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Swallow Me Whole: A Friends To Lovers Romance Kindle Edition

by Gemma James (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Sadie Sawyer wants to learn how to blow a guy.

She’s my sister’s best friend.
The girl I’ve known since grade school.
The girl I’ve always considered off-limits.

She’s the girl that crawled under a table in a bar one night and changed everything between us. Now the brain in my pants is more than willing to step up. The rules are simple.

No kissing.
No screwing.
No falling in love.

But the more I let her use my body in the name of experimentation, the more I know being friends isn’t enough. Is it too much to want it all with her?

The taste of her lips.
The sweetness of her innocence.
The chance to earn her love.

I might have a real shot with her…if her douchebag ex and my past don’t ruin everything.

Swallow Me Whole is a friends-to-lovers standalone romance. Full-length at 77,000 words.

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"Wonderfully done, fabulous characters and one of my new BBFs." ~ Rachel, Bound By Books
"Beautiful story with all the feels. There is no other friends to lovers books even close to this." ~ Read Between the Lines
"I absolutely LOVED the storyline between Sadie and Ashton. With all of the twists and turns this story takes, it will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat." ~ Jo's Book Addictions
"A beautiful story that is more than its suggestive title and the reason why I love Ms. James' stories so much - no matter the genre." ~ Amazon reviewer
"Eroticism at its best! I thought the pages were going to combust! A must read!" ~ Amazon reviewer
"Steamy sexual chemistry with a slow build that is off the charts HOT." ~ Amazon reviewer
"This book does not disappoint and packs a solid sexy punch that will keep you turning pages until the very end!" ~ Amazon reviewer

About the Author

Gemma James is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of a blend of genres, from new adult suspense to dark erotic romance. She loves to explore the darker side of human nature in her fiction, and shes morbidly curious about anything dark and edgy, from deviant sex to serial killers.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07D6PWKLM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (May 20, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 20, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2128 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 295 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #37,609 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,660 in New Adult & College Romance (Kindle Store)
- #2,359 in Contemporary Romance Fiction
- #2,991 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)

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Gemma James is a USA Today bestselling author of sexy contemporary and dark romance. She loves to explore the darker side of human nature in her fiction, and she’s morbidly curious about anything dark and edgy, from deviant seduction to fascinating villains. Readers have described her stories as being “not for the faint of heart.”

She warns you to heed their words! Her playground isn’t full of rainbows and kittens, though she loves both. She lives in Florida with her husband, children, and a gaggle of animals.

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samantha

Friends to lovers with ALL the spice!

Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024

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This was my first ever Gemma Book!! Absolute spice from beginning to end 🥵🥵🥵🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ I loved Ashton and Sadie!! Their friendship was incredible. I for sure wanted to smack Corrine a few times. Thank god he didn’t end up stuck with her!! So so good, highly recommend!!!♥️🥰

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024

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I enjoyed reading the story, the chemistry between Ashton and Sadie is on fire. The story itself was good, but I do wish that there was a little more conflict with the pregnancy and ex boyfriend/dad aspect. it fell a little short there but overall the chemistry and story between the two main characters which made up for certain points in the story lacking. I am a new reader to Gemma James and plan to read more from her!

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024

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I really enjoyed this. First time reading this author and I will gladly read more from her. Sexy, a bit naughty but a really good love story

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2018

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*ARC from Author for Honest Review*
I give this book a 3 star Rating
Have I Read Previous Books From This Author? Yes
Would I read more from this author? Yes
Cover: HOT 5 Stars

Hear Level: 3 1/2

The whole synopsis had me totally excited, not on just what it’s about (LOL), but I love me some strong forward girls in books like this. The beginning of the story is stereotypical but the the bar scene was damn awesome, it was interrupted but damn HOT.
BUT (you knew it was coming) the whole book was... hate to say it ‘satisfactory’, it gave you what you wanted but we’re you truly satisfied? I wasn’t sadly.
We gots us some drama llama(s) in this here book folks, it was a little too much.
It wasn’t the Main characters as much, one character just got on my nerves... let me just say boy it sure felt like Corinne was taking over as lead female.
Ashtons common sense should’ve kicked in where Corinne was concerned, it was obvious what was going on, I was stunned none of the other characters pick up nor really question what was clearly put/thrown down.
Sadie seemed to be timid? naive? I honestly don’t know. Definitely not strong like I was lead to believe, and sometimes I was left confused by actions, also I couldn’t connect with her (I Just Couldn’t GET Her..)
Sadie and Ashton fit ok, but I felt like they didn’t get ‘actual’ relationship coverage in the end to make the reader feel like they were meant to be, despite together a lot in the book it felt like it was going nowhere.
Just a stamped HEA.

I found the smexiness: ehhh.... reason being it felt like copy paste (not that the author did! I’m not saying that!) it just felt like smexy scenes were written out and then were pasted in parts of the book. I’ve read softcore/hardcore bdsm, and Ashton seemed to be a wannabe alpha dom: gagging, hair pulling, spanking, ‘soft’ public scenes, tying or holding arms behind back.
Sounds Hot Right? It was more ‘I own handcuffs so that makes me an bdsm expert’ type of feel, Just seemed to be awkward or tamed fillers.

Despite my ‘rant’ it was an ok read, it’s just I’ve read several books from this author, and this story wasn’t what I was expecting it to be, it should’ve been better.

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Excellent second chance book

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2018

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Sadie is the usually girl that catches her boyfriend cheating on her. She leaves upset before he sees her and decides she she is dressed up she is going to a bar. My best friend Mandy is there with her twin brother Ashton surrounding me at the booth where Sadie was pounding shots down. Ashton entwined their fingers together. Sadie goes to kiss him but he pulls back since his sister and and Sadie have always been friends. But she also know she always had a crush on him. Mandy leaves and to go and to get some food from the bar and in her drunken state Sadie goes under the table and reaches for Ashton which surprises him. Next Sadie has walked back to the table as Sadie was getting up and told her she was looking for her earring. Sadie kept Ashton on high alert but she left him that way. He decides to call a girl he knew he could over there to get rid of his craving but his mind was on Sadie. But she would have to answer for what happened. Ashton was there in Sadie's' bedroom when she got up and they had a talk about the previous night. Ashton proceeds to tell her her will teach her what men like. Meanwhile her ex stops by with the basket that she left in front of his office. He tries to tell Sadie what a big mistake it was and he wants her back but she tells him to take a hike. She also told him she would not tell her father who is his boss about him being nasty with his assistant. Any chance Aston can he spanks Sadie and she is getting somewhat use to it. So things start to get intense then Corinne Ashton's ex tells him she is pregnant. Sadie father keeps trying to get Sadie back with Jake so she asked Ashton to go to the family dinner. With her as a friend. Sadie's father makes a speech about Jake and the Jake tells everyone that he and Sadie will be getting married. Ashton and Sadie have a big blowout he text that he is going to spank her. Sadie's dad try to pay off Ashton to not see Sadie he took the check to Sadie's house and gave it to her. Sadie tells her father she knows about him trying to pay off Ashton gives him the check and her resignation. He tries to bully her but this time she know longer played into his hands. Sadie finds out about Corinne and the pregnancy and is devastated she thought that he was still seeing Corinne. Ashton is beside himself and knows he had to make this work with Sadie he should have told her about Corinne's pregnancy. Sadie finds out from Corinne's sister that Corinne is definitely not pregnant. Sadie tells Ashton about Corinne and he leaves Sadie and tells her he will see her tomorrow. Ashton and Sadie are dating each other again but will another person from his past show up?

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Read it all in one go!!

Reviewed in Germany on February 5, 2023

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This is one friends to lovers romance I just couldn't put down!!! And the spice!!! It was the first book I read by Gemma James and I cannot wait to check out her other books!!!

Lisa

I LOVED THIS BEAUTIFUL STORY

Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2018

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This was the best friends to lovers book I have ever read, a must read it was seductive super sexy and I loved every word that came out of Ashs mouth. I really enjoyed how it all played out and how Ash was able to give Sadie the courage she deserved to stick up for herself. So well written I was captivated from page one these characters will grab your heart and emotions head on full force.

Mary Clark

My Word Is Law

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2018

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This is quite an exceptional story and one that totally intrigued me from start to finish. Ashton, his twin sister Mandy, and Sadie have been friends since childhood, but Sadie is very protective of her strong friendship with Ashton. It is only when Sadie’s boyfriend Jake betrays her, that she turns to Ashton in a quite unexpected way. Sadie is the sort of person that will backdown rather than cause any confrontation, particularly where her father is concerned, until her assertiveness makes her take a stand. There is so much depth to this story and it is totally mesmerizing. This is certainly a book I would have no hesitation in recommending.

On the night of their Prom, Wes takes Sadie, while Ashton takes Corinne; it was the only night that Mandy, Ashton’s twin, had ever seen him jealous. That night Ashton didn’t give Corinne the attention he should of, while Sadie always wondered why Corinne didn’t like her. From that time onwards Sadie and Ashton bonded on a level deeper than the physical, but his womanising ways still hurt her. Sadie is several years younger than Jake, but dating him makes her feel mature and he has her father’s approval. Sadie should be used to betrayal and rejection by now, but Jake is another man that cannot be trusted. As Sadie watches Jake with another woman, conflicting emotions roil through her; anger, betrayal and fascination, but she is also curious, confused, ashamed and hurt. The thought of losing Ashton’s friendship is a terrifying thought, but it doesn’t stop Sadie from doing what she witnessed earlier and taking what she wants, even if she has no idea what she is doing; she hasn’t felt this way since she was 14-years old and had the biggest crush on Ashton. Sadie is at the point where she is losing control and letting the fear seize her, but this is Ashton and she doesn’t want to stop this time. Sadie wants to know what its like to make a man come undone, to reach past her limits, and she wants to do it with Ashton because she trusts him without question; now she is seeing him in a whole new light for the first time. Meeting his eyes there is a challenge in them; that is the look of a man who has no intention of letting her forget what just happened, but will Sadie ever be able to succumb to his dominate nature. Sadie has witnessed Ashton’s inability to commit to one girl for longer than a few weeks and she cannot stand the thought of being yet another one; it would leave her broken-hearted. A few weeks of blissful insanity with him isn’t worth breaking a lifelong bond. Ashton has been seeing Corinne again and now she has a surprise for him; is it time for him to step up? But how will that affect Sadie and Ashton? One drunken, thoughtless act has shifted the foundation of who they are and what they are. Sadie’s father is still holding out that she will reconcile with Jake and realize his legacy; but he has no thoughts for her feelings. When Sadie finally asserts herself, her father goes after Ashton with a proposition, but it is to no avail; Ashton cannot be bought and if her father knew him at all, he would know that. Sadie and Ashton need to give each other time and space, but where will this eventually lead them?

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Lani Bookaholic

I need a friend like Ashton ;)

Reviewed in Australia on May 24, 2018

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Excuse me while I give my kindle a cold shower!!!!! This is what I love about Gemma James, whether she is writing Dark Romance, Contemporary or even her shopping list, she makes it impossible to not be immersed into a world of pure awesomeness. This is a friends to lovers story of Sadie and Ashton, they have been friends for years but when Sadie crawls under a table one night to do a certain job on Ashton ( it has the word blow in it, lol). Obviously it shifts their friendship, Sadie wants lessons from Ashton on to how to bring a man to his knees, so let's just say there is a lot more Oral than diagram lessons ;) No Kissing, no feelings, no SEX-y times but as time progresses it's harder and harder to deny something that they both know could destroy their friendship. With douche Exs, prick fathers and booty calls trying to ruin something so pure, they must decide whether it's worth taking the risk or live the lives that they were told to.

See, I've been a massive fan of Gemma James for years. So might even say I'm a stalker of her work and those people would be right, lol. It's beautifully written and has real heart with characters that are so relatable, you can't help but love them (well most of them). Gemma's innate ability to take a generic subject of friends to lovers and turn it into something uniquely hers of something with strength and rawness, yet at the same time a purity and vulnerability of a story. There is so much sexual tension, yet so much gratification that it will make your head spin and I was loving every second of it. So once again, I am left in awe and the brilliance of an amazing book by a talented author!!!!

~~Reviewed by Lipsmackin Goodbooks ~~

Nikola von Fragstein

Buy it! Trust me 😌

Reviewed in Germany on June 28, 2021

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Thanks to TikTok for this recommendation, this book is worth its money.
It’s the perfect book when you want to read but don’t won’t to read more than one day I read it in just few hours.

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