Review: Sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2014
Very Brief Synopsis - This is a continuity series. In the set up book, Dare to Resist, Colt and Kady get together. In the subsequent books, we get a front seat to Colt and Kady's wedding. Sophie, Colt's little sister, is a total introvert. Colt enlists his friend Logan's help to ensure Sophie doesn't hide in her hotel room all week. Colt's plan works better than he had hoped.What worked for me - Logan is a total workaholic. He is founder/CEO of an outdoor gear company, but these days, it feels like the company owns him. He is trying to relax at his friend's wedding, and trying to pursue Sophie, but is under a constant barrage of calls from his hapless company members. The fact that his work demands feel more like torture than the pleasure they once were makes Logan take a serious look at what he wants out of life. Logan is confident and OMG sexy! When he first sees Sophie's "assets", he is intrigued and only becomes more so as he gets to know her. Logan is determined to make Sophie see herself as he sees her. And the way he goes about that is so...so, so, SO hawt. I loved Logan. Great hero!Sophie is a computer nerd introvert with no idea of her own worth. Her biggest goal in life has been to fade into the background. Recently, she has made a conscious effort to make changes in her life. She is working on being more assertive, she has dropped 20 pounds by paying attention to her diet and getting into an exercise routine. She still has a lot of insecurities, though. Logan's efforts go a long way to shoring up her confidence, but she still backslides into old habits with very little provocation. Overall, though, Sophie proves herself to be sweet, with some surprisingly creative erotic ideas! She certainly livened up one of Logan's endless conference calls!It was fun to see the other couples in this continuity interact throughout the book.The underlying theme of the book was making changes in one's life, and opening yourself to the things that make you happy. Both Logan and Sophie showed that sometimes you have to evaluate your priorities and search out your own happiness. Good message.The humor! Wow, so funny, with laughs brought from honest, real life happenings. I thought I would die laughing when Logan wonders, after an "energetic" night, if he's pulled a groin muscle! Lots of laugh out loud moments.What didn't work as well - Sophie's insecurities go on a bit too long. There is a misunderstanding at the ninth hour that, while expected, wasn't particularly welcome. Other than that, the book worked really well.Bottom line - Time and money well spent. I enjoyed Best Man with Benefits a lot. This is my first experience with Ms. Beck's work, but will not be my last.