Review: Loved this. What a great debut
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2013
I loved this debut by Cate Ellink. It had everything I love in a book. It's smart, sexy and laugh out loud funny in parts. A sexy book with humor gets me every time.Willow 'Mac" MacIntosh is on a botany expedition in northern Queensland, Australia. She's shy, geeky and is out to lose her virginity when she meets Jason who is there in a professional capacity with the Army. Jason is HOT. As soon as I saw the cover (which is delicious) Jason morphed into my head and stayed. Mac is instantly attracted and while Jason is as well, he will be demoted or worse if he is caught fraternizing with the group. I loved the dialogue between Mac and Jason.  The scenery Ms Ellink writes made me think I was there in Australia in a rainforest, right where I wanted to be.I loved the character of Mac. She was totally relatable. When she was terrified of bolder hopping, I was right along there with her. She's very Australian in her swimmers! She had the right amount of geekiness and fun about her that I loved. Jason is all man and just yummy. He's strong, he's army, he's a protector. Need I say more.The sex scenes were hot, steamy and tender. All things needed by me for a top-notch read.I can't wait to read more of Ms Ellink.