Synopsis:
Anne Watson comes home from work to find her boyfriend cheating.
While taking a shower, he explains why he's so unhappy in their relationship, i.e. his excuse for cheating.
Determined to fix her relationship, she speaks to her four closest friends, all male, for their advice.
She decides to start running with her best friend, Brian, every morning.
Each of her friends helps her with an aspect of trying to reclaim her relationship, though no one wants her back with Ryan.
They show her proof of how much of a dog he really is. It is the breaking straw for her.
Now determined for revenge, she continues everything that she was doing before, only now it's to mess with her ex's head, not to have him back.
Throughout the story, she realizes that she is in love wtih her best friend, who has been in love with her for five years.
As they try to move from friends to lovers, she also learns that her other close friend, Ben, has been harboring feelings for her for years, but won't do anything out of loyalty to Brian.
When Anne is finally ready to move on with her life and leave her apartment for good, Ryan cannot accept it and attempts to rape her.
Ben saves her and the book ends with her ex in jail and Anne now living with Brian, her now boyfriend.
Set up for love triangle between Ben and Brian.
Blurb:
After a horrible
day at work, I came home to find my boyfriend...in a curious position. After
determining why he was unhappy, I, Anne Watson, decided to try and fix our
broken relationship. My four closest male friends, however, had another
idea. Revenge.
**Content Warning:
This book contains a sexual assault scene and mature material. **
About the
Author:
Getting Back Annie, Office Perks, and Sirens and Sweethearts are soon to be released.
Five Fun Facts:
I am a chocoholic. I have reserve stashes strewn about my house.
I grew up horse-back riding and competed seriously. Instead of turning pro, I went to college instead.
My favorite color is purple.
I have thirteen piercings on my body-9 in my ears, 1 in my nose, 1 in my labret, 2 in my belly button.
Large crowds make me nervous.
My Rating: 5/5 Stars
My Review:
WOW! This book is absolutely a hot mess of awesome. This book has a little bit of everything for any type of reader. I absolutely loved it. I swear, if only the author had somehow added a zombie in a cowboy hat, I would have hit every check mark in my list of awesome additions for a story line.
Annie is an amazing lead. She's fabulously developed and has the most stunning character growth. Near the start of the book, I really wanted to slap her around. She seemed so weak, whining and pining over a complete jerk of a man that openly was cheating on her. Through her own path of empowerment, she turns herself into a complete ball busting, firecracker of a woman. I loved it!
Annie's friends are amazing! I'm so jealous! I could only dream of having some of these amazing men as friends. Brian and Ben are both worthy adversaries for her heart, but I have to admit, I was team Brian the entire way. Max! Oy! I loved him. He was such a great friend for Annie, being there when she couldn't go to Brian. Not to mention, every girl needs a gay friend.
This book is definitely on my top list of books for this year. Check it out!
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Excerpt:
“Oh, look!” I shouted, pointing ahead. Ben looked
ahead at the large park in front of us. “Do you have any idea where we are?” I
whispered. He shook his head. I laughed so hard that I snorted. “Come on; let’s
go see what trouble we can get into over there.”
We walked through the park for a while before I complained
about my feet hurting from my high heels. In front of me, I saw a fountain, so
I let go of Ben’s arm, running towards the monument.
I yanked off my heels, tossing them and my pocketbook onto
the ground before climbing into the fountain.
“What are you doing?” he shouted in exasperation.
“Cooling off,” I explained as I began running around in a
circle. When I made my way around to him, I splashed him with water. “Come on
in.”
He glanced down at his now wet clothes, then up at me.
“That’s it. You’re going to get it now.” I shrieked as I
began running in a circle, wading through the water, making sure that I didn’t
slip on the coins littering the bottom of the fountain. I heard splashing
behind me, so I knew he was gaining on me. I turned around, kicking water,
spraying him from head to toe. He wiped the water off his face, before
splashing me with water, his strong arms being able to spray me with more water
that I could ever hit him with in one try.
My hair and polka-dotted dress were soaked, and I wrung my
hair out before shrieking and running away from him.
“Watch out! I’m gonna getcha!” he shouted as we
ran around the fountain. On one trip around, I was looking behind me and
smashed right into his chest. When I looked up, I realized he had figured out
to run in the opposite direction. He flashed me a cocky grin as his hands
grabbed my arms to keep me from falling over as I laughed loudly. I placed my
hands on his chest to steady myself more as the world began to spin, feeling the
wet cotton beneath my fingertips, his chest heaving. I glanced up into his
whiskey-colored eyes, who were staring down at me with an emotion I couldn’t
place. They slowly made their way down my face, stopping on my lips before his
brows pulled together. He took a step backwards, and then hopped out of
the fountain.
The world was still spinning, though, so I stumbled
backwards and held on to the statue in the middle of the fountain, throwing my
arms around the marble. I wrapped my right leg around the base, while my head
rested against cool tile as the water sprayed down onto my body. I licked a
drop of water hanging from my upper lip and when I opened my eyes I found Ben
looking at me with that same expression I had never seen on his face before.
“Why did you get out?” I asked.
“Someone needs to watch out for the cops while you frolic
around like a faerie.”
With my head still against the cool stone, I said, “What can
I say? Every once in a while, a girl needs to frolic.”
I could feel rather than see his smile. “In that case, keep
on frolicking, Princess, just be ready to run when I tell you to.”
I yawned while enjoying the feeling of the water pouring
down on my overheated, alcohol flushed face. “God broke the mold when he
made you, Ben.” I rolled my stiff neck to listen to it crack. “He really outdid
himself that day.”
Chuckling, he pulled his cigarettes out of his back pocket.
He opened them, and groaned in annoyance before sliding them back into his
jeans.
“Too wet to smoke? What a shame.” Part of me thought
that I was being a brat for mocking him.
He threw me a half-dirty glare, though he smirked. “Just get
your dancing out now. I still need to get some food in you.”
“Yes, food does sound good,” I admitted.
“Let me guess. You skipped dinner.” I heard the tone of
disapproval in his voice.
“Maybe.”
He made a tsking noise, and I didn’t bother to
defend myself. He was right; I had been stupid.
“Come on. Let’s get you some food.” I released the marble
statue, walking towards him. I stumbled to get out of the fountain, and he
caught me before I fell. He shook his head. “You’re such a mess.”
I glanced down at my shoes and grimaced. My feet were still
killing me.
“Do I have to wear them?”
He rolled his eyes. “You can hop on my back while I hail a
cab.”
I smiled widely at the idea and he turned around while I
picked up my shoes and pocketbook. I wrapped my arms around his neck and jumped
up. He grabbed the back of my knees as he starting jogging out of the park.
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