Review: One of my favorite new Brazen books
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2014
I have made it a point to read every book in Entangled's Brazen line because most of them are four or five star reads for me. As a fan of Diane Alberts, I was ridiculously, over-the-top excited to see that Temporarily Yours as part of Brazen's February releases. Two strangers meeting on an airplane and hitting it off is a concept that's been used before, but just when I thought I had mapped out the relationship between protagonists Cooper Shillings and Kayla Moriarity, the narrative managed to surprise me. Their unconventional courtship and off-the-charts chemistry captured my interest, but it was the fun-loving and easygoing personalities (for the most part, at least) of the two protagonists that kept me riveted to the story.From page one, the narrative dives right into Cooper and Kayla's story, featuring a whirlwind mutual seduction that is as exciting as it is surprising. I never knew what to expect from scene to scene with these protagonists, which I found especially refreshing. Cooper definitely has a way with words. He's so smooth and charming, I was continuously sighing over his swoon-worthiness. I loved that he brought out the feisty, playful side of Kayla and vice versa. Brazen females are always a bit, well, brazen but Kayla stands out from the rest for her quirkiness and matter-of-fact persona. I loved her independent spirit and strong sense of self, which made me want to stand up and cheer for her throughout the narrative. Cooper has a bit of a knight in shining armor complex, but what I love about Kayla is that she's far from a damsel in distress.Like all Brazen books, Temporarily Yours has a high heat factor, but Diane Alberts particularly excels at encounters between the sheets (or on an airplane, the back seat of a car, etc.), seamlessly blending them into the narrative to deepen the romantic connection between Cooper and Kayla. As someone who reads multiple books a week, it's not always possible to remember every detail of every book, but there are so many imaginative and stimulating scenes that stood out in the narrative of Temporarily Yours that I can't imagine forgetting them any time soon. Temporarily Yours is a wonderful start to the Shillings Agency series by Diane Alberts and I can't wait to see what the author does next with these characters as well as characters I haven't yet met.