Just finished this book and I really enjoyed it!
Jax is a SUPER HOT stuntman that has been repeatedly burned by women attempting to use him for their own personal Hollywood gain. Lexi is also weary of all HOllywood-types because she has created (through an excessive amount of hard work) a well-known boutique for haute couture wedding gowns. Both are going through a bad break up. She is able to mysteriously text him (he is just a random hot/sexy guy that is hurting) and they begin a very friendly, but high in the sexual tension relationship. The book follows their romance that experiences a couple bumps and a bit bump in the road.
For 95% of this book - I was chomping at the bit. Every page held my interest.
This is NOT an 'angst-y' deep rooted, emotional turmoil, heavy thinking kind of book. I also use Hopeless as an example of my favorite book for that type of emotional ride.
They both have deep-seeded issues, but it's not heart breaking nor dark. It's just something they both have to work through.
But getting back to the story - my FAVORITE part of the book is where they first meet and start to text each other.
Skye Jordan does an AMAZING job here. The range of emotions is well written and conveyed, via TEXT! They are suspicious, flirty, funny, sensual, etc. It's really well done and by far my favorite part of the book. You see how quickly they have a lot in common and how the attraction heats up immediately. It's not contrived. It works.
The attraction is so hot and heavy (YIKES - The sex scenes light your Kindle on fire!), yet sweet and emotionally connecting, that you can see how a super hunk like Jax would really fall for someone like Lexi. She is a great mixture of minx in bed and sweet innocence. Again, not contrived. Just flows well.
Lexi is committed to making her mark in fashion, and needs someone to help so she isn't working 24/7. It's not sustainable and she is exhausted.
This is where the storyline loses me.
Jax is a threat to her business due to his bad reputation.
Totally understand that part. If I was spending $50,000 on a wedding dress from Vera Wang, and found out that she was some kind of sex deviant - that would throw me off wanting to support that weird habit. But Jax ISN'T a sexual deviant. He has a 'bad boy' reputation. But NOT kinky or anything weird. I just didn't buy that part of the story.
Towards the ending of the book - Jax makes a decision (because of his LOVE for Lexi) that annoyed me as well.
I understood why Lexi didn't fight to the ends of the earth for him at that time. She struggled ALL her life to build her business, and although she may have loved him, they had only known each other for a short time. There was too much at stake.
But he should have taken a different route. Maybe a back seat for awhile? Showing support in a different way?
Yeah - this book really rocked.
Skye makes Jax vulnerable in different ways that is totally endearing to the reader. He is a bit insecure, but still can be a total alpha-male.
Lexi is a driven woman who is funny, direct and independent. She drives the initial encounter with Jax and that is pretty cool. It's usually the male character that pushes the first sexual meeting. Love how Lexi sets it up. She is gorgeous, but doesn't use her looks to get him, it was all through her texts!
So what did I like?
- the characters. Jax is so heavenly sexy, but vulnerable too. Bad boy makes good. Lexi is beautiful, strong, witty/funny and independent. Still likeable and sweet.
- Other characters. Love the friend of Lexi, Rubi. She is a hoot. Jax has a brother, etc. that round out this story. Add humor and insight into who he is.
- The steam factor is H-O-T. Wow.
- HEA
-No Cliffhanger
- Standalone book.
- No big misunderstanding - they are pretty honest with each other. No making stuff up to save pride or to manipulate each other.
- No silly villains. They antagonist is just their own pasts that they need to get over.
- Dialogue is easy to read. Fun.
Only two negatives. The Jax decision towards the end. I wanted to slap him upside the head.
Also - wish there was an epilogue or a different way to end. It ended a bit abruptly for me. Would have loved to read them as a couple for a chapter or just for an epilogue (since they were fighting it for so long throughout the book).
Okay, so I highly recommend reading this book if you want a steamy, fun, romantic, easy to read book.
Read it in one night because it was so fun.
Enjoy!
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