Title: Doctor Dearest
Author: R.S. Grey
Publication Date: February 06, 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
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Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2 stars)

Natalie

Dr. Easton is part man, part myth.
He’s a formidable surgeon. Highly respected in his field.
He also happens to be an ex-collegiate quarterback with a classically handsome face.
Are you catching on yet?
He’s horrible.
Beautiful.
A walking Ralph Lauren ad.
He’s also so off limits he should come with a warning label: This way lies heartache.
Not only is he an attending at the hospital where I’m training, he’s also my brother’s best friend. If you’ve lost count, that’s two reasons why I plan on putting this ridiculous crush behind me. Besides, it’s definitely not mutual.
Dr. Easton has never once paid me special attention. No tempting smirks. Not even one subtle innuendo. To him, I’m just another resident—all but invisible.

Connor

For the last five years, I’ve mentored Natalie in the OR, stayed in line, and kept my hands to myself, but it’s been agonizing.
Natalie is trouble in scrubs. A walking temptation I’ve been forced to ignore.
For so long, I’ve wanted her in silence. By the time fate finally gets around to throwing me a bone, my patience has run out.
Natalie’s brother is leaving town, and he wants me to watch over her while he’s gone.
She has no idea how I feel about her.
Neither does she.
But she will.
Haven’t you heard good things come to those who wait, Natalie?
Well… I’ve done my waiting.

R.S. Grey's books are some of my favorite to read especially when I need a light rom-com read so I was excited for this because the last medical(?) or doctor... romance? I don't know what to call this where the main character/s is a doctor. Wouldn't label it hospital romance too because if I remember, Anything You Can Do was set in a clinic. Anyway I was excited for this but kinda a little hesitant since it's a brother's-best-friend trope and that trope is either a hit or miss for me with "miss" being the common thing to happen. Sadly, this book was an absolute miss.

I could not connect with the characters, the chemistry between the couple was just bland, the story overall was tasteless though I gave this 2 stars because there was potential during the 20-30% of the book and it was entertaining enough for me to continue but it was just a disappointment in the end. SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER: highlight if you want to read or if you've already read this book (The pregnancy in the end was so UNNECESSARY. The couple was hardly a couple and they really haven'y communicated properly on what their relationship is? Like what's with the pregnancy shit? It didn't help at all with the story.. Like whyyyy.. I hate the unexpected pregnancy trope like NO.)

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Title: Love Her or Lose Her
Series: Hot & Hammered, #2
Author: Tessa Bailey
Publication Date: January 14, 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
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Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3 stars)

New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with a unique, sexy romantic comedy about a young married couple whose rocky relationship needs a serious renovation.

Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well, they used to be anyway. Now Rosie’s lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man she fell in love with ten years ago is nowhere to be found. When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out of life and pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, she decides to demand more out of love, too. Three words: marriage boot camp.

Never in a million years did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to-emote husband would actually agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippy. Dom talking about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning love languages? Nope. But to her surprise, he’s all in, and it forces her to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. As they complete one ridiculous—yet surprisingly helpful—assignment after another, their remodeled relationship gets stronger than ever. Except just as they’re getting back on track, Rosie discovers Dom has a secret... and it could demolish everything.

I was honestly on the fence regarding this book. A part of me loved this because their relationship when they're honest and open was actually beautiful to read but the other part of me didn't love this because at some points, I didn't feel the "connection". I can't explain this clearly but I'm just gonna say that the journey towards them "fixing" their relationship didn't at all grab my interest nor my heart -- yes my heart because I expected this to make me sad or heartbroken or something. But nope. It didn't also set well with me that their solution to their problems was sex - but this was before the counseling.

But despite all that.. this was still kind of okay. I gave it 3 stars because I was interested enough of knowing what Rosie will do with her life. I gotta be honest though, this book had some cheesy lines to the point of them making me cringe. Like no, no one talks like that... especially in real life!

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Title: Inappropriate
Author: Vi Keeland
Publication Date: January 20, 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
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Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5 stars)

Terminated for inappropriate behavior.

I couldn’t believe the letter in my hands.

Nine years. Nine damn years I’d worked my butt off for one of the largest companies in America, and I was fired with a form letter when I returned home from a week in Aruba.

All because of a video taken when I was on vacation with my friends—a private video made on my private time. Or so I thought…

Pissed off, I cracked open a bottle of wine and wrote my own letter to the gazillionaire CEO telling him what I thought of his company and its practices.

I didn’t think he’d actually respond.

I certainly never thought I’d suddenly become pen pals with the rich jerk.

Eventually, he realized I’d been wronged and made sure I got my job back.

Only…it wasn’t the only thing Grant Lexington wanted to do for me.

But there was no way I was getting involved with my boss’s boss’s boss. Even if he was ridiculously gorgeous, confident, and charming.

It would be completely wrong, inappropriate even.

Sort of like the video that got me into trouble to begin with.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

But sometimes it’s twice as fun.

I miss an entertaining office romance book so this was a pretty treat. At first this one started out fun and had me grinning at some parts but there was also this element of mystery in it. I'm not entirely a big fan of the dead/ex-wife trope but I could handle it if executed properly. Honestly, every trope out there could be good if done right.

Anyway, I couldn't say much because I might spoil but this was not only sweet and romantic (and hot) for me, it was also heartbreaking and sad as the story progressed. THAT I did not expect. It made me feel mixed emotions.

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