A jilted bride. Her brother’s ex-buddy. A fake affair would be crazy…right?
Chloe Kingston’s life is exactly how she needs it: safe and stable. Right up until her reliable, low-risk fiancé jilts her on their fairy-tale wedding day. As she works her way through the reception champagne—and wonders where she’s going to live—she stumbles into her brother Linc’s ex-best friend.
If only Beckett Daniels were hideous. But he’s not. He’s everything her erstwhile groom was not. Hot. Sexy. Dangerous. And she’s just buzzed enough to want all that Greek-god gorgeousness to show her the kind of fun she’s been missing.
Beck thrives on calculated risks, but taking advantage of Linc’s little sister isn’t one of them. What he can do is haul her tipsy, tulle-clad, tempting little butt to the bridal suite to sleep it off. Then move her into his spare room—which has the satisfying side effect of driving her brother crazy.
They can’t remain platonic roommates for long. Not when the sexual attraction sizzles out of control. But when tragedy threatens Beck, pain from his past reminds them both that life doesn’t come without risks…and this time, they’re gambling with their hearts.
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My review:
Just One Scandal is the second book in The Kinston Family Book. After reading a few books by this author, I have come to really enjoy her style of writing. Her books are well written, the stories flow so smoothly, they touch your heart. Her characters have dimensional and are easy to love. I have enjoyed the series and although they can be read as a stand-alone, once you start reading one you will want to read them all.
Chloe Kingston’s future looked secure until her groom ditches her at their wedding. She stumbles into Beck, her brother’s ex-best friend, after having too much champagne at her non-wedding reception. She is hurt but not heartbroken because she thought he was a safe and dependable choice for a spouse. After seeing the pain her mother went through with her father, she wanted a fail-safe man as a husband. She wants time away from her family to reflect on her future and decide what she wants. She takes Beck up on his offer to let her stay with him even though the tension is high between them.
Beck Daniels had lost his younger sister to cancer and since then he is determined not to fall in love and get married. He refuses to allow someone close enough to hurt him if he lost them. He wanted to help Chloe and his feeling for her were new and confusing to him. Even though he was now enemies with her older brother, he could not stop helping her. His fear keeps him from admitting he has feelings for her until he loses her. Then he realizes he would rather have her in his life as long as he can rather than go through the pain of not.
This was a beautiful and heart-warming story to read. Beck was so encouraging and supportive of Chloe’s dreams while she helped him open himself to love. I can not wait to read the next book in the series. This one leads us right into Xander’s story which sounds just as wonderful as the rest of the series.
I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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