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Kissing her plumber in the middle of her dinner party is the very last way Isabelle expected to spend her night—after all, she’s sworn off dating. But when Kim Martin, plumber to the rescue, charms her guests and poses as her new guy to spare Isabelle the humiliation of an uninvited ex, she makes an impromptu exception—and gets carried away.
At first, being Isabelle’s faux beau suits Kim Martin just fine. She’s hot, intriguing and won’t get in the way of his plans to blow town and build a business he’s passionate about. But Isabelle just isn’t cut out to be a goodtime girl. She gets under Kim’s skin and into his head—and he’s not entirely sure what to do about that.
Kim should be everything Isabelle believes of men in general—confident, flirtatious and too attractive for his own good. Yet the more Isabelle tries to fit him into a box, the harder he fights his way out of it. He’d be maddening if he weren’t so intriguing.
At first, being Isabelle’s faux beau suits Kim Martin just fine. She’s hot, intriguing and won’t get in the way of his plans to blow town and build a business he’s passionate about. But Isabelle just isn’t cut out to be a goodtime girl. She gets under Kim’s skin and into his head—and he’s not entirely sure what to do about that.
Kim should be everything Isabelle believes of men in general—confident, flirtatious and too attractive for his own good. Yet the more Isabelle tries to fit him into a box, the harder he fights his way out of it. He’d be maddening if he weren’t so intriguing.
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First published February 6, 2014
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Sally Felt
2 books8 followersLike most storytellers, Sally Felt is an adventurer at heart. Six foot tall and insatiably curious, Sally has spent the night in some odd places—in a hammock, on a riverboat, in a convent and in a whorehouse. She’s waded barefoot in the Mississippi and swum in the Amazon.
Her formative teen years included a student exchange to Middle Earth (aka, New Zealand) and a summer working as a chore girl on a dude ranch.
These days, Sally makes wishes on the new moon, refuses to dye her silver hair, enjoys fine sipping tequila and hopes to inherit her mother’s laugh. She’s also a decent Wii bowler.
Her formative teen years included a student exchange to Middle Earth (aka, New Zealand) and a summer working as a chore girl on a dude ranch.
These days, Sally makes wishes on the new moon, refuses to dye her silver hair, enjoys fine sipping tequila and hopes to inherit her mother’s laugh. She’s also a decent Wii bowler.
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April 6, 2014
Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
This book was fun and serious all at once. Both characters are dealing with large issues – mostly the kind common to romance novels: trust, cheating exes, heroes who have never wanted a long term relationship. They have family problems and external adventures too which create a bunch of interesting excitement and interactions.
Isabelle is dignified, regal, and feminine, but is also “a lioness” with a good sense of humor. Being from the west coast, I found her fun and quirky. There are times I felt she went old-skool heroine on me; she'd get really fragile, have a don't-rock-the-boat attitude (Southern Charm maybe, I couldn't be sure), or seem to not care about her job. But on the other hand, she owns her own business and was really sexually expressive. I liked her even if I didn't always understand or connect with her. Her biggest conflict in the story is that every man she knows has cheated so she doesn't trust them. She knows her own worth and enjoys her sexuality, but she's also demure and...maybe I would say she's up for the game. And she was good at playing: the banter, sexiness, flirting, she had it all in spades.
Kim has never been one to stick around. He's is an on-edge but go-with-the-flow kind of guy. I liked how caring he was without being demanding or smothering. He had some growing up to do in this book, but he took it well and matured eventually. And he was a nice guy, even if he had very little relationship sense and even less ability to express himself for a good portion of the book.
I thought the story didn't have enough conflict for the length. Isabelle and Kim seemed to just keep rehashing exactly the same thing for a long time, but there was a nice amount of mystery and adventure to keep things going. The mystery part was slightly a letdown; things were sorted out quickly at the end and there wasn't a big reveal like I was hoping for. But the action was nicely written and as I went further through the book it got harder to put down.
Isabelle and Kim were fun together in a way-back kind of way. The book had today's confidence, technology, and sexual openness, but the charm of days gone by. Most of the sex scenes were not very explicit, but not quite closed door. I had a good time reading this story and although I didn't laugh, I had a smile from all the silly dialogue.
**This review is archived on my blog: The Theory of Lieto Fine
This book was fun and serious all at once. Both characters are dealing with large issues – mostly the kind common to romance novels: trust, cheating exes, heroes who have never wanted a long term relationship. They have family problems and external adventures too which create a bunch of interesting excitement and interactions.
Isabelle is dignified, regal, and feminine, but is also “a lioness” with a good sense of humor. Being from the west coast, I found her fun and quirky. There are times I felt she went old-skool heroine on me; she'd get really fragile, have a don't-rock-the-boat attitude (Southern Charm maybe, I couldn't be sure), or seem to not care about her job. But on the other hand, she owns her own business and was really sexually expressive. I liked her even if I didn't always understand or connect with her. Her biggest conflict in the story is that every man she knows has cheated so she doesn't trust them. She knows her own worth and enjoys her sexuality, but she's also demure and...maybe I would say she's up for the game. And she was good at playing: the banter, sexiness, flirting, she had it all in spades.
Kim has never been one to stick around. He's is an on-edge but go-with-the-flow kind of guy. I liked how caring he was without being demanding or smothering. He had some growing up to do in this book, but he took it well and matured eventually. And he was a nice guy, even if he had very little relationship sense and even less ability to express himself for a good portion of the book.
I thought the story didn't have enough conflict for the length. Isabelle and Kim seemed to just keep rehashing exactly the same thing for a long time, but there was a nice amount of mystery and adventure to keep things going. The mystery part was slightly a letdown; things were sorted out quickly at the end and there wasn't a big reveal like I was hoping for. But the action was nicely written and as I went further through the book it got harder to put down.
Isabelle and Kim were fun together in a way-back kind of way. The book had today's confidence, technology, and sexual openness, but the charm of days gone by. Most of the sex scenes were not very explicit, but not quite closed door. I had a good time reading this story and although I didn't laugh, I had a smile from all the silly dialogue.
**This review is archived on my blog: The Theory of Lieto Fine
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