Review: Hot Ex-Military Guy mixed with BBW heroine = sexy novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
**revised 6-11-2014 after reading new edition**Cassie is a BBW who’s in love with her stepbrother (no blood relation, he’s her stepfather’s adopted son) but feels really guilty about it.  Now if Cassie could just put her feelings aside, since she’s convinced that he’s way too perfect to ever be interested in her.  She would be wrong.  Ryan isn’t only attracted to Cassie; he’s in love with her.  They end up watching their parents’ house for two weeks and Ryan has a plan to prove to Cassie that they should be together.The GoodI’m usually worried about the pacing in a novella because it’s hard to convey history and develop a connection between characters in such a tight page count.  I’m happy to say that Cassie’s and Ryan’s history was shown in a way that allowed me to really understand them and root for them to get together.  Chemistry is either there or it isn’t and it was definitely then, especially during the love scenes.  Even better, I enjoyed the individual friendships in this story, Ryan, Jack and Dane, as well as Cassie’s friendship with Alyssa.  I thought Ms. Swynn did a very good job of creating this great little ‘verse of friends and family and the dialogue flowed well.The Just AlrightI loved that Cassie is a BBW and while I understood that it was part of her insecurities, it wasn’t so all encompassing that it dominated the narrative, although I would have preferred that Cassie be more vocal and less willing to lie down and let things happen to her.  She’s described as being spunky, and sassy, but I didn’t see enough of that.The Bottom LineA sweet little love story with great chemistry and sexy times packed into a tightly paced novella. I liked it and would be more than willing to read the next entry in the series.**ARC copy provided by author for an honest review.**