REVIEW: Make Me Crave by Katee Robert

Make Me Crave by Katee Robert is the second in the author’s Make Me series and is a fun and sexy vacation themed romance!

Allie Landers knows the hardships women face from her own upbringing and she’s proud of what she’s been able to accomplish, running a women’s shelter with an adjoining gym. But the bills are starting to pile up. Investors have been calling, and she’s been putting them off but soon she’ll have to make some difficult choices. A getaway vacation to an island retreat is what she needs to sort things out, and when a sinfully handsome guest entices her into a one night stand she’s glad to put her troubles aside – until she finds out who the guest is.

Roman Bassani has been trying for weeks to get Allie to take a meeting with him. He’s got an investor whom he’s sure will be a good fit for her company which he can see is in danger of going under. Finding out that Allie has gone on holiday, he plans his own trip to the resort, but before deciding to look for Allie he spends an unforgettable night with the beautiful stranger who’d caught his eye. Then in the morning the truth rears its head when they introduce themselves properly. Roman is determined to get back into Allie’s good books and convince her that he can help her with his business but Allie is firm. She’s only interested in a no strings attached fling with no talk of business and no chance of anything happening between them once they are back home. Roman gives in to Allie’s request and they share an incredible week together. But will it really be over so soon?

I always enjoy Katee Robert’s sexy and fun romances! Plus, I’m partial to vacation themed stories where the couple ends up spending their time together with a ‘what happens here doesn’t count in the real world’ theme that never seems to work out that way.

Allie is a woman with a mission but stressed over how to make it continue to be realized. She knows she is going to have to start laying off employees if she can’t find the funds to continue her business but having had to rely on herself for so long, she doesn’t know how to ask for help. The idea of an investor makes her worry that she’ll lose control completely of what she’s built and she can’t allow that. It’s a real problem for her without an easy solution. Trusting Roman is difficult, no matter how good the sex is between them (and it is definitely good!).

Allie’s stubbornness is frustrating for Roman, who is under a non-disclosure agreement that prevents him from revealing to her the identity of the investor interested in maintaining her business and expanding the combination of refuge and health club. He wants Allie to trust that he’s got her best interests at heart but Allie knows a week of good sex isn’t proof of anything. They have to figure out a way to work together and get their happy ending. There are some cameos from characters in Make Me Want, as well as some other secondary characters that should provide some interesting future stories. Make Me Crave is an entertaining, sexy and enjoyable romance.

Book Info:

Publication: July 1, 2018 | Harlequin Dare | Make Me #2

“I crave you…”

Can their hunger be satisfied?

Roman Bassani will do anything to close a deal. Even chase down Allie Landers on her Caribbean vacation to make an offer on her company. He expects a challenge—but not their immediate intense attraction. After an accidental one-night stand they agree to put business aside—for now. The island lulls them into a heated sexual journey…but what happens to their opposing interests when they return from paradise?