Review: Adorable, sweet AND sexy!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
This adorably sweet, sexy story is about neighbors, Nia and Conn, who get to know each other better during a road trip.  Nia has managed to avoid the sexy beast that is Conn for several months.  That's until one night during a snowstorm when she's trying to get to her parents house.  Conn offers to take Nia, she reluctantly agrees and things change drastically for the two of them.Cup of Sugar is my first Karla Doyle book.  If all her books are this cute, this sweet, this funny, and this sexy, then I'm in!  I adored this story.  In fact the ONLY reason I took  half a star....because I got frustrated with Nia's reasoning and I just wanted to smack her.  Not all the time.  Nope only when it came to the reason she decided she couldn't be with Conn.  The story is witty and fun.  It's light and so very sexy.  The push and pull between Nia and Conn is adorable and I couldn't flick through the pages quick enough.  Conn is....sigh....I'm trying to fill in the blank.  He's kind.  He's gorgeous.  He's a mans's man.  He works with this hands...a lot *wink wink* he's an all around good guy.  He's romantic without even trying.  And he makes even the most mundane tasks oh so sexy.And she thought she'd had a boot-gasm when she bought these boots.  Seriously, this man gave good zipper.Conn works hard on Nia, trying to get her to go on a date.  Even after intimacy she's stubborn and really does make the poor guy work for it.  Doesn't matter though because every little thing he does had me swooning and wanting to kick Nia in the shins!  When things finally get going, all of Nia's insecurities surface and she does all the dumb stuff us women do, including jumping to conclusions.  When they finally lay everything out on the line...well it's a sucker punch....only I wasn't hurting for Nia My heart hurt for Conn."Then why walk away?""Because nobody's perfect, Conn.  When the glow fades and you're ready to move on because you're no longer happy, I won't be humiliated, I'll be devastated.  And I'll be stuck living twenty-five feet away from you, watching you live the next cheerful chapter in your life."I felt for Nia, I really did.  That didn't mean I agreed with her.  We've all been burned some of us more than others.  The way it affects us moving forward is critical for us and for all the men out there.  Nia just felt it harder than most, and now she's protecting herself from more hurt."For how long?"He laughed, then realized she hadn't asked as a joke.  "I don't have an answer for that.""And that's why I can't accept your beautiful gift."  She stood, dabbing the corners of her yes with her fingertips, clearly fighting back tears.  "I have to stop kissing you, Conn.  And everything else too."He sprang to his feet, blocking her before she could get past.  "S*** Nia.  What the hell did you expect me to say?"And that's just it, Conn is a bit of a commitment phobe.  He has a history too.  One that involved watching his parents marriage fall apart.  That's not to say he's totally against committed relationships.  He's just not sure they work or more importantly last.Cup of Sugar warmed my heart.  Sometimes you're in the mood for something sweet and light and that's exactly what this is.  During the story, I found myself really liking Nia's sister Sara.  She's snarky, funny, and wild, very much molded by her childhood.  We get glimmers of the real her in Cup of Sugar and the entire time I kept hoping this meant Sara would be getting her own story.  I was thrilled to find at the end that she does indeed!  I will be reading for sure.*A copy of this book was kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*