Pros: A fun
romantic romp with a pretty decent plot, actually.
Cons: Some of
those over-the-top corny moments.
The Bottom Line:
For a good contemporary romance with the classic happy ending, you can't go
wrong with this book.
Yet another book spotted at work that I decided would be fun
to read. I’ve been on a smidgeon of a
romance kick, and this sounded entertaining.
Good job Jennifer Probst, and good job me for finding it.
Alexa is in a pickle.
Her business is doing well, but not quite well enough. Her parents are struggling to make payments
on their house, and there isn’t much time left before the bank will take it
away. Too bad there isn’t anyone around
with a truckload of money to pony up.
Nick’s situation isn’t much better. If he doesn’t want to be stuck owning half of
the company he helped build up, then he’s got to marry, all thanks to his
semi-wacky uncle who believed so strongly in the power of family that he made
it a provision in his will. Nick has to
marry for at least one year or he doesn’t get the company. If only there was a woman who could view such
a marriage as a business transaction and not a serious thing.
Hmmm...
Of course, we all know what’s going to happen. Especially since Nick and Alexa knew each
other as kids and their go-between is Nick’s sister, Maggie. Their conflict is that they’re both trying to
keep things business, and that’s really difficult to do when they’re both hot
for one another. Yet Alexa tries to keep
her distance because she knows that Nick isn’t the settle down and live happily
ever after type – and he knows it too.
But people can change, right?
It was fun to watch their little exchanges together. Nick is a typical businessman alpha male:
nice house, no pets, quiet lifestyle.
Alexa is fun-loving, fosters rescue pets so they don’t have to get put
down, loves her family, and enjoys food.
Probst brought in an additional tweak that I liked and she made good use
of – Nick is a Yankees fan and Alexa is a Mets fan. Oh the rivalry.
Some might argue that it’s silly that Alexa didn’t just tell
him why she needed the money, but I’m actually good with her reasoning. For the longest time she can’t really trust
Nick so who knows what his reaction might be after finding out. Personally, I could even see him scoffing at
her in a, “Ugh, why would you want to bother?
Families are awful,” kind of way since his own past is all damaged and
he can’t help but take it out on others.
So I’m actually quite happy with how things played out. I’m tired of miscommunications and here it
was more of zero communication with good reasons and it makes for a nice
change.
I was very satisfied with this book, although yes, it does
contain some over-the-top corny moments with language that is a bit too
dramatic than what I think is necessary, but hey, that’s just me. Overall, I had a great time reading it and if
you like contemporary romances, I think you will too.
Notes from the playlist: "Like Sugar" by Matchbox Twenty
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