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Flirting with Felicity
Felicity Wright never expected to inherit the hotel where she works as head chef. But now, she’ll do anything to keep the Bancroft Hotel operating—even if that means mixing it up with the late owner’s handsome nephew, Blake Bancroft. He’s here to challenge her unexpected inheritance of the Bancroft Hotel, and there’s no way either of them are walking away without a fight.
When his uncle wills away his family’s oldest property, Blake Bancroft cooks up a plan to get it back. To check out his competition, he’ll need to check in. Too bad his first encounter with Felicity proves to be anything but smooth. As their battle over ownership begins, things begin to heat up between them—and not just in the kitchen. Their attraction may be a recipe for disaster. Yet with the right ingredients, it could turn into a recipe for love…
In her debut contemporary romance, award-winning historical romance author Gerri Russell whips up a sweet, passionate, and unforgettably delectable story.
When his uncle wills away his family’s oldest property, Blake Bancroft cooks up a plan to get it back. To check out his competition, he’ll need to check in. Too bad his first encounter with Felicity proves to be anything but smooth. As their battle over ownership begins, things begin to heat up between them—and not just in the kitchen. Their attraction may be a recipe for disaster. Yet with the right ingredients, it could turn into a recipe for love…
In her debut contemporary romance, award-winning historical romance author Gerri Russell whips up a sweet, passionate, and unforgettably delectable story.
236 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 1, 2015
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Gerri Russell
35 books227 followersGerri Russell is the award-winning author of historical and contemporary novels including the Brotherhood of the Scottish Templars series and Flirting with Felicity. A two-time recipient of the Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart Award and winner of the American Title II competition sponsored by RT Book Reviews magazine, she is best known for her adventurous and emotionally intense novels set in the thirteenth- and eighteenth-century Scottish Highlands. Before Gerri followed her passion for writing romance novels, she worked as a broadcast journalist, a newspaper reporter, a magazine columnist, a technical writer and editor, and an instructional designer. She lives in Bellevue, Washington, with her husband and three black cats.
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September 9, 2015
I like the premise of the story. Nice girl from a difficult past inherits a Hotel and Restaurant from a customer she was kind to for years without realizing he was the owner of said hotel. Then estranged nephew shows up to contest her getting the hotel and sparks fly.
This contemporary romance was just eh for me. I was never really invested into the characters. Felicity has a decent backstory of a family tragedy that left her caring for a father who is in an almost semi-vegetative state. Then there is Blake the Billionaire Nephew who runs a hotel empire but needs the one hotel left to Felicity since it is the flagship of his entire empire. Felicity is the first woman in forever to not fall all over herself to please Blake and tells him “no” so he must have her.
I didn’t really ever get attached to the characters in the novel and the romance progressed super-fast. It went from the first meeting to super lust to love in 5 days. Sometimes I love the story so much that I don’t care about the time frame for the first meeting to love but that wasn’t the case here.
There are a few cute moments but overall there wasn’t anything new and exciting for me. The sex scenes were a bit boring and while there is a little build up to them I really found myself not caring if they hooked up at all.
The ending is the best part. It was really cute how the last 3-4 chapters wrapped up but those were the best things in the story.
While this really wasn’t for me if you like Billionaire meets Normal Every Day Girl and fall head over heels then it might be for you.
This contemporary romance was just eh for me. I was never really invested into the characters. Felicity has a decent backstory of a family tragedy that left her caring for a father who is in an almost semi-vegetative state. Then there is Blake the Billionaire Nephew who runs a hotel empire but needs the one hotel left to Felicity since it is the flagship of his entire empire. Felicity is the first woman in forever to not fall all over herself to please Blake and tells him “no” so he must have her.
I didn’t really ever get attached to the characters in the novel and the romance progressed super-fast. It went from the first meeting to super lust to love in 5 days. Sometimes I love the story so much that I don’t care about the time frame for the first meeting to love but that wasn’t the case here.
There are a few cute moments but overall there wasn’t anything new and exciting for me. The sex scenes were a bit boring and while there is a little build up to them I really found myself not caring if they hooked up at all.
The ending is the best part. It was really cute how the last 3-4 chapters wrapped up but those were the best things in the story.
While this really wasn’t for me if you like Billionaire meets Normal Every Day Girl and fall head over heels then it might be for you.
January 29, 2016
This was a pretty terrible book. I found myself wondering how this author even got published and then I read her biography. I daresay her successes in other writing and contacts in the literary world helped her get this published.
The entire story takes place over about a week,
The only thing good about this book is that I didn't have to pay for as it was one of my choices from Amazon Prime's free monthly book. The bad thing is that I could have possibly picked something else that was actually worth my time to read.
The entire story takes place over about a week,
The only thing good about this book is that I didn't have to pay for as it was one of my choices from Amazon Prime's free monthly book. The bad thing is that I could have possibly picked something else that was actually worth my time to read.
January 22, 2018
Hard working young woman pulls herself out of poverty and inherits the hotel she works in.Meets handsome emotionally stagnant man bent on taking her inheritance. It's pretty predictable from beginning to end.
I'll admit to skimming through all the overly descriptive sex scenes. Yet there was a certain something to keep me reading.I liked both characters and while the eventual ending was visible from twenty thousand feet, there was enough on the way there that held my interest.
This was a Kindle First selection from some time ago.
I'll admit to skimming through all the overly descriptive sex scenes. Yet there was a certain something to keep me reading.I liked both characters and while the eventual ending was visible from twenty thousand feet, there was enough on the way there that held my interest.
This was a Kindle First selection from some time ago.
January 15, 2015
Maybe it is because I don't read romance novels but I thought this book was great. I started it about 4 hours ago when a friend told me about Kindle List where I could choose a book for free. I chose this one solely on the fact I had zero interest in the others and I wanted to read a book. Simply put, I couldn't put the book down and it made me feel all the feels. Have I been more emotional reading other books? Absolutely! I still found this book engaging. Maybe all those who hate this book are serious critics or such big fans of horrid romance novels such as 50 shades of grey (which was absolutely awful) that they couldn't enjoy this read. When I read a book, I do just that. I read it and let it take me away. Unless it can't grasp my attention, I see no reason to find the tiny flaws in the book which as far as I can remember, there were none. I read this for free but I will buy it because I love to support books I like. It's 3 a.m., I am off to bed. Loved the book. Maybe I'll read it again in a few weeks and find the flaws that seem to be evident per other reviews.
February 1, 2015
It was pretty predictable but I thought it would make a good movie plot.
February 11, 2015
Platinum blond, naive, poor, hard-working Barbie (who doesn't know she's barbie) meets studly, heartless, baggage-laden Ken (oh he knows he's Ken) over crazy circumstances. Immediate lust, doubt, love, love, love, sex, doubt, doubt, love, love, drama, sex, love, doubt, assumed betrayal, doubt, love. All in five days. The timeline is erratic and jumpy and just doesn't make sense. She paid for her dad's operation with the money she saved by moving into the hotel. What?? She lived in a studio apartment at the beginning and moved into the hotel after a day. The next day her dad had the operation. How did she save up the money in two days? That's just one example of the unbelievable happenings in this book. This was just not a good book at all.
January 6, 2015
I'm curious to know what made this a Kindle First selection...? the only reason I gave it a 2 was I skimmed it till the end hoping to God that it would somehow get better. it didn't. that I kept reading is not the author's fault. I can't even critique it enough to express how unbelievable the storyline was. some word choices could've been better. it's not like GR can't write. but it was not a book I'd recommend to anyone. almost every character was a ridiculous farce. stopping now.
April 9, 2015
If you read this, do it half drunk on margaritas on the beach. Definitely a skimmer.
February 2, 2015
Romance novels often have a compressed timeline, with couples falling in love over the course of a few days or weeks. This book is no exception, and I'm okay with that; it's part of the territory. What I'm not okay with is all the other wonkiness in the timeline and various logic/plot issues. This is a contemporary romance. These people live in the U.S., in the present day, not in some exotic realm where time works differently. For example, on one day, the hero and heroine meet up slightly after 10 a.m., do a cooking class, spend three hours touring the hotel they're fighting over (the text makes it quite clear it's three hours for this part), observe a wedding (which the text rightly says is an afternoon event), and look at some items in storage. After all that, the heroine says "Prepare yourself for a long afternoon and evening in the kitchen. It's time to prep for lunch, then dinner." Prep for lunch? It's got to be at least 3 p.m. by now, way late to eat lunch, much less prepare for it. Other days were similarly jam packed with activities that couldn't all fit in the time the narrative said they did. Leaving the timeline issues aside (maybe they had a time turner like Hermione and just didn't mention it), there were plenty of other things that bothered me. Like a hero with his own plane saying
he did not make it to a funeral because his flight was delayed. By what? Doesn't say. He sure wasn't sitting in the terminal waiting on a connecting flight to come in or a crew to arrive. I might not have been so annoyed by these things if the hero and heroine had been more engaging characters or the sex scenes hotter, but alas they were not. I've seen reviews knocking this as Harlequin-esque, which isn't fair to Harlequin.
he did not make it to a funeral because his flight was delayed. By what? Doesn't say. He sure wasn't sitting in the terminal waiting on a connecting flight to come in or a crew to arrive. I might not have been so annoyed by these things if the hero and heroine had been more engaging characters or the sex scenes hotter, but alas they were not. I've seen reviews knocking this as Harlequin-esque, which isn't fair to Harlequin.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 18, 2015
That was pretty awful. I'm glad I got it for free with Amazon Prime and didn't pay for this but I wish I had gotten the disturbing European ghost story instead.
While I liked the concept and thought it would be a fun break from my usual reading list, nothing about this book was enjoyable. The writing is comparable to what an inexperienced Miss Perky from 10 Things I Hate About You would produce before she reaches the level of skill she achieves in the movie. The entire plot takes place in a week and makes no sense in its execution. I wouldn't even call the characters two-dimensional as nobody has any real personality traits. Characters are introduced and never heard from again. Plus I imagine the "villain" as a man sitting in his arm chair, alternately stroking a cat and twirling his mustache.
This book should have been a fun fluff read but instead was a painful experience that took way too long to get through.
While I liked the concept and thought it would be a fun break from my usual reading list, nothing about this book was enjoyable. The writing is comparable to what an inexperienced Miss Perky from 10 Things I Hate About You would produce before she reaches the level of skill she achieves in the movie. The entire plot takes place in a week and makes no sense in its execution. I wouldn't even call the characters two-dimensional as nobody has any real personality traits. Characters are introduced and never heard from again. Plus I imagine the "villain" as a man sitting in his arm chair, alternately stroking a cat and twirling his mustache.
This book should have been a fun fluff read but instead was a painful experience that took way too long to get through.
January 19, 2015
Felicity Wright has lived in Seattle her entire life, most of it in a rundown trailer park. With alot of hard work, she is currently a sous chef at the majestic Hotel Bancroft. She loves her job, and even runs a free program that teaches homeless people how to cook, so they can look for employment. After a family car accident 16 years earlier where her mother was killed, she has been paying to have her disabled father have round the clock care. Blake Bancroft is on the list of Forbes wealthiest Americans, and when his uncle passed away, he assumed he would be the sole heir to the hotel, but Uncle Vern had something else in mind. His uncle lived at the Bancroft Hotel and everyone knew him as Vern Barron. No one at the hotel knew he was the owner. He and Felicity chatted every night at the restaurant, and they formed an attachment. Blake has no intention of letting a sous chef take over the Bancroft Hotel, and soon comes into town with his lawyers by his side. He has plans to revamp the hotel, and would require to shut it down for several years during renovation. Once he meets Felicity, he decides to make a bargain with her, so they won't need to argue about legal issues, but there is no way Felicity is going to let that happen. The Bancroft and it's employees are like her family, she has to save their jobs. Sparks are flying, but Felicity and Blake are on opposite sides, and neither one is willing to give in. A local news reporter senses a big story is about to happen with this "bargain", and if she can find out the details, she could get the editor-in-chief job that she craves, and she doesn't care how she has to do it, or who she has to destroy!
January 23, 2015
I assumed that since this was a Kindle First Read selection that it would be an awesome read. Was I ever disappointed. If you enjoy a light, fluffy romance (with sex) story, this might be your cup of tea. Sadly, for me, the story lacked depth and emotional pull from the get-go and was, frankly, just plain stupid - From the H and h's meet-cute, the villainous publisher and cohort,to the insta-love. While I have no objection to insta-love (or sex scenes) in general, any story that has it HAS to have more depth to it. I need to feel like I'm in the same shoes as the heroine, falling in love with the guy just like she is. I just didn't feel that here and found myself skimming through the pages and eventually deleting the book from my Kindle.
It appears that the Kindle First Read selections are only pulled from Amazon-owned publishers (Montlake Romance in this case). Hooray for the writers who are picked up by these publishers. It's great to get that extra marketing boost. But, if all Kindle Firsts are as shallow and poorly plotted as this one, I'll be avoiding them in future.
Emily
It appears that the Kindle First Read selections are only pulled from Amazon-owned publishers (Montlake Romance in this case). Hooray for the writers who are picked up by these publishers. It's great to get that extra marketing boost. But, if all Kindle Firsts are as shallow and poorly plotted as this one, I'll be avoiding them in future.
Emily
January 17, 2015
Disclaimer: I don't like romance novels, and I got this for free from Kindle First this month because it promised recipes in the back.
This was the first romance novel I'd ever read, so I've no idea how typical it is for the genre, but it's pretty awful and reads pretty much like a preteen's amateur self-insertion lemon fanfic. I mostly slogged through it just to force myself to get over the no-romances mindset, and I thought it might at least be okay as trashy entertainment, but I didn't get even that out of it. The characters, relationships, and situations are just too unbelievable and childishly portrayed, and - this surprised me most, given it's a freaking romance novel - the sex scenes read like the bland, textbook fantasies of the uninitiated.
I think I'll continue avoiding romance novels, after all. Maybe that's a horizon that doesn't need expanding.
This was the first romance novel I'd ever read, so I've no idea how typical it is for the genre, but it's pretty awful and reads pretty much like a preteen's amateur self-insertion lemon fanfic. I mostly slogged through it just to force myself to get over the no-romances mindset, and I thought it might at least be okay as trashy entertainment, but I didn't get even that out of it. The characters, relationships, and situations are just too unbelievable and childishly portrayed, and - this surprised me most, given it's a freaking romance novel - the sex scenes read like the bland, textbook fantasies of the uninitiated.
I think I'll continue avoiding romance novels, after all. Maybe that's a horizon that doesn't need expanding.
February 11, 2015
Kindle First
Meh. Although this started out well, it kept doing downhill for me. Felicity is a cook, and her specialty after studying in Italy? Mac and cheese! Blake takes her to Hawaii and they go on a yacht to see a Rihanna concert. Seriously, it is so ridiculous I have no words. Then there is the sex. Never mind they have known each other for two days and they are adversaries, but they clearly can't think of anything else. And then there is the dad. He hasn't spoken in years, but his first word is alligator? The more I think about this book, the more I dislike it; at least this was free. A light, unrealistic, unbelievable, juvenile harlequin (if there is such a genre).
Meh. Although this started out well, it kept doing downhill for me. Felicity is a cook, and her specialty after studying in Italy? Mac and cheese! Blake takes her to Hawaii and they go on a yacht to see a Rihanna concert. Seriously, it is so ridiculous I have no words. Then there is the sex. Never mind they have known each other for two days and they are adversaries, but they clearly can't think of anything else. And then there is the dad. He hasn't spoken in years, but his first word is alligator? The more I think about this book, the more I dislike it; at least this was free. A light, unrealistic, unbelievable, juvenile harlequin (if there is such a genre).
January 12, 2015
If the pages keep turning...
I do not read as a literary critic. I read for pure entertainment. There is nothing more delightful than a book that keeps you interested in the adventures to be found on the next pages. One that invites you back after you have left your nightstand for a days work. And provides a last page that leaves you wanting more stories from it's beloved characters. Keep writing Gerry Russell...you audience awaits!
I do not read as a literary critic. I read for pure entertainment. There is nothing more delightful than a book that keeps you interested in the adventures to be found on the next pages. One that invites you back after you have left your nightstand for a days work. And provides a last page that leaves you wanting more stories from it's beloved characters. Keep writing Gerry Russell...you audience awaits!
October 23, 2016
3,5 yıldız ... biraz j.mcnaught esintisi hissettim diyebilirim ..Açıkçası bazı yönlerden onun hikayelerindeki karakterlerden etkilenmiş olabilir . Hangimiz sevmedik ki o karakterleri .. Keyifli ve akıcı bir hikayeydi , okumayı düşünürseniz tavsiye ederim
December 6, 2016
3.28 lik puanı görünce beklentisiz başlayınca beğendim kitabı.Bir oldu bittiye gelme durumu vardı sadece.Biraz daha derin yazılabilirdi olaylar.
July 1, 2017
2 stars for the last 20%..
I probably could have finished faster, but I had to stop and rest my brain, if the heroine could have functioned better. Good grief, she couldn’t stay on topic, concentrate more than 3 minutes or hold a conversation without giving over to the lust she felt for Blake. I like sexual tension but not on every damn page of the book, not to where the heroine stared off into space lusting after Blake when someone was trying to talk to her, or when she was supposed to be teaching cooking. It was too ridiculous for words, made her look like a total idiot. It was so difficult not to get aggravated when all you wanted to do was read the storyline and not about her thoughts about sex with him. Her lust was just too much. This could have been a good book except for the constant thoughts of sex. This author needs to tone it down some when it comes to sexual thoughts and feelings.
LOL, one reviewer said she didn’t like Blake because he was arrogant BUT I didn’t like Felicity because she kept going from stubborn and brave to such a coward, too wishy-washy for me. She was so damned afraid that Blake would sue her for the hotel and win she didn’t have enough sense to call her lawyers and simply ask if the will was solid or might it be broken. I guess she couldn’t get her mind out of Blake’s pants long enough to make that call. The hotel was left to Felicity by Blake’s billionaire uncle and Blake’s lawyer had already told him the will looked like it was unbreakable. He wanted the hotel so why would he tell her?
In the end I only enjoyed the last 20% of this story. Once Destiny and Reid started to try to destroy Blake and Felicity it did become interesting.
There were 2 or 3 or 4 explicit sex scenes in this but by the time they got to it I was too tired of thoughts and feelings about it that I skimmed all of them. And there was no swearing.
As to the narration: Love, love, love Kate Rudd. She does men and women’s voices perfectly and read with wonderful emotions. But even her reading couldn’t help this book.
I probably could have finished faster, but I had to stop and rest my brain, if the heroine could have functioned better. Good grief, she couldn’t stay on topic, concentrate more than 3 minutes or hold a conversation without giving over to the lust she felt for Blake. I like sexual tension but not on every damn page of the book, not to where the heroine stared off into space lusting after Blake when someone was trying to talk to her, or when she was supposed to be teaching cooking. It was too ridiculous for words, made her look like a total idiot. It was so difficult not to get aggravated when all you wanted to do was read the storyline and not about her thoughts about sex with him. Her lust was just too much. This could have been a good book except for the constant thoughts of sex. This author needs to tone it down some when it comes to sexual thoughts and feelings.
LOL, one reviewer said she didn’t like Blake because he was arrogant BUT I didn’t like Felicity because she kept going from stubborn and brave to such a coward, too wishy-washy for me. She was so damned afraid that Blake would sue her for the hotel and win she didn’t have enough sense to call her lawyers and simply ask if the will was solid or might it be broken. I guess she couldn’t get her mind out of Blake’s pants long enough to make that call. The hotel was left to Felicity by Blake’s billionaire uncle and Blake’s lawyer had already told him the will looked like it was unbreakable. He wanted the hotel so why would he tell her?
In the end I only enjoyed the last 20% of this story. Once Destiny and Reid started to try to destroy Blake and Felicity it did become interesting.
There were 2 or 3 or 4 explicit sex scenes in this but by the time they got to it I was too tired of thoughts and feelings about it that I skimmed all of them. And there was no swearing.
As to the narration: Love, love, love Kate Rudd. She does men and women’s voices perfectly and read with wonderful emotions. But even her reading couldn’t help this book.
August 30, 2015
Felicity, after losing her sweet restaurant "patron" Vern, is bequeathed the Bancroft Hotel where she has been working as the head chef. Finding out that Vern was the hotel owner all along leaves her frustrated, sad and intimidated. What else doesn't she know? She is a sweet, caring, and genuine woman who cares about her new employees and wants to see everyone succeed, having fallen on hard times herself in the past. She struggles with the fact that her father needs basically round the clock care, when she is trying to eke out a living and support them both. To round out her obvious perfection, she also runs an unofficial non-profit to help the poor and homeless develop trade skills. She was almost too sugary sweet, but I still liked her.Enter Blake Bancroft, nephew to Vernon, CEO of Bancroft Enterprises and one mad as hell MF because he didn't get the hotel he thought he deserved. Blake was sexy and smoldering, and not afraid to use his resources to get what he wanted. I liked his air of unapology but he wasn't just a pretty face; he had huge ambitions that center around making things more sustainable. He was, at the heart of it, a good guy.
This is a standalone romance, so you can guess how it ends. But the getting there was fun. Seeing Blake and Felicity circle around each other while they figure out how to work with one another was cute. There is, of course, some conflict, and some of it felt too manufactured, like Felicity's ex-friend Destiny trying to drum up a newspaper story about the couple. I never really understood her motivation to treat her supposed friend the way she did, not did I get how her end goal meant trampling over someone she cared about. We as the readers are also never given an opportunity to like Destiny, so it just seemed like she was conflict for the sake of injecting some into this story.
Let's talk about when authors use stupid phrases, like "the apex of her womanhood" for a sec. Did we travel back in time to 1985 where authors couldn't use words like vagina or clit? I get that the author likely wanted to keep the sex scenes "clean" but these are sex scenes, so come on. Phrasing someone's vagina as the apex of her womanhood just feels cheesy. I can't take that seriously. I can't even give this a good heat rating or put a sexually explicit warning at the top of this post, because it was so...sanitary.
Flirting with Felicity by Gerri Russell is a solid three... but no more. It's a sweet story but lacks that extra oomph I need to make my romances really awesome.
Narrator 4-1-1
Kate Rudd is a great narrator. I liked her in The Fault In Our Stars and I liked her in this. The two books really do showcase her talent as a narrator because I recognized her name...but not her voice. She sounded like a teenage girl in TFIOS and sounds like a woman here. Definitely will listen to her again!This book may have been provided in exchange for an honest review, and therefore will be noted on the original post.
February 5, 2015
a nice story
Really enjoyed this story of Felicity, hotel chef who inherits Seattle's Bancroft Hotel after the owner passes away - an elderly resident she befriended, who she didn't know was a billionaire. The romance comes in when his nephew Blake, himself running the multi-billion dollar Bancroft empire, comes to town to claim his rights to it. I like that it wasn't a typical haughty, all powerful bad-boy billionaire blusters in to town to be nasty and force his way into getting what he wants. We get to know about both of their flawed backgrounds-Felicity's poverty-filled life, having to grow up too fast after an accident takes her mother's life and renders her father mute and unresponsive. Blake has a similar situation, having lost both of his parents as a teen, never understanding why his Uncle shipped him off to boarding school all those years before. They are two flawed people, learning how to navigate an odd situation. Blake proposes they each spend a day in the others' world, and then decide who would get the hotel. Complications of course ensue-newspaper editor set on revenge, and the romantic entanglement that transforms them both. Through line of Felicity working to help her Dad heal is a nice detail. Great setting, detail & sensory appeal. A bit too tidy of a resolution though, and slightly overwrought romantic scenes. But a really good read.
Really enjoyed this story of Felicity, hotel chef who inherits Seattle's Bancroft Hotel after the owner passes away - an elderly resident she befriended, who she didn't know was a billionaire. The romance comes in when his nephew Blake, himself running the multi-billion dollar Bancroft empire, comes to town to claim his rights to it. I like that it wasn't a typical haughty, all powerful bad-boy billionaire blusters in to town to be nasty and force his way into getting what he wants. We get to know about both of their flawed backgrounds-Felicity's poverty-filled life, having to grow up too fast after an accident takes her mother's life and renders her father mute and unresponsive. Blake has a similar situation, having lost both of his parents as a teen, never understanding why his Uncle shipped him off to boarding school all those years before. They are two flawed people, learning how to navigate an odd situation. Blake proposes they each spend a day in the others' world, and then decide who would get the hotel. Complications of course ensue-newspaper editor set on revenge, and the romantic entanglement that transforms them both. Through line of Felicity working to help her Dad heal is a nice detail. Great setting, detail & sensory appeal. A bit too tidy of a resolution though, and slightly overwrought romantic scenes. But a really good read.
January 4, 2015
Very enjoyable, light and fast read. I was sucked in by the title itself, flirt in the title or blurb and I want it! But there wasn't much flirting. Yes, there was attraction, on both parties but true flirting did not come across. Even with out that I enjoyed Blake and Felicitys banter and their disagreements. 100% lust and physical attraction??? - FOR SURE!
I did however enjoy the premise and what actually brought these two characters together.
I do believe the peak was rather rushed and in no time I had MUCH dislike for Blake and had to re-read the previous page thinking I obviously missed something. This entire scene was off the wall and I don't think Blake should have even had the thoughts he did about Felicity. Her open arms with him after this "issue" also had me almost jaw to the floor. That man should have groveled like crazy!! Also the exchanged "love" was extremely fast. A week with no "real" date and then love.
I did however enjoy the premise and what actually brought these two characters together.
I do believe the peak was rather rushed and in no time I had MUCH dislike for Blake and had to re-read the previous page thinking I obviously missed something. This entire scene was off the wall and I don't think Blake should have even had the thoughts he did about Felicity. Her open arms with him after this "issue" also had me almost jaw to the floor. That man should have groveled like crazy!! Also the exchanged "love" was extremely fast. A week with no "real" date and then love.
February 11, 2015
I found this book to be quite boring. It had many of the elements of a good book but they did not blend well. I did not feel any real warmth between the main characters. They were more like sister and brother than lovers. The most enjoyable parts of the book centered on the father's recovery. Although I personally would not get on a plane and leave my father two days after he had life-altering surgery. Wtf?
The situation with Destiny ended in the most unfulfilling and unbelievable manner. And whatever happened to Destiny's boss? Too many loose ends. I enjoyed the humanitarian approach In which the H conducted her life but her actions regarding the hotel were baffling. I would think she would be working around the clock, learning to run a $$ business, meeting with lawyers, going over bank statements plus handling her day job. She did none of that.
2 stars only.
The situation with Destiny ended in the most unfulfilling and unbelievable manner. And whatever happened to Destiny's boss? Too many loose ends. I enjoyed the humanitarian approach In which the H conducted her life but her actions regarding the hotel were baffling. I would think she would be working around the clock, learning to run a $$ business, meeting with lawyers, going over bank statements plus handling her day job. She did none of that.
2 stars only.
February 14, 2015
I couldn't stand the main male character Blake. In order to truly enjoy a love story you have to like both those involved. Felicity was just way too good for Blake despite her supposedly bringing out the good in him. He was an arrogant, pompous idiot that if I were Felicity and had just been willed a Hotel and Restaurant by Blake's grandfather would have just gotten a lawyer and stuffed it in his face. Blake had no claim to that Hotel and he walks right in saying to Felicity his deal is to see who convinces the other one who should get the Hotel after spending two days with each other. I like the female lead to have some spine and she caved to him. Jeesh!
February 22, 2015
Letting go is the hardest lesson of love....
I was immediately drawn into the world Russell created for Felicity and Blake. Seattle with it's seaport, history and culture was the perfect setting for this her first contemporary romance. There are multiple layers to the storyline and the blend beautifully as Felicity and Blake grapple with their pasts that lead them towards a future neither dared to dream could be a reality.
Well done! I look forward to the next contemporary from the author. Highly recommend, you won't be disappointed.
I was immediately drawn into the world Russell created for Felicity and Blake. Seattle with it's seaport, history and culture was the perfect setting for this her first contemporary romance. There are multiple layers to the storyline and the blend beautifully as Felicity and Blake grapple with their pasts that lead them towards a future neither dared to dream could be a reality.
Well done! I look forward to the next contemporary from the author. Highly recommend, you won't be disappointed.
April 15, 2017
Firstly, take this for what it is: a romance novel review from a mystery novel reader. I received this book for free knowing nothing about it.
This books is utterly average in every way. You know those faces that are so nondescript that you forget them five minutes after they leave? That was this book. It was interesting enough to finish, but that's as far as it went. A simple romance, mundane love scenes, and an outcome that you can assume from page one. If quick, light, forget-me-when-your-done romance novels are your cup of tea - then this may be for you.
This books is utterly average in every way. You know those faces that are so nondescript that you forget them five minutes after they leave? That was this book. It was interesting enough to finish, but that's as far as it went. A simple romance, mundane love scenes, and an outcome that you can assume from page one. If quick, light, forget-me-when-your-done romance novels are your cup of tea - then this may be for you.
January 3, 2015
Just okay...
This story, or rather the telling of this story was just okay for me. It was too unbelievable that the changes within their personalities happened within a day, or four. Things just seemed a bit rushed for me to really get engaged in the characters. I liked the idea of the plot, but the execution could have been better... I think it needed more depth to really sell the story.
This story, or rather the telling of this story was just okay for me. It was too unbelievable that the changes within their personalities happened within a day, or four. Things just seemed a bit rushed for me to really get engaged in the characters. I liked the idea of the plot, but the execution could have been better... I think it needed more depth to really sell the story.
January 23, 2015
This book was picked off of Amazon's free books to prime members so I knew very little about it.
It is a total chick lit book!! I did enjoy the storyline and characters and wanted to know what happened to them. But I was bothered by the sexual tension between the two main characters. It was a main focus of the book and I thought the storyline was great without soo much emphasis on that topic.
It is a total chick lit book!! I did enjoy the storyline and characters and wanted to know what happened to them. But I was bothered by the sexual tension between the two main characters. It was a main focus of the book and I thought the storyline was great without soo much emphasis on that topic.
January 31, 2015
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It held my attention throughout and I liked the characters and their storylines. I found it to be a good plot line. I was disappointed in the ending with what I thought was a way to quick of a finish towards the resolution especially with Destiny's character. That was pretty disappointing to me. Other than that, a good chick lit book from the Kindle Free collection
January 4, 2015
Great story, great plot, great characters.I fell in love immediately with Blake and Felicity. The marriage proposal and wedding was SO romantic and all along, I could just imagine Uncle Vern watching over them with a big smile on his face.
This is the first book I have read by this author. I am anxious to read more of her work.
This is the first book I have read by this author. I am anxious to read more of her work.
January 3, 2015
Great read!!!
Can you believe that someone would go to these ends to make things right. It gives you faith that good will triumph over badness. And, to top it off,there are some good recipes at the end of the book. And, the ending is perfect and it makes you believe that good will triumph over evil and that comprise is always better than an absolute.
Can you believe that someone would go to these ends to make things right. It gives you faith that good will triumph over badness. And, to top it off,there are some good recipes at the end of the book. And, the ending is perfect and it makes you believe that good will triumph over evil and that comprise is always better than an absolute.
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