Dear Diary, I might have gotten myself into a wee bit of trouble—and I'm not talking about the "court mandated community service," or “therapy sessions from bashing a bloke in the head" kind of trouble. I wish it were that simple. Nope. I’m talking about the "falling in love with one of my client's daughters,” kind of trouble . . . The kind of problem I can’t talk my way out of when the truth gets out. How I ended up with her phone is a long story—and when she called to get it back, I took things a bit too far. One innocent exchange wound up leading to so much more. Fun, new, and totally immune to my charm, Sutton is different. And I had no idea she was the daughter of Foster Green. Blame it on the dark colored stout running through my veins, pushing me toward one bad decision after another. Pushing me toward her even though I know right from wrong; even though she's my client's daughter. Dating her might be the best or worst decision I've ever made. Only time, whiskey, and one more roll around the mattress with her will tell.
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Roark McCool is the quintessential damaged bad-boy hero. He has a gives-zero-fucks attitude, a giant chip on his shoulder, and is almost never without a drink in one hand a a cigarette in the other. And then he bumps into Sutton Green, literally, and his world takes a turn. The two manage to switch phones during their encounter and it leads to a cat and mouse game with Sutton following Roark around until he gives her her phone back. Roark, of course, is his usual asshole self but it leads to forcing Sutton out of her comfort zone of kitty pajamas and never leaving her Apartment past 9pm.
Now, you may expect me to say something along the lines of "...and then he showed his true caring self." But that's not going to happen, because Roark starting out as an asshole and he continued as one. And honestly I think that was the best thing about his character. There wasn't a sudden change to his personality and he didn't magically become some lovable guy over the course of a few chapters. He owned his bad-boy image and I loved that about him. It had me anticipating each turn of the page just waiting to see what he would do next. There was still a change in his character as he grew throughout the story but it was gradual and certainly not without a few bumps along the way.
Sutton had me worried in the beginning and I wasn't sure if she was going to be one of those innocent heroines that just makes me roll my eyes the entire book. But as I read on I realized that there was actually a lot of hidden depth to her and I found it really fun to get to discover that. Roark definitely pushed her past her boundaries, but she did just the same to him and it was a perfect match.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this story and I would recommend it for any of my fellow bad boy lovers out there. I'm also really excited now to go back and read Roark's friend Bram's story in The Secret to Dating Your Best Friend's Sister. He had just a few small features in this book but I can tell that I'm going to love him in his own book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
USA Today Bestselling Author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humor, and heat in every book.
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