Synopsis

What’s a girl to do when a man who’s countless shades of wrong feels oh-so-right?

Ambitious book editor Asha Tate is a hopeless romantic. Despite her mediocre track record with men, she believes in swooning, sighing, and the everlasting love of true soul mates. Sure, sex is okay, but she’s not someone who’s ever been driven by her animal urges.

Until now.

When Asha stumbles upon the scorching hot Instagram feed of someone calling himself Professor Feelgood, she falls in lust for the first time. Not only is she left panting over the professor’s insane body, but his angst-filled poetry about losing his one true love speaks straight to her soul.

Desperately in need of a bestseller for her struggling publishing company, Asha knows the professor’s potential to sell to his millions of loyal followers could be the lifeline her bosses need. However, the ink is barely dry on a book deal before she realizes she’s made a terrible mistake. Sure, the professor is incredibly talented and sexier than any man has a right to be, but the man behind the persona isn’t at all who she pictured. In real life, he’s intense, arrogant and infuriating, and his uncanny ability to rub her the wrong way turns her dream project into a total nightmare.

Knowing that the professor is everything she doesn’t want in a man should help Asha ignore her occasional urges to mount him, but she quickly learns that explosive, unwanted chemistry can make even smart people do stupid things.

Don’t miss this sexy new standalone from the international bestselling author of Bad Romeo!

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Review

“Loving someone is the easiest thing in the world. Making them love you back is the hard part.”

4.5 stars

Leisa Rayven has delivered another winner with this book. A smart, fun, emotional and gorgeously romantic read with a love story that is as surprising as it is beautiful, and so damn right. I was captivated from beginning through to end, and I absolutely loved it!

Asha Tate is the younger sister of Eden from Mister Romance, though this book can absolutely stand alone (though if you haven’t read Mister Romance, you should because it’s freaking awesome!). Anyway… Asha is 23 and is gunning for a promotion to Editor at the small publishing firm where she works. To prove herself, she is tasked with bringing in a new talent for the company, and she immediately thinks her Instagram obsession, Professor Feelgood. The Professor posts a stream of poems about pain and lost love, and a whole lot of steamy selfies to go along with it. She is completely hooked on him and his raw, emotional hotness, and she makes it her mission to find him and approach him about a possible publishing deal.

It’s his words that slay me. His sometimes sweet, sometimes sad, always sexy words about love and loss seem to bypass my brain and speak straight to my soul.

The Professor describes himself as “A recovering asshole engaging in brutal introspection one day at a time. I’m a collection of bad choices, masquerading as a semi-functioning man.” He’s not the easiest man to pin down, but when she does, she is horrified to learn that he is not the man she was expecting. In fact, he’s an arrogant smartass. Her dreams are crushed, but she’s still determined to reel him in to his company, and that’s where the fun begins.

Asha’s dynamic with her new author is absolutely fantastic. There is intense loathing and irritation sparked by a sizzling attraction, and OMG it’s so much fun! They live to antagonise each other and their bickering had me laughing out loud.

“We’re working. Can you put the phone down.”
“Can I? Yes. Will I? No.”
“Are you that intent on inflicting yourself on the nearest hottie on Tinder? Or are you sliding into the DMs of some of your faithful fans?”
He stays focused on the screen. “Neither. I’m on a new app called Whiner. It locates the most insufferable nag within a four-block radius.” He looks at me in mock-surprise. “Holy shit, would you look at that? It’s pointing right at you.”

There is so much between the two of them, and in a deliciously slow burning build-up, things begin to change and I was tingling with anticipation just waiting for it all to happen for them. And holy hot damn!

Let’s just pause here for a moment to stare at that book cover, because it is absolutely perfect, and that broody stare gives me shivers every time! Damn. And when you picture that man and all of his intensity baring his soul and making declarations like this….

“We’ve tried being enemies. It sucked. We’ve tried being friends, and it’s not enough. The way I feel about you isn’t platonic anymore. It’s primal.”

Shivers. Total shivers. OK, moving on.

I don’t want to say too much about the story, because this is one of those books that you need to need to go in as blind as possible and enjoy it. It’s so cleverly put together and I loved the way it unfolded. For those who do want a bit more information though, I’ve put in a spoiler which gives you more of an idea what you’re in for… mostly because I think it’s brilliant, and also because I freaking loved it so much. It won’t ruin the story for you, but it does take away some of the surprise, so read at your own risk…

I loved the emotion put into this book. It’s raw and soul-deep, and incredibly insightful as we watch all of the feels play out on the page.

“Whether or not you love someone is irrelevant. The difference between heaven and hell is them loving you back. If they don’t, you can’t do a damn thing about it except pack up your heart and move on.”

And in between all of the angsty emotion, there are lots of fun moments. Asha is a great heroine and her inner-monologue is just hilarious! She’s real and relatable, and I loved being inside of her head. And her wit shows in every interaction with the Professor as their relationship builds slowly and naturally into a gorgeous love story, and though I wish we could have seen a bit more of them together, I loved watching everything happen for them.

“I do a lot of things badly and a few things well. But I do one thing better than anyone else on the planet, and that’s love you.”

Max and Eden from Mister Romance appear in the book, and there are additional side characters introduced who are lots of fun and who add so much to the story. I have my fingers crossed for future books in this series because there are future opportunities there that have the potential to be amazing reads.

As always, Leisa Rayven completely swept me away with her words which are full of emotion, humour and romance, and I loved this story.

“Loving you isn’t a choice. It’s who I am.”

4.5 stars

An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

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