Beautiful Desire by A James
Blossom Beach Book 3
Release: September 15, 2025
🩵small town
📚stepbrother
🩵age gap (she’s older)
📚boy obsessed
🩵forced proximity
📚she’s more dominant
🩵curvy + bisexual fmc
📚spicy lessons
🩵pegging
When I find out I could lose my bookstore, I make a deal with the devil to save it, not realizing I would end up in bed with the last person I ever thought I’d be hot and sweaty with…
Fletcher St. James
Even at twenty-four, he’s a spoiled brat. He believes the whole world owes him something, and he really needs to be put in his place.
When his wealthy, power-hunger father propositions me with something I desperately need in exchange for teaching his son a little responsibility, it’s an offer I can’t refuse.
After all, there’s nothing I enjoy more than humbling an arrogant man and bringing him to his knees.
This should be a piece of cake.
But one thing I didn’t expect was how much Fletcher would enjoy it… Or how much that would turn me on. The tension quickly boils over, and before I know it, we’re giving in to our illicit desires, consequences be damned.
I crave the feeling of his body against mine, and the needy sounds he makes right before he begs.
But more than that, I can’t get enough of the little things, like the way the golden sun looks reflecting off his green eyes in the morning, or how beautiful his vulnerability is.
And when his touch becomes my safe space, bringing out a softer side of me I’ve kept locked away for too long, it’s impossible to remember why this is wrong.
When the secrets come out about the lascivious things we indulge in behind closed doors, will it be worth it, or will this deal end up costing me everything?
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Beautiful Desire by Ashley James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I am really liking this author’s style! This is only my second “experience” with her writing but my gut is telling me she’s gonna be one of those “good-time” authors that I can turn to whenever I need a well written story with both comedic relief and a dose of #feels! She delivered just that with Beautiful Desire and I can’t wait to dig into her backlist for more!
I had the opportunity to both read and listen to advance copies for this release, but I honestly only had the time to listen, so I won’t be able to speculate on which might be more “fun” LOL! What I can tell you is that I really enjoyed the story itself and everything it represented and 🎤Muffy Newton & Sebastian York🎤 narrating in DUET (#swoon) is never NOT gonna be a good time!
There’s always something really satisfying about reading (listening) to a story that tackles societal issues while not drowning in the drama of it all and also providing a beautiful romance journey. *sigh* These are the best types of romance fiction books! With this book, we got the added pleasure of some 🔥🔥serious sizzle🔥🔥 between our main characters that honestly started from almost the beginning. Even when they weren’t “together yet”, it was absolute fire between these two and I was here for EVERY SINGLE SCENE! I love how the story built and was fueled on chemistry but also a lot of “discovery” for both MCs. I also adored that secondary characters played a big part in the story and a lot of the “discovery”. (you’ll have to read the story to get more on that!)
What I’ve learned about this author in just two reads is fantastic and it very much matches what I love to get lost in when I read/listen! She delivers on story building, chemistry, character development and all kinds of other nuggets I love to see in my reads! We are a perfect match so far! :)
Meet Ashley James: Ashley James is a romance author who enjoys writing (and reading) LGBTQIA+ books. She is from Washington State—and no, not Seattle—and currently resides in South Carolina with her two kids and hairless kitties, Goose, Maverick, and Houston. Ashley is introverted and slightly (okay, majorly) awkward. She refuses to make this section sound like a tacky dating app profile, so she won’t be telling you how much she enjoys music, how she thoroughly enjoys dancing and singing in her kitchen, despite not being able to carry a tune, and she won’t be telling you about her love of toxic and broken fictional men.
Connect with Ashley James: https://authorashleyjames.com/links/
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