Series: Stand Alone
Author: Vi Keeland
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Pub Date: January 25, 2015
Heat Rating: Hot & Steamy
Source: ARC
Rating: 4 Kisses
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Synopsis:
The rules:
No dating.
No sex outside of the game.
No disclosing the terms of the contract.
Rules were made to be broken, right?
Eight weeks ago I signed a contract. One that seemed like a good idea at the time. A handsome bachelor, luxury accommodations, and a chance to win a prize my family desperately needed. There were some rules though. Lots of them actually. Follow the script, no dating, sex, or disclosing the terms of the deal. After my self-imposed moratorium on men the last year, it wouldn’t be hard to live up to my end of the bargain…so I thought. Until I realized the deal I’d made was with the devil…and I was in love with his dirty-talking brother.
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My Thoughts:
Ahhhh….Throb. I loved this story, and could not stop smiling ocne I finished the book. I am usually not a big fan of books set around reality TV shows, but I have heard such great things about Ms. Keeland’s writing that I decided to read it. I am so glad I did!
Her writing style light and fresh that it kept the storing moving and I did not realize how close I was to the end until I reached the epilogue.
When I read the synopsis I thought I was going to be faced a tug a war between two men and a heroine that can’t make up her mind between the guys. Again, I am so glad I was wrong! Right off the bat, we see Kate and Copper are perfect together and I believe the banter between them made the story.
Since I was naturally rooting for Cooper and Kate, you would think I would not like Flynn, but Flynn was such a nice guy you could not hate him. While this story did not have t love triangle, in a traditional sense, It was refreshing to see Ms. Keeland did not make either of the male characters a complete jerk (she saved that for Miles). Poor Flynn was the innocent by-standard in book and even though we see glimpses of a potential relationship, Flynn ended being put in the friend zone by Kate.“It was a light investigation. I do more on my employees”“And you run background checks on women you date too?”
“She’s a great girl. But I never had a shot. She’s in love with you.”Kate’s friend and sidekick, Sadie, had to be my absolute favorite character. The comments she made cracked me up, and again I got looks from people around me. (Note to Ms. Keeland – please write Sadie’s story – I know her story would be a best seller!)
This book is a perfect weekend read or beach read as it is light, fast paced and all the characters are likable (even Miles). I thoroughly enjoyed the story and plan to go read other works by VI Keeland. I cannot wait to read the next story in the series, since it will be Flynn’s story.“You do realize you aren’t supposed to fill the glass to the brim, right?”“I’m efficient. If I pour half glass now, I’m only going to have to get up again in five minutes.”
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