Wednesday, November 1, 2017

BOOK REVIEW for "Earning It (Stolen Moments, #1)" by Angela Quarles

*****(5) out of 5 stars!


SYNOPSIS:

One blind date. One case of mistaken identity. One Navy SEAL faced with his high school crush. What could go wrong?

To Score...

Holy cow, my blind date is rawr-hot. Everything in me aches to explore more with this man, but I can't. I've got too much on the line professionally, with me starting at my new medical practice on shaky ground. But I can't deny that I want the sex. A fling is perfect. Bonus--I will prove my idiot ex-boyfriend wrong. I'm not cold.

Or Not to Score...

Once she mistakes me for her blind date, my plan is clear. Be this Rick the Lawyer she thinks I am. And for the space of this coffee date, talk to the only woman who's ever made me feel any spark outside of combat. Best case scenario, I get to be outside my skin--free to be whatever the hell I want. Worst case--she recognizes me as we chat. She'll be pissed, call me an asshole, but it won't be anything she hasn't called me in the past, so... Win/Win?




REVIEW:

I absolutely loved this book!  I was in a drought for a while, having a hard time finding books that I really liked; but lately I have had a plethora of excellent books to read, and this volume is definitely among them! 

Not being a sports fan, I had serious reservations about reading it, since it appeared to be mostly about hurling – a sport I hadn’t even heard of before this book.  Luckily, I read an excerpt somewhere of a scene between Luke and Pepper that just totally sucked me in. 

The characters were fresh, believable, insecure, open to change, natural, adorable.  The sex scenes were HOT, without being excessive.  The interaction and verbal exchanges between the characters – especially between Pepper and Luke, but with the peripheral players as well – was quite entertaining, as were their internal dialogues. 

This story is told in dual perspective, alternating between Pepper and Luke.  I don’t usually like this style, but the author did an excellent job of differentiating the characters, making sure you could tell from the tone and content which character you were hearing from.  It certainly worked well for the narrative. 

Even the sections of explanation about the sport of hurling weren't too long or boring, and were simplistic enough that I could (almost) make sense of the game. 

Definitely a book that I recommend!  I understand that additional volumes in the series will also be stand-alone stories, but will be centered on different couples among Luke’s fellow hurling team members.  I can hardly wait to read them and return to this delightful world. 

I received a free eBook copy of this novel from NetGalley, 
and have willingly provided an honest review.

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