THERE ARE NO DOUCHEBAGS IN THIS STORY.
Well, there are, but they’re not who this story is about. This story is about me—the coach’s daughter. When I moved to Iowa to live with my dad, the university's take-no-prisoners wrestling coach, I thought transferring would be easy as pie—living with my father would be temporary, and he'd make sure his douchebag wrestlers left me alone. Wrong on both counts.
ASSHOLES ALWAYS COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK WHEN THE STAKES ARE HIGH. A bet is placed, and I'm on the table. After one humiliating night and too much alcohol, I find the last nice guy on campus. And when he offers to rent me his spare bedroom, I go all in. It’s time for the nice guy to finish first. Midnight chats and spilling my problems turn to lingering touches. Lingering touches turn to more. And the ultimate good guy has the potential do more damage than any douchebags ever could.
EXCERPT
She perks up. “Wait, you’ve never had a back massage?”
“No?”
“Ever?”
“Nope.”
“Well, what the hell? How can I, in good conscience, lie here letting you rub my back when you’ve never had anyone rub yours?” She scoots over, pointing to the mattress. “Lie on your stomach, I’ll do you first.”
I wave my hands in front of me in protest. The last thing I need is her warm hands roaming my body. “No, no, you don’t have to. It’s not a big deal.”
“Are you crazy? Back massages are the best—like, better than an orgasm. You’re first, so lie down.”
“And you call me the bossy one?”
“Quit stalling and get on the bed.”
Obediently, I climb to the middle of my bed in nothing but a pair of gym shorts, legs hanging off the side. Next to me, the mattress dips, Anabelle on her knees, approaching my side.
A finger glides down my spine. “It will be easier for me to do this if I’m sitting on you. Hope that’s okay.”
“Is that the approved method?”
“No, but my arms will get tired if I have to lean over you the whole time.”
“Do whatever then, I don’t care.”
I stiffen when Anabelle swings one leg over my body, straddling my ass. Warm palms at my lower back.
“You’re so tense. Try to relax,” she coos, making it worse. “Tilt your head to the side, that’s it.”
I hear the lotion bottle snap open. Click closed. My roommate’s palms rubbing together, warming it up. “Sorry, I don’t have any actual massage oil. This will have to do.”
When her hands make contact with my back, I almost groan it feels so fucking good. Warm. Smooth. Pressure in all the right places, pushing gently into my muscles.
Slowly.
Slower still, caressing along my shoulders, thumbs and fingers working together to soothe the burning on my right side.
“Doesn’t this feel great?” Her soft voice cuts into the silence. “You’re loosening up. That’s good.”
I feel her leaning as her hands move up and down my spine until they stop, hovering at the base of my neck. Thumbs stroking the skin below my hairline, back and forth.
Kneading.
Her torso dips, hands maneuvering my arms, placing them at my sides. Palms slide up and down my biceps.
For several minutes, she rubs my arms and shoulders. Then she skims down my ribcage unhurriedly, in no rush, making little humming sounds inside her throat.
I know I’m not imagining the feather-light way her hands drift down my spine. I remain still, letting her touch me, basking in it.
Remain still when her lips kiss the tender spot of my shoulder where it meets my neck, nose nuzzling behind my ear, her breasts rubbing against my back and what the fuck was that all about? What does she think she’s doing, trying to drive me insane?
This series is one of my favourite I've luvd every one. So when I heard that there was going to be another I was so happy. I was dying to know who we got next and I was super happy. This review is going to be spoiler free so you have to wait and see how the hero is but I don't think you will be disappointed.
Anabelle is a brilliant character. She is funny sassy and independent. Being the coaches daughter was never going to be easy. She has just got away from her mum so she want life to be a lil easier. But her dad is super protective and trying to have a college life with your dad there is super hard. So moving out of her dad place was a must. After some things happen she got close to the hero and they had a great relationship.I luvd how they were together it was so cute. They really did suit each other.
This story was really good I would highly recommend it. The author always creates great stories and even better characters you can't help but fall in luv with them and Anabelle and the hero in this book were just great. I luvd every bit of this. I m still hoping for more of this series but whatever the authors does I know I 'll enjoy it.
This book started out okay and had me intrigued about the main characters pretty quickly. I was interested in seeing how they would come together and when they did I enjoyed how everything played out. They were actually both very easy to like and individually I don't really have any complaints about them.
Unfortunately as the book went on I started to lose interest because I never felt that spark of chemistry between the characters. Other things came into play, such as a revenge plot that felt underdeveloped and immature, and it all kind of pushed the focus off of the romance. I wanted more from the actual main characters, I guess. Especially when the majority of the end all played out while they were going to two different schools and not physically together.
I also started to feel like the author was confused about who the Hero was at the end of the story when she brought in a character I personally hated and had him get closer to the heroine. I didn't feel like that character was redeemed enough to randomly be a "friend" to the heroine so it all seemed very random to me. And the fact she was going through a big thing in her life and it wasn't the hero that was there with her for most of that just added to my confusion at the end.
Overall, this wasn't a bad story and I there were many parts I liked but in the end I wish there had more between the main characters. I think anyone that liked a well written NA novel will enjoy this one though so I definitely recommend if you have a craving for the campus good guy.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sara Ney is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the How to Date a Douchebag series, and is best known for her sexy, laugh-out-loud New Adult romances. Among her favorite vices, she includes: iced latte's, historical architecture and well-placed sarcasm. She lives colorfully, collects vintage books, art, loves flea markets, and fancies herself British. She lives with her husband, children, and her ridiculously large dog.
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