Melt for You by J.T. GeissingerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
What would you do if a beardy, tattooed, muscular, rugby-playing Scottish man moved into the apartment opposite you playing rap music REALLY loudly? Well if you are Joellen Bixby you march right over there and give him a piece of your mind, that's what. No matter that he's half naked and wearing a kilt. Or that he has a lot of friends in similar stages of undress (apparently playing strip poker).
Cameron MacGregor may just be the most famous sportsman on the planet but when he starts hitting the headlines for his lifestyle rather than his skills on the rugby pitch his manager suggests he leaves Scotland for a few months. Now this delectable, pocket-dynamite girl from across the hallway is up in his face and calling him names - it could be love!
Joellen is a junior editor at a publishing house and has been in love with her married CEO, Michael Maddox for a decade. Her boss Portia hates her and her fellow cubicle inmates barely speak to her. When Portia dumps a book on her desk, wanting revisions by Monday morning Joellen is too cowed to say no, but she's not going to take any nonsense from that man mountain across the hallway, even if she has been dreaming about half-naked Scottish warriors for days.
In return for keeping the volume down, Joellen agrees to cook Cameron a shepherd's pie, which turns into a week of home-cooked meals. Soon, the two of them are wise-cracking back and forth and Cam is giving Joellen advice on how to catch her boss' attention when he suddenly announces he's getting divorced.
J.T Geissinger is one of my new favourite authors, she manages to convey so much without spelling it out in mind-numbing detail, she's funny, her characters are endearing, her writing is clever and her plots are enjoyable romps. Cameron manages to be both wonderfully sweet and ridiculously egotistical, maybe it's because he's always got a smile on his face that he can pull it off. I guess the abs of steel don't hurt either. Or his apparent allergy to clothing on the top half of his body.
Anyway, a sparkling romance, highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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