Getting Rough: Monkey Business Trio

The next sizzling novel of C. L. Parkers Monkey Business Trio

Hotshot San Diego sports agent Shaw Matthews and his sexy professional adversary Cassidy Whalen have gone head-to-head in the boardroomand the bedroom. Now Shaw has scored a big promotionbut only because Cassidy turned it down and ran off. There are many things he wants when it comes to Cassidyjust not her pity. So Shaw rushes to a small town in Maine to retrieve his dignityand maybe the woman hes hungry to claim once more.

Cassidy has pushed herself to the max to realize her career dreamsuntil a family crisis brings her home. But Shaw isnt letting Cassidy go that easily. Neither is gorgeous heartthrob Casey Michaels, the childhood sweetheart she left behindand who now wants to win her back. As the rivalry between the two alpha males intensifies, and Shaws seductive moves reach a whole new level of heat, Cassidy has to make a choice. And this time, its for the highest stakes of all.

Getting Rough is intended for mature audiences.

Praise for Getting Rough

The second Monkey Business contemporary (after Playing Dirty) plunges right into the multifaceted liaison between Shaw Matthews and Cassidy Whalen, secret lovers and openly competitive business associates, as heartfelt emotions, misconceived assumptions, and natural disasters make for rough adventures. . . . Parkers fast pace, rapier wit, and sharp dialogue perfectly merge with the simmering sexual tension in this lust-to-love tale that fans will devour.Publishers Weekly

Forces of nature conspire to represent the deep emotional involvement between the main characters in this hot-blooded novel by Parker. Mother Nature is also the perfect foil to the lives of the varied inhabitants of this sexy tale. The title is apt as the lovemaking grows from sweet to wild for each willing participant.RT Book Reviews

Praise for C. L. Parkers Playing Dirty

Fun, action-packed . . . Readers will be eager to read the sequel, hoping for more rough and dirty sexual acrobatics, friendship, backstabbing, and empathy.Publishers Weekly

This snappy, sexy novel moves at breakneck speed, with abundant snark and sports euphemisms. . . . Parkers penchant for dry humor and vivid, voracious sex scenes breathes life into a well-trodden premise.Library Journal

Parker writes intense storylines that anyone can relate to. Her characters are complex, with long and sometimes turbulent pasts that they have overcome, that still continues to affect their present. . . . I cannot wait to see where she takes this new series.Fresh Fiction