Review: "Bad girl" meets "good boy"- sexual tension, friendship and love - simple story, but it worked!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
Avery is a nursing student that comes from a dysfunctional family. Her mother is a serial "dater" and lets men walk all over her. As a result, Avery refuses to put herself in a situation where a man could be in 'control' of her, so she doesn't do commitments. She enjoys having casual sex and doesn't make excuses for it.At a party, Avery sets her sights on a gorgeous guy, Bennett; but he doesn't take the bait and Avery goes home alone that night.Avery and Bennett end up in the same apt building together (Bennett is an art student at Avery's school). They run into each other and become immediate good friends.Bennett himself also comes from a dysfunctional household. Both Bennett and Avery have similar backgrounds and have worked very hard to be self-reliant and are pushing hard to obtain their career goals. It's great to see how hard they work, how much they still are able to love others (siblings, etc). The friendship and chemistry between these two are really well written. You like them both. Especially Bennett. He refuses to jump into bed with Avery - but there are a few 'almost' sex scenes that are super steamy.I never felt like Avery was irresponsibly sleeping around before she met Bennett. She is a sexually healthy woman.But the two of them together, they realize that they can be happy, safe and loved. It was very sweet to read. The interactions with their respective families makes the reader root harder for their HEA. It makes you appreciate how far on the road they have traveled from their dysfunctional families. Was very sweet, enjoyable, engaging, steamy and so glad that there was a HEA with no cliffhangers.Look forward to reading more from this author.