Touch Me Not
Anniversary Edition
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4.5 • 1.7K Ratings
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Publisher Description
*** 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION ***
A past tragedy has left Lily Holmes burdened with a devastating secret…
Since the death of her twin sister, Lily can’t bear to be touched. Not accidentally, not casually…and certainly not intimately. This makes it impossible for her to confess to her best friend Adam Roberts that she’s in love with him. She can’t give him the sort of relationship he needs, so she watches in silence while he plans his wedding with someone else.
Enter Nikoli Kinkaid, the campus manwhore…
Nikoli is a self-proclaimed connoisseur of women, and he wants to add Lily to his list of conquests, but she wants nothing to do with him—until he makes her an offer she can’t refuse. He’ll teach her to enjoy human contact again, giving her a chance to win over Adam, while Nikoli uses all his considerable charm to seduce her.
But Lily raises the stakes…
Lily loves cars. Her late father was a racer, and she grew up under the hood of a car and on the racetrack. Nikoli has a limited edition 1970 Plymouth Barracuda she covets, so she informs him the terms of their deal also require he not sleep with anyone for six months. If he does, she’ll win the car. If she surrenders and ends up in his bed, his beloved ’Cuda is his to keep.
In an intricate dance of control and surrender, a reluctant friendship becomes something more. Lily begins to crave things she never believed she could, and Nikoli realizes there is more at stake than his reputation.
If Lily overcomes her phobia, will she crave Adam’s touch as she’s starting to crave Nikoli’s? Or will she only find pleasure from the touch of a semi-reformed manwhore?
Customer Reviews
Hooked!!
I enjoyed it so much! The dynamic between Nikoli and Lily was beautiful. It did turn, cringey rom commy towards the end, a lot of dialogue could have been cut, and it really dragged. I wish we explored more of their relationship before marriage, but hey! I have to say I do enjoy action and some thrill, but the stalker twist was just out of nowhere would have enjoyed a trail of hints if that was gonna be introduced, just seemed random. But that’s also the essence of the book, just great fiction, not everything has to be realistic! I loved it, just some parts could be cut! Also, in that same breath, I urge authors to do a little more research when picking locations. Boston University (I go there) does not have a football team😭
Poorly written
I honestly feel bad for writing this review, but this was one of the worst books I have ever read. The characters were awful and un relatable, the entire story line was just blah, and the book itself was written so poorly as if a middle school student wrote it. I couldn’t even finish reading it.
Glad I didn’t pay for this
This book is about teenagers/young adults. The main character can’t tolerate being touched, the reason is not believable. Not much depth.