When style columnist Matilda Kent accidentally lets slip that she was once involved with the captain of the Sydney Smoke rugby team, she suddenly finds herself elevated to the position she’s always wanted – feature writer. The catch? She’s stuck doing a six-part series on her ex. Still, there’s no way she can turn down a promotion…or the chance to dish the dirt on the guy who so callously broke her heart.
…could win it all!
Tanner Stone wants to be involved in a feature series about as much as he wants to snap an Achilles. But the thought of seeing Tilly again is a bonus—and has him more worked up than he wants to admit. Only he’s not prepared for how different she is – all cool and professional. His Tilly is still in there, though…and he still wants her, now more than ever. All he has to do is charm her into giving him a rematch. And this time, winner takes all!
MY REVIEW:
Matilda Kent who was raised by her
grandmother almost since birth in fact she was two weeks old when she and her
father moved in. Poor Gran had suffered
another blow when Matty’s father Gran’s son took his own life. Her Gran was an odd duck but it never
bothered Matty.
Especially, when she started dating and
fell in love with Tanner Stone one of the most handsome and popular rugby
players at school. But Gran had taught
her to be proper and although she wanted to be with Tanner sexually she just
couldn’t until she felt comfortable. He
never complained or pushed her. They
just loved being together no matter what they were doing. She was there for him watching all his
practices and games.
Gran just loved Tanner he would help her
around the house without being asked. They
would talk and joke but he also knew he rules.
He could not be in her room and no being fresh. He did as she said gladly. Then one day Matty surprised him and went all
the way. But going down on each other was
out of the question so he was not to go there and he was okay with that too.
Tanner was a happy man he had rugby, Matty
and sex. No worries as far as he was
concerned until Matty talked about not going to college and following him
around until he got picked up by a pro team.
But she had gotten a full ride to Stanford for journalism and Tanner knew
she could not pass that up. Being a
journalist had always been her dream. He
couldn’t let her throw it all away for a maybe.
Tanner came up with a sure fire plan to
get her to go. It would make her leave
and being mad at him enough to go was the only way to do it he thought. Now eight years later he might not have been
so quick on the draw and rethought that whole plan but he did it and had to
live with it. He might not have involved
Jessica Duffy (the popular girl, cool chick, queen bee, mean girl) and the one
that went after Matty at every turn. She
had been snobby and merciless in how she disliked those beneath her like Matty,
who had been caught in her crosshairs more than once.
She would call her the “Odd nerd girl”
which she ignored okay. Her sad attempts
to snag Tanner hadn’t worried Matty either because she was that secure in her
relationship with Tanner. She would
never lie though and say that she sometimes felt less than in her “A” cups to
her double “D’s.” That Jessica Duffy had
done numerous guy’s and was good in bed to hear the guys talk. Yet, it had only been the last 8 months of
their 2-year relationship that her and Tanner had been together sexually.
So, on the day she walked in and saw
Tanner kissing Jessica Duffy her world went spinning out of control. She went home packed for Stanford. She was going and not looking back. Tanner felt what he had done needed to be
done in order for Matty to achieve her dreams and he never wanted to hold her
back.
Now 8 years later Matty has to write a six-piece
expose about Tanner who is now a big time rugby player. She has plans to filet him for what he did to
her with Jessica Duffy. Can she? Is he who she thought he was? Is she where she thought she was?
A lot of emotions can cloud our judgement
when we rely on them only. We have to
look at all the facts before we rush to judgement something still not learned
even at Stanford by this journalist, especially when it came to matters of the
heart. It is harder to do in real life
than on paper that is for sure. I
enjoyed to story but wonder how it could or if it really could be applied in
real life because emotions are such a powerful experience. When we bruise those along with the heart
wow, stand back.
I give this 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com. Follow us at:
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