Instead of rolling my eyes, I was just smiling while envisioning Piper in a grocery store asking Siri what to make for dinner because she was completely clueless with the concept. Honestly, that type of heroine does not appeal to me in the least, but Bailey had me totally loving this girl. She shops all day and parties all night, documenting her exploits on Instagram. Piper is a 28 year-old and living her life off her stepdad’s Hollywood money.

After reading the synopsis, I knew this story sounded so good as I love opposites attract romances, but I was so surprised how much I fell for these characters. OMG, for my first Tessa Bailey book, I have to say that I hit the jackpot. This was the perfect book to read this summer! I loved it and only want more of Piper and Brendan!Ĭongrats to Tessa Bailey for this book’s nomination as one of the best romance books of the year according to the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards. Piper is determined to prove everyone wrong and can’t risk any distractions, including the feelings she’s beginning to have for the sailor. Hoping to teach her a lesson, he sends her off to Washington to run her late father’s dive bar where she meets a big surly sea captain who instantly knows she doesn’t belong in their small town.īrendan figures Piper won’t last a week outside of Beverly Hills even if there is an undeniable attraction between the two opposites. Piper Bellinger may be a fashionable influencer, but when her wild child reputation goes a bit too far and lands her in the slammer, her stepfather cuts her off.

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