Kiss Me, Sweetheart (Something Borrowed, #2)
Codi Gary
The bridesmaids and groomsmen for hire at Sweetheart, California’s Something Borrowed have the cure for celebrity wedding headaches. But even a job that’s strictly business can lead to the real thing . . . RULE #2: DON’T UPSTAGE THE BRIDE AND GROOM Rylie Templeton had big dreams, until she quit culinary school to take care of her father and signed on with Something Borrowed. Suddenly years have gone by and she’s still a bridesmaid-for-hire, with her idea to open a gourmet bakery on the back burner. Scoring a high-profile wedding could help turn her life around, if only she didn’t have to share the spotlight with her coworker, the insufferable—and undeniably gorgeous—Dustin Kent. Instructed to make it work, Rylie plunges into the wedding festivities with Dustin by her side. If only she could convince him to turn his spectacular charm on someone else! But the enigmatic, reformed playboy has his own ideas about romance, and they all include Rylie. As the nuptials get closer, Rylie realizes that Dustin’s wooing is actually working, and that the two of them might make a good team in more ways than one . . . KISS ME, SWEETHEART A Something Borrowed Romance
Publication Year: 2018
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**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of Net Galley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**
From the first book in this series, Don’t Call Me Sweetheart, I was intrigued by Rylie’s story. She is a smart, sweet, funny, sexy woman. Why would she stay with a guy everyone in her inner circle seems to hate? We all know things aren’t always so simple and black and white. So I was looking forward to her story and to seeing her find her HEA.
Dustin is your typically rich-boy player who we find out later is actually a total sweetheart…for the right woman anyway. He has a temper that he tries so hard to hold in check since he knows first hand what a bad temper can do to those around him. Yet just seeing him with his housekeeper and the way that caring lady is with him you just know there’s more to him than meets the eye. Of course, being around Rylie brings that good part out for all to see.
I love the chemistry between Dustin and Rylie. Even when they’re mad at each other their pull comes across and out of the pages. Enough that those around them who barely know them can see it even before they truly see it for themselves.
Dustin’s back story had the potential to give so much more depth to this story. As much as I enjoyed this story overall, I was a bit disappointed that these things weren’t fleshed out more. So as not to give away the reason Dustin really decided to work as a groomsman for hire I won’t say too much, but I was super curious as to why he even decided to pursue that particular avenue. Not to mention the fraught childhood he had…although I hold out hope we’ll get a story about his brother Charlie and maybe we’ll get more information on that matter.
All in all this was a great book and I’m continuing to enjoy this author’s work.
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