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The Pucker Next Door by Sara Ney on April 29, 2024
Genres: NA Sports Romance
Pages: 338
Source: the author
Format: E-galley
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Blurb:
When a squirrel chews its way through my bedroom wall, I do the first thing any single girl like me would do: run screaming out of the house to the neighbors, begging for help.
I should mention that the house next door is full of hockey players. And when I lock eyes on rough and rugged Brodie Stockhausen—who happens to be outside brooding on the porch—I’m not exactly impressed.
But I’m desperate, in a bathrobe, and need a bit of rescuing.
Soon I’m begging for his help with more than just squirrel duty and DIY projects. I want his attention and his touch—not just his friendship!
I want what every girl wants: him lying in his bed at night, so desperate for me that he’s willing to scale two stories to sneak into my window. Hey, a girl can dream…
But Brodie has a secret; one that leaves me wanting more every time we’re together but has him pulling away…
My Review
I was worried now that the author was in such a happy relationship she was not having writing time, but I am pleased to say that is not the situation and Ney is back with another hilarious sports rom-com.
All of the squirrel parts to the story had me giggling! And the bit at the end from the squirrel’s POV reminded me of Clive the cat’s POV at the end of Wallbanger. My hope is that we might get more squirrels in maybe some related stories to this one? I could see both Brodie or Lizzie’s roommates giving us some good stories. Especially Lizzie’s wingman, Sully – one of Brodie’s roomies. If anyone does a virgin hero story right, it is Sara Ney. One of the first books of hers that I read included that exact trope and so yeah, I think I really enjoy when she does it.
The author makes me connect so perfectly with characters, for instance, the fact that the way Lizzie flirted was ignoring, yeah, that’s me! And let me tell you, it has NOT worked for me, lol. And then there was texting humor when people kept saying “ha ha” in texts and Brodie told them to say lol like a normal person. I love how Lizzie would make up words like saying she wasn’t “sportsy”. And Brodie, oh Brodie, what a sweet, but bit of a grumpy guy.
This was a quick and easy read, fun, sweet, and sexy too!
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This looks like a good read. Thanks for sharing your review.
I am not always happy about a virgin in a story. To me, it’s a personal topic and I don’t want to see it sensationalized.
It wasn’t sensationalized at all! Far from it! In fact it is the guy who is the virgin, and you don’t get to know that for sure till later. And when he tells his friend about it, the friend is actually really cool and tells him it isn’t anything to be ashamed about, and basically that it is a person’s decision when they do it. It was done very well in my opinion.