CWs: Surprise pregnancies, involuntarily giving a child up for adoption, maternal death while giving birth, plane accident, dead parents, horses & poniCWs: Surprise pregnancies, involuntarily giving a child up for adoption, maternal death while giving birth, plane accident, dead parents, horses & ponies being ridden and doing what’s best for them (according to humans).
The premise of this book is that a small town’s mostly sensible school teacher and its bad boy ex-con motorcycle mechanic have had crushes on each other for about a decade. Neither was going to do anything about it until certain circumstances led to a hot one-night stand; and the resulting pregnancy led to a relationship full of miscommunications and self-doubt.
But I still liked it.
Mimi is a hoot & half and I’m grateful that she got her own storylines. It was refreshing to read about a 70-year-old with MS who falls in love. I also enjoyed reading about Tanner’s relationship with his niece. His brothers were interesting as well. I’m sort of curious if they have sequels, but I would need for there to be just as much Mimi (if not more). ...more
Although it’s not listed as part of a series, this is a self-contained story featuring characters that I think were introduced in “Pawn�. It takes plaAlthough it’s not listed as part of a series, this is a self-contained story featuring characters that I think were introduced in “Pawn�. It takes place in Tanglewood, and has some conversations with Derek, Penny; as well as Christopher and Sutton of the Thieves Club; Harper, Avery, and Gabriel get slight mentions.
Timeline-wise, this is somewhere between Avery’s books and Harper’s.
“The experienced and jaded man who finds everything turned upside when he falls for an innocent virgin� trope is pretty weary but well-written here.
Bea is an extremely wealthy, strong, and beautiful woman who lives her entire life in the penthouse suite of a hotel. She’s able to make a living, get food delivered, and have the company of her cat. But she hasn’t left the hotel since she arrived when she was nine. She has severe agoraphobia, something that becomes its own character in this book.
Hugo is an Arabic man who grew up beyond poor with his mother in Tangiers. She worked as a maid until she became too ill. Hugo had reasons to want to be in California and once there, became a high-priced escort. Now his days are spent on revenge and his Saturday nights are spent with women who pay for his time. And then he meets Bea, who makes him question everything. The entire book is from his point of view.
The reader doesn’t feel bad for Bea or worry about her as she falls in love with the first man she’s ever slept with. She is more than capable of handling herself. She can do anything, even leave the hotel.
Warren’s writing is frequently breathtakingly beautiful. “Someone must be careful with her, because I cannot. I’m reckless with her, this fragile flower, made of sunshine in a bottle. I’m spilling her everywhere.� That’s an unusual and beautiful way of talking about having sex.
CWs: - death of both parents, at the same time. - severe agoraphobia - a child witnesses his mother’s rape - the rapist doesn’t get tortured anywhere near as much as he should. - being proposed to by someone who has power over you. - someone who’s known you for 10+ years wants to marry you specifically because you’re a virgin and finally of age (the narrator is also disgusted by this).
I listened to this book on Kiss, which now has an audiobook feature. The narrator was Joe Arden, who did a good job although I’m pretty sure that he is not Arabic and that French is not his first language. I would listen to him narrate again, though.
One complaint is that we never get to know how Harper & Bea first met. But Harper is a character in some other books and maybe Bea makes an appearance in one of those....more
The story kept me captivated from beginning to end, and the writing was often lyrical; but I’m really not sure how I I’m not sure.
3.5 stars, I think.
The story kept me captivated from beginning to end, and the writing was often lyrical; but I’m really not sure how I feel about the ending. I don’t know what I would have changed but it seems hollow somehow.
I think the author spent way too much time showing the book from so many different points of view and skipping around various timelines that it just got confusing. I would’ve preferred a focus on just the twins. I think she could have easily demonstrated what it was like for all the other people in their lives (especially their daughters) through interactions with them.
CW: racism, colorism, domestic violence, racial slurs, lies upon lies, some internalized transphobia....more
I read this on the app KISS as part of a bundle with the first 3 books. It’s a novella that was released after the trilogy, but I thought it3.5 stars
I read this on the app KISS as part of a bundle with the first 3 books. It’s a novella that was released after the trilogy, but I thought it tied up some very important things.
First of all, we find out what happens to Summer’s ex-boyfriend. Secondly, we get to see Becca, Summer’s best friend (and a kickass part of the first book) fall in love. And the great secret that has been keeping Becca and Summer apart as friends unites them.
When I was reading “wild homecoming�, I had thought that Becca would end up with Will. Instead, she barely got a mention in the third book as Eleanor was introduced instead.
And I appreciated that once again body parts were not labeled by gender.
CW: - lions, (no tigers), and bears, oh my! Plus a wolf - death by arson - parental death - Hayley’s personal brand of insults usually involves a slang term for genitalia - being widowed at a young age - stalking - hitting a dog or a naked man with your car...more
I read this on the app KISS as part of a bundle with the first & second books.
It seems shorter than the other books, but it ties up some loose ends.
FiI read this on the app KISS as part of a bundle with the first & second books.
It seems shorter than the other books, but it ties up some loose ends.
First of all, Will finally comes home to Dark Pines. We learn he has stayed away because he had been a shit to Ellie and recognizes that but doesn’t know how to fix it. I do like that he admitted he had not been good to her and he didn’t try to justify it.
I didn’t like how quickly Ellie forgave him. She had a lot of questions that deserved answers but she put them aside. Ellie is not as strong as Hayley and Summer, which kind of makes me worry that she’ll be over powered in a relationship with the Alpha.
I did appreciate it that once again body parts were not labeled by gender.
CW: - lions, (no tigers), and bears, oh my! - hypochondria - hypochondria seeming to be cured by being around friends and having a boyfriend. - death by arson - parental death - Hayley’s personal brand of insults usually involves a slang term for genitalia
The last bit of the bundle is a novella, so I think I’ll read that too....more
Not bad, not great. Didn’t make me want to read the next of the series.
CWs: - fat shaming, mostly internalized - body parts are gendered into “girl bitsNot bad, not great. Didn’t make me want to read the next of the series.
CWs: - fat shaming, mostly internalized - body parts are gendered into “girl bits�, “manhood�. He is also described as “masculine� and “manly� and that “no one with a vagina could resist him�. - mention of genitalia - police officers coming to the rescue and not arresting anyone - frequent casually ableist terms - some homophobic comments at the beginning (not from MC or LI)...more
I read this on the app KISS as part of a bundle with the first and third books. It took a few days because when I started, I had the chapters for freeI read this on the app KISS as part of a bundle with the first and third books. It took a few days because when I started, I had the chapters for free but then I had to earn some points to read the rest.
Hayley (a shape shifting 21 year old human/mountain lion) has come back to live in Dark Pines, The town where she grew up and left four years ago with her brothers after their parents died in a fire that was intentionally set by someone else.
Despite all that, Hayley does not appear as traumatized as a character from a Jayne Rylon novel, so I loved it. Instead, she’s tough and quick witted. She has a foul mouth, usually insulting people by combining a body part with another word. Since she saves that for people she loves or is angry at, the targets are usually her brothers or the guy she has a huge crush on.
(I did not know that mountain lions engaged in arranged marriages in exchange for mercenaries, and I’m a little upset about their involvement in this.)
Anyway, the only way out of it is to have already been mated with somebody else. She manages to convince her brother Jackson’s friend Marius to be in a fake relationship with her. This isn’t really hard because he fell for her at their first meeting and would basically do anything for her now.
Being a mountain lion sounds like a lot of fun + The cold weather doesn’t bother you. Sometimes you wear a coat just to fit in among humans, but it’s not necessary. + Super healing powers in your human form + you can hide your clothes somewhere, turn into a mountain lion, and just go running in the woods.
I liked a lot about this book. + Hayley is not incredibly traumatized. + Hayley is fierce and strong. + Hayley has dreams outside of getting a man, + and Marius is supportive of them. + body parts were not labeled by gender! + her brothers look after her, but are not grossly protective. They don’t act like they own her sexuality, they just want her to be happy. + Marius was forthcoming with his feelings about her. There is a big secret he keeps from her for too long, but he was going to tell her about it before she found out about it.
Random questions: - can a mountain lion have sex with a bear? - are the children going to be either mountain lion or a bear or some sort of hybrid? - if you mark your mate but the mark heals when they are human, how do others know that they are marked?
CW: - lions, (no tigers), and bears, oh my! - being sworn to marriage with somebody you don’t like - death by arson - parental death - Hayley’s personal brand of insults usually involves a slang term for genitalia
I have started reading the next book in the series, but I have to earn a lot more points before I can finish it....more
I read this on the app KISS as part of a bundle. It was free for five hours, which was enough to finish this book and start the next one.
I liked a lotI read this on the app KISS as part of a bundle. It was free for five hours, which was enough to finish this book and start the next one.
I liked a lot about this book. + Summer is not incredibly traumatized, although she does have a significantly bad ex-boyfriend. + Jackson falls for her without having seen her. They message each other on SocialBook and he likes her sense of humor. + Jackson won’t have sex with her when she is too drunk to consent. + Summer’s best friend demonstrates a way to give good advice even when your friend doesn’t want to share everything with you. + Jackson is really close with his brother and sister. + Summer has a gay friend. (Brief scene but it’s really nice to have some LGBTQ+ representation) + Jackson doesn’t get immediately upset seeing her with another man. + body parts were not labeled by gender!
I was also confused by a lot. Mainly I’m wondering if all mountain lions and bears are shifters, or if some of them are never human. Also, why does SocialBook use initials instead of first names? Oh! And if a shifter dies, what form are they in the coffin? Do they make special coffins if it’s the animal form? Is the existence of shifters well known within the town?
CW: - lions, (no tigers), and bears, oh my! - being stalked - death by fire - parental death - dead animal (not a shifter, really disgusting scene) - dead animal (was a shifter, not too disgusting)
I started reading the next book in the series, but I have to earn a lot more points before I can read it....more
I’m taking a break from the Jayne Rylon books. The sex is great, but there is just so much trauma that her female characters have to overcome. This boI’m taking a break from the Jayne Rylon books. The sex is great, but there is just so much trauma that her female characters have to overcome. This book especially.
I didn’t know until several chapters in that this is the second of a series and I didn’t read the first. Apparently in that book, Luke started having sex with his best friends Kurt and Becca. At the start of this book, he has found that boring. He is amazed by how much Kurt cares for Becca, how he wants her orgasm more than his own. Luke wonders what it would be like to love someone that much.
Then he runs into Brielle at the grocery store. There’s an instant mutual attraction, but all that happens is she helps him buy produce and he buys her a candy bar.
And then it turns out she is one of his psychiatric patients. They have to stop that after the first meeting because he’s too turned on to be objective, so he has Becca become her psychiatrist instead. (It’s also against policy for her to be friends with a patient, but at least this is better.)
Complaints not related to The CWs below: - Brielle is poor but thanks about starting a blog for making food on a budget. We never find out how that went or if she was able to make some money on her own. - there is talk of her having sex with Kurt and Luke at the same time, but this is never shown - also, why not a coed foursome? I was really hoping the four of them would get it on, HIPPA violations aside.
Brielle’s past is full of CWs - her mother died when she was a child - her father kept her in a closet while he did whatever in the apartment - she witnessed an almost suicide - grown men watched her bathe - her father was killed while she was in the closet and she stayed there for a few days until he stunk so much the landlord’s son came in - her rescuer became her boyfriend - he cheated on her and kept her in a closet
Also later there is slut shaming, someone holding her hostage, sex with her psychiatric team, a photograph she didn’t consent to, a kidnapping, helpful police officers, and a fairytale ending where anybody who hurt you is dead or in jail. And of course the general theme that love and great sex give you better treatment from your trauma than therapy....more
This book was unavailable through the library, so I read it through the Chapters app. They do make some changes, but the overall content is the same.
MThis book was unavailable through the library, so I read it through the Chapters app. They do make some changes, but the overall content is the same.
Maybe I’ve just been reading too many books where the female character has been completely traumatized, but I really enjoyed this book (from the character repeatedly referring to her vulva as “lady parts�). There are a few sex scenes, but they were not overly graphic. Mostly, this book was about comedy.
It was a pretty sweet cishet romance where she is selfish but somehow lovable; and for some reason unaware of his attraction to her even though he told her he waited five months to ask her out. But what I really remember is that there were so many sitcom-like moments where I just laughed out loud.
Kat has had vaginismus for about two years. This is a real medical condition which made sex uncomfortable. She and her boyfriend of four years (Ryan) had not had sex for the past two years. Ryan didn’t really care about that and still wanted to move in with her. They seemed to have a good friendship and their regular date nights of Netflix and no chill were enough for him.
But when Kat realizes that almost 2 years have gone by, she thinks it’s time to do something serious. She tells Ryan that they should see other people the next month while she finally works on the physical therapy that she was given to treat her vaginismus. Initially, she wasn’t going to go on dates herself; but stuff happens, and she asks out the shop’s best customer (Ben).
I really liked how much Ben cared about consent. And I also like that Ryan and Kat don’t have anything horrible having to break them up permanently, but accept that they should break up because they are better as friends.
CW - repeated reference to “lady parts� (I much preferred when they used “special�) - sex toys - genitalia, although mostly in cake form - vaginismus (firmly established that it was not as a result of physical violence) - some emotional abuse - The most violent thing that happens is a cupcake fight and I kind of wanted to be in on that....more
1.5 stars at most. I didn’t like this as much as the first in the series (“Dirty rich one night stand�), which I felt was worthy of its two stars. But1.5 stars at most. I didn’t like this as much as the first in the series (“Dirty rich one night stand�), which I felt was worthy of its two stars. But the book also didn’t make me want to rage vomit, so I don’t want to give it one star.
CW:
- That sentiment of “even though we’re not in a relationship, if I see you with somebody of the ‘opposite sex�, that means you don’t care about me at all� (this is gross. Don’t do this � in real life or in your novel.) - Cole is even more possessive than Reese (from book 1) was. - at one point he gets upset because she and another man are talking to each other fully clothed. Later he’s upset because he thinks she might have been sitting next to a guy while not wearing underwear (although she was wearing clothes). - Some family drama, including parental death. - her mother is recovering from a stroke. - Financial trouble as a result of gambling and hospital debt - Actual cash gets thrown into a trashcan. - A whole hell of a lot of things being described as “masculine� or “feminine�. (Not body parts, though). He smelled “male�, whatever that means. - even more frequent was the insistence that possession is a form of love. There’s a lot of “I own you� and “you’re mine�, etc.
I separated my review because I thought that these were some light spoilers, but it turns out most of them are in the synopsis, so I guess that doesn’t count.
This is another cishet romance where he’s a 35-year-old billionaire attorney with a heart of gold who only represents the innocent. Unlike Cat, Lori is a 27-year-old intern at Cole’s company. In the beginning of the book, she’s working three or four jobs to pay off a lot of bills. She’s able to give that up because of a dream internship opportunity that will pay $100,000 over 9 months. Oh, also, her mother has had a stroke. (What is it with the “Dirty Rich� series and parents having strokes?) The mom is fine now, but Lori still worries about her.
I really didn’t like Lori. She just kept talking about how this was her “Cinderella story�, so she couldn’t rely on a man to get her out of debt. Has she actually read “Cinderella�?
And she kept setting barriers for Cole that made no sense. Like she’d stay in fancy hotels or go on a private chat, but he couldn’t take her to foreign countries. She wouldn’t except his money to get out of financial debt, but she would allow him to pull some strings so that the internship would end quicker (so she’d get the $100,000 quicker). She’d stay in his apartment, but she couldn’t live there.
All because she had to be “Cinderella� and rescue herself so that she could be on equal footing before they could start a relationship. I understand the part about wanting to be on equal footing (although he’s a billionaire, so that’s not gonna happen), but cinderella did not rescue herself.
Also, even some of the sex scenes weren’t that hot because there was so much possessiveness and boundary crossing that it became a turn off.
I don’t think I’ll be reading another book by this author....more
A cishet romance with a murder trial. Unfortunately, not enough of the book is spent on the detective work of the murder trial.
He’s a billionaire attoA cishet romance with a murder trial. Unfortunately, not enough of the book is spent on the detective work of the murder trial.
He’s a billionaire attorney with a heart of gold who only represents the innocent. She worked for the DA but dropped out because there was too many politics involved. Now she writes a true crime article and has published a true crime book.
I like that although Cat wasn’t a billionaire, she wasn’t destitute. And I liked that when he stepped out of line and crossed a career boundary, she held him accountable and he apologized. They both had some very witty lines, as well as good chemistry.
Some of the plot twists were so ridiculous that I laughed out loud. The sex scenes were all pretty hot.
CW: - The murder trial victim was a pregnant woman. Her boyfriend may or may not have been abusive. - at one point he grabs her elbow and drags her along to a place against her will. - another time, he keeps insisting that she sip his whiskey even though she has told him that she doesn’t like it. She eventually does take some. - he seems pretty possessive but not as bad as some other books I’ve reviewed. - There’s a lot of family drama. Both of them have fathers who have cheated on their wives throughout the marriage. - her family doesn’t approve of her career and keeps trying to get her to be a lawyer - Estrangement from family - Divorce - parental death - A whole hell of a lot of things being described as “masculine� or “feminine�. (I don’t remember gender being assigned to body parts, though)...more
I read books one and two together in a bundle through the app Kiss. Unfortunately, I read them after the “Ever After� duet, which is a somewhat sequelI read books one and two together in a bundle through the app Kiss. Unfortunately, I read them after the “Ever After� duet, which is a somewhat sequel to this, so I already knew a lot of what was going to happen, particularly the ending.
I liked these books better than the “Ever After� duet, probably because there are fewer triggers.
There are also a lot of similarities between the books. One thing that is different is that book one has a complete ending, not a cliffhanger. And book 2 picks up a year later, so you get more of an understanding of how this works as a relationship.
Andi is like Kari; Reed is like Ford; Cooper is like Brady; and Simon is like Josh.
Again, there are lots of sex scenes and I enjoyed all of them.
Same as the other book, the three guys have been living together and are best friends. They are already sure that they want a relationship with the same woman, and they most enjoy having sex with women together but they don’t interact sexually with each other. (Although Simon seems like he would be into it, which made me feel bad that he might be closeting his bisexuality.)
The guys have chosen a woman: their roommate, Andi. The women they sleep with remind them of her in someway (which I thought was kind of icky). Andi admits to herself that she has a crush on each of them, but she’s afraid of what would happen to their friendship if she dated one. And she thinks it’s inconceivable that they would all agree to be in a relationship with her.
If Romance novels have taught me anything, it’s that people need to communicate better.
What I really like is how much consent was a part of their relationship, although they need to work better on their communication skills.
What I didn’t like was how they had lusted after her for so long and slept with women whose best quality was that they reminded the guys of the woman they actually wanted. And I didn’t like that Andi was drugged and almost raped.
CW: - threat of losing your job because of a relationship among consenting adults - being drugged - and almost raped - lots of sex in a loving relationship is the cure for being almost raped...more
I read books one and two together in a bundle through the app Kiss. Unfortunately, I read them after the “Ever After� duet, which is a somewhat sequelI read books one and two together in a bundle through the app Kiss. Unfortunately, I read them after the “Ever After� duet, which is a somewhat sequel to this, so I already knew a lot of what was going to happen, particularly the ending.
I liked these books better than the “Ever After� duet, probably because there are fewer triggers.
There are also a lot of similarities between the books. One thing that is different is that book one has a complete ending, not a cliffhanger. And book 2 picks up a year later, so you get more of an understanding of how this works as a relationship.
Andi is like Kari; Reed is like Ford; Cooper is like Brady; and Simon is like Josh.
Again, there are lots of sex scenes and I enjoyed all of them.
Same as the other book, the three guys have been living together and are best friends. They are already sure that they want a relationship with the same woman, and they most enjoy having sex with women together but they don’t interact sexually with each other. (Although Simon seems like he would be into it, which made me feel bad that he might be closeting his bisexuality.)
The guys have chosen a woman: their roommate, Andi. The women they sleep with remind them of her in someway (which I thought was kind of icky). Andi admits to herself that she has a crush on each of them, but she’s afraid of what would happen to their friendship if she dated one. And she thinks it’s inconceivable that they would all agree to be in a relationship with her.
If Romance novels have taught me anything, it’s that people need to communicate better.
What I really like is how much consent was a part of their relationship, although they need to work better on their communication skills.
What I didn’t like was how they had lusted after her for so long and slept with women whose best quality was that they reminded the guys of the woman they actually wanted. And I didn’t like that Andi was drugged and almost raped.
CW: - threat of losing your job because of a relationship among consenting adults - being drugged - and almost raped - lots of sex in a loving relationship is the cure for being almost raped...more
I read books one and two together in a bundle through the app Kiss, which is fortunate since the first one ended in a cliffhanger.
The author kept tellI read books one and two together in a bundle through the app Kiss, which is fortunate since the first one ended in a cliffhanger.
The author kept telling us how well these characters got along, but aside from their multiple sex scenes, I didn’t really see that. But I am definitely not complaining that there were too many sex scenes because I enjoyed each one. And as I’ve never had sex with three men at the same time, I appreciated the information on how that could happen.
What I really like is how much consent was a part of their relationship, although they need to work better on their communication skills. Everyone is so afraid of ruining the relationship that they don’t speak their truth about how much they want to keep it.
You spend a little time seeing everything from the point of view of one of five characters, although with Josh, Brady, and Ford, it’s sort of interchangeable. There just doesn’t seem to be enough difference between those three. The majority of the book is from Kari’s point of view; and smaller parts come from the man who raped and stalked her.
CW: - sexual harassment at work - being drugged - and raped - stalked - revenge porn - getting hit by a car - unknowingly being filmed while having sex...more
I read books one and two together in a bundle through the app Kiss, which is fortunate since book one ends in a cliffhanger.
The author kept telling usI read books one and two together in a bundle through the app Kiss, which is fortunate since book one ends in a cliffhanger.
The author kept telling us how well these characters got along, but aside from their multiple sex scenes, I didn’t really see that. But I am definitely not complaining that there were too many sex scenes because I enjoyed each one. And as I’ve never had sex with three men at the same time, I appreciated the information on how that could happen.
What I really like is how much consent was a part of their relationship, although they need to work better on their communication skills. Everyone is so afraid of ruining the relationship that they don’t speak their truth about how much they want to keep it.
What I didn’t like was that they’d lusted after her for a long time and their relationship only started after she had been drugged and raped at the company Christmas party. Oh and she doesn’t blame them even though they were the bosses (of both her and the attacker) and admit to themselves that she could’ve sued them.
You spend a little time seeing everything from the point of view of one of five characters, although with Josh, Brady, and Ford, it’s sort of interchangeable. There just doesn’t seem to be enough difference between those three. The majority of the book is from Kari’s point of view; and smaller parts come from the man who raped and stalked her.
CW: - sexual harassment at work - threat of losing your job because of a relationship among consenting adults - being drugged - and raped - stalked - revenge porn - getting hit by a car - unknowingly being filmed while having sex...more
I am unintentionally reading the Oxford books out of order, which sucks mainly because I find that my favorite parts are when the Oxford and/or StiletI am unintentionally reading the Oxford books out of order, which sucks mainly because I find that my favorite parts are when the Oxford and/or Stiletto teams get together.
This was book number two. Previously i read number five (“I think I love you�).
As before, this is a cishet romance with well written graphic sex scenes.
Again, I found it weird that in this vast array of characters in New York City, there are apparently no people of color and everyone fits into the gender binary, but I guess that’s better than fetishization and explicit bigotry (either one would’ve been a big enough turn off for me to stop reading the book), so maybe it’s better that way.
I didn’t like this book as much as “I think I love you�. I liked the main character Mollie a lot. She is smart and more compassionate to others than herself (a trait I identify with). I like that when she is nervous, she talks about insect mating habits (something I don’t do but can understand). Jackson felt a little blah to me, though. And I really didn’t like that Mollie is so loyal to her older sister without reason. Madison is painted as a one dimensional character who only cares about herself and is undeserving of the loyalty and love she has received from Jackson and Mollie.
CW - A drug addict mother, and finding her dead when you’re a preteen. - The oxford men relentlessly tease their friend Lincoln for drinking fruity/pink beverages and for having a tiny adorable dog. They question how he is able to get so many women. (Lincoln’s love story is book three)...more
I wanted to read this because it’s a lesbian love story, and I was tired of cishet romances. I was disappointed that the Love scenes were not better dI wanted to read this because it’s a lesbian love story, and I was tired of cishet romances. I was disappointed that the Love scenes were not better described, but I didn’t take a star off for that. However, it was an utterly ridiculous plot complete with unkillable characters, numerous plot holes, and unclear motivations. I remember thinking at one point that it should’ve ended about five chapters earlier than it had.
It did intentionally make me laugh out loud a few times, though. And there were some turns that I have not seen coming.
CWs: - multiple kidnappings - multiple death scenes - graphic violence - fire, dying in a fire - suicide - dubious consent - falling in love with your captor (The term Stockholm syndrome is sexist, btw)...more
This is a novella. I had been hoping for some information about how Saylor is doing, but all I got was that Ryder has a three year old niece. Nothing This is a novella. I had been hoping for some information about how Saylor is doing, but all I got was that Ryder has a three year old niece. Nothing about the cupcake shops either.
I liked Ryder much more in the first book, where he was running the financial side of his sister’s cupcake shop. Now, it’s been at least three years and he runs some company that finances the building of buildings. I think.
He is bidding on a super secret project that turns out to be some government buildings. His only female opponent is the woman he shared an intense kiss with 13 years ago when they graduated from college. Now they do more than kiss.
I really like how she kicked ass at her job, wearing skirts and high heels and taking advantage of being underestimated because she’s a woman.
CW: - she has faced a great deal of sexual harassment in the past and her job is on the line here because of it. And because her boss is a sexist pig. - he does some romantic grand gesture that he can’t explain and she never finds out about. - also, can’t a woman just kick ass at her job and look amazing doing it without that being some sort of sexual turn on for all the men she works with?...more
I read this sometime last week. I can’t remember much about it, except that I thought Saylor (the main character) was amazing to respond to the nicknaI read this sometime last week. I can’t remember much about it, except that I thought Saylor (the main character) was amazing to respond to the nickname “ships ahoy�.
Also, there’s a somewhat graphic detail about when she was a teenager and somebody tried to rape her at a party, but the main love interest interrupted it and beat the guy up.
The ending doesn’t give a lot of detail about how they actually make it work, but apparently they do....more
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