Play Me by Katie McCoy Review
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Synopsis
Recipe For:
A Roll In The Hay Hot Crossed Buns Love
Ingredients:
1 Chef (equal parts sexy and carefree)
1 Pianist (equal parts uptight and endearing)
1/8 inch of drywall between their apartments
2 opinions on everything
Combine all ingredients, mix vigorously, and be prepared for an explosion of heat.
Pianist Ella Thomas is training for the competition of her life. Finally in an apartment of her own, she can practice from dawn till dusk.
But she didn’t bet on the sexy and frustrating neighbor keeping her up all night – even if he does cook like a maestro and kiss like it’s his job.
Jake Matson is living his dream as Head Chef at one of the most popular restaurants in San Francisco. He’s easy going, flirtatious and not looking for love. He didn’t expect to be completely distracted by the girl next door, whose buttoned-up appearance hides the seductive firecracker underneath.
What happens when opposites attract? As their tension fires up, can they create a new kind of music together or will everything boil over?
REVIEW
Ella and Jake are both driven, both passionate and both dedicated to succeeding. The only difference is for one its all about classical piano and for the other it’s about food. For Ella, Jake is a distraction she says she doesn’t want but maybe he is what she needs and for Jake Ella is the beautiful girl he had no idea her happiness would end up meaning so much. Music, food, drama, laughter and love collide to create a brilliant contemporary romance.
“Have I ever told you about my fantasy about f***ing you on top of a piano?” I arched an eyebrow at him. “Who do you think you are, Christian Gray? What’s next? The red room of pain?”
Ella was a beautiful person inside and out. She was so dedicated to her music despite outside forces telling her it wasn’t the way to go and even though she worried every day she might not reach her dream she never truly gave up; which just proved her strength and resilience.
“She was a mess of contradictions I was more than eager to explore. As long as I could explore the rest of her as well.’
Jake was a the talent, fun, and loveable chef. He was the light heartedness Ella desperately needed in her life to show her you can have fun, laughter and love in your life as well as a passion. He was such a swoon worth hero and proved to Ella just how worthy, beautiful and sexy she was by how he treated her.
“Those big, big eyes had caught mine and there had been a bit of a jolt. Enough that it took half a block for me to realize my heart was racing.”
This was one of those romances where you go away feeling completely satisfied, having got everything you wanted from the book. It was full of love, it was full of laughter and it had enough drama to drag you in and question what was next without it being too heavy. The side characters added another dimension on to the story and allowed you to like more than just the main characters.
“Then I thought about what Mark had said. About gaining weight. About being too emotional. About all the ways I was wrong. For once I just wanted to be right.”
If you want a read that will let you escape and let you read about two people who go from annoying each other, to becoming friends, to helping each other and finally falling for each other; this is your perfect read!
~Bethany
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