His Red Carnation - Cassandra Vega

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Everything about His Red Carnation by Cassandra Vega is the opposite of a slow burn and it is deliciously fun that way. 

From the opening chapter you are swept away into a world where events are already unfolding, even if you can't see the machinations right off the bat. The President, the First Lady, and the First Daughter are attending a funeral on the First Daughters 18th birthday and she is, obviously, not so pleased about it. She catches sight of her new Secret Service contact and her body instantly responds. Turns out he's her dads best friend and former Navy Seal buddy. Sparks. Also, FUUUUUUUUUUUU.

She immediately makes it her life goal to make this mans life a complicated hell. It's a beautiful things to watch unfold. AND THEN THINGS GET TWISTY. Not because they're hot for each other... but because stuff happens. Intrigue and violence and drama with a capital D and it's not all about the relationship. 

Being the daughter of the President comes with a lot of other baggage and it's HEAVY you guys. And Navy Seal guy has some stuff going on that I didn't see coming either. The intersection of their combined problems? Wild and Intense. 

Did I mention the First Lady is a BAMF? Because she is! She looks at all that's going on and she's like WAIT A DANG MINUTE and then she HANDLES BUSINESS LIKE A BOSS. Honestly, I think she should have been the President with her ability to handle all these crises at once because she was way better under pressure than her husband was. 

There was so much going on in this story that it's hard to believe there was time for so much smutty times but there still was. And it was good. Delicious spice. Forbidden spice. So naughty! 


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