5 STARS
Lucas Thatcher has always been my enemy.
It’s been a decade since I’ve seen him, but our years on opposite coasts were less of a lasting peace and more of a temporary cease-fire. Now that we’re both back in our small town, I know Lucas expects the same old war, but I’ve changed since high school—and from the looks of it, so has he.
The arrogant boy who was my teenage rival is now a chiseled doctor armed with intimidating good looks. He is Lucas Thatcher 2.0, the new and improved version I’ll be competing with in the workplace instead of the schoolyard.
I’m not worried; I’m a doctor now too, board-certified and sexy in a white coat. It almost feels like winning will be too easy—until Lucas unveils a tactic neither of us has ever used before: sexual warfare.
The day he pushes me up against the wall and presses his lips to mine, I can’t help but wonder if he’s filling me with passion or poison. Every fleeting touch is perfect torture. With every stolen kiss, my walls crumble a little more. After all this time, Lucas knows exactly how to strip me of my defenses, but I’m in no hurry to surrender.
Knowing thy enemy has never felt so good.
Wow, where to start? I guess I should probably start by saying it's official...R.S. Grey is my new fav in the author department. Typically when I find a new author I binge read like nobody's business. Usually when I get to the end of a collection I start to feel like I am just going through the motions. Authors have 'patterns'. I think that is why I typically continue to read books by the same people...however that also means by the 4th/5th okay maybe 20th book I know exactly what an author is going to give me and then I am no longer interested/excited about their work. After being so impressed with Grey's entire collection I was reluctant to pick up this book. I mean it couldn't possibly be as good as the Jullian Lefray and Adam Conner books...right?! I mean it was definitely going to be exactly like the duet...because those characters didn't really like each other either. So tentatively I picked up this book with my expectation low. As I began to read the first few chapters I began to realize...HOLY SHIT. She's done it again folks! She has pulled me in with her witty one liners ("Can you kill someone with a kiss? I think that’s what he’s doing—slaying me with his mouth." ), the main character Daisy was an amazingly empowered, kick ass chick with a take no prisoners attitude (those are my kind of chicks). And Lucas was the perfect counter part to her sassiness. Even a few days after I read this I am still thinking about how great this read was. That is the true test of a book...if it stays with you days after. Thank you Grey for sharing your amazing talents with me. And I owe you a sincere apology for doubting you in the first place. If you have yet to read this book. Run (don't walk) to your nearest smart phone/computer/tablet and download a copy of it from Amazon. You will not be sorry you did!
