28 Dates (Crazy Love #3) by Stacey Lynn
*****
28
Dates, a captivating all-new friends-to-lovers romance by Stacey Lynn
is now live!
In the age of apps and social media, how
many dates does it take to find “the one”? The author of Knocked
Up and Fake
Wife swipes right on love
with a captivating friends-to-lovers tale.
Caitlin Pappas is
a lifelong commitment-phobe. The closest thing she’s had to a
relationship in the last few years was a friends-with-benefits thing
that fizzled out because the guy wanted more. So when she and her
best friend design a new app that promises to find “the one” in
28 Dates,
Caitlin is the perfect guinea pig. Little does she know that she may
have already met her match. . . .
Jonas Reeves
has tried his best to move on after Caitlin didn’t want take things
to the next level. Now they really are just friends . . . without
benefits. Caitlin’s even a regular at his bar, The Dirty Martini.
But when he learns that Caitlin plans to beta-test a new dating app
on his home turf, Jonas senses a golden opportunity to win her heart.
Even if he has to slide into her DMs to do it. . . .
*****
We met Jonas and Caitlin in the Fake Wife, the first book in this series. It's their story now and...well, it's complicated. What can you do when love is not enough, when you love someone deeply but for reasons of his - or in this case her - own, they run the moment something looks even remotely like some kind of commitment?
Caitlin is still trying to get over the end of her (commitment-free) friends-with-benefits arrangement with Jonas. Jonas found someone right afterward but Caitlin is just starting to realize that she feels lonely. When her best friend and boss talks her into trying out a dating app, she isn't overly enjoyed because - yeah, commitment-phobe, but she tries.
"But I can't be alone forever, either, and maybe it's time to give something else a chance." (chapter 3)
Some interesting experiences later that make her rethink this stand somewhat because something else,
right, some things are definitely something else, she is still trying though and with Jonas seeing a chance for the two of them, now that she has opened herself up to the possibility of something more, things get interesting. Jonas gives his all and works hard for another chance with the one woman he can't forget. So, to fight for her heart, he has to be a bit sneaky ...
I really loved Jonas and Caitlin. I don't know how often I would have loved to kick Caitlin to make her see what she misses and what she needs but she was sweet and very lovable at the same time and her issues were understandable considering her history. And Jonas, well, this guy did everything right. Okay, less cheesy jokes would have been nice, maybe, but Caitlin loved them, so who am I to judge.
Once again a wonderful story, well-written and with a storyline very different from Fake Wife, the first book in the series (I don't know the second one yet, so I can't say anything about that one) which makes it even better. Sometimes the different books in a series are just some variations of one and the same story, really good but still very much alike, this is definitely not the case with these books. I love our hero and our heroine, their story and their chemistry, and I love how all of those friends care for each other. I mean...
"This is why best friends rock. They know you have a favorite knife and keep it clean just in case you make an emergency, post-horrible blind date visit." (chapter 5)
I mentioned that those blind dates were different right? And in case of such an event, you need your friends. And a good knife. Well, who could need more?
28 Dates is book with many twists and turns and a great story that I really enjoyed reading.
Caitlin is still trying to get over the end of her (commitment-free) friends-with-benefits arrangement with Jonas. Jonas found someone right afterward but Caitlin is just starting to realize that she feels lonely. When her best friend and boss talks her into trying out a dating app, she isn't overly enjoyed because - yeah, commitment-phobe, but she tries.
"But I can't be alone forever, either, and maybe it's time to give something else a chance." (chapter 3)
Some interesting experiences later that make her rethink this stand somewhat because something else,
right, some things are definitely something else, she is still trying though and with Jonas seeing a chance for the two of them, now that she has opened herself up to the possibility of something more, things get interesting. Jonas gives his all and works hard for another chance with the one woman he can't forget. So, to fight for her heart, he has to be a bit sneaky ...I really loved Jonas and Caitlin. I don't know how often I would have loved to kick Caitlin to make her see what she misses and what she needs but she was sweet and very lovable at the same time and her issues were understandable considering her history. And Jonas, well, this guy did everything right. Okay, less cheesy jokes would have been nice, maybe, but Caitlin loved them, so who am I to judge.
Once again a wonderful story, well-written and with a storyline very different from Fake Wife, the first book in the series (I don't know the second one yet, so I can't say anything about that one) which makes it even better. Sometimes the different books in a series are just some variations of one and the same story, really good but still very much alike, this is definitely not the case with these books. I love our hero and our heroine, their story and their chemistry, and I love how all of those friends care for each other. I mean...
"This is why best friends rock. They know you have a favorite knife and keep it clean just in case you make an emergency, post-horrible blind date visit." (chapter 5)
I mentioned that those blind dates were different right? And in case of such an event, you need your friends. And a good knife. Well, who could need more?
28 Dates is book with many twists and turns and a great story that I really enjoyed reading.
★★★★
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