Rian pays Pierce and fully expects never to see him again. So this scene squicked me out, and I assumed I would hate Pierce for the rest of the book, but he did improve as a character later on. Every conversation and transaction with a strange man has layers of “am I safe?” running beneath it. Well, gosh, Piece, when you live in a world where your body is not safe from predatory behavior, it’s kind of easy to jump to the conclusion that the guy who you owe three grand to, and who keeps flirting with you and asking you out, might be hoping to profit sexually from your sister’s mistake. And for the record, I neither said nor implied that sexual favors would be involved, but I’m quite intrigued that you’ve automatically assumed it would be included in the deal.” They can be of the non alcoholic variety if you’re worried about being under the influence around me. All I’m suggesting is that we discuss how to proceed over drinks. You were the one asking about a sexist comment discount. I’m not interested in letting another in there simply to avoid paying for a repair, even if the car is a nice one and is owned by a seriously hot man. Only a few cars have parked in my garage. Three grand is still a pretty hefty price tag, but still. The other half of me is disgusted that I’m flattered at all. Half of me is flattered that he thinks sex with me would be worth trading for a three-grand car repair. Are you trying to blackmail me into having sex with you over a car repair? Because if that’s your angle, I’m sorry to tell you, but you can’t put a price tag on my vagina. It suddenly clicks what he’s trying to do. “We can call it a date if that’s what you want.” Take this scene where Rian realizes Pierce is asking her out: Now Pierce asking her out is tied up with the car repair so initially Pierce read as pretty gross to me.

He seems like an arrogant asshole to her. Rian pays for the damage (and doesn’t chew her sister out the way I would), and Pierce asks her out. Pierce later sees Rian in a grocery store, assumes she’s Marley, and confronts her about the damage. Marley swipes Pierce Whitfield’s Tesla with her own car and then flees the scene. Rian Sutter and her sister Marley are twins. It was a solid contemporary romance and I enjoyed it, but I didn’t get the chuckles I was looking for.

The problem was, I wouldn’t say this book is actually very funny and some of the devices used to try and make it humorous didn’t work for me. It was described to me as a romantic comedy with a case of mistaken identity and a lot of sexy fireworks.

I’ve been a rom-com mood lately, a void that Hollywood (despite their plethora of Chrises) refuses to fill, so I picked up I Flipping Love You by Helena Hunting. Theme: Class Differences, Enemies to Lovers, Renovation Romance

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