When his younger brother loses interest in online dating, hot, bearded, bartender extraordinaire, Joe Collins, only intends to log into his account and shut it down. Until he reads about her.
Alex Parks is funny, friendly, and pretty much everything he’s been looking for in a woman. And in no time at all they’re emailing up a storm, telling each other their deepest darkest secrets… apart from the one that really matters.
And when it comes to love, serving it straight up works better than with a twist.
I received this book from the publisher for an honest review.
I think this book is kinda told is 2 distinct parts. The first part is total comedy and the 2nd part is total emotion. I think I loved the way the story is written because we get to see Joe and Alex getting to know each other. Both of their flaws are totally perfect for the other and sets the other right the heck off which is why it’s so funny at times.
Imagine walking into a bar and expecting to be carried off by the man of your dreams only to discover that he has ZERO clue who you are. Well welcome to Alex’s world. Then to add insult to injury, it seems your dream guy’s lumberjack brother has been the one playing you for the fool. Soooo to say Joe and Alex had an easy time would be a lie. Thankfully Alex gets the flu and Joe says to care for her which gives them a lot of 1 on 1 time which then gives a lot of comedy.
When the couple begin to explore a “friends” storyline we can see the emotions changing on both sides. They are both scared but want but are both nervous to try. There will be a time limit on what they might have so why should they start anything but how can they not start something.
The 2nd part of the story was my favorite for the simple fact of the emotion we are feeling. We can see Joe and Alex are both scared. We can feel that Joe and Alex both want more. We also can see and feel their fear. The emotions of our characters are very well written and easily absorbed by us the reader. I really wanted to see Joe stop pushing. I wanted to see Alex stop running! I want to see them open up.
Along with our main couple, we have a lot of emotions between Nell and Eric plus Pat. Then we see Lydia and Vaughan plus then we meet a long-lost ex that causes lots of issues for the couple. A quick visit from some of our Stage Dive Guys and their families were fun as well. But I think I loved the banter and quick wit from Joe and Alex the best.
New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Australian Romance Writer.