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Sudden Response (EMS #1)

by R.L. Mathewson (Goodreads Author)

4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 · rating details · 4,208 ratings · 176 reviews

Josephine (Joe for short) and Eric, the EMT crew of Echo 17 have been best friends since they were eight years old. They've been through a lot together over the years, but nothing like what they're about to experience.
As the only man in Joe's life it's Eric's job to be there for her and take care of her even while he drives her crazy, especially if he's driving her crazy....more

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Published October 21st 2011 by R.L. Mathewson (first published June 1st 2011)

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Jan 27, 2013 Lisa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sudden Response by R. L. Mathewson was exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to read something funny, light, fluffy and something that made me feel all sweet and giddy.

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In Sudden Response, Mathewson tells the story of EMTs and best friends, Eric and Joe (aka - Josephine). The pair have known each other since the age of eight following an incident where Eric shoved worms down Joe's dress and she returned the favour by making him eat the worms. That was the beginning of their friendship. They've...more

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Feb 12, 2012 Jill rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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3.5 stars

Thirty year-old Eric Parish loves working as an EMT. And not just because it's the best job he's ever had, but because his EMT partner is also his best friend, Joe. They've known each other for twenty-two years, through all the high and lows and ups and downs of life. But when Joe gets hurt during a call-out Eric decides that keeping Joe safe is more important than keeping her close.

This is a light, cute, fun read. Nothing deep or profound here. Author R.L. Mathewson has an easy writing...more

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Jul 31, 2012 Lady Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: contemporary romance, humor

I am so happy to have discovered this Author!

I've only read three of her books so far, and I gotta tell ya, her humor is fantastic, and I can't get enough of her characters.

Joe & Eric are wonderful characters. They've been best friends since they were 8 years old. They met the first day Joe started at her new school when Eric shoved worms down Joe's dress, and Joe then proceeded to make Eric eat thus previously mentioned worms...they then proceeded to beat the crap out of each other.

Their re...more

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Jul 19, 2012 Lindsay rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This is my third book by the author and they just keep getting better and better.

I really do love friends to lovers stories. There is such a rich history between Eric and Joe that you instantly feel the connection between them. I also loved learning of the history of how Eric & Joe became friends and how his family unofficially adopted her.

This was another case of almost wishing they wouldn’t get together because I didn’t want to see their friendship messed up, but at the same time they we...more

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Mar 07, 2012 Jae rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, hot-shagging-action, 2012, silly-lol

Another enjoyable RLM book.

It was too cute that Eric and Joe (short for Josephine) who have been best friends since they were eight years old never realised that they actually were in love with each other all this while. They just assumed that the mutual cannot-live-without-you feelings were common between best friends.

But I must admit that their 'friendship' did kinda creep me out a little. I would not have been very touchy feely, snuggled, cuddled or sat on my guy bestfriend's lap (the way t...more

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Feb 18, 2012 Steffi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, firefighter, favorite-couple, friends-to-lovers, laughed-my-head-off, steamy, sweet

Another HIT by R.L. Mathewson. Sudden Response is a sweet, funny and steamy romance about two best friends discovering their love for each other. I loved going on this journey with Jo and Eric. They had to figure out how to switch from being best friends to being friends in love and it was a lot of fun reading about them. I also loved Eric's family. His brother is a blast and I'm hoping he'll get his own story.

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Feb 19, 2012 Saly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Shelves: read-in-2012

This was another good book by this author and the best part it had a hero/heroine who knew each other very well and were best friends and there for each other whenever it counted and even EMT's. Yes, it took them a while for their friendship to turn into more but the feelings were always there but fear to change things stopped them. As always it has characters who are funny and not afraid to voice what they feel. The hero is over-protective and the heroine is not some weak lily who stands by it....more

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Jul 02, 2012 Booklover, Indianapolis rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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(July) 4.5* Things you are almost guaranteed to find in an R. L. Mathewson book:
1. Some sort of cake or cupcake with peanut butter frosting (which I don’t know that I’ve ever seen - homemade or in a store/restaurant, so it always stands out to me).
2. Someone buying/eating a coffee roll. Now, I have never heard of a coffee roll. I have no idea what a coffee roll is. I assumed it was literally a bread-type roll that for some reason you would eat w/your coffee (I had a 4th grade teacher who used to...more (July) 4.5* Things you are almost guaranteed to find in an R. L. Mathewson book:
1. Some sort of cake or cupcake with peanut butter frosting (which I don’t know that I’ve ever seen - homemade or in a store/restaurant, so it always stands out to me).
2. Someone buying/eating a coffee roll. Now, I have never heard of a coffee roll. I have no idea what a coffee roll is. I assumed it was literally a bread-type roll that for some reason you would eat w/your coffee (I had a 4th grade teacher who used to eat a roll w/butter w/her coffee every morning - I remember this because my friend and I were often the chosen ones allowed to go to the cafeteria and buy them for her!) In this book there is a chocolate frosted one so perhaps it is more like a donut or other sort of pastry? Anyone want to help me with this one? Is it a regional yummy?
3. Someone will pronounce the word Nope, “making it pop.” (and thus making me do it too as I read along – just once, but I always feel compelled to say Nope and make it pop!)
4. Men constantly referring to one another as a Bastard.
5. Annoying characters - be they guys or girls - who are really over-the-top in their annoyingness.
6. Hero/Heroine platonically sleeping together - which is weird in real life, isn't it?? I mean, I had a ton of guy friends in college and never once spent the night sleeping in the same bed like friends.

You know what else you find in RLM books? Slightly insane but utterly charming heros, heroines who are a delight – not too tough, not too wussy, not too gorgeous – fun women who are lucky enough to get dragged into our Hero’s craziness – and then get to enjoy his delightfully warm circle of family and friends. You will find humor (some laugh-out-loud), no real episodes of a Big Mis or other plots I find annoying – just overall books that most of the time make you smile while you read. I loved Playing For Keeps and Perfection and this one to me fits right in there w/those – same feel. Her Hollywood books were good but really ridiculously over-the-top, and her Lonely Vamp book was ok but missing the humor. I still have to read the other PNR she's written and then I think I'm caught up. I can’t wait to read Nathan’s book.
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Mar 13, 2012 .þµŋψà. [Punya Reviews...] rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Hmm, what to write... Let’s see. This book was ok but not very thought provoking for me. Sudden Response is the 1st book of EMS series by R. L. Mathewson. I’ve never read a medical romance before so I thought the EMS part of the book was quite interesting. I didn’t find the information boring; rather thought RLM knows her stuff while I read it. It could’ve been good since it had RLM’s humorous, sometimes silly d...more My review contains spoilers and they're mostly my thoughts as I went with the book...

Hmm, what to write... Let’s see. This book was ok but not very thought provoking for me. Sudden Response is the 1st book of EMS series by R. L. Mathewson. I’ve never read a medical romance before so I thought the EMS part of the book was quite interesting. I didn’t find the information boring; rather thought RLM knows her stuff while I read it. It could’ve been good since it had RLM’s humorous, sometimes silly dialogues/scenes but I didn’t find the main characters that interesting. More often than not, I thought they were being immature or selfish or plain mean to other people. *sigh* I’ll try to explain as I go.

Josephine aka Joe and Eric are best friends since the age of 8. After some really scintillating introduction in the school, these two formed a bond that could make anyone envious. Joe’s mother was ‘not’ the motherly sort, never really cared for her much. We never get to know about her father since he’s never mentioned. When Eric’s father came to have a look at the bully who fed his son worms (don’t ask!), he was never expecting a cute little girl. So wasn’t Nathan, Eric’s elder brother. They just fell in love with her there. Joe soon became a regular part of the family that consisted of their mother Alice, their father and the two brothers. She became kind of unofficially adopted to the family. A few years later, her mother was only happy to ditch her with the Parish family and leave town with her recent boyfriend. From then on, Joe has never heard anything from her in the last 15 yrs. Joe saw Nathan as her elder brother but with Eric, it’s a different story. Since they’re of the same age, Joe and Eric kinda became inseparable but they never saw each-other as siblings. As I read along, I felt that so far they did almost everything except sex. They like to touch each-other; one is always rolling on another, doing things like together as well. For example: they lost their virginity together, on the same day, on the same parking lot... just in two different cars and not to one another that is. They both knew about it of course. (FYI: I didn’t find this funny.) Eric actually knows Joe’s period cycle patterns, which is creepy when I think that they’re nothing but friends. But, I got that they have this unique sort of communication which made me envious from time to time, even though as characters both were annoying for the most part of the story.

So they grew up together, got into EMS together and spend the last 12 yrs being one-another’s partner in the calls. Good. But as I read about their thoughts about life, their relationships with other people and their own, I became more and more irritated. Eric or Joe, none has ever been in a serious relationship, through they’re 30. Eric doesn’t care for women unless it’s sex. I don’t even feel like calling his relationships that, a relationship. It was clear from his thoughts that he had always had the hots for Joe, so did she. Eric, as far as I got it, always compared his dates/gfs to her and they never reached his expectations, unreasonable as those were. Well, I really don’t know why Joe was so special, unless it’s all about her sexy body because personally, I thought Joe was rather annoying. She was always cranky, always going after someone’s butt. So, for Eric it was about sex most of the times and nothing else. He never sought for any serious relationship and treated his exs like crap. So did Joe. She also had the same ‘problem’, if I can call it that. I found it disturbing (and kind of pathetic) that she’d picture Eric while having sex with her partners, even to the one she lost her virginity to. I am not going to be nice because they weren’t nice. Eric got engaged to one of his gfs, not because he loved or cared for the woman, but because he wanted to end his obsession (and attraction) with Joe. Thus, it started with Joe and ended with Joe as a reason, just like all his other relationships. Yah, his gfs got mad when they saw them all touchy-feely with each-other and I couldn’t blame them for it. They even sleep together for crying out loud!! I mean what woman in her right mind would stand a thing like that, some other woman sitting on her bf’s lap and sleeping with him?! But to Eric, there was NO COMPROMISE about this situation so he plain dumped them. And, then there were his thoughts on how he didn’t give a crap about any other woman and how any f*cking other women in this whole wide world never begins to compare with Joe, all the while his comparisons bordering on rather humiliating IMO. Every time all these came up, I wanted to chase him with a broomstick! Jerk!! I don’t think he even remembered his gfs’ names once he’s done with them, as didn’t Joe with her bfs’ since the last bf, to her, was ‘that cop from Nashville’ or something like that. Great! I get it that they have this deep relationship but does this give them the right to be so mean and insensitive to other people? No wonder I didn’t care for them.

I understood that Eric and Joe were rather well trained in their job and did it well, even then some of their activities I found insensitive. There was this one patient who had this... er, really embarrassing accident. Eric and Joe are there to see what happened. Ok, so it was very awkward and I was cringing because the man was in serious pain. Do you know what did they do? They were trying to hide their laughter seeing the man’s ordeal. OMG! I was speechless. Ok, maybe being in a job like that for such a long time, they’ve seen many things and that may have made them lose their sensitive side… I don’t know. I only know that I wanted to beat the hell out of them, that’s all.

We get to learn about Nathan too, who’s getting the next book of the series. Sadly, even though Nathan is nicer than Eric, relationship-wise he’s not far behind. He also dumps women left and right, without any specific reason at all. Eric’s mother is a nice woman; she’s always worried about her sons’ dating disasters, and so she creates her own dating disasters by inviting random single women, who almost always comes off as creepy to the Parish brothers and Joe. Of course, both of them compare women to Joe (yes, even Nathan, for f*cks sake! I still don’t know WHY the f*ck she’s so special! *rolls eyes*) and found all of them either creepy or insubstantial. It got rather old and boring (and disturbing) after sometimes. If Nathan keeps comparing his heroine to Joe in his own book, I don’t know what the hell I’m gonna do. *makes a face here*

So, more into the story- Alice’s matchmaking schemes were going in vain. Nathan dumped another nice, pretty girl for nothing at all. While on another call, Joe and Eric have this close call with some psychotic patient which made Eric instantly fearful of Joe’s well being. So, he was planning to get her out of the job and do something less harmful. He even asks Nathan the big pushover, to help him on this but afraid of what Joe would do to them when she learns of them meddling. As I said, she’s always in a cranky mood and didn’t take anything she considers ‘meddling with her life’ lightly. I don’t know if it was a bad case of PMS or something. Don’t look at me, even Eric made fun of it whenever she was in a cranky mood! Anyhooo, they kiss once or twice in between, one time almost doing it. Afterwards, they keep avoiding talking about that ‘freaky’ situation and what that meant. Now, Eric keeps thinking of what would’ve happened, so did Joe. Both wants to have sex, badly, with each-other but Joe knows that even though he’s the best friend a girl could ever wish for, Eric is a piece of sh*t when it comes to relationships. Funny thing was that the whole situation had Eric thinking about the same thing, that he won’t ever be good enough or that he’d get bored of Joe after sometimes, as he did with all the other ‘available’ women he’d slept with before. In return, he’d lose this relationship that means most to him. Joe is a big part of his family and the person he is, so there’s no living without her. Joe knew that losing this relationship would mean living without the only family she’d ever known (and Eric), so both are afraid to take it any further.

But this couldn’t go on of course, not when they’re almost always together. So, after a lot of dancing around for about 15 yrs of wanting to screw each-other, one day, in their bunker/room where they rest in between calls (yes, together), they just gave in. Both Joe and Eric were single at this point. Sex was hot, BTW. I can’t deny that. Eric was one sexy piece of a$$, even though in other areas of relationship he was a big NO NO. The next day, Joe was going away to for the dispatcher training. After knowing about Eric’s plan and thinking about her life thoroughly, Joe finally came to the conclusion that she needs some extra training, ‘if’ she can’t do her job anymore. She always felt insecure because of how her mother left her and so, she didn’t want to be a burden to the Parish family. But Eric won’t come along with her. Joe can’t believe it. Eric would go with her EVERYWHERE, only to piss her off, if not anything else. It means a lot to have him around always but after one night of mind-blowing sex, he’s already distancing himself. Joe is hurt and pissed. She tries to bate him with fishing, a sport Eric loves as much as sex... well, that was my assumption. But she couldn’t tempt him even with that. So Joe just leaves. In Eric’s mind, the thing about not being good enough for her is going on. He knows she’s hurt but he can’t help it. They both need to think. From this point on, I sort of begin to enjoy the book because I felt that they were finally becoming serious about life and what their relationship ultimately meant. Nathan, who’s not very successful in his own relationships, comes out with his own confession of comparing the other women with Joe and asks Eric to not let her go. He points out that both of them had been in love with each-other for a long time and it’s time that they realize it. Of course both realized it but were just too scared to take the bigger steps.

Anyway, with a little help from Nathan and a healthy dose of groveling from Eric, soon they mend their fences. Eric is still as possessive about Joe as he was before. There were usual funny RLM style scenes, some of them I enjoyed in the last part of the book. They were now living together and already confessed their feelings for each-other. Joe feels that she needs to back out of this job and finishes her training as a dispatcher. Eric proposes. There was a big accident that they witness which involved a guy who appeared in the book from the first scene. He was throughout the book and worked under them as an EMT. It didn’t work out. Then he got hired in some other company but the whole thing ended in a big disaster. It was a nail-biting scene, and even though I felt sad, he made his bed and paid for it.

The epilogue takes place 4 yrs later. It was… I don’t know, nice. Alice is still bringing creepy women in, this time for Nathan, who’s still single, still dumping women left and right. Eric and Joe have a little girl and another one on the way... 3.75 stars. Even though I criticized the characters, all of those were only my opinion. I would NOT say it was a bad read or anything and am definitely looking forward to Nathan’s story. I need to see if he gets his own Joe or not... er, yah, well, I just need to know what happens to him that’s all. lol(less)

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Jan 02, 2013 Jessica's Book Review rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I have read previous books by R.L. Mathewson and really enjoyed it so decided to read the EMS Series to add to my list.
Sudden Response is about Joe (Josephine) and her best friend Eric who have been best friends since childhood. Joe and Eric are paramedics and work for the same fire station. They do everything together and come in two. Whatever Joe does so does Eric.

After an intense scene at a call the Eric and Joe were called to, Eric suddenly...more

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Oct 06, 2012 AJ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: chick-lit, kindle, romantic, series, lol, steamy

Aaaahhhhh, I love friends-to-lovers stories, and I really loved this book!! It was funny and romantic, and has left me feeling all swoony and ridiculous with a stupid grin plastered across my face.

Josephine (Joe) and Eric have been best friends since they were 8. They are completely in each other’s lives, and even work together as EMTs. Essentially soul mates, they have a fantastic relationship – they tease, they joke, they are affectionate and are 100% there for each other. And they are both i...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Bookaholic rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: steamy-reads, ebooks, series, nice-read, from-friends-to-lovers

I just finished this one and once again, R.L. Mathewson won my heart over.

Well I didn't liked it as much as the Neighbors from Hell serie, but Eric and Joe were also very funny in their banter and teasing habits as were the different characters for the NFH serie.

I really liked the univers of this story and the EMS atmosphere. It was very interesting to be immersed into this univers and to witness how it works and the different jobs that there are in this line of work.

As always, the sex was hot,...more

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May 29, 2013 Dianne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I decided after re-reading the Neighbor from Hell series for the 6th time that it was time to read more from R. L. Mathewson. It's about Joe (Josephine) and Eric, two EMTs that have been best friends since they were eight years old. There was always a connection between these two that made them inseparable. Literally! (They even lost their virginity next to each other with other people!) Anyways, they both have deeper feeling towards each other but neither one of them wants to ruin their already...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Sharreb rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Fresh from my love affair with R.L. Mathewson's Neighbor from hell series, i have to admit i was disappointed. It did have author's trademark of laughs and fun and some steamy interaction between Eric and Joe. But what couldnt save this book and my attention is that it wallowed too long of them being close buddies since 8yrs old and how they were inseparable but maintained as friends. It's contradicting that they are both attracted to each other but maintained a friendship that was touchy, feely...more

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Jul 18, 2012 Sophs rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After reading a good four or five of R.L. Mathewson's books I've come to the conclusion that the only way I'd ever accept a marriage proposal would be if she scripted it. Once again another ridiculously cute book with brilliant humour that leaves a massive grin on my face.

I think out of all her books 'Playing for Keeps' is still my favourite with this coming a close second.

I did get frustrated at Joe and Eric while they were both reluctant to be with each other for pretty much the same reason an

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May 17, 2013 Jamie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sudden Response is my first novel by R.L. Mathewson. I loved it. I wont be summarizing more than the basic premise of the story because it would give too much away. It's better if you just experience it first hand. Lol

Summary:
Josephine (Joe) and Eric have been best friend since they were eight years old. Eric shoved worms down Joe's dress and she in turn made him eat them. Lol. Over the years, they have been through a lot with each other. Eric and his family were there to take Joe in when her mo...more Sudden Response is my first novel by R.L. Mathewson. I loved it. I wont be summarizing more than the basic premise of the story because it would give too much away. It's better if you just experience it first hand. Lol

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Josephine (Joe) and Eric have been best friend since they were eight years old. Eric shoved worms down Joe's dress and she in turn made him eat them. Lol. Over the years, they have been through a lot with each other. Eric and his family were there to take Joe in when her mother abandoned her without a word, and Joe was a shoulder for Eric to grieve on when his dad died. They even work as EMT's together. They turn to each other for anything and everything. They are close, and don't mind showing it. They are a touchy-feely type of friendship. It's natural for them. As you can imagine, this didn't ever go over well with their respective significant others. Countless boyfriends for Joe and girlfriends for Eric have tried to come between them, and they choose each other every time. It would always continue to be that way, too. Joe has always had sexual thoughts about Eric, but not wanting to ruin what they had, she kept it under wraps. Same with Eric about Joe. But lately, they have both had a wicked bad time reining in their emotions. Things finally come to a head when some key events happen and make Eric's overprotective side come bounding out. He doesn't want Joe working in the field anymore. It's unsafe, and he cant help but worry about her. Joe secretly is a little afraid of some of these events as well, but she loves her job, and she's stubborn. She doesn't need anyone to take care of her, and she sure as hell doesn't want to be a burden. When Eric goes behind Joe's back to keep her safe and effects her job, Joe is livid. Eric cant help himself, and when things are just about to explode between them, Eric kisses Joe like its the last kiss he will ever receive. Things escalate quickly (neither one has had a relationship in well over a year, and they have both been dancing around this for years) and they engage in intimacies beyond their normal friendship. It's a toss up as to what will happen next. Eric is a relationship type of guy, and is afraid of hurting Joe. Joe is afraid Eric will treat her like all the other women in his life. Can Joe and Eric move past their fears and take a chance on each other while dealing with a stressful and scary work situation or will the passion they feel burn out and leave them without the most important things in their lives? Each other.

This was a fantastic book. I couldn't put it down. The banter between all the characters was amazing, but especially between Eric and Joe. Right away you could see they were meant for each other, but it was entertaining to watch them bumble through to whatever conclusion they would. I wish I had gotten a HEA for Nathan, Eric's brother. He was so sweet, and I wanted more of him. I really though Caitlyn was it, but he didn't. :-( Maybe R.L.M. Will give us a peek into his future?? <3(less)

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Nov 18, 2012 Novel rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, humor, bolt-from-the-blue

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Feb 19, 2012 Gitte - TotallyBookedBlog rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2012

I loved everything about this book. I know I say that about all of Mathewson's books but I REALLY LOVED this one. This author has very quickly become one of my favorites!!! It had me laughing from page one and I immediately fell in love with Eric and Joe as well as Nathan and Alice. (I hope Nathan gets his own book!!) The story was lovely, sweet, funny and "yummy". It's about two childhood friends who have done everything together, experienced milestones together and who love each other. The tra...more

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Mar 23, 2012 Linda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Ok, so here's my review.
I was wondering what rating to give this book; I pondered and pondered, really giving my brain a workout.. my mind was going crazy!
Then I thought, well, I'll give it a 4 star rating because it's not long enough and I want to read more about Joe and Eric, but then I realized how stupid that was. Not stupid because I don't want to read more about them because I do, but because you can't give a book a low rating because it's short. That doesn't make any sense. Well, I guess...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Stephanie rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Some one who loves internal dialogue and lots of details

Shelves: ebook, wont-finish, pg-pg13-romance

I cannot finish...yeah I know I am on page 143, but I just cannot do it!!!

I don't care if Joe (girl) and Eric end up together; in fact I don’t care about them at all because I am bored stiff reading their every inner thought over, and over, and over, and over. Okay so you get the idea.

This book didn't work for me at all, which is disappointing because the concept, friends to lovers, is one that usually a favorite of mine. IMO the story gets bogged down in the inane details. Sorry but I just don'...more

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Nov 26, 2012 Tasmia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, ebooks, contemporary-romance, genre-romance-2012, rom-2012-11

It's been a few days so I've forgotten most of the many small things that annoyed me about this. The main flaw I can recall is the total illogic of the hero thinking the heroine unfit for her career after they've both been at it 12 years. If that's what he thought of female EMTs in the first place, how has their friendship survived? I didn't notice anything that would indicate why he should have a "sudden" change of heart about it. Like Mathewson's other work this novel suffers a great deal of u...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Ellen (more books, please) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: needs-editing-enjoyed

My third book by this author. While I liked it, I liked it less than the NFH series.

This is a friends-to-lovers book, a trope I enjoy. The protags are interesting; their back story is sweet. I didn't get to "know" the characters as well in this book as the other two I have read by this author it seemed.

I do get tired of all the characters calling each other "bastard," "rat bastard," and "gold digger." Maybe it is a cultural thing, but in the South you don't use those terms with your loved ones....more

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Aug 13, 2012 Deb Schultz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Eric and Joe’s story

I LOVE THAT LITTLE GOLD DIGGER!!!

Really enjoyed this book and don’t know why I waited so long to read it… Very cute, very loving, and very hot!! Of course you know where this book is heading right away… but I was glad to take that journey with them… It was nice to see this history Eric and Joe had… knowing each other since grade school… now that’s super cool!!! I have love R.L. Mathewson since reading her Neighbor from Hell series…

Funny how the Mom keeps trying to set her so...more

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Jul 10, 2012 Renee rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love this author and of course the book was great too. Joe (Josephine) and Eric knew each other since they were 8 years old and have been through it all. I guess he always protected her and was a good brother to her. They were not actual siblings but her Mom, was a carefree woman and gladly handed Joe over to Alice Nathan and Eric's Mother and she lived with them from the age of 14 on. After years they had been best friends and partners being both EMT's Eric told Joe there was something betwee...more

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Aug 15, 2012 Katyana rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, girly-books, ebook, why-am-i-reading-this

Eh. I though he was a douchebag and she was a doormat. Not sure why I finished.

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May 31, 2013 Momof3 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this. THis author writes some good, sweet stories. They aren't angtsy and super emotional or super deep, but the characters are likable and stories and sweet, funny and enjoyable. There was a little repetition in this story when each character was caught up in their inner dialogue and that was a little like...bla, but there were some laugh out loud moments and as usual with these stories, you feel the sexual tension, there are some steamy scenes and you are rooting for the charact...more

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Feb 21, 2012 Sali rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sudden response was flat out FUN !! Fantastic hunky males , lovable female lead ,both with sass & spunk that made me laugh .
After reading generational sin ( a book that took me on a sexy ,scary emotional roller coaster ) I sooooo needed a fun , light hearted read & sudden response was exactly what I needed !! It had me laughing out load & joyously swooning . Even that mother had me giggling .....& wanting to slap her at times :) I love a book with a sense of humor & this boo...more

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Apr 22, 2013 Amanda rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, bliss, five-stars-indeed, young-adult

AWWW, cuddly and fluffy!

I love this story so much it hurts! Not the best from Miss Mathewson, but it's enough to make me blushed. :)

Meet Joe, thirty year old and beautiful woman, having a crush to her bestfriend since kid, Eric without even realize it. And apparently, it's the feeling is vice versa from Eric's side. What will happen next when they share the real hot-steamy kiss for the first time? Will they put their relationship in danger?

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Feb 05, 2013 Joss rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-in-a-series, cops-military-fbi

I seriously love this author. I don't think she could ever write anything that I hate. I absolutely LOVE her female characters. They're always so bad ass and they don't take crap from anybody, and that describes Joe to a T. I loved her relationship with Eric. I've read other stories where people have known each other for a long time and then as soon as the book starts they get together with absolutely no explanation for why they didn't like each other before or why they didn't just get together...more

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Aug 26, 2012 Nikki rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: alpha-male, emotional, favorites, freaking-amazing, mature-content, read-in-2012, romance, rom-com-drama, romantic-comedy, steamy-romance, to-protect-and-serve-challenge, top-fave-authors

Totally awesome book! Ok So I have no idea how it is I'm just now reading this when I have ABSOFREAKINLUTELY LOVED the other books R.L has written! I mean really, I already knew she was awesome! Now I have to find a better word to describe her! :) This book is hilarious! I seriously loved Eric and Joe! Their relationship was the bestest ever!! It did put me in the mind of Jason and the other Bradfords, which just made it even better cause they are all The Shit! For quite some time now I have bee...more

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About R.L. Mathewson

Hello, my name is R.L. Mathewson :)

Before I tried my hand at writing I was a receptionist, cafeteria worker at the college I attended, museum worker, bellhop, and about a dozen other different things that are pretty embarrassing so we're just going to skip over those things and pretend that they never happened ;D

At some point I got a little direction in my life and tried my hand at emergency medic...more Hello, my name is R.L. Mathewson :)

Before I tried my hand at writing I was a receptionist, cafeteria worker at the college I attended, museum worker, bellhop, and about a dozen other different things that are pretty embarrassing so we're just going to skip over those things and pretend that they never happened ;D

At some point I got a little direction in my life and tried my hand at emergency medicine, since I am, or at least was, deathly afraid of needles I opted for the fun job in EMS, an EMT. It was a fun job, a bit stressful, but I learned a great deal and had the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life. I learned a great deal from my patients and have never forgotten the wisdom they imparted on me. After a short stint as a Residential Home worker I decided to try the stay-at-home mom job and found out something very important.

I can't just sit around with nothing to do while I try to be deathly silent so that I don't wake up one of my children and send them into a blood curdling screaming fit. So, to fill the time I started to read again. When I was in school I was a bookworm, but got away from it as I grew older. I was drawn back into my love of reading by Julia Quinn's What Happens In London. It was a wonderful, witty book and I fell instantly in love with romance novels.

Some of the romance novels that I read were great and I couldn't get enough, I started to play with the idea of writing a book. Several months later I finally gave in and tried. For four months straight I worked day and night until finally I finished my first book. Then of course I re-read what I wrote, cringed and deleted the entire book and started over again. I started working on other projects and soon had two finished books, Tall, Dark & Lonely: A Pyte Series Novel and A Humble Heart: A Hollywood Heart's Novel. It was a very exciting time except for one little problem......

I had absolutely no idea what to do with the books now that they were done. So, of course I put the books aside and forgot about them for a little while I worked on other books. Months later I decided that maybe I should do something with them. I looked into getting published, admittedly not very hard since what I read about the publishing process wasn't exactly making me jump and down with excitement.

After reading an article about self-publishing I knew that was the way I wanted to go. I like the freedom to write what I want, when I want and publish a story that I hope others will enjoy reading. It gives me a great deal of freedom and allows me to retain full control over my work, which of course allows me to set the prices of my books and make them affordable for everyone :) Which of course is the reasoning behind the $0.99 price tag for my books.

That's how I became a writer and why I self-publish. Well, that and I'm pretty laid back and don't want to be hassled with contractual obligations. That would just cut into my writing time, time with my kids, reading time and my hot cocoa addiction. Yes, I am thoroughly addicted to hot cocoa and if you're interested in experiencing the perfect cup of cocoa you can find the recipe for my cocoa somewhere on my author blog.
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“That better not be what I think it is," Joe mumbled in the dark.
It was. "It's not. Jeez, woman, someone's paranoid. It's my pocket light," he said, wincing. Ah, he was only human after all. It wasn't the first time she got him hard nor would it be the last time. The physical discomfort was a small price to pay to have her in his arms.
"Well, then your flashlight is growing. Jeez, Eric, put a leash on that thing before it stabs me!" she teased.
"But it likes you," he pouted.
She giggled. "I seem to remember a certain tenth grade math class where it liked standing up in front of the entire class."
He sucked in a breath. "Hey, that traumatized me!” — 21 people liked it

“She’s mom’s favourite brat, my pain in the ass sister, and Eric’s bitch.” — 14 people liked it

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