Title: Just One Week
Author: Alice Gaines
Publication date: September 12th 2016
Category/Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Entangled
Her brother’s best friend is not only the hottest man Michelle Dennis has ever seen, he’s the one man she hopes to avoid after leaving town eight years ago. Of course he’s the one waiting at the airport. Worse, he made sure they’re staying in the same house.
Pro football player Alex Stafford is expecting to pick up his friend’s kid sister, not a full-fledged bombshell. He was planning to apologize for their past, but the feelings he had years ago come roaring back…and this time, there’s no denying them. Keeping his hands off is a test he’s bound to fail—especially when they’re stuck in close quarters. But falling in love with Michelle, living in her world, isn’t an option for a guy like him. And remembering that will save them both a lot of heartache…
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Alice Gaines loves her romance hot. She’s been writing since forever and has no plans to give it up. Alice lives in the San Francisco Bay Area in a fixer-upper she never fixed up. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her knitting, crocheting, cooking, or vegetable gardening. Her main companions are her pet corn snake, Casper, and a collection of neglected orchids. She loves to hear from readers at authoralicegaines@gmail.com. You can join her newsletter at http://alicegaines.blogspot.com. She periodically gives out her handmade items to people on her mailing list.
3.5 “Football + Science = love” Stars
ARC vua NetGalley
Thank you, Entangled!
Brother’s best friend is such a great trope, and “Just
One Week” knew how to use this trope to its advantage, making this book a great,
funny, quick and sexy read.
Here we have a super smart MC falling in love with a
super popular athlete. Michelle and Alex have known each other practically their
entire lives. Michelle has always been the smartest girl he knew, and Alex has
always been her hero. As they grew up, Michelle started developing feelings for
her brother’s best friend, but he always acted like her protector. After an
incident, Michelle confessed her feelings for Alex, but he pushed her away. So
she ended up going to college and not going back home for 8 years.
That had to change when Alex’s parents, the amazing
couple who treated Michelle and her brother as part of the family decided to
throw a huge party to celebrate their anniversary. Michelle couldn’t refuse the
invitation, even though she wanted to stay away from her first and true love.
Alex thought he was ready to see Michelle again after
all those years, but she’s no longer the teenage girl with a crush on him. She’s
now a gorgeous and highly successful woman, and he thinks she’s way too much
for him. As a football player, Alex is also successful, but he doesn’t think
much of himself because of his dyslexia and the way some people made him feel
like he was just some dumb athlete. Imagine what falling in love with someone who’s
working on a research that can have a real impact in people’s lives will do to
this man’s confidence.
The two main things keeping these characters apart
are: Michelle’s insecurity about Alex’s feelings (due to what happened eight
years before) and Alex’s insecurity about his place in Michelle’s life (due to
the dyslexia and her career). I thought the author explored those things well
enough to keep the story moving in an interesting pace.
When Alex and Michelle decided to act on their
feelings, we were rewarded with some great sexy scenes and also adorable
moments between these two people who have always been there for each other.
Aside from the romance, what really got me this time
was the relationship between Michelle and Alex’s family. I absolutely loved
Alex’s parents. They were good people with a happy family and a great marriage.
I wanted to be their children, too (and I have amazing parents so that’s saying
something). I loved how they treated Michelle and her brother as if they were
their own children. It was refreshing to see a well-functioning family that
stayed together and loved each other.
Overall, this was a quick and fun read that is perfect
for the brother’s-best-friend-trope fans out there.
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