Foolish Expectations by Alison Bliss Review
4.5 Smooches
Synopsis
Forever is the last thing they expected…
Lawyer Nash Sutherland encounters a spirited young woman with an untrusting nature in a Texas roadside bar. She’s as sexy as she is surly, and their undeniable attraction leads them to one night of pleasure…and a fateful condom mishap. By morning, the striking beauty has disappeared, but he can’t get her out of his head. She’s everything he wasn’t looking for, but now must find.
After one night of passion, Bailey Hobbs finds herself in an unexpected predicament. And the cause of it happens to be the persistent man standing in her living room, proposing a solution: marriage. She may be pregnant with Nash’s child, but after her past with a cheating ex, she refuses to put her faith in another man. But try telling that to a guy who argues for a living.
The only thing bigger than his…Stetson…is his ego, and Bailey knows firsthand how hard it is to resist Nash when he wants something. But she’s determined to keep him at an emotionally safe distance…one he refuses to allow. Because if Nash can’t get her to risk her heart once more, it will cost them the one thing that matters most.
Review
‘Only moments ago, she had been untouched, but now . . . He’d somehow branded her, searing her with his mark. Mine.’
I really feel like Alison Bliss just gets me and what I want in a book. Foolish Expectations is a fast and fun read that is a bit over the top and yet surprisingly endearing all in one. Nash and Bailey’s relationship does not have an easy start. It is full of lies, deception and a surprise pregnancy. And yet neither can deny the uncontrollable chemistry they have, even if Bailey constantly tries to run from it.
‘One taste will never be enough.’
Nash is all alpha and all kinds of wonderful. He can be controlling and argumentative (but really he is a lawyer so that is not a surprise) but everything he does in his mind is for what is best for them. The constant bickering that these two engage in is the best kind of foreplay and helps to build up their combustible chemistry. While their situation is not ideal I loved watching them attempt to make the best of it. And I for one can honestly say that the last 25% really surprised me. I loved how Alison gave us some new twist on the storyline.
“Sweetheart, I’ve ridden bulls tamer than you. You should just be glad I like feisty women.”
Foolish Expectations is a fresh take on a surprise pregnancy. The book was supremely sexy and laugh out loud funny and yet still sweet and endearing too. Written in third person which is usually my least favorite style I was still completely able to get lost in the characters and the crazy mess they made. I love the way Alison crafts a story and I hope to get more from her very soon!
~miranda
