College rivals become workplace frenemies-turned-lovers in this warm, sexy contemporary romance from New York Times bestseller Jill Shalvis. First, they were rivals… Now they’re stuck with each other…
Retired hockey player Caleb Colburn needs this construction project to prove himself in the family business, but he also needs to recover from the injury that ended his pro career. Too bad Emma Sumner, architect liaison and Caleb’s college nemesis, is back in town and assigned to the project. They’re going to have to see each other almost every day. Which means once again she’ll make his life a living hell.
As for Emma, her job is on the line with this big project, made all the more challenging by the project manager. Caleb was the one who had snagged the scholarship she’d desperately needed to stay in college. She’s been living hand to mouth ever since and has no intention of ever forgiving the man.
But the beautiful historic building they’re renovating is exactly the kind of project that they both love best. Their surprising common ground and a burning mutual attraction start bringing them closer and closer to a potentially explosive mistake. And that’s even before the secrets come out…
Review:
I just can’t even with this series…it’s so dang good, y’all.
Caleb and Emma’s story is a found family, starting over story with some extra spice from them being college rivals back in the day (more on her part than his; it will all eventually be clear). The two of them were just so good together, I’m getting chills right now just remembering it. Rooting for them was the easiest thing ever–even Ryder “don’t get involved with people we work with” Colburn got on board before I thought he would.
Speaking of Ryder…this family is everything. Truly, no one writes family relationships like Ms Shalvis does; any time any number of the Colburn siblings are on the page together it’s freaking magic. They rag on each other, they drive each other crazy, but the second anything happens to one or all of them? They are there for each other like no one’s business. I’m not sure I’ve LOLed so much reading a book recently as much as I did while reading this. (The Kiera and Tucker show in the hospital toward the end? Comedy. GOLD.)
Two Colburn brothers down, one to go–but I’m still holding out hope that Kiera will get her own book too. No one deserves it more <3
Free Falling is the second book in the series, and though it *could* be read as a standalone, why do that to yourself? Ryder and Penny’s story was fabulous too. There’s also a behind the scenes mystery going on that will continue into the third book, so you’d really better start from the beginning just in case there’s some clues you wouldn’t want to miss 🙂
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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