished. "His eyes are a mixture of hunger, amusement, and tenderness. He leans over and kisses me, slipping his tongue into my mouth slowly this time, as if I’m irresistible. Meant to be savored." Callan is a potent combo of arrogantly sexy, ALMIGHTY boss, PRIMAL lover and achingly gentle PROTECTOR. He lives life on his own terms and there are no rules he won't break for Livvie, who keeps him on his toes as much as he does her. And despite the fact that he’s a supposed player who has a bevy of female admirers at his disposal, I found it such a TURN-ON how he only had eyes for one lady. His beautiful Livvie. The “adorable, infuriating, irresistible girl ” who drives him mad with lust and longing and has him desperate to taste her sweet tempting lips, to pick her brilliant brain, exchange hopes and dreams and ideas, and seek out all those clusters of feckless!!! ! I could gush endlessly about WOMANIZER but I do have one small quibble: We only had two cameo scenes from Callan’s POV and while they were FANFREAKINGTASTIC, I greedily wanted more!!! I would have loved to be in the hero’s head more to gain further insight into his persona-- what drove him to take such professional risks, fueled his desires, his burning ambitions, and what truly made this fascinating enigmatic man tick. That aside, I still relished every single breathtaking moment of this book—"The stolen looks and the forbidden touches and the talks" and I WAS ALL IN from the first spellbinding moment to the very last!

Wow wow wow! So I was worried that i wouldn't have enjoyed womanizer because I had such high hopes for it redeem it self from ladies man. Well Katy Evans you have more than redeem yourself in my eyes. You freaken surpass my expectations. I'm in so aw oh Callan you have no idea. This book was so many things. Hot, streamy, drama, sadness. It was honestly everything. And way beyond a 5 star rating! I am eager to hear about Wynn and Callan older brother cullen!

Wer die Manwhore Reihe gelesen hat und "und gerade so gut drin ist", macht mit diesem (un dem anderen Buch) jedenfalls nichts falsch. Es schließt sich ganz gut an und ist auch in sich eine schöne Geschichte.

I have never DEVOURED a Katy Evans book as fast as I did with Womanizer. These aren't new characters to us, with them having been mentioned and "met" in the previous Manwhore series books but this can be read as a complete standalone without feeling lost in a story that's started already. Callan Carmichael is the last man standing. His best friends are now blissfully in relationships and he's not interested in being tied to anyone. Until Olivia Roth. She's his best friend's little sister. He didn't know this until it was too late. She didn't realise the hot smoking guy who appears to be a uniform rebelling mail room guy wasn't quite who she expected. What then began was sizzling. On the pages, between the sheets and everywhere they touched. ;) We weren't left wondering much due to Katy Evans' supreme writing skills. How book after book she can bring us something new, fresh and damn delectable I'll never know. But hell if I want her to stop! The sexual tension, the chemistry, the small amount of requisite angst and the swoon-worthy lust between these two was an absolute joy and pleasure to read. I have loved the characters in this series and Carmichael and Liv are of no exception. Phenomenal story!

Une lecture très sympa dans la lignée de cette petite série. L'histoire n'a rien de très original mais elle se laisse lire sans encombres

As always you can't go wrong with Katy Evans!! She's got all the feels !! Another amazing book by one of the most amazing authors out there !! Although in my heart Remy will always be the best one this Womenizer comes pretty close to perfection too😉