Kristie J’s review of Rebel Heir (Rush, Book 1) by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward
Contemporary Romance published by Amazon Digital Services 7 Apr 18
I confess I was a wee bit leery before starting this story. Many of the previous books by this Dynamic Duo worked very well for me, but their previous book, Dear Bridget, I Want You, was a bitter disappointment for me. I waited to read this one until both books were released, in case it ended on a cliffhanger. Good thing I did, ‘cause it did.
Gia Mirabelle is our heroine. She’s spending the summer in the Hamptons, the setting for a romance book she’s attempting to write. She was given an advance based on the first three chapters, but now she’s come up against writer’s block. And that means she’s available to help out a friend who needs to leave and serves as a bartender at a nearby restaurant/bar. The only thing is, Gia knows NOTHING about bartending and she screws up a few orders. This hot, tattooed bad boy-looking guy notices her screwups and gives her heck. Turns out that he’s the owner and he’s all set to fire her best friend. Gia talks him out of it and ends up with a job as a hostess there.
Rush – only Rush, I don’t want to give his real name out as it’s a hoot when it’s revealed – is the boss in question, and he’s rather intimidating to his staff but not to Gia. She just gives it back to him and he finds that most amusing, ‘specially when he’s trying to get her to say naughty words. He’s attracted to her, more than he has been to anyone for a very long time, but he’s a player and doesn’t want her in the role of one of his ‘played’ women. She’s too good for that. Gia is just as attracted to him and lets him know in no uncertain terms, but he refuses to bite.
That is until he can’t resist anymore, and though very reluctant, he lets her into his heart. But then something really bad happens that threatens to destroy the love they are finding with each other.
The end.
Good thing I have the next book on hand.
This book started out great. Rush is tough on his employees, but has a real soft spot for Gia and some of the things he does had me chuckling. Turns out he’s very wealthy, but since he didn’t come into the money until he was already an adult, he’s still very much a blue-collar-type guy. Gia is fun, though a little bit on the immature side. This book was going great guns until Rush admitted his love for Gia, then he got a bit mushy. But, still, I’m giving it a high grade and look forward to see what happens to them once “The Secret” is revealed. I like this one ever so much better than the last book of theirs that I read.
Grade: B
Summary:
How to kick off a great summer in the Hamptons:
Snag a gorgeous rental on the beach. Check.
Get a job at a trendy summer haunt. Check.
How to screw up a great summer in the Hamptons:
Fall for the one guy with a dark leather jacket, scruff on his face, and intense eyes that doesn’t fit in with the rest of the tony looking crowd. A guy you can’t have when you’ll be leaving at the end of the season.
Check. Check. Check.
I should add–especially when the guy is your sexy, tattooed God of a boss.
Especially when he not only owns your place of employment but inherited half of the town.
Especially when he’s mean to you.
Or so I thought.
Until one night when he demanded I get in his car so he could drive me home because he didn’t want me walking in the dark.
That was sort of how it all started with Rush.
And then little by little, some of the walls of this hardass man started to come down.
I never expected that the two of us, seemingly opposites from the outside, would grow so close.
I wasn’t supposed to fall for the rebel heir, especially when he made it clear he didn’t want to cross the line with me.
As the temperature turned cooler, the nights became hotter. My summer became a lot more interesting–and complicated.
All good things must come to an end, right?
Except our ending was one I didn’t see coming.
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