Review: Great Debut Contemporary Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2014
I received this book from the author and the Paranormal and Contemporary Group in exchange for a honest review.My Thoughts:  I loved this book!!  The authors writing was witty, engaging, and hilarious.  The banter between the hero and heroine had me cracking up laughing.  Even though the hero and heroine traded barbs throughout the romance, it was never mean spirited in nature.  The secondary characters really added to the storyline.  I like how sweet and patient the hero was with the heroine considering it was her first real relationship.  There are no sex scenes in the book, but they were not needed.  The hero and heroine had an emotional connection you could feel throughout the book.  Kudos to the author, the hero and heroine get together fairly early in the book.  Usually, this is a death knell for me.  This was not the case in this book.  I was kept engaged throughout the story.  My only complaint is I did not want the book to end.  I hope the author is planning a sequel.  I would love to read more about the hero and heroine.The Hero:  He was a real teddy bear.  I think he did not know how to deal with his feelings for her in college so he flirted and teased her.  When he realizes his feelings for her, he is determined to win her love.  I love when a playboy is bought to his knees by the heroine.The Heroine:  She grew up in an orphanage after her mother was killed.  So, as a defense mechanism, she pushes people away by being cold and aloof.  She is afraid of being hurt.  The hero really has to work hard to push past her barriers.The Story:  Skye arrives at her first day at work.  She is an accountant.  When her boss introduces her to the team she will be working with, she is shocked.  It is none other than, Cian, Nick, and Thea who she had met in college.  She was unfriendly to them and they were unfriendly to her.  Cian was her nemesis.  Cian constantly flirted and taunted her.  Nick and Thea quickly approach her and call a truce.  It is challenging to work with Cian, but she does not want to lose her job.One day, Skye and Cian are walking to meet up with Nick and Thea for lunch and come across quite by accident Cian's girlfriend cheating on him.  Completely out of the blue, Skye pretends to be Cian's girlfriend.  She does not believe anyone deserves that kind of humiliation.  They eventually get to the restaurant.  Skye is told that they might have to pretend to be together for awhile. She walks out of the restaurant.  She never thought about the unintended consequences of her actions.  After she leaves, Cian has an epiphany and realizes he is in love with her.  He goes in search of her and finds her on the beach.  He is a gentleman and tells her there is no need to continue the ruse.  She refuses so he proposes they have a real relationship.  Cian, in his mind, knows this is his only chance to make her fall in love with him. He is not going to mess this up.The rest of the book deals with the evolution of Skye and Cian's relationship.  Also, two secondary relationships are resolved.Overall, a great debut contemporary romance with a charming hero and an innocent heroine.