Series: Pierce Brothers, #2
Traits & Tropes: second chance
Publication Date: 10.25.21
Genre/Setting: Contemporary; Newcastle, Australia
Heat Level: 1
Rating: 4/5
Nadia Alvarez has plenty of interest in men, just not in having a relationship or falling in love. She saw what it did for her parents, and she wants no part of it. She just needs a builder to help her fix her house before it succeeds in killing her, but her modest budget means she has no choice but to hire the man she’s been determined never to see again.
Luke Pierce has always been the serious, responsible brother, and that’s even more true now that he’s a divorced father. He fell hard for Nadia during an out of character fling and has never forgotten her, but she’s very clear on the fact that she doesn’t want to even speak of their shared history, much less revisit it.
But Nadia’s sharp wit is intoxicating and soon Luke is letting down his guard and learning to loosen up and have a little fun. Nadia finds she enjoys bringing out the less serious side of Luke and it soon seems inevitable that he will fall even deeper in love with her than he was before, and this time she may too, no matter how much she protests herself to be incapable of feelings.
I wanted to squeeze this in as something light and fun to hopefully be a pick me up of sorts for me. It did serve that purpose, but Nadia was a real pill. Her resistance to Luke and at times just plain meanness toward him was sometimes hard to take, especially given how nice he was and how much he was doing for her. Most of the time Nadia just seemed petulant and immature, hiding and playing games with Luke rather than being the bluntly honest person she claimed to be. The ameliorating factor here was that she was also lying to herself about her feelings and that made it satisfying when Luke did eventually pry the truth out of her, though that satisfaction came late enough that I wasn’t able to savor it as much as I would’ve liked to, and it made the ending feel just a bit abrupt. Luke was a great hero and definitely easy to root for. Nadia was a bit much, but I did like that Luke wasn’t afraid to push her and that she did eventually grow to meet and match him. Luke carried this book for me, and the rest of the brothers seem to have that same sort of charm, so I look forward to reading their stories as well.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book and its audiobook. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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