If money talks, it’s telling me to steer clear of Cassidy Brooks.
Too bad my heart’s got the sense of a jellyfish.
The rest of me knows I’m reckless craving a woman wrapped up with wealthy outsiders.
Rich pricks like Cassidy’s boss, slapping glitzy mansions on the old gravel pit they’ve dubbed “Luxury, lakefront Oregon Coast land.”
Land that’s been in my family for decades, but not now. Not anymore.
Blame my shady uncle and a cast of cash-flush, toxic ass-crabs for that.
I want to blame Cassidy, but really? I just want her .
Cassidy and her smart mouth and sunshine eyes and rich lady shoes that make her legs look––
No. Not going there. It’s all I can do to keep my fishing fleet afloat while watching over a boatload of wild brothers and one bossy sister.
And Cassidy’s got her own troubles. A sick sister and a mom with chronic bad taste in men.
We should keep our distance, right?
But this town’s so small we’re crossing paths over sexy trivia night, hermit crab hijinks, and a wardrobe malfunction that lands me up close and clumsily personal with Cassidy’s mom.
I just want my town back. My family’s land.
Land Cassidy’s crew has their eye on.
There’s no way this ends well.
So why can’t we keep our hands off each other?
One-click this laugh-out-loud, enemies-to-lovers rom-com about a small-town fisherman who can’t resist the woman whose wealthy world he blames for his family’s downfall.
Review:
A wonderful series start!
I really enjoyed Cassidy and Jake’s opposites attract romance. Their banter was great, the sexual tension even better, and OMG the way he truly *got* her? Might have been the sexiest thing of all. Seriously, every time they were having a disagreement, I 100% expected him to double down on his opinion/idea/way of doing things being the right one, but without fail (OK, until we get to the black moment) he was the one to take a step back and look at things from her POV. Even the times he came into the convo ready to burst with righteous indignation, he managed to pull himself from the brink and understand where she was coming from. It was total #couplegoals, for sure.
But then there’s that black moment…
I mean, you can see it coming. You’re pretty sure what is going to cause it fairly early on, and OMG it seems like it’s going to be something that they’re (read: Jake) not going to be able to get past. After all, they’re both motivated by their love for and need to take care of their families, and it seems like what’s best for one family will hurt the other, so…yeah.
(Side note: the family dynamics on both sides here are GOLD. I absolutely cannot wait for Jake’s siblings to all get their stories, and hope that Cassidy’s are going to at least make some appearances as we go along)
But once again–after getting over his butthurt feelings–Jake pulls himself together and gives us an EPIC grand gesture. And a lovely epilogue.
(Quite frankly, I think every grand gesture could benefit from a really good tuna melt, but maybe that’s just me? And now, if you’ll excuse me–I’m feeling kind of hungry…)
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
