5 Smooches
Synopsis
Fact: Ryan Ashton has never been the hottest girl in the room.
Prim and proper doesn’t really lend itself to sexy, but Ryan’s okay with that. She’s come to terms with her perpetual single status. Or at least she would have, if it weren’t for her deliciously gorgeous boss.
Fact: Gregg Phillips is sex on a stick.
And Ryan knows that if she wants him to sit up and take notice of her, she’s gotta take a chance … and ditch the frumpy librarian look she’s been rocking for way too long. It’s gonna take a whole new wardrobe and the help of the local sex kitten to make it happen, but Ryan’s up for it. After all, true love is worth the trouble—and that’s a fact.
Previously appeared in the anthology Kiss Me.
Review
“She didn’t have to act like she couldn’t wait to have him, because that was exactly what was making her slip her bra down her arms so eagerly.”
The Trouble With Sexy is a novella in the Rock Canyon Series and although can be a standalone it does take place before the first book in the series, Things Good Girls Don’t Do. I have read and loved each book in this series and this story was no different. Codi perfectly captures small town life along with giving us some super sexy men and women we can all relate to.
“Want to stay over at my place tonight?” “But I don’t have anything to sleep in,” “Who said we’re going to be sleeping?”
The Trouble With Sexy revolves around Ryan, pretty but modest girl who doesn’t think she is the sexiest girl around and her boss Gregg who she does find to be the sexiest man around. While Gregg has always been a bit into Ryan he has kept things professional and friendly except for one New Years Eve kiss (if only she was the only girl he had kissed that New Years Eve.) But now Ryan is sick of being dowdy and a wallflower and enlist the help of Gracie, a sexy and outgoing girl, to sex herself up. Along with her new makeover and confidence come more attention from the men around and that is not going to sit well for Gregg. Can he step up and claim what is his or will he continue to just be the boss she has been lusting after?
“The trouble with sexy is people have different tastes. Some guys like girls in flashy skimoy clothes with big hair and cowboy boots. Other guys think shy girls that are less obvious are more desirable. Some guys check out her body and others look at her face. It’s all about personal preference.” “What kind of girls do you like?”
The thing that I love about Codi’s characters is that they are all flawed. None of the people in her books are perfect, not perfect looking nor do they have all their crap together. They feel both real and relatable yet give us that love story we all yearn to dive into to. I highly recommend the entire Rock Canyon Series and think that this novella is a great place to start.
~miranda
