Chasing Paris

by Stephanie Street

A pastry chef with trust issues. A hot firefighter determined to break down her walls. Paris Dawson loves her job as a pastry chef. Maybe she loves it just a little too much. At least that's what her mother says when she can't fit into the bridesmaid dress for her brother's wedding. So Paris cuts back on the cupcakes and heads to her old high school track to walk off a few inches. After leaving the Army, Aaron Perry went to the Fire Academy. These days he can be found at the fire station, tossing a tennis ball for his dog, Grunt, or running at the high school track to keep in shape. When Aaron stumbles upon Paris in the school parking lot with a flat tire, he helps the beautiful damsel in distress and hopes to get her number. Paris is grateful for Aaron's help, but has a distrust of handsome men and Aaron is gorgeous. It's easy to pretend he's just being nice when he flirts with her a couple of times when they run into each other. As she gets to know Aaron, however, Paris realizes she might have been wrong about him. It's never a good idea to judge a book by its cover, it's even worse to judge a man by his good looks. Can Aaron convince Paris his feelings are real? Or will Paris push him away and with him her chances at finding love and acceptance? Find out in Chasing Paris.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Young Adult

284 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 19, 2017

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ups and downs

While I did enjoy the book, the nonstop about the mc's weight, while I realize was a huge part of her issues but come on, was so repetitive I ended up skimming over entire pages because I didn't want to rehash the same thing again and again and again. Also the random and quite forcefully and oddly inserted religion was just so misplaced it made me hop out of the story and wonder where the book I had been reading went. I noticed after seeing the last few pages that the author writes "clean" romances as well, so I guess this shouldn't be surprising but I read 3 of her books before this one and didnt have the same feeling. Now, all this said, it was a cute love story, but it lacked. This wasnt listed as one of her clean books so the fact that there was barely even mention of a kiss here and there just felt so off and again, brought you out of the story. I think I might be done with this author.

[Nina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was wonderful. Paris is a believable heroine, and easy to empathize with, which is something I typically have a hard time with in stories with an insecure hero or heroine. Aaron is sweet and persistent, but without being unrealistic. Paris is unhealthily obsessed with fitting into a dress that is currently too small for her (thanks to her mother, who consistently pulls stunts like that because she thinks Paris needs to lose weight), and Aaron, after getting to know her, helps her realize that she doesn't need to lose weight to be pretty.
This is an excellent story, and I would highly recommend it.

[Aurélie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paris’s story is quite sad, considering that she is absolutely okay the way she looks like. I don’t understand why her father never protected her from her mother. Unfortunately, her situation is too realistic to be discarded. Everybody who has bad experiences with a similar topic can easily relate to this story. If only society could stop making us self-conscious about our outward appearance, it would be great. I think the inside beauty is what’s most important in a person.
The pleasure of reading was regularly interrupted due to bad proofreading, the reason why I took a star off.

[Abigail · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute read

It was a clean cute read that had my laughing out loud. I really enjoyed it. I wish I could give this book 4.5 stars. Street is a very good writer and pulls me in with every book she writes. Though I must say, I wish she dove more into Christianity more than just a few lines here and there. I feel like she missed a great opportunity to show how Christ sees and loves us. But overall, it was sweet a book.

[Patty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Handled protagonist insecurities in a very helpful and realistic way

[Maralee · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Fun light read.

[J.J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars. Sweet and simple.

[Love · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet Romance

This is a refreshingly sweet romance with a lot of charm and heartwarming moments that will touch your heart and soul.

[Shealyn Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!! It had such a good message! It was clean and romantic!! It was well written and overall I was very impressed. Even swoon worthy!

[Lorraine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

I loved this story. Paris overcoming her insecurities and Aaron being “all in”, had me turning the pages. Both of them were totally relatable and likable.

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was really really nice.

[Cait · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice romance. I liked reading about the believable, real, and relatable heroine and the man who adored her.

[Denise R · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I’ve read this book 3 times since I discovered it. It was helpful for me to see from the outside a situation I found myself struggling with. Thanks Stephanie, for writing this book. I have been recovering from a relationship similar to Paris’s and it helps to see another struggle and recover as well. This perspective was so validating.

[Maria Claudia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet, believable and inspiring story