Wow, this was a fun read! It had everything I was looking for in a rainy-day read: klutzy heroine and the brooding hero she works with, funny best friend, hot other guy, and a summer at the beach. The characters are so richly developed, there are plenty of laugh-out-loud-with-a-snort moments, and quite a bit of dirty talk!
College graduate Julia takes a summer job working as a nanny for a wealthy family in a beachtown in Maine. She’s a year post-bad breakup (her good-looking ex cheated on her) and she’s sworn off most men. Especially pretty boys. But she and her best friend will be working and living in the same town for the summer, so lots of girls time together and gaining life experience before needing to be responsible adults is all that Jules has on the horizon for the summer. The night before she starts her new job, Jules crosses paths with a very good looking — and very much an a$$hole — Liam. He seems to detest the very sight of her immediately, and she has no idea why. Nothing she says can get the guy to smile, because he’s just a big ol’ jerk.
After a comedy of errors the next morning (seriously, it’s like your worst nightmare before starting a new job), Jules shows up at the mansion where she’ll be living and working for the summer as a nanny… only to find hot stuff Liam scrubbing the toilet in her ensuite because he is the mansion’s manservant. Because, of course he is!
The sexual tension between Liam and Julia is palpable, thinly veiled behind snide remarks and zinger insults. Yet as much as she tries to ignore him, she just can’t shake off the pull she has towards Liam. Even the distraction that cute surfer dude Sterling offers doesn’t help. (The rivalry between the guys though, over Julia? Such a classic pissing contest!)
The sexcapades between Julia and Liam are off-the-chart, and Julia’s misunderstanding of surfing terms as a result lead to a cringe-worthy party meltdown. Shari gives just the right amount of vulnerability to Liam in the form of his relationship with Dylan to make the manservant redeemable, and young Dylan’s Aspbergers is handled delicately and a true part of the main story, not an ill-placed afterthought.
I absolutely loved this enemies-to-lovers story, and will be keeping it on my Kindle to re-read again!
Amazon US ~ http://amzn.to/2rgpDiK
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