Title: Prima Donna
Author: Laura Drewy
Genre: Romance
Publication Date: September 23, 2014
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Synopsis
In
USA Today bestselling author Laura Drewry’s witty, sizzling, and tender romance
for readers of Jill Shalvis and Susan Mallery, a woman who can’t slow down
discovers that the perfect guy is in hot pursuit.
Even
when her hair salon goes under and she’s on the brink of breaking, Regan Burke
keeps her “I’m just fine” attitude. She’s had a tough life, coping with a
difficult family and keeping her act together . . . barely. Right now, she just
needs a job, any job, so she can pay her mother’s medical bills. It’s the exact
wrong time for Carter Scott to come into her life—and to be so damn sexy, so
distracting, and so determined to get close.
Carter
isn’t looking for anything serious—his heart belongs to the kids who depend on
his pediatric practice—but something about Regan makes him reconsider. Maybe
it’s the scars she hides so well, the secrets she can’t share. Carter knows all
about that kind of pain, and he wants to help. But offering Regan a job in his
office only makes things worse, even if their chemistry is off the charts.
Lucky for them both, Carter isn’t about to let go of love without a fight.
My Review
Prima Donna was
the first book I’ve read by author Laura Dewry and I can say that it won’t be
my last! I will definitely go back and start with Plain Jayne.
Prima Donna is a
completely heartwarming story of Regan and Carter, two people finding their way
to each other, despite either of them wanting or looking for anything other
than a hook up.
But who can deny
a sexy biker??? Especially one who happens to be a sexy pediatrician with a
super big heart and just the right touch of alpha goodness?
Certainly not Regan Burke that’s for sure!
We meet Ragan
and right away I feel for her character, she’s in the middle of closing down
her beauty salon, after the landlord decides not to renew her lease. As she’s
packing Carter makes an appearance that leads to more than a haircut and a
helping hand. Her character is awesome! I really liked how she wasn’t pathetic
and all boo- hoo despite being in a pretty bad spot in life.
I really loved
Carter’s character and how this once bad boy player is sooo smitten by the
wonderfully independent and quick witted Regan. The story is full of sexual
tension and chemistry than is so believable I just sat back and cheered these
two on to just give in already! To finally let all the walls down and realize
that they are honestly perfect for each other!
I found the
story was well paced and flowed really well. The characters were well developed
and I cannot wait to read more about the secondary characters as well. Except
Ben… I don’t like him and definitely need to read Plain Jayne to see what his deal
is.
As the story
progresses we see an amazing friendship form between Regan and Carter, one
where they allow themselves to eventually trust and love. The support they give
one another is amazing and I just can’t get enough of Carter! I loved getting
to be a part of these two coming together. Despite how painfully slow it may have been at
times, but the flirting and sexual tension was worth it!
Besides some hot
and sexy moments between Regan and Carter I need to mention that this book has
some of the best pick up lines in it
that I have ever read!!! I was grinning ear to ear at their cleverness!
Like soooo cute!
“Gimme a second,
I’m just warming up. How about this one: if you were a transformer, you’d be a
hot-obot and your name would be Optimus Fine.”
LOL! Lines like
this make this book one I will always remember for sure!
All and all this
was a sweet read that I highly recommended if your looking for a
not- looking -for -love -but- find -love story!
Reviewed by Gillian Grybas
★★☆ 4 heartwarming Stars ☆★★
Buy it
Read it
Love it
Excerpt
Carter lifted her coat
off one of the hooks on the wall and held it up for her. Yeah, she was fine all
right; that’s why her arms shook so hard it took three tries to get them in the
sleeves.
“Good luck,” Sid
muttered. “I hope everything works out for you.”
“Thanks.”
Carter might have
imagined it, but it almost seemed like she leaned into him a little, so he
wrapped his arm around her shoulders and guided her out to her car.
“What an asshole.”
“It’s his building,
Carter, he can do whatever he wants with it.” Regan’s shoulder lifted slightly
as she sighed. “You can’t blame him for wanting to make a little money, can
you?”
With no good answer, all
Carter could do was squeeze her shoulder a little tighter.
“You going home?” he
asked.
She pulled open the car
door but didn’t get in; just rested her hand on it and nodded silently.
“Want some company?” he
asked.
For a long moment, she
just simply stood there looking at him, her eyes dulled by a sheen of
disappointment. Disappointment in him. Ouch.
“Carter, look—”
“I didn’t mean that.”
Carter stopped, grinned. “Okay, I wouldn’t say no, but I’m not a total dick,
Red. You want to pretend this isn’t a big deal? No problem, I’ll play along.
But I was just hoping you’d invite me over so I wouldn’t have to spend the
whole afternoon with Ben.”
At least she gave him a
half smile before she slipped behind the wheel and tucked her jacket in. He
clicked the door closed behind her, then cursed every step back to his bike. He
jerked his helmet off the handlebar and was about to jam it on his head when
Regan’s window lowered.
“Hey, Carter!”
A cool guy would have
walked back slowly instead of running. A cool guy would have watched where he
was going instead of tripping off the curb and crashing into the rear bumper of
her car.
At least he stuck the
landing.
Bent at the waist, he
gripped the edge of the window opening and watched her squeeze the steering
wheel a couple times before she finally spoke.
“Don’t read anything
else into this.” Her gaze brushed his, her voice a low mutter. “And it goes
without saying I’ll be horrible company, but if you want to come over
for . . . a sandwich . . . that’d be okay.”
“A sandwich?”
“A sandwich,” she repeated with a little more emphasis
than necessary.
“I like sandwiches.”
About the Author
Laura Drewry had been scribbling things for years before she
decided to seriously sit down and write. After spending eight years in the
Canadian north, Laura now lives back home in southwestern British Columbia with
her husband, three sons, a turtle named Sheldon, and an extremely energetic
German shepherd. She loves old tattered books, good movies, country music, and
the New York Yankees.
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