Stuck-Up Suit by Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland Published by Self-Published on April 11th 2016
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Format: eARC
Source: ARC
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From the New York Times Bestselling authors of Cocky Bastard, comes a sexy new standalone novel.
It started out like any other morning on the train.
Until I became mesmerized by the guy sitting across the aisle.
He was barking at someone on his phone like he ruled the world.
Who did the stuck-up suit think he was…God?
Actually, he looked like a God. That was about it.
When his stop came, he got up suddenly and left. So suddenly, he dropped his phone on the way out.
I might have picked it up.
I might have gone through all of his photos and called some of the numbers.
I might have held onto the mystery man’s phone for days—until I finally conjured up the courage to return it.
When I traipsed my ass across town to his fancy company, he refused to see me.
So, I left the phone on the empty desk outside the arrogant jerk’s office.
I might have also left behind a dirty picture on it first though.
I didn’t expect him to text back.
I didn’t expect our exchanges to be hot as hell.
I didn’t expect to fall for him—all before we even met.
The two of us couldn’t have been any more different.
Yet, you know what they say about opposites.
When we finally came face to face, we found out opposites sometimes do more than attract—we consumed each other.
Nothing could have prepared me for the ride he took me on. And I certainly wasn’t prepared for where I’d wind up when the ride was over.
All good things must come to an end, right?
Except our ending was one I didn't see coming.
Liezel’s Thoughts:
From the very moment Graham caught Soraya’s interest, I couldn’t put this book down. Their chance encounter was certainly noteworthy but what was the icing on the cake was waiting to see just how spectacular their inevitable meeting was going to unfold. Needless to say, the angst in this book was magnificent.
Another thing that I appreciated was how the authors were able to prove me wrong. There was one point where I did agree with a third-party when mentioned that Soraya and Graham didn’t make sense at all. It was obvious that they were too different – different upbringing, different lifestyles, different stages in their lives, but in this case “different” wasn’t such a bad thing. If anything it made them that much more interesting.
I thought they were good for each other. Were they perfect? Nope. Yet this was what made them real. The character building, especially on Graham’s part, was fantastic. The book title certainly didn’t do him justice. He was misunderstood. He just needed a gentle push in the right way and I am glad someone like Soraya was able to provide that for him.
There were so many aspects of “Stuck-Up Suit” book that I loved. I adored each and one of the characters, even the secondary ones. I appreciate the book for its entertainment value. I loved that it felt fresh and new, it was also fun and flirty yet had an equal amount of seriousness too.
I do have to say that of all the authors collaborating lately, the stories written by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward are by far my favorite. They just have this remarkable way of catching my attention and holding it until “The End”. I can not wait to see what these two come up with next!
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About Penelope Ward
Penelope Ward is a USA Today Bestselling author.
She grew up in Boston with five older brothers. She spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family friendly career.
Penelope lives for reading books in the new adult genre, coffee and hanging out with her friends and family on weekends.
She is the proud mother of a beautiful 9-year-old girl with autism (the inspiration for the character Callie in Gemini) and a 7-year-old boy, both of whom are the lights of her life.
Penelope, her husband and kids reside in Rhode Island.
She is currently working on her third novel and loves friend requests from readers!
About Vi Keeland
Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn’t change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking, during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting smut author by night!
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