Review: Man-whore falls in love with straight-laced hardworking girl. Predictable story. But sweet overall
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
Carmyn Rafferty is a gorgeous, straight-laced, somewhat OCD college student that has just found out that her 'perfect' boyfriend of 3 years has been cheating on her. Carmyn comes from a broken home where her mother was extremely broken. She is desperate to make sure that her life does not end up like her moms, so she plans everything. Her perfect future included her perfect (but now cheating) boyfriend. Now that has ended up in flames - she is off kilter and not sure what to do.Her friend, Ava, convinces her to let loose and try to break out of her shell. Carmyn does her homework a week before it's due, sits in the front of the class, etc. Girl needs to let loose just a little bit!This ends up with Carmyn catching the attention of super hot man whore, Dallas Brown. Dallas comes with his own baggage since his father had cheated on his mother when he was a kid - and his father ended up leaving his mother for the other woman. As Carmyn's broken childhood has made her a  fiercely driven woman who is on a straight path for perfection to avoid any issues that her mother fell to ; Dallas is the opposite. He decides that relationships are not worth any time, so he is a serial one-night stand guy.So....in a typical story such as this; Man-whore ends up falling hard for the girl . Friendship blossoms and love is just around the corner.No big plot twists. No major issues. There is one part of the book where they are determined to avoid each other and it's a bit frustrating (remember, they are young and in college), but it is over fairly quickly.There are several (many!) very hot steamy sex scenes as well. They are definitely compatible, chemistry-wise.There are side stories, but the main focus is definitely on Carmyn and Dallas.I liked Carmyn and Dallas both - they are strong and independent and their characters stay true to themselves throughout most of the story. Neither perpetually runs away in fear from each other like some stories. I hate that.The cover photo of this book is funny - they look WAY older than college students - that threw me for a loop.Overall, this is an easy, fluffy story to read that has nice, decent characters that you hope for them to end up together. Neither H nor h are annoying (like a perpetual crier, whiner, running away, nor jumping to conclusions). It's pretty smooth sailing for both. Just one hiccup that resolves at the end.A HEA.No cliffhanger.No major angst. Some emotional struggling, but nothing major.SteamyEasy to read.Characters are decent - drink a lot , but they are in college, remember?No major villains. the ex-fiancé is a tool, but not a villain.Things wrap up really quickly at the end. Not where I thought it would go, but the author likes a HEA. ;-)Enjoy this easy to read, simple story-romance, with some hot steam, likeable characters, and a HEA.