Synopsis:
Pepper has been hopelessly in love with her best friend’s brother, Hunter, since she was twelve. She thinks he’s the key to everything she’s always craved: security, stability and family. But Hunter’s never seen her as anything more than a ‘sister’, so she decides she needs an education in seduction and her roommates have the perfect teacher in mind… But bartender Reece is nothing like the player Pepper expects as her teacher.
Review:
4/5 Stars – A quick and compulsive read.
This storyline sounds all sorts of clichéd but the truth is a little left of centre and very enjoyable! At no point during this novel did I think ‘that’s just like a scene from…’ which surprised me immensely.
Pepper thinks she knows what she wants (Hunter) and at times this makes her seem rather hard headed, but I forgave her by the final page. We never get Reece’s p.o.v. which is sort of unusual these days in NA; we only just saw enough of him, although I liked what I saw. He’s hard working, tough, caring, and observant – probably more observant than most of the men I’ve met in real life! Which of course was very sexy…
I loved Pepper’s roommates, they were a riot and had attitude (they weren’t just wallpaper), so I am very happy that Ms Jordan is currently penning companion novels for both of them. This story wasn’t just about romance, it was also about Pepper herself; she had to face reality and let go of her ‘safe’ dream in order to realise an even better one, a major turning point for her character. So expect similar depth in the upcoming additions to this series…
If you’re looking for fun NA Romance that doesn’t involve cage fighting – that’s just a bit original – then this deserves to be on your shortlist.
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