Review: Sexy Story With Humor & Heart!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2013
Falling for the Backup was a highly delightful, humorous, and sexy read! I haven't read any of Ms. Aleo's previous works yet, but I'll certainly be looking into those after getting a taste of her work from this cute little story.Honestly, there wasn't anything flawed about this story that I found. Falling for the Backup was simply perfect. The dialogue felt natural, the pacing was great, the story flowed smoothly and most of all, the characters (both main and secondary) were absolutely endearing! They were genuine and easy to relate to. I'm usually more critical of heroines as they can either make or break a book for me, but I especially loved the heroine, Aynslee in Falling for the Backup. She is probably one of my favorite heroines thus far. She was funny, loud, confident, witty and most of all she was genuine. I loved how supportive she was of Jordan and how she was the one doing the chasing which I found to be refreshing since it seems most romance novels revolve around heroes doing the chasing (not that I mind, but it's nice to get a change once in a while).Jordan had so much insecurities running through him after his injury and being replaced. He didn't believe that he was worthy of Aynslee and I wanted to smack him in the back of the head for that, but hug him at the same time. Although not the dominating and super alpha type, Jordan was still the sexy sweetheart who any woman would fall for. The chemistry between Aynslee and Jordan was instantaneous from the first moment they sat together on the plane and the pages sizzled when they got down and dirty ;)Furthermore, I loved the progression of their relationship as it felt natural although some may argue that it moved too fast. However, I felt that the author executed it nicely and it didn't have me questioning their relationship. Their interactions with one another felt realistic and they just sounded like the perfect complement to one another.One thing that I must comment on is the humor in this story. I absolutely loved it! Falling for the Backup was rich with humor and it had me literally laughing out loud at several parts of the story. I still laugh just thinking about the scene in the restaurant where Jordan had Aynslee's parents on the phone (on speaker) without her knowledge and she was telling Jordan about her new crotchless panties, lol.Overall, I completely adored this story. It just gave me warm fuzzy feelings. I don't usually give 5 stars to novellas, but Falling for the Backup met all the criteria of a wonderful short story. It packed in emotions, heart, heat and romance all into a nice little package with a pretty bow on top. Fans of this series will not be disappointed with Falling for the Backup. It is certainly a story not to be missed by romance readers.