Dear Diary,
I might have gotten myself into a wee bit of
trouble—and I'm not talking about the "court mandated community
service," or “therapy sessions from bashing a bloke in the head" kind
of trouble.
I wish it were that simple.
Nope. I’m talking about the "falling in
love with one of my client's daughters,” kind of trouble . . .
The kind of problem I can’t talk my way out of
when the truth gets out.
How I ended up with her phone is a long
story—and when she called to get it back, I took things a bit too far. One
innocent exchange wound up leading to so much more.
Fun, new, and totally immune to my charm, Sutton
is different. And I had no idea she was the daughter of Foster Green.
Blame it on the dark colored stout running
through my veins, pushing me toward one bad decision after another. Pushing me
toward her even though I know right from wrong; even though she's my client's
daughter.
Dating her might be the best or worst decision
I've ever made. Only time, whiskey, and one more roll around the mattress with
her will tell.
Not gonna lie...while I loved this book, it also made me so frustrated. At one point, I was literally all
and had to put my kindle down and walk away. Meghan Quinn seems to be good at that...frustrating me in books.
Like I said, I did love the book. I loved Sutton and Roark. I loved how they met, got to know each other through text messages. Yes, he was a frustrating jerk and the phone bit went on a little to long for me, but I kind of liked watching her follow him around all day just because he found he enjoyed her company. And I liked that he cared enough about her safety to let her stay in his guest room that night.
I really did like how he slowly started to change just because he wanted to spend time with her and she made him feel better. And their chemistry...OFF THE CHARTS.
While Sutton was, not quite shy, but meek and not assertive, I loved that as she and Roark got to know each other, she sort of found herself too. She grew a backbone, learning how to stand up for herself. I loved when she put Roark in his place for his lack of interest in her dad's charity/camp and again when she put her foot down about their relationship. And don't get me started on her teasing him when they were in Texas. That was PRICELESS. Probably my favorite part.
I will say, the biggest frustration came near the 85% mark, when Sutton's dad finally found out Sutton and Roark were dating. I KNEW it was going to go bad. Everything had been too good up until that point. And sure enough, Sutton made it bad but her dad made it even worse. That was when I had to put my kindle down because it was almost to painful to watch. Between the two of them, they just tore Roark apart and it was awful.
Obviously, things got better...there's a HEA but after watching her dad rip into Roark, it just kind of dampened my enjoyment of the book. It was almost out of character for what I'd seen of Sutton's dad up until that point, and it was the same with Sutton. She may not have been assertive, but she also didn't shy away the truth and for her to literally push Roark away in the presence of her dad, and deny any connection to him, it was harsh. Consequently, I knocked a start off my rating for that.
Overall though, I'd definitely recommend this book.
USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.
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