- Nude pics are by invitation only
- If someone stands you up, block them with extreme prejudice
- Protect your heart
Only there aren’t any rules to govern her attraction to her newest match, former pro-football player Samson Lima. The sexy and seemingly sweet hunk woos her one magical night...and disappears.
Rhi thought she’d buried her hurt over Samson ghosting her, until he suddenly surfaces months later, still big, still beautiful – and in league with a business rival. He says he won’t fumble their second chance, but she’s wary. A temporary physical partnership is one thing, but a merger of hearts? Surely that’s too high a risk… (Pub Date: Aug 06, 2019)
Honest review based on an ARC provided by Edelweiss. Many thanks to the publisher for this opportunity.
Such a refreshing, well-thought romance.
3.5, rounded up to 4, since I'm still not sure if people outside romance readers will enjoy this, but the possibility is high.
Rhiannon already suffers from trust issues. The fact that she has been ghosted by the one man she felt interested in doesn't help. Now she really needs to buy a matchmaking company for the growth of her app, she finds him again as the new face of said company. Samson says he didn't mean to disappear then, and maybe he did have a good reason. Also, their chemistry is undeniable, and he's willing to help her convince the mysterious owner to sell the company. Allowing him so close to her heart is the big risk.
I'm not usually too powerful women with a fragility hidden as main characters. They're usually hard to relate and their weak spot is sometimes too much to be believable. Still, Rhiannon was a very fun girl to follow. She's all that but still rings true. I kept anticipating her meeting with the owner of Matchmaker, who's also very unique herself.
Samson was also a cute book boyfriend. I confess he didn't really make my hear palpitate in a special way, but I could see how the two complemented one another. Their relationship was believable enough for me to cheer for them to end up together.
We have an addition of side characters that made me fall in love with the book as I got further into the story. Also, both Rhi's and Samson's issues were actually interesting to read about. I loved the discussion about power harassment and although I'm not into sports, Samson's family conflicts gave a good intake on the issue of concussions.
The big thing about this book and representation. Both of the main characters come from minorities and they're not the only ones. Plus, while it doesn't ignore that prejudice exists, it's not the actual issue. This is a normal story that happens to anyone, including minorities.
But as I mentioned in the beginning, I'm not sure it's enough to attract readers from other genres. The romance wasn't that exciting, just well executed, and that summarizes much of the book. It's well written, well researched, you see the writer isn't trying to release the most she can, she's really taking her time. Still, there's not enough oomph and it still follows the formula, which we romance readers love but others not so much.
Strongly recommended to romance readers, it's a great read to close your summer.
Rating: 4 out of 5.
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