Review: There's nothing not to love...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 10, 2013
As soon as I read the synopsis of this book I knew I had to have it. How could I not? It sounded hysterical. And I knew I would be able to fully relate to Makenna with her commitment-phobia. Also, I knew Mac would end up being my idol with not just one friend with benefits but THREE. More on that amazingness later. The beginning of Temporary Bliss already had my heart in anguish. I hated Mac’s ex-boyfriend and I was so glad when she finally was able to get out of that situation. Thank goodness for best friends named Kate. A few years later, Makenna is content with her independent lifestyle. She is a nurse at the hospital, lives in Chicago with Kate, and continues to satisfy her sexual needs without the perils of a relationship. One night on the train home, she meets Daniel Winters. Aka Delicious Daniel, Superman, or the game changer. He invokes feelings in Makenna that she has never felt before. She likes talking to him, she likes hanging out with him, and for once she doesn’t want to sleep with any of the other men in her harem. The biggest one of all? She accepts Kate’s three date rule, meaning she can’t sleep with him till after three dates. Dun dun dun. No worries though, because their foreplay is unbelievable whether they’re teasing each other with words or with action. Their banter is the best. It is blunt most of the time rather than filled with innuendos. While she is “dating” but definitely not in a relationship with Daniel, she reminisces about how she first met the three men in her entourage. Noah works in the same hospital she does. Convenient for a pick-me-up at work, especially since they call him the “Walking Dildo”. See? Funny. Next is Sean, who is a dom. Yum. And last but not least there’s Zander. The flirty male stripper she met at a friend’s bachelorette party. She has the best of all worlds at this point. HOWEVER, after she meets Delicious Daniel, she only wants him? Wait, what? So, it all begins… To let him in or to run away? Why not do both?I loveddd Makenna. She is raunchy and unapologetic about her behavior. She is basically everything I love in a lead female character. She is stubborn and fiercely independent. I loved her inner monologue. She is confident and oozes sexuality. Deep down, she is afraid. She’s afraid of falling in love because she lost her trust in men with her ex-boyfriend. She is scared of not having control of the arrangement (unless she is with Dom Sean) and of her life. And I totally relate. She is conflicted. I hated that she ended up hurting Daniel a ton just because she refused to let herself or him fall in love. Anyone could clearly see that they were meant to be, but Makenna didn’t want that for him. She thought she was bad for him. Oh, Daniel. He captivated me too from the moment he spoke to Makenna on the train. I wish I could hear him talk. Is that weird? Maybe. But, wow, he’s just undeniably sexy. I love how patient he is with Makenna. But, it makes me sad that he had to hold himself back in order to not scare her away. He was a gentleman on the streets but a freak in the sheets. Which is my fave. And, I can’t forget to give shout-outs to Kate and Makenna’s harem. Poor Kate, the hopeless romantic. I can’t wait for her and Zander’s book. I wonder if we’ll get books for Noah and Sean as well.The ending of this book was a bit predictable, but overall thoroughly enjoyable. I haven’t read any of BJ Harvey’s books but I will definitely be checking them out now although I heard they’re completely different from Temporary Bliss. I want more Daniel and Makenna! Stat. I loved the ending, but I wasn’t ready to let them go. Can’t wait to see them again in Book 2.“I’ve wanted you from the start, and I told you that you were mind. That I would wait. And I’ve been waiting, gorgeous, but I was about ready to come beat down your door and make you see reason. You’re my forever girl. My Lois Lane. You always have been, and if I have my way, you always will be.”