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Synopsis
Everyone knows you should never say never.
Cooper Moore never saw Maggie Williams coming. She was just his best friend’s little sister, the curly-haired, freckle-faced girl from Mississippi who was absolutely off limits. And he never thought about her any other way — not until he saw her that night, broken and brave. From that moment on, he knew he’d do whatever it took to protect her, even if it meant he had to stay away.
Maggie never expected to find her fiancé banging her maid of honor an hour before she was set to walk down the aisle, but life’s funny that way. The only option to save her sanity is to get the hell out of Jackson and move to New York where her brother lives. The only downside: Cooper is there too. And she just doesn’t know if she can stay away from him — the filthy rich, dead sexy playboy who’s allergic to commitment.
The second Maggie sees him again, she realizes he’ll be impossible to resist. Luckily, commitment is the last thing on her mind, and Cooper is the perfect escape. As long as she can keep her heart in check, everything will be just fine. Because she can never have feelings for him. Or at least that’s what she’ll keep telling herself.
Chaser is a standalone romantic comedy and book 2 of the Bad Habits series.
Review
“He’s the one bright spot in my life, and he’s so bright that I almost can’t see any of the bad.”
OMFG! This book you guys! Words cannot express my undying love for Cooper Moore. He is now my everything. End of review! He is perfection!
Ok, Ok if you insist I will actually review the book and not just the man but honestly He is amazing! I am a huge sucker for a brother’s best friend book and add to that the scenery of the New York and before I could finish the first chapter I was sold. I have always desired to live in NY and somehow through this series I feel like I am young, ambitious and right there in the middle of it all. Since discovering her work, Staci Hart has become an author I can count on to make me feel, make me laugh and make me desperate for her next release.
‘Cooper was being Cooper. I wasn’t special – he was like this with everyone, I was sure. This was just his normal, even though it was my extraordinary.’
Maggie, Oh Maggie, I loved you, I was mad at you but mostly I felt sad for you. She goes through every woman’s worst nightmare but she came out of it stronger and confident in herself, But her confidence in men and their ability to be faithful has since been shattered. After discovering her fiance having sex with her maid of honor ON HER WEDDING DAY, Maggie is in no way ready or willing to get into another relationship. But who can turn down one of the sexiest men alive? So she comes up with a set of rules for their friends with benefits relationship that include a deadline for it to all end and the fact that above all else it must remain a secret between them. With her bother being Cooper’s best friend their relationship (or lack of) the tension is high and the drama intense.
‘I didn’t trust myself to make decisions about Cooper. He gave me his heart, and I took it too soon. And now, I was about to drop it. Break it. Shatter it.’
It would be so easy to yell at Maggie to put her personal baggage aside and forget about Cooper’s man whore past and give in to what we the reader can so clearly see is both an incredible chemistry and a real connection. But honestly that would have neither been true to the character nor make for an exciting story. It is in their struggle to figure out not only who they are as a unit but also who they are becoming as individuals that makes this a captivating and dynamic book. They both go through an epic journey that it almost feels like a voyeur to witness it all and I DEVOURED every moment of it.
‘And when I thought back over the past few weeks, I realized that she wasn’t a spark. She was a wildfire.’
GAH! The things that man says pierce my heart and capture my soul. I so desperately want my own Cooper Moore, and I am a hard critic on the typical reformed playboys. But Cooper transforms himself and once he realizes his heart is captured he is relentless in capturing Maggie’s too. Cooper is a closet nerd and well known Man God that every girl wants to have even if it is just for a night. Staci Hart is an expert in the male POV. She makes you love them, understand them, desire them. I saw him fall in love with Maggie through his eyes and it was utterly beautiful. While her females are strong and relatable, her true talent as an author is the ability to get inside these complex and beautiful men. I find that this is a skill few female writers does as well as Staci.
“Always thinking with your Mini Cooper, aren’t you?”
He gave me a look that might have blown up my panties. “Oh, I don’t think mini would be the adjective most people would use.”
I wet my lips, scrambling for composure under the heat of his gaze. “No, you’re probably right about that. But Giant Hammerhead Cooper doesn’t quite have a ring to it, does it?”
Mixed in with deep emotion and a story of Cooper and Maggie’s struggle is a quick wit that eases the tension that builds from page one in this secret lovers story. Beautiful writing and heartfelt declarations, Chaser will have you screaming from the rooftops that EVERYONE needs to read this book! It is impossible not to feel for Maggie’s predicament and you will most definitely fall in love with Cooper Moore (and yes you must say his full name cause it is just too sexy, and also DIBS because he is mine!)
~miranda
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