Review: Could have used a bit more character development but I LOVED the spicy sexy time!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2013
REVIEWED BY SUNNYEllie is one unhappy woman! After a really bad breakup, she holes up and wants nothing to do with anyone! The only person she lets in is her best friend Penny. So when Penny wants to marry a man that seems to have issues with money and keeping a job, is it out of jealousy that Ellie wants to sabotage their relationship? It sure seems like it! If she ever looks back, Ellie isn't going to be proud of how she handled herself during this trying time. She has created a distance with everyone who loves her and has lost all confidence in herself. To make it worse, she can't see the hurt she is causing when she attempts to break up Penny and her fiancé. She is a mess, yet I love how the baggage from her breakup affects her character throughout the book.Gideon is a rich businessman that, for reasons he can't explain, decides to help out an old friend (his best friend's sister) when she comes begging. Here are some of my descriptors of Gideon: amazing-looking, confident, funny, rich. He sounds good, doesn't he? On the surface, Gideon is a dream. If you look deeper, you realize he has some baggage of his own that has haunted him since his parents died when he was a child.Ellie and Gideon agree to work together to break up Penny and Will, but they don't realize what it will lead to physically, emotionally, or personally for them. The past factors in as they start to see each other as more than two people on a shared mission. All of a sudden, their attraction for one another can't be ignored! They bring out the best in each other by pointing out each other's faults and strengths. The backstories that McKellen masterfully creates for her characters make this crazy relationship feasible.I did feel there were some parts of the book that could have been more developed. For example, we don't get a lot of backstory on Penny and Will, which would help us better understand their relationship. I get where McKellen was going with the mystery in this relationship, but once some details were revealed, I would have loved to hear more about them. I also would have loved to get a bit more information upfront on Ellie's state of mind. It took me a while to realize how messed up she was and why. That may have been intentional, but I still would have liked a bit more.On the flip side, my favorite part of the book was the way Ellie and Gideon were together when they forgot their past, forgot themselves, and had some really hot sexy time. Holy moly is McKellen good at writing steaming hot sex scenes! Maybe that's why Crimson Romance has her in their *spicy* line. It has spice all right! Is there a chance that they could build on this incredible sexual relationship and have everything else that makes a great relationship? They both doubt it, especially with their history, but HER NEW WORST ENEMY brings it together beautifully.BOTTOM LINEHER NEW WORST ENEMY was a quick read that had a lot of good parts. Where I would have liked a bit more character development in the supporting characters, I liked the backstories of the hero and heroine. I also enjoyed the "big brother's best friend" concept and LOVED the spicy sexy time. If either of these things appeal to you, this book won't let you down!RATING: BNote: I received a review copy of this title courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review.