Maybe it’s the Blind Trust effect?
This book is about Nina and Peter. She’s missing the companionship of her friend Becca both at and outside of work. She went and found herself her happily ever after with her old boss Ronan. Nina is really happy for the both of them, but she’s feeling a bit sad and lonely herself. A few months ago, Nina had overheard a couple of women on the subway talking excitedly about an exclusive dating club called Blind Trust. It wasn’t a dating agency or a $ex club – but something in between.
I’d never heard of anything like it before, so I was just as intrigued as Nina! The way they operate is absolutely fascinating! She submits her application after yet another evening out where she gets hit on by an unwanted stranger. The problem in New York according to her is too many women, and not enough relationship-seeking men. Her first match was 93% which was promising, but she didn’t want to get her hopes up. So Nina didn’t tell Becca about it when she’d called. She’d wait until she had more to tell her, if anything.
Nina is incredibly nervous as she enters the club and the room. Despite their vision and sound being muffled, her match notices her nerves and takes her hand to try to calm her. Breaking the rules, he takes out her ear bud and gently whispers, “I’ve got you” to her. Needless to say, that reassurance and that line got me, immediately! Totally swoon-worthy! Suffice to say, they have an incredibly sensual first date. It was so well-described that I felt (wished) that I was there too!
While she’s excited for an eagerly-anticipated second date, she bumps into Peter from work, who also happens to be Becca’s brother. There’s a bit of a spark between them, and while they flirt innocently enough, she feels guilty because she’s sort of seeing someone else from the club. But Nina also sees him as off-limits and completely out of her league anyway. When he kindly offers to pay for her lunch and tells her, “I’ve got you”, she understandably panics, not believing her luck – or lack thereof. And then an office misunderstanding has her confronting him about it, making false accusations that could lead her to make some terrible decisions. But he makes a false assumption in turn later, which causes even more unnecessary drama. There’s a lot to work out!
The characters were amazing and so well-described and scripted. They were sweet at times, and when they were ‘on’, they were really ‘on’! Nina and Peter were so incredibly hot and passionate together, and found it difficult to control themselves – so much so that others noticed what was going on before they were willing to disclose anything to anyone! And their hearts were so openly up for the taking, and when he’d said, “I wish I could keep you”, I audibly sighed and swooned!
This story was fantastic, and I really didn’t want it to end! I’m already looking forward to reading the next book in this series. I think Drew and Eve’s story will be just as entertaining. And of course I’m hoping for an update on Nina and Peter! I give this book four and three quarter stars.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.