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Kicking-my-feet good
4,5 stars
2 peppers
What it's about:
Emily Walker hates having her carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett. He's the opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer, which is why Emily was perfectly happy when Jack left Rome, Kentucky, mid-school year, with his fiancée. The last thing Emily saw coming was Jack’s return at the start of the summer after calling off the wedding and ending his relationship, but he’s here to stay—as her colleague and her neighbor.
Jackson Bennett is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. But when he realizes he’s now neighbors with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons, he discovers something he’s even more excited for—thwarting Emily and her petty plans to sabotage his return.
With their chemistry-fueled animosity at an all-time high, Emily accidentally sends an email to their school’s principal that could reveal her secret literary side hustle. She needs to steal back her manuscript, and Jack—she hates to admit—is just the man to help her. Surprisingly, Jack agrees. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming?
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Beg, Borrow or Steal was such an easy read. I was flying through the book and enjoying every minute of it.
I just LOVE how complex Emily is. She seems all “ice queen who doesn’t even have a heart” when in fact, the woman might have three. She spoke to me in so many ways I’ve never experienced before. Yes, I felt seen. Emily is the definition of a people pleaser and she will stuff every possible emotion deep down in her Treasure Chest of Doom to make sure nobody has to care for her or worry about her. She’s fine and she doesn’t need anyone. Well…
Jack has secrets and issues of his own. But together / alongside each other they find a way to navigate their past, present and future. I love how he keeps pushing Emily’s buttons. How he keeps her on her toes in ways she didn’t even know she needed.
“Just how often do you picture me, Jackson?”
“More than either of us is comfortable with.”
This is an enemies-to-lovers but it’s pretty obvious, pretty fast, that the enemies part isn’t all that true… I didn’t know if I liked that at first but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t kicking my feet at times. Several times!
“I’ll be so careful with you, Emily.”
Add to your tbr if you like:
- strong family bonds
- rivals to lovers
- small town
- complex feelings
- secrets
- he calls her “Goldie”
- wholesome relations
2 peppers
What it's about:
Emily Walker hates having her carefully crafted world disrupted by anyone, most of all her legendary nemesis, Jack Bennett. He's the opposite of the wonderful heroes she dreams up in her double life as a romance writer, which is why Emily was perfectly happy when Jack left Rome, Kentucky, mid-school year, with his fiancée. The last thing Emily saw coming was Jack’s return at the start of the summer after calling off the wedding and ending his relationship, but he’s here to stay—as her colleague and her neighbor.
Jackson Bennett is glad to be back, eager to renovate his house and work on the next mystery novel under his bestselling pen name. But when he realizes he’s now neighbors with the one woman who has always pushed his buttons, he discovers something he’s even more excited for—thwarting Emily and her petty plans to sabotage his return.
With their chemistry-fueled animosity at an all-time high, Emily accidentally sends an email to their school’s principal that could reveal her secret literary side hustle. She needs to steal back her manuscript, and Jack—she hates to admit—is just the man to help her. Surprisingly, Jack agrees. Will their unlikely alliance put an end to their rivalry? Or could it lead to a steamy plot twist they never saw coming?
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Beg, Borrow or Steal was such an easy read. I was flying through the book and enjoying every minute of it.
I just LOVE how complex Emily is. She seems all “ice queen who doesn’t even have a heart” when in fact, the woman might have three. She spoke to me in so many ways I’ve never experienced before. Yes, I felt seen. Emily is the definition of a people pleaser and she will stuff every possible emotion deep down in her Treasure Chest of Doom to make sure nobody has to care for her or worry about her. She’s fine and she doesn’t need anyone. Well…
Jack has secrets and issues of his own. But together / alongside each other they find a way to navigate their past, present and future. I love how he keeps pushing Emily’s buttons. How he keeps her on her toes in ways she didn’t even know she needed.
“Just how often do you picture me, Jackson?”
“More than either of us is comfortable with.”
This is an enemies-to-lovers but it’s pretty obvious, pretty fast, that the enemies part isn’t all that true… I didn’t know if I liked that at first but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t kicking my feet at times. Several times!
“I’ll be so careful with you, Emily.”
Add to your tbr if you like:
- strong family bonds
- rivals to lovers
- small town
- complex feelings
- secrets
- he calls her “Goldie”
- wholesome relations
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