{Review & Giveaway} Ask Me Something (Something #2) by Aubrey Bondurant (@AubreyBondurant)

How do you ask the question, when you know the answer may change everything?

Sasha Brooks has been focused on one thing her entire life: her career. Newly promoted as the vice president in a New York advertising company, she has beauty, brains, and one hell of a fierce reputation. But she also has a secret that she keeps carefully guarded.

Brian Carpenter is finding out that managing his newest VP isn't without its challenges, but when it comes to Sasha, he'd expect nothing less.
His easygoing personality and Southern charm are the yang to her yin and the calm to her storm. 

Over the last eight years of their friendship, the flirtations, innuendos, and chemistry have almost led to more, but Sasha has convinced herself they're better off just friends.
Almost. 
Until the moment she thinks he's with someone else. 

Is she too late to admit her feelings? 
Gathering the courage to ask the question, Sasha discovers she isn't the only one keeping secrets. 

You think you know someone....

​Sasha Brooks has been fighting for years to be taken seriously.  Her take-no-prisoners business acumen is well known and even earned her the nickname “Sasha-B-Fierce.” Yet underneath the seemingly perfect professional shell lies a girl who is so unsure of her beauty and power that she has never been able to tell her boss that she’s been in love with him forever.
 
The chemistry between them has always simmered just below a flashing point.  So when a single text threatens to shatter her heart – she knows that she has to finally admit her feelings or finally let him go.

“I’m trying very hard right now not to be turned on by your jealousy, Sasha.” He moved close again. “I want us both to be certain, though, before we go down a road from which we can’t return. If she hadn’t shown up tonight, how would the conversation have gone after Catherine left?”

 It was time to put up or shut up. “I’m hoping I would’ve been brave enough to ask you if you ever think about more.”
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His fingers stroked my cheek. “Every fucking day.”

​Up until now, Brian Carpenter has been able to straddle the line between personal and professional with Sasha.  He’s waited patiently for any sign that she just might feel the same way. 
 
But his window of opportunity is narrow, rules will be broken and walls will tumble to the ground.  Will they be able to forge a love all their own or will they be left with nothing of each other in the end?

“I know you. How you listen to Titanium or other chick empowerment music before your pitches. That you go home on Friday nights after the gym and become a hermit until Saturday with some sort of chocolate indulgence. How you like to hear the bad news before the good because it’s easier for you to trust the bad. I know that you love the beach when it’s winter or early in the morning because it’s where you can clear your head. And I know you told me you don’t believe in fairy tales or happy endings, but fuck if I’ll accept that.”

​I love discovering new authors that can not only keep me engaged, but also literally tie my heart in knots – and Aubrey Bondurant is one of them!
 
Ask Me Something held me captive from the very first word and then took me on a journey that was both poignant and euphoric.  She has created such a strong female voice in Sasha that every modern woman can relate to her inner struggle.  It’s that added dimension of emotion that sets Aubrey apart and I can’t wait to see what story she tells next…

Exclusive Excerpt - 

His voice was doing funny things to me, so I gulped down more water. I couldn’t believe we were standing in my kitchen having this conversation. “Maybe I like to call the shots with the men I date.” Quite frankly, if they didn’t like it, then too bad, I almost added.

“Yeah, and how has that worked out for you, Sasha?”

His smug look made me want to wipe it off. “I’m not into long-lasting relationships, therefore it's worked out just fine,” I retorted.

He gave a low chuckle and moved, boxing me in against the countertop. With his forearms on either side of me, he leaned in. His voice was low and gravelly as he murmured against my ear, “I was talking about the sex, honey. How was the sex?”

I wasn’t sure I wanted to discuss my sexual history, let alone admit it lacking.

Meanwhile, his nearness was wreaking havoc on my senses.

He pulled back and danced his fingers down my arm. “Actually, I could tell you how it’s been for you.”

I shivered at his nearness and sexy voice. “Do tell,” I challenged on a whisper.

He smirked, knowing exactly the effect he was having on me. “It was fine. And the word fine is a throwaway word. It’s what you respond with to the doorman when he asks how your evening was: “Fine, thanks.” It’s what you say to the client when they ask how your flight was: “fine.” But it shouldn’t be the way you describe your sex life. Hell, maybe the first time was okay and promising. The second time, maybe a little bit better, but by the fifth time, you realized that’s it. That was the main act with the encore. But it was fine, so you stick it out for a while. After all, it’s nice to have a reason to wear something new and lacy with someone to notice. Nice to get dinner with someone. But then you find yourself bored and staying late at work even when you don’t have to because, frankly, the alternative isn’t as appealing, and that’s not so fine.”
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“Okay, enough.” I moved one of his arms and stepped out of reach to lean against the opposite counter. He’d touched a nerve, hitting too close to home on my sex life or at least the one that I could remember.

“I only tell you this because I’ve been there, and now it’s time for something better than fine.”

About The Author - 

​Aubrey Bondurant loves to read, write and travel. When she isn't working full time or spending time with her family, she puts her fingers to keyboard and crafts a story.
 
As a former member of the military, she's passionate about veteran charities and giving back to the community.
 
Her writing style is a combination of chick lit and erotic romance or "smutty chick lit" as she calls it. The "Something Series" will consist of 5 books. The first one, Tell Me Something came out in June 2015. The second book, Ask Me Something will be out in November 2015.

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