Synopsis: Theo MacLeod wasn’t supposed to be the one.
Tall, dark and handsome suits me just fine, but the cocky grin, know-it-all attitude, and mammoth ego? No thanks. I only hired him so I wouldn’t have to sit at the singles table again. It was just pretend.
He wasn’t supposed to kiss me.
My heart wasn’t supposed to pound.
We weren’t supposed to spend the night together—the hottest night of my life.
One night turns into a snowed-in weekend away, and even the blizzard of the century can’t cool the fire between us. I can’t get enough—of his smile, of his body, of the way he makes me feel.
We’re nothing alike. He’s a daredevil, and I’m a nervous Nellie. He’s a drifter, and I want to put down roots. He’s an opportunist with a checkered past, and I’m a Girl Scout volunteer.
But none of it matters when I’m in his arms.
I know he’s made mistakes. I know his wounds are deep, and he doesn’t trust easily. I know he doesn’t believe he could ever be enough to make me happy, but he could.
All he has to do is stay.
Review: I liked the first volume with Margot and Jack and it is now the turn of one of the best friends of the young woman, Claire, to be put forward. I did not understand before starting the novel that we would find one of the secondary characters here and I was really happy to see the three women again!
Claire has never had a chance with men but when a colleague invites her to her wedding, she blurts out that she has a companion not to end up at the terrible table of the singles. But now, she has no one and no friend that she can take with her … So and against the advice of her friends, Claire will pay the services of an escort to pose as her boyfriend. Still, Claire did not expect to get into Theo’s game let alone to want a little more. Theo knows that he should leave the young woman alone, he is nomadic and tries to earn some money where he can. Besides, he is also completely against any attachment or relationship. So why stay when she asks him and why come back? My heart broke for Claire many times, seeing her fall under his spell as she knows that he told her that he can not make her hope. Yet he can not leave her alone either.
The two characters are touching even if I wanted to shake Theo several times to make him aware of the harm he was doing. However, we focus on this character hoping that he will realize the consequences of his actions. Claire is all cute, naive, but with little confidence in herself and she is waiting for the Prince Charming from the movies. I loved her character, seeing her evolve throughout the book to become a more assertive and determined woman even if it is not necessarily simple.
The author presents us once again a very nice romance and I am curious to read more!
Sophia Rose
The fake relationship always hooks me in. Love that it had you feeling for the heroine.
Enjoyed your review, Melliane!
Melliane
thanks
Carole Rae
I love when a secondary character that you don’t expect gets to be the star in the next one. 🙂
Melliane
me too
Jenea's Book Obsession
I didn’t realize Harlow has written so many books! This sounds really good too!
Melliane
it was
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer
This sounds good even if you were frustrated with characters at times.
Melanie Simmons
Sounds like a great book. I’ve read several where I wanted to shake a character.
Melliane
me too lol
Carole @ Carole's Random Life in Books
This has a really great set up. Glad you enjoyed it, Melliane!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
Ah, hiring an escort, always a messy situation. No wonder you wanted to shake Theo!
Melliane
lol
Nina
Even though you wanted to shake Theo, he was still a great character, right? I love that in books when you feel like you want to give your adice to them, but you kind of still love them. Haha. 🙂
Great review.
Melliane
yes he was.
Silvia
Good! I have this one on my Kindle, so now I’m particularly curious 😀 Fingers crossed it works well for me as well!
Melliane
I hope you’ll like it as well
Lily
I’ve been seeing this everywhere. Not sure how I would feel about the romance and poor Claire, but it sounds emotional
herding cats
Sounds like she’s got a great series going 🙂