Title:
Kissing Madeline (Dearest, #3)
Author:
Lex Martin
Release
Date: April 27, 2015
Genre:
New Adult Contemporary Romance
Cover
Design by: Krista Ritchie
Blurb
What’s
the worst thing about wanting a sexy NFL football player? Everyone else wants
him, too.
After
catching my boyfriend getting deep-throated by a skanky cage girl, I’ve learned
my lesson – never date a professional athlete. Never. Besides, I have more
important things to worry about, like not blowing my shot to make it as a
broadcast reporter. I won’t let anything get in my way, not even the new “it
boy” of the NFL and my hot-as-hell neighbor.
What's
the worst thing about getting death glares from his new neighbor? It
doesn't make him want her any less.
I’ve
worked my ass off to make it to the pros. The last thing I need is the
complication of a relationship, especially since my last one was a total train
wreck. But I can’t stop thinking about the feisty girl next door with the smart
mouth. And I’d love nothing more than to show her what to do with that mouth.
Friends
with benefits might be the best idea he’s ever had. Or the worst.
Kissing Madeline is a companion
novel to DEAREST CLEMENTINE and FINDING DANDELION. Each book is a stand-alone.
PURCHASE
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Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/
Kissing Madeline is on sale for $2.99 for release week!
This is a fun and easy story to read, and I loved it from start to finish. It's not necessary to read the first two books in the series, but you'll have a better understanding of the other couples in that show up in this book, plus there are a couple of mentions of incidents that happened in the earlier stories. Luckily those mentions aren't really intergral to this book's plot.
Maddie and Daren have great chemistry together, even if neither one of them is looking to be in a relationship: Maddie, because she recently caught her now ex banging some chick, and Daren, who is about to start his rookie season in the NFL. What works for this story is that they already know each other, so thankfully we're spared from the whole "insta-love" story arc. Their story works because while they do acknowledge how they feel about each other, they're friends first, which makes the progression of their relationship more believable.
For me, the only thing that I felt was a bit weak was the portion of the story that involved Maddie's co-worker Brad. That subplot didn't come to the forefront until the last 3 or 4 chapters of the book; maybe if it had been spread a little more throughout the book, the ending wouldn't have seemed so rushed. But that's just my opinion.
For me, the only thing that I felt was a bit weak was the portion of the story that involved Maddie's co-worker Brad. That subplot didn't come to the forefront until the last 3 or 4 chapters of the book; maybe if it had been spread a little more throughout the book, the ending wouldn't have seemed so rushed. But that's just my opinion.
ARC provided in exchange for honest review.
Dearest Series
Book links
DEAREST
CLEMENTINE (#1 - Clementine & Gavin):
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Twenty-year-old
Clementine Avery doesn't mind being called bitchy and closed off. It's safe,
and after being burned by her high school sweetheart and stalked by a professor
her freshman year of college, safe sounds pretty damn good.
Her
number one rule for survival? No dating. That is until she accidentally signs
up for a romance writing class and needs material for her latest assignment.
Sexy RA Gavin Murphy is more than happy to play the part of book boyfriend to
help Clem find some inspiration, even if that means making out...in the name of
research, of course.
As
Gavin and Clem grow closer, they get entangled in the mystery surrounding a
missing Boston University student, and Clem unwittingly becomes a possible
target. Gavin tries to show Clem she can handle falling in love again, but she
knows she has to be careful because her heart’s at stake…and maybe even her
life.
FINDING
DANDELION (#2 - Jax and Dani):
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When
soccer all-star Jax Avery collides with Dani Hart on his twenty-first birthday,
their connection is instantaneous and explosive. For the first time in years,
Jax isn’t interested in his usual hit-it and quit-it approach.
But
Dani knows better. Allowing herself a night to be carefree and feel the
intensity of their attraction won’t change anything when it comes to dealing
with a player. So when Jax doesn’t recognize Dani the next time he sees her, it
shouldn’t be a total shock. The fact that he’s her new roommate's brother?
That’s a shock.
Dani
doesn’t regret that night with Jax, just the need to lie about it. Since her
roommate has made it clear what she thinks about her brother’s “type” of girl,
the last thing Dani wants is to admit what happened.
Jax
knows he’s walking a fine line on the soccer team. One more misstep and he’s
off the roster, his plans to go pro be damned. Except he can’t seem to care.
About anything… except for the one girl who keeps invading his dreams.
Despite
Jax’s fuzzy memory of his hot hookup with his sister’s friend, he can’t stay
away from her, even if it means breaking his own rules. But there are bigger
forces at work–realities that can end Dani’s college career and lies that can
tear them apart.
Jax
realizes what he’s losing if Dani walks away, but will he sacrifice his future
to be with her? And will she let him if he does?
About the Author
Lex
Martin writes new adult novels, the sexy kind with lotsa angst, a whole lotta
kissing, and the hot happily ever afters. When she's not writing, she lives a
parallel life as an English teacher. She loves printing black and white photos,
listening to music on vinyl, and getting lost in a great book. Bitten by
wanderlust, she's lived all over the country but currently resides in the City
of Angels with her husband and twin daughters.
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