Delicious

by Shayla Black

Book Overview

Luc Traverson's entire future is planned out-but there is one very sexy obstacle in his way- Alyssa Deverereaux. She's a former exotic dancer turned strip club owner and restaurateur. Alyssa and Luc shared one night of wild abandon that left Luc terrified by his loss of self-control-and left Alyssa desperate for more. In order to fulfil a promise, Luc becomes the guest chef for Alyssa's restaurant debut. Seeing her again makes Luc wild. So how can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425232425
• ISBN13: 9780425232422
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Heat
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Phenomenally Erotic & Emotional Contemporary Romance

Get ready for Shayla Black's next phenomenally sexy and emotional contemporary, DELICIOUS, Book #3 in her Wicked Lovers series for Berkley Heat (March 2010). In Lafayette, Louisiana, well-known stripper, Alyssa Devereux is branching out from not just owning her own popular strip club, but also opening an upscale restaurant. She has coerced Luc Traverson into being the hot celebrity chef for the restaurant's grand opening to ensure its success. Luc reluctantly shows up, even though he feels it's a bad idea to see Alyssa again after their night of intense passion three months ago. Luc realizes it will be very difficult to keep his hands off the sexy Alyssa, but he's sure she isn't the right woman for him with her immoral lifestyle. Luc knows he is sterile and is looking for a respectable woman to help him achieve the dream of fatherhood through adoption or other alternative means. However, he soon discovers there's more to Alyssa then her stripping talents since she's also a savvy business woman with a MBA! Alyssa claims she hasn't had another lover in several years, despite the fact that her bouncer, Tyler Murphy, and her customers are always coming on to her. Alyssa does everything in her power to seduce Luc back to her bed because she knows their chemistry is still brewing. Luc at first resists but eventually succumbs to Alyssa's charms. He feels very protective of her as she's warned not only by a local zealot to close down her strip club, but also via anonymous threatening notes both at work and home. When the unexpected happens, bringing Luc and Alyssa closer together, she hopes this will lead to Luc opening up since she knows he's hiding something from her. And the danger keeps on rising. Will Luc be able to save Alyssa from whomever has been threatening her life? Will he also realize how much he loves her and that she is the one for him before it's too late? Shayla Black's DELICIOUS brings her erotic romance to a whole new level with not only her signature red-hot passion but a highly emotional love story for readers to savor. Ms. Black is simply one of the best erotic contemporary romance authors writing today!

Deliciously recommended read!

Three months ago, Luc Traverson and Alyssa Devereaux had a night of unfettered bliss. Terrified of his loss of control with her, the celebrity chef quickly made himself scarce. After all, the plans he has for the future include a proper wife, children and white picket fences. They don't include a strip club owner, even if said owner is using her business acumen to open a high scale restaurant. Making good on a bargain, Luc agrees to be the star chef for opening week at her restaurant. The mere sight of her drives him wild, but a promise is a promise. Each day they're together his feelings and respect for her increase exponentially. Try as he might, he can't get her out of his system, which wreaks havoc on his well made future plans. But when a stalker turns dangerous, Luc realizes he can't let her go. The question is, will he be able to save her in time? Once again, Shayla Black has penned an absolute winner. Although Luc played a prominent role in Decadent it was wonderful to see him get his own story in Delicious and Alyssa's just the woman to take him on. Each has their own secrets, which will have the reader voraciously flipping through pages, eager to learn more. The storyline is thoroughly gripping and wonderfully suspenseful. The sexual tension and chemistry between Luc and Alyssa is so blisteringly sexy the pages fairly melted. These characters have an emotional depth with a satisfying complexity that fans of Ms. Black have come to expect from her novels. This story was read in one sitting: one minute laughing, the next minute crying, all the while gripping the pages with nail biting anticipation. Previous fans and new readers alike will devour the pages with reckless abandon. Courtesy of Fallen Angel Reviews

Outstanding erotic romance with an amazing heroine

This book just blew me over. It's definitely one of the best erotic romances I've ever read and particularly it's outstanding heroine makes this book so special. Whenever chef Luc Traverson and strip club owner Alyssa Devereaux come together the sexual chemistry between them is mind-blowing. Months ago they spent an unbelievable erotic night together and now Alyssa wants more of Luc. She has developed feelings for him and tries everything to get him back into her bed and her life. But Luc only sees the stripper and strip club owner when he looks at Alyssa. He isn't able to look behind her facade to see the woman who craves to be loved. So Luc does his best to not get involved with her again but when threats are made against Alyssa he can't stand back any longer. Soon he's back into her bed but still his prejudices make him wary of getting into a meaningful relationship with her. In the end he has to overcome his suspicions and start trusting in Alyssa if he really wants to have a chance with this amazing woman. "Delicious" is one of the books that I couldn't lay out of my hands after I started reading it. In my opinion it's an amazing erotic romance and I love everything about it. Alyssa is one of the strongest and greatest heroines I ever met in a book. She went through hell in her past but still managed to turn her life into something worth admiring. I love how hard-working and honest she is. She is a true survivor and deserves only the best. Luc is hot (of course) and very stubborn. Sometimes he acted so hardheaded that I wanted to shake him. But let's face it, we all have prejudices against certain people (for example strippers), so in part I could understand his suspicions and behaviour. But Luc was always there for Alyssa when it really counted and therefore I think that they are a fantastic pair. I enjoyed the sex scenes between Alyssa and Luc a lot (so absolutly delicious) and Shayla Black definitely writes some of the best and hottest erotic novels. It was also great to meet characters from the other books of the "Wicked Lovers" - series again and I'm already excited for "Surrender to me", which is Hunters book and will be released in March, 2011.

5 Blue Ribbons from Romance Junkies!

DELICIOUS, the third book of Shayla Black's WICKED LOVERS series, more than lives up to its title! Luc Traverson, whom readers met in DECADENT, has finally met his match in Alyssa Devereaux. Luc is ready for his well planned life and his resulting lust and emotional combustion for Ms. Devereaux is definitely not on his list. Luc Traverson has everything about his life planned out - right down to the type of woman he wants to marry. Because of his secret medical condition, Luc has to find the right woman to make his dreams come true. She needs to be above reproach, innocent to a point, and willing to become a mother. As with all well ordered preparations, there is just one problem. Ever since he spent an explosive night with Alyssa Devereaux, Luc hasn't been able to get her out of his mind and because of this, he decides that he can't be around her for any amount of time. Reneging on a promise to help her open her restaurant, Luc tries to get out of his obligation - however, all bets are off the minute he finds out that someone is doing their best to scare Alyssa out of town. With the woman he desires in danger, Luc's decision is made - he will be sticking around until he uncovers the culprit, even if he has to ignore the fact that he might not be the only man in her life. Alyssa Devereaux has her own agenda. She has been unable to forget Luc Traverson since the night they spent together months ago. With her new restaurant opening, Alyssa is finally going to be able to put her exotic dancing behind her, and she is hoping that with Luc as her guest chef, her establishment will be a success. When Luc tries to get out of his agreement, Alyssa knows she is going to have to pull out the big guns. But, with one look from Luc, she finds herself putty in his hands and in his bed. Luc knows he is making a mistake being with Alyssa, but she is like the finest wine - he has tasted her passion and is unable to walk away no matter that he thinks he isn't the only man in her life or that she might be unsuitable for what he wants to achieve in his life. When she comes to him with the most outrageous lie he has ever heard, Luc sees his dreams coming true despite his anger. Now if he can keep the woman he desires from danger, Luc's reasons will be safe. Or so he thinks. Luc is a character I have thought about for a long time. First introduced in Shayla Black's novel DECADENT, Luc has inner demons driving him. He is talented, sexy, and an extraordinary lover. Raw and powerful, he knows exactly how to take a woman's breath away. He is quite simply one of the most luscious men I have ever read about. Alyssa is a woman after my own heart. Working her way up from nothing, she is smart, witty, and beautiful. Men desire her and she has been able to use that to her advantage and make a life for herself. I applaud her yearning to become a businesswoman and am proud of her accomplishments. Most of all, I am green eyed with envy at the way she lo

Definitely Delicious

Delicious is the third book in the "Wicked Lovers" series, although each one can stand alone. However, you're going to want to read the other two - trust me. And Luc - the hero in Delicious - is one of the main characters in book two of the series - "Decadent". Ok, so I mentioned Luc - well, the Luc we met in Decadent isn't quite the same easygoing chef this time around. Apparently, feeling possessive about something, or someone, makes him a little, um, intense. To put it mildly. And in Delicious, he's feeling possessive about Alyssa. The problem? She doesn't fit in with the perfect little future Luc has planned for himself, so he's pissed that he wants her! Alyssa has no such qualms - she wants Luc and makes no bones about it. In fact, she's so determined to have him for her very own that she'll do just about anything to seduce him. How fortuitous that he agreed to help her with the grand opening of her new restaurant (said with tongue firmly in cheek). Shayla Black excels at writing intense emotion, and Delicious is definitely not the exception! It is an emotional roller coaster - from heart-pounding suspense, drool-inducing sexual tension (not to mention the fiercely erotic sex) to utter frustration - and everything in between. This book is not "light" - but it is well worth reading. In fact, you'll be missing out on one of the best erotic romance/romantic suspense novels ever, in my opinion, if you don't get this book. These two characters will steal your heart. Alyssa, who has endured more than her fair share of tragedy and trauma - and Luc, who has had a pretty good life, all things considered - but has one big heartbreak that rules him. Larger-than-life characters, realistic plot, intense pacing, witty dialog, smoldering sex - Delicious has all this and more. There's a reason I own every one of Shayla Black's books, and re-read them often. This is one incredibly talented author who writes stories that are always unique and impossible to put down.