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Synopsis
Lily Brook works in men’s underwear, but she would love to get Jack Stewart out of his.
Lily hasn’t dated anyone worth writing home about for years. So when she meets the impossible and impossibly handsome Jack Stewart–well, you could say he piques her interest. It doesn’t matter that he’s the cockiest asshole this side of the Mason-Dixon line.
Jack Stewart is destined for success. With his designer suits, intense hazel eyes, and penthouse apartment, he’s the total package. But he’s also the manager of Hamilton’s Department Store–the store where Lily could make or break her career. He would never fraternize with an employee. And there’s no way in hell Lily would risk her job on the hottest guy in Philadelphia. Right?
But she can’t stop imagining what he’d look like in a pair of Flash Fit’s sexy male underwear…
He shouldn’t dip his wick in the company’s ink, but he can’t resist Lily’s curvaceous body and wacky charm. He wants Lily–in the break room, the dressing area, everywhere.
Making a move on Jack could end her career. But can Lily resist his Hard Sell?
REVIEW
Lily has works in men’s underwear and looks at men in their underwear all day long…..but what she would rather do is not only stare at Jack Stewart, the manager of the store she works in, in his underwear but get him out of his altogether…despite the fact he is one arrogant a*****e. But will Jack be able to convince her he is worth the risk to her job? To her career? Jack knows he shouldn’t fraternise with employees but he can’t resist and he knows it will be a hard sell, but he knows it will also be worth it.
“C**ks are in my face all day. I see pictures of hot male models with their legs spread showing off our crotch hugging underwear all the time. Boy beef I can’t touch. Yeah, I have a lot of c**k in my life. Sadly, most of it is just a tease.”
The Hard Sell is just a fun, light hearted, easy to read rom com that will keep you smiling and intrigued and with lead characters that are likeable and fun to read and who you want to get their heavily ever after! The first in this book got me hooked straight away- I knew it was going to a fun read with great banter and I wasn’t wrong.
“I want to explore his body and commit every muscle, every inch of flesh to memory. I want him to kiss me. I want to devour his mouth. His c**k, too. But, ugh, I wish I could give him a personality transplant first.”
Lily is hilarious!! She says it as it is and is strong and determined in what she wants from life….even if her love life is lacking a little at the moment. She was so easy to like and get to know within the story. She was independent but also wasn’t embarrassed about the fact she liked Jack and wouldn’t mind getting close to his…package.
“I can’t be efficient or practical about you, because the way I feel about you is completely impractical.”
And Jack…well what can I say about Jack!! Yeah he seems a bit of hard ass at times and acts a bit dick-ish sometimes but as the story develops you realise his life isn’t just plain sailing and he is battling his own insecurities and troubles- just like everyone else. The fact these troubles affected him made him human and I liked that we could relate to his frustrations with family and annoying ex’s. I think his banter and laughter with Lily just showed what a perfect match these two were!
“What are you going to do, spank me?”
“I think you would enjoy that too much, Miss Brook.”
She smirks. “Maybe. But it’s not like I need to worry. You don’t have the guts, Jack.”
This is definitely a rom com genre story, with the classic tale tell signs of the laughter, banter, sexiness and sexual tensions between the two characters- all things that normally come with a rom com. But we did have drama- the fact this is an employer and employee romance already adds a certain element of risk but we also have Jack’s daddy dearest issues, his problematic ex and Jack certainly has some skeletons in his closet. We also have plot lines you might not see coming which builds some tension and may leave you with some shocks, themes not always common in rom cons.
“She’s insatiable, my Lily. Good thing I can’t possibly get enough of her.”
Overall it was just such a enjoyable read which has everything you love about rom coms but also a little something extra as well- it will make you laugh, make you happy, keep you intrigued and wanting to get to the end to find out if Lily and Jack are able to move beyond everything and realise that they are actually quite perfect for each other!
Bethany
