FEEL-GOOD, PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE
“Sebastian. That handsome stranger. A stranger I met in the most peculiar way. Sebastian Blake is a walking, talking aphrodisiac. I will never get enough.”
YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN. The scorned woman and the loyal lawyer will charm you silly. This book is a certified toe-curler. I got a feel-good contact high just from the Kindle pages. My mama used to say that a woman doesn’t need to chase a man. If a man wants her, she’ll know it by his deeds and actions rather than words, and nothing will keep him from her. He’ll find a way to get to her despite all odds, so three cheers for hi-powered lawyer Sebastian Blake, the studly Leo who schooled me in just exactly what that means. Yummity, lipsmackin’, droolworthy, heart palpitating YUM. It doesn’t hurt that he has one of my fave names for a romantic hero, and believe me that scrumptious, admirable man puts his money where his mouth is. Smack dab on fetching chocolatier Amy Morgana’s willing lips. This winsome writing duo continues to charm me with the Zodiac love series of men that rouse and rile us in all kinds of goosebumpy ways, but ultimately prove that they’re worth every bit of trouble in the end.
If you’ve been following this series then you already know that the books and characters are not cookie-cutter carbon copies of each other. Each guy is totally different. Some of the romances are more hilarious, while others dish up more drama. This romance will not bowl you over with laughs. It’s a slow, careful glide to love with genuine, honorable characters, and a serious dilemma that threatens to pry the lovers apart. That’s not to say the story lacks humor and cuteness between the MCs, some rousingly entertaining sibling banter, and a couple of adorable kids. My heartiest laughs were at the barbecue. This one is mainly about making a real connection that doesn’t aim for laughs, yet still has lighthearted moments. I liked Amy and Sebastian. There wasn’t any reason not to like them, and the comedy relief comes from Amy’s funny bestie Chastity and part-time assistant Shawn from Amy’s fledgling chocolate business. A pair of funny matchmaking “snoops” who can’t see their own perfection for each other. And Sebastian’s assistant Miles was any boss’s gem employee.
Sebastian is hot as the sun, commandingly in charge, and seemingly perfect in his desire to protect others … but there’s a flaw hidden in there somewhere, right? And Amy is every bit his love match. An independent woman pursuing her passionate calling to start a business all on her own. There’s bound to be a clash when hearts are involved and fate throws an unexpected curve. The love, dedication, smoldering sex and selflessness of this couple ensnared me, and there were so many descriptions expressed in delicious, chocolate metaphors. Watch out though. This couple shares a date that will make your innards ripple. It all comes down to what constitutes a family and whether true love stand in the way of it.
This romance is what you get from a meet-cute via text to a stranger at the wrong number that turns into a perfect matchmaking accident, and a guy determined to protect, cherish, and help the gal he’s smitten with in every possible way. There are problem-making exes resulting from a philandering jerk and an accidental pregnancy, but divine intervention sets everything right. A cutesy Bridgerton series’ mention made me smile. I didn’t see the eventual conflict coming, and there were two unpredictable twists that took me by surprise. Pour yourself a cold one, relax, and enjoy a manly man we’d all like to know.
“He inched his way into my heart, and stretched out inside of me, filling my soul with love and adoration. With devotion. With loyalty.”