and did I mention fuckhot?! And you just gotta love a man who is bossy in the bedroom but also loved to snuggle. But he does it quite subtly – as if he senses how something in her past is causing her pain, and knows not to push until she’s ready.īraden was just a totally gorgeous character – both inside and out. And because of how strongly she resists him, he has his work cut out to woo her. They are all coping with their own personal hell – especially Joss.Īlthough Joss and Braden meet right at the start of the story, their relationship is very slow building.

The thing about this story is that on the outside, its kind of flirty and sexy, but you can sense the multiple undercurrents of hurt in everyone’s buried back stories. The writing starts out quite strong and just totally immerses you into the world and sweeps you into the story. He raised an eyebrow, clearly unconvinced. How could I let this happen? “Braden, I don’t want anything to happen between us.” His grip on my chin tightened, quieting me. At first, there is just a long period of flirty banter but Joss resists quite a lot, until finally they come to a friends-with-benefits arrangement that Braden agrees to, but really is just using it to try and convince her to be in a relationship with him. Right near the beginning of the story, we meet the hero when he and Joss accidentally end up sharing a cab… and can I just say: deep, gravelly voice + Scottish accent *shivers*!! He comes off as a arrogant (in a lovable way) and unapologetically charming and just totally fuckhot and while Joss is very physically attracted to him, she refuses to allow herself to become emotionally interested in him.Īfter finding herself a gorgeous new apartment, she find that it comes with an even more gorgeous perk – her flat-mate’s swoony brother: the taxi guy, Braden Carmichael. When the ultimate tragedy strikes Joss’s family, she needs a fresh start and moves to Scotland. But that being said, to me, the heroine’s actions and denial of their feelings for each other brought the story down for me. I still did like the story a lot, but the heroine’s issues and reluctance to commit to the relationship just prevented me from connecting more strongly with the story than I otherwise might have. I feel pretty torn about how to rate this book. “ I know you love me, Jocelyn, because there’s no fucking way I can be this much in love with you, and not have you feel the same way.

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