It’s A Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
Rating: 5/5
Spice: 0/5
Plot: 5/5
Primary Genre: Contemporary Romance
Blurb: Reese Carrington, Bayside’s golden boy, has the town wrapped around his finger—rich, smooth-talking, and the star pitcher everyone is obsessed with. But Caroline Matthews? She’s immune. Too focused, too smart, and too guarded to get caught up in his orbit. This is until Reese makes her an offer. Fake dating the town heartthrob might be her ticket to getting exactly what she wants. The only problem? Reese always plays to win. The more time they spend together, the harder it gets to tell what’s real and what’s just part of the game. His casual smirk and effortless charm has no business unsettling her. Her icy defenses shouldn’t intrigue him. And falling for the guy she swore she couldn’t stand? Absolutely off-limits. But in a town like Bayside, even the best plays don’t always go according to plan.
My Thoughts:
Annabel Monaghan (I have now crowned her queen of summer beach reads) has the Midas touch - I have yet to read something she’s written that isn’t pure gold. I read her last book Summer Romance and I could not stop thinking about it, it just resonated with me. Well, she’s done it again. She writes the most relatable, magnetic characters, especially the females. They have exactly the right amount of insecurity and a just a hint of self loathing. Her characters are perfection and that’s what makes her books so magical. You feel like you could sit down and talk to them. You would be friends with them. The way that she describes physical contact in this book is electric, it’s intimate without being explicit. This is a closed door romance and I didn’t miss the smut once bit if I’m being honest. This book was a bit of a mashup of The Proposal and I’m Glad My Mom Died but so much better than you could ever imagine. Annabel has a way of yanking emotions out of me like tears and smiles while I'm reading her books. I’d highly recommend you just say yes to It’s A Love Story (obviously had to put a Taylor Swift reference somewhere in here).
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