Getaway Girl (Girl, #1) in Some Like It Hot!

Apr 05, 2018 Lindsay rated it it was amazing

Shelves: alpha-hero, friends-to-lovers, book-boyfriends, book-husbands, alpha-male, 2018, best-book-ever, april-2018

OMG. THIS BOOK WAS FREAKING AMAZING!

I’ve read a few books by Tessa Bailey before, and while I liked them (3 and 4 stars each), I didn’t LOVE them. I’ve met Tessa, and she’s delightful. She’s super sweet and totally down to earth. My bff & blog partner is an uber fan, and I’ve always felt a little guilty when I saw Tessa at a book signing that I didn’t LOVE her books in the past. Admittedly, I haven’t read all of them…yet…but still, I felt like an imposter.

However, I can safely say that I freak OMG. THIS BOOK WAS FREAKING AMAZING!

I’ve read a few books by Tessa Bailey before, and while I liked them (3 and 4 stars each), I didn’t LOVE them. I’ve met Tessa, and she’s delightful. She’s super sweet and totally down to earth. My bff & blog partner is an uber fan, and I’ve always felt a little guilty when I saw Tessa at a book signing that I didn’t LOVE her books in the past. Admittedly, I haven’t read all of them…yet…but still, I felt like an imposter.

However, I can safely say that I freaking loved this book. Like, I couldn’t put it down loved it. There was something about it that kept calling to me. I started it, had to put it down and read a book I agreed to review but this one…it didn’t leave me alone. So, I finally went back to it and I’m super glad I did.

I loved watching Elijah and Addison become friends and eventually fall for each other. I loved watching them just “be normal” together….spending time together, cooking dinner, watching TV…working on Christmas ornaments. They had such a great foundation of friendship, that I was waiting with bated breath for them to FINALLY kiss. And I wasn’t disappointed. That first kiss (amid other first) was freaking hot! We’re talking:

There’s wasn’t a lot of outside drama that derailed Elijah and Addison. I mean, yes, there was a little bit. But for the most part, it was them working through things and doing it together. I LOVED that. It takes a really talented author to be able to pull off the internal drama and doubts in a character/relationship without it getting annoying. I’ve read a lot of books where one (or both) character had doubts about the relationship, and their insecurity got the better of them, causing issue after issue an it just became annoying…but I didn’t find that here. I loved how Addison had doubts, but also had plans in the eventuality that things didn’t work out for her. She may have had doubts & insecurities, but she didn’t let that keep her from living her life with Elijah.

Oh, and I have to touch on the nicknames…They have to be done right for me to like them, or even tolerate them. But Tessa Bailey pulled off the impossible and made me love them. I’ll admit, there were a couple times that I had to remind myself of their real names when they were together because I thought of them as Goose and Captain. I loved seeing that between them.

This book was literally perfection from start to finish. I both couldn’t wait to get to the end and dreaded coming to the end. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to the characters. This book was perfection and I can’t wait to go back and read it all over again! ...more

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May 14, 2018 Michelle [Helen Geek] rated it it was amazing

Shelves: keep-to-read-again, military-twist, 5_star, tbr-kindle, chick-lit-fun, stands-alone, aa-bet-1-3-dollars, aa-out-jan-mar2018, ntm-author-2018, were-pub-d-in-2018-i-read

May 2018 -- 5 Stars

I really enjoyed this one. It reminded me of one of my favorite authors, Rachel Gibson. Just a bit of fun and quirk, but with a serious undertone. Not over the top, but pulling the "feels" out slowly.

I've not ever successfully read this author. Not sure why. May have just been the mood I was in, or .. who knows. My reading is enjoyment is pretty unpredictable. I'm going to go back to one of the others I have by this author and try something else. I hope I'm pleasantly surprise ...more

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Feb 02, 2019 Fiona Fog rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: rom-com, contemporary-romance, chick-lit, romance

Winning the Girl

When Addison spots Elijah standing tall at the front of the alter it’s like time stops. She’s transfixed with this beautiful man. This man who is about to marry her cousin Noami.

Elijah’s moment in hell happens when his bride does not show. Handed a note from one of the bridesmaids saying she can’t go through with it.

When he exits the church he’s not sure where he’s going only knowing he has to escape. When the beat up Honda appears with the stunning woman behind the wheel and ...more

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