First things first, because I feel the need to get this off my chest. I didn’t like the book title! Shimmy Bang Sparkle! What the hell is that all about? But I do love Nicola Rendell’s writing style so it was a given I would read it and now, I’ve read it, I agree it could not have had a better title. It was like a full on green eggs and ham turnaround moment.

Shimmy Bang Sparkle it is. And Shimmy Bang Sparkle is perfect.

From page one, I was sold. Stella Peretti is a goddess. She’s a modern day Robin Hood with a modern day band of merry men - well she has Roxie and Ruth and the gorgeous show stealer Priscilla. I adored Priscilla.

Nicola writes with humour, making the characters of Nick and Stella pop out of the pages they are the Sparkle. A woman trying to escape from the police by crawling out of a bathroom window and getting stuck half in half out. Priceless. The plot, so often lacking in contemporary romance, is stellar. Show stoppingly brilliant and full of Bang. The sexy scenes fit the story but are not the main event.

If you want a book with a great story that will have you smiling from beginning to end, this book is for you.

#protectthepussy
#bitethestars

Loved. Loved. Loved. Loved this book.

I loved every minute of this story.
Nick and Stella were meant to be if ever there was a book couple fated.
Hot guy on bike with tats who just got outta the slammer...Hot girl with a sassy tude who can play up the part with the best of them.
These two...perfect for each other!!!!
It was sexy, it was funny, it was dirty, and it was brilliant!
This is a must read people!
#Diamonds #Wink #Chameleon #Sunshine #ProtectThePussy #Lilies #NorthStar #ShimmyShimmyBangs #Lasagna #Pearls #Gem

This book owned me. Loved it.

Witty, sexy and romantic this worked as a romance, but it was also a gripping thriller. I was reading this through my fingers at times, so nervous, willing things to go their way.

They're both jewel thieves, but the ethics are neatly dealt with as there's something of a Robin Hood motivation for their misdeeds which of course makes grand theft perfectly fine. Completely fine. Really. It's not the dark, grisly underbelly of hard crime though this book, but more about overcoming obstacles, working together and excelling in a craft. Yep, so that craft is theft, but still a skill. Who knew?

It was gripping, totally mesmerising to read, the tension interspersed with so many sweet swoony moments. *sigh*

And can we just talk about their first kiss? Yes the smut was scorchio, but the first kiss in this made my belly drop, just...outstanding.

This is my favourite from this author to date and is highly recommended for anyone looking for romance, feels, swoons and some page turning tension. You're in for a treat.

Standalone, complete story.

Unbelievable intense and out right gravitational force! I finished this book super fast, and could not put it down for anything I was so sexually frustrated and on the edge of my seat for most of the book.

Let me tell you about Nick Norton he is a bad ass gone good, he is the ultimate good-looking bad boy and just the way he looks with his intense eyes will draw any reader into the book. I fell head over heels for the man and couldn't get enough of him even if I tried.

Then there is Stella she is not what I was expecting at all, she is not only gorgeous, but she has a mouth on her that will drive any man wild. I wanted to high five her so many times she is super feisty.

The chemistry between the 2 characters is AMAZING, Nicola could not have done a better job with these two. From the get go they are made for one another. I was so hot and bothered and wanted nothing more for them to be with one another. When the ending came along it rocked me! Totally wanting to read more from Nicola

I devoured this book! I'm a fan of Nicola's writing so when I saw this I immediately requested it.
Great pace and what an ending!

Thanks for the arc.

All Nick Norton wants is to stay on the straight and narrow…and never get caught stealing again. Then he lays eyes on her: Stella Peretti—100 percent sexy and absolutely irresistible. Especially when he sees her smooth moves lifting a two-karat diamond. Nick realizes he’s found the sparkling woman of his dreams—one so perfect for him it’s almost criminal.The Shimmy Shimmy Bangs are master jewel thieves who are planning the heist of the century. And Shimmy leader, Stella, isn’t about to let anyone—even if he is a hunky, tatted-up studmuffin—get in her way. When I started reading I couldn't put it down I read the book in one day.Nicola is magnifysent writer.I cannot wait to read more of her books.Keep up the great work.You should definitely read this book

Wow, I'm kinda surprised how much I loved, Shimmy Bang Sparkle. Plus the ending was not what I expected, however it really works.