Kindle Edition Download to your Nook (eBook) Amazon The Black Writer Category:  Romance ISBN-10:  B00DMSRIES Pages: 405 Copyright: June 29, 2013 Kyle and Britt are best friends who sometimes sleep together. They think they can make it work. Is sleeping with your best friend having the best of both worlds, or is it a disaster waiting to happen? Kyle and Britt are best friends. They have a lot in common. They have professional careers. They like watching classic black and white TV shows and movies, listening to music from back in the day, and eating submarine sandwiches on the sofa. And when they’re not seeing other people, they like sleeping with each other. But there’s a danger in being friends with benefits: Somebody usually catches feelings. Then the problem becomes whether to keep your feelings to yourself and suffer silent longing, or to express your emotions and risk losing what you have. Something has got to give. Inspired by true events, WITH BENEFITS is the story of two people who discover that just being close might not be close enough.   Excerpt Matt’s news about Allison coming was a shot of high-octane caffeine to Britt’s system, and after their call she knew that there was no point in trying to get back to sleep. She slid out of bed and paced her bedroom and tried to organize her thoughts and feelings. She trusted Matt. Everything she’d learned about him over the past six months told her that he was a good guy. And the one thing that made her believe that he had no intentions toward his ex was that he hadn’t had to tell her that Allison was coming today. But he had. Still, a little part of her felt at a disadvantage, and felt jealous. She was supposed to be in a relationship with Matt, and yet here she was about to spend Saturday alone with nothing planned to do while he was hanging out with his ex-wife. After talking to Cheryl last night she’d decided that she wasn’t going to call that guy Kyle. Because she was attracted to him she’d decided that even a phone call would be a betrayal of her relationship with Matt. It would be one thing if she didn’t want to talk to him and just wanted him out of her hair, but that wasn’t the case. She was interested…curious. Anyway, like Cheryl said, if Kyle wanted to track her down he could. So she’d decided that she wasn’t going to call him and that if he did find her number and call her, then she’d tell him in a nice way that she was in a relationship. But that was last night. This morning things were different. This morning her relationship with Matt didn’t feel balanced. His ex-wife was coming to visit him and spend the day in his house, so why should she feel guilty about talking to a nice guy that she’d met professionally on the phone? Why should she feel bad about a simple phone call when Matt would be face-to-face and alone with his ex? Nope, that wasn’t balanced at all. And anyway, what if Matt telling her that he was sick was a ruse? What if he’d known before today that Allison was in DC, and they’d planned for her to visit? What if they’d been in contact all along and Matt knew she was coming, and his claiming that he and Davy were ill was just a cover story? (Stop it! You’re over thinking things.) She thought about calling Cheryl again to get her take on the new circumstances. But she knew Cheryl, and already knew what she would say. Cheryl would tell her that she was stupid for believing Matt’s story. She’d say that she was being played. Last night Cheryl told her to call Kyle Michaels, the fine IT brother with the panty-melting voice. Well, maybe she would. She’d make some coffee, have a little breakfast and think about it. And then, maybe she would.

Absolutly Love it!!!
Christopher Bynum did an amazing job writing this story With Benefits! From the very first page to the last it held my attention. I was so caught up in reading this book that it felt like I was watching an actual Romance movie. The story line was excellent and the characters in the book were very believable. I was also impressed that with his stand alone book we got a little peak of The Passion that's so very well written by The Black. Very nice touch!! If you are looking for a great sexy romance story then I suggest you download this story now!! Nicely done Christopher Bynum and I look forward to your next book..

An engaging, beautiful story from beginning to end
I'm a big fan of Christopher Bynum/The Black's writing, so I had great expectations for this book. I'm happy to say I was not disappointed. I love reading romance and erotica from the male perspective. I consider it a treat to get inside a man's head because most of us women know it's next to impossible to get our men to divulge what they're truly thinking.

I've had a busy week, so I've lost much sleep reading late night because I simply could not step away from this story. The "friends with benefits" story has been told many times but this was told from a different perspective that I found very refreshing.

Britt and Kyle both remind me of people I know. They were THAT real and I truly enjoyed them. At times, Britt seemed a little annoying but in the end, I realized I had actually been cheering for her. Kyle is just right; not the overly rich, emotionally detached, indescribably gorgeous Adonis type that you find in most romance novels. He's a handsome, well built, caring and sensitive semi-nerd who has trust issues (for good reason).

The supporting characters did exactly what they needed to; they showed up and gave great scene when necessary, and they didn't take over the story. On a side note, I would love to see Mike reappear at some point. The conversation between him and Kyle about women being crazy was hilarious and sadly made way too much sense.

I will truly miss these characters and look forward to seeing them again because I'm sure we will.

Great Read...Makes You Think!!
I really really enjoyed this book. I could not put it down! I had to keep reading to see what Kyle and Britt would do about their "friends with benefits" situation. I must say I was pleasantly surprised!! I also loved how the author tied his previous books (Passion Series) together with this book which made it really HOT!! Being that I loved the Passion Series I would definitely recommend those as well.