Review: Different and fun
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2013
I picked this book up when it was offered for free and didn't really have high expectations - books from the "freebies" list are generally pretty hit or miss for me.  Mostly miss. This one was a definite hit.Colleen, an attorney, and Brad, a detective, have been best friends since birth. Their families are very close and have always hoped that Colleen and Brad would end up together. Brad has always been secretly in love with Colleen so he manages to convince her that it would be a good idea to marry him while they are in Vegas, with intentions of annulling it the next day.  Everything seems like a good idea when you're drunk, right?Here's the thing.  Brad is definitely not your typical romance hero.  He's handsome, sure - but he's also loud, crude and, at times, just this side of disgusting. In other words, he's real.  Colleen is stubborn, determined to leave her blue-collar roots behind her and sometimes downright mean. And they are comfortable enough with each other to just be themselves.  However hilariously unromantic that might appear at times. Throughout their lives, their entire relationship has been fueled by fighting with each other.  It's just what they do, how they communicate. So when they decide that they should just stay married they have to learn how to deal with each other in a new way.  And Colleen has to learn that she has always loved Brad, too; she has just never let herself acknowledge it.Add two families full of devious secondary characters who will do whatever they can to keep the two together and you've got quite a fun book. Yeah, sometimes you want to smack Colleen when she does foolish and/or stupid things but that's just who she is.  And she stays true to her basic personality throughout the book even as she discovers some basic truths about herself and makes important adjustments to her carefully planned life.Overall, I really enjoyed this book (which is a full, standalone book) and look forward to reading the next book in the series.Adult language and sexual content.