She's no Sleeping Beauty. And he's definitely no prince . . .
Margot McCleery could have lived her whole life without seeing Bentley
Wellington again-her ex-best friend and the poster boy for Hot, Rich
Man-Whores everywhere. But Margot's whiskey-augmented grandmother "buys"
Bentley at a charity bachelor auction, and now suddenly he's at her
door. Impossibly charming. Impossibly sexy. And still a complete and
utter jackass. Bentley's just been coerced by his grandfather to spend
the next thirty days charming and romancing the reclusive red-haired
beauty who hates him. The woman he abandoned when she needed him the
most. Bentley knows just as much about romance as he knows about love-nothing.
But the more time he spends with Margot, the more he realizes that
"just friends" will never be enough. Now all he has to do is convince
her to trust him with her heart . . .
I've really loved this author since I got hooked on her Eagle Elite series a few years ago. I was more than excited to give this book a shot once I saw that it was by her.
This book is the second in a series that I've not read any of before. That's usually a no-no for me but I'm doing it more and more often lately. I kind of wish that I hadn't. This book IS a stand-alone but I think that my reading experience would have been enriched greatly if I had read the first book. I think that's just because while I didn't feel like I was missing anything, I also felt like I didn't know the characters as well as I could have. I mean, who wouldn't want a little more Bentley, right?
Bentley was a fascinating character. It's not often that you read a romance novel with an intense anxiety angle and it's SUPER not often that the character with anxiety is male. I think that the author was really able to show how anxiety can be crippling and have a massive impact on someone's life. It was interesting to watch Bentley interact and cope with the issue that caused his anxiety to begin with. I really couldn't get enough of this man. And our leading lady, Margot was this reclusive firecracker that was equally as captivating. These two together were positively explosive. Bentley brought out the worst in our little stubborn Margot.
The story read very quickly. I don't know if it was because the characters were so completely intriguing or if it was just an all-around great book ... probably a bit of both. You just get hooked from the very first page and it doesn't let up until the very last period. Such a great romance novel. One that I'd read again. And the list ... the list was adorably hilarious. I would read the book again just to experience that list again.
* I received this novel in exchange for an honest review *
Available: August 29th, 2017
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