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Free download é Too Friendly to Date 100 Arks she's always tried to ignore are hotter than ever This thing between them is starting to feel real but Leah has a very good reason to stay independent Unless that's one lie that's outlived its purpo Nicole Helm writes blue collar heroines and it s so good Like real blue collar heroines Who live lives I recognize because I grew up surrounded by farmers and people living blue collar lives And she writes conflict that s not necessarily loud but is important Sometimes the solutions are too easy but mostly I just really appreciate that the books are about problems that people actually have in their lives

Free download é Too Friendly to Date 100 One little white lieone big explanation  Okay pretending her sexy boss is her boyfriend is like a huge white lie But electrician Leah Santino will take the risk If her parents think she has someone they I was first introduced to Nicole Helm s work in her recent release All I Have It s an adorable farmer s market romance now available as a single title that I just loved So I was excited to try something else by her and I liked this one a lot tooLeah is an electrician who is fiercely independent and stubborn If anyone glances at her with the a look of pity she gets very defensive All of this is for good reason Leah was born with a heart defect and had to have a transplant at the age of 13 WIth severe asthma and allergies as a young adult Leah got completely sick of her family s constant hovering and moved in with her aunt Leah acted out made bad decisions putting her life in danger and cutting ties with her parents Now ten years later she is beginning the rocky road to rebuilding that relationship with her mom and dad starting with having them stay with her over Christmas But before they arrive she needs to address the tiny lie she told her mom that she has a boyfriend Her mom thinks girls need boyfriends and with her heart condition her mom had always pressured her to have a boyfriend for help To stop this insane conversation Leah told her mom she was dating her co worker Jacob OopsieJacob works with Leah at a renovation company His sister is best friends with Leah so they ve been friendly for a long time Jacob hasn t had sex in five months because he is sick of dating women and having it end badly He isn t a bad guy by any means but he likes to plan everything and have everything under his control which works great in the office but doesn t always work when dating When Leah comes to him begging him to be her fake boyfriend over Christmas Jacob agrees because he has always had a thing for LeahThe thing that stands out most in this book is the banter between Leah and Jacob Let me note Leah isn t always the most likable heroine She can be very stand offish and defensive but once I understood why I appreciated her much Besides being sick of her family over protecting her her reality is that one day she will need another heart transplant and that s scary She doesn t want to marry or have children and put them through that But she can t help her growing feelings for Jacob so she is sharp with her tongue She tries everything to not fall for him Don t you think it might be a little awkward pretending to be with Jacob consideringLeah straightened in her chair the heat of embarrassment climbing her cheeks and forehead Considering whatWell you guys just havea thingA thingYeah Like a weird energy Like maybe there s a little interest of attraction there Kyle and I have both definitely noticed a thingThere is not thing We re thingless Well he s not I mean I assume he s not It s not like I actually know Oh my God Shut me up PleaseBut Jacob is a big boy and can take it and eventually comes to learn of Leah s past and health issues He is a super sweet guy with a beard and I love how he can take Leah s harsh words and turn them flirty and charming and throw those in her face They had very nice chemistry together He pulled his truck against the curb in front of Leah s house Though it was dark he could make out a hunched figure on the porch He stepped out of his truck frowning at Leah s pacing form What are you doing out hereWaiting for youIt s freezing ueen Whack job He hunched in his coat The wind was bitter cold He didn t want to be out here to walk from truck to house let alone skulkingHey Assy McGee what if my parents hear you calling me thatAssy McGee is way worse than ueen Whack JobLeah s mom is definitely overbearing but fit what a worried hovering mother would be like Jacob also has some drama with his parents that leads to some conflict with Leah towards the end of the book His behavior seemed a little forced and out of place but it was resolved nicelyI read this book in almost one sitting it s fun made me smile and takes place over Christmas which I enjoyed Definitely watching for from this authorGrade B

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Free download é Too Friendly to Date 100 Won't go back to smothering her and they can all be a family again Problem is Jacob McKnight isn't just her boss he's her friend And faking a relationship when the Santinos come to visit means those sp I love the friends to lovers trope so it was a foregone conclusion that I d enjoy this read What I loved about it though was the humor that balanced an otherwise heavy and emotional story all the family drama in the world and that originated in solid character development I seem to be the target audience for the Harleuin Super Romance series I ll have to talk to Miss Bates Reads Romance to figure out what that means as far as I m concerned she s an expert in all things Harleuin so take my review with a grain of salt but I really loved this story Leah s grit independence fear of being smothered acceptance of her future and determination to live in spite of all that and Jacob s compulsion to be what others need him to be his easiness his severe emotional constipation all these character traits healthy and unhealthy come together in a romance that is as steeped in realism as it is in fantasy It s possible that I wanted a little of an emotional punch from the ending but it hardly seems fair to want that when the rest of the book punched me repeatedly in the heart and then made me laugh at asshole used as a term of endearmentIf you enjoy the friends to lovers trope enjoy books that delve into family drama and can handle the emotional sucker punch of serious health issues this one might be for you It was certainly the right book for me

• Kindle Edition
• 381
• Too Friendly to Date
• Nicole Helm
• English
• 21 July 2020
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