After coming off a disaster of a relationship, Elle swears off the stereo-typical bad-boys that she’s usually attracted too. She no longer trusts her judgment and decides to go for someone a little more refined like her boss, Nathan. But it seems life has other plans for her because her brilliant plan of seducing her him goes horribly wrong with hilarious and HOT results.
Gabe is minding his own business, sleeping at his brother, Nathan’s loft when an unknown woman joins him in bed. Things couldn’t get better from his standpoint. All this ends when Elle finally figures out it’s not Nathan in bed with her and flips out. Gabe is exactly the type of guy she would pick, with “gorgeous brown eyes, too-masculine face, perfectly shaped lips and so much ink,” his looks “screamed Bad Boy.” Gabe, however, is intrigued and a little bewitched. Elle is the innocent good-girl type, a departure from the usual woman he goes for, but she definitely captured his attention. Had to laugh at this:
”Ruffles and satin and….more ruffles. What it God’s name was this chick wearing?”
Gabe wants to see if they have anything more than smoking hot chemistry, and see where it could go. Gabe’s tired of the one-night stands that have become the norm to him, and he’s starting to think he needs a change. Could Elle be what he’s looking for?
This scenario had me cracking up in the first few pages. The opening scene is cringe-worthy for sure, but haven’t you ever thought of doing something daring like that? I loved both of these characters but Gabe was the star of the show to me. He was so sweet and caring, quite the opposite of what Elle thought he was just going by his looks. She can’t help but be won over, along with the rest of us! Elle's prejudice of Gabe was a little annoying at times, but I could understand not wanting to be hurt again. Plus, you have to love the girl's taste in reading material! Everyone loves a good bodice ripper! There was very little frustrating drama in this story which made it so fun to read, and there was a good amount of spice that had me fanning myself more than a few times!
This is a relatively short story, only 144 pages but it felt like just the right amount of romance, sizzle and humor. Another great pick from Smut Monday Club!