This is the second novel in the Real Love companion series and I loved it!

Davis is a business man that likes his woman a bit blonde and ditzy, but good in bed. A bad romance left him scarred so he kept himself closed off from women and only indulged in things that didn't excite him. He was an amazing guy. I loved his boldness and playfulness. I enjoyed seeing him be vulnerable when he needed to be. I loved how he stepped out and finally realized that all he needed was the right woman.

Grace is a different kind of woman. She's educated, but she looks different from the average woman. She works as a bartender and is very feisty and daring. She dealt with hardships in the past with her parents so she closed herself from love and marriage. She dated men, but never let it last. She would leave before things could go wrong. I loved how daring she was and how she kept me on my toes while reading.

The romance was beautiful for me. I enjoyed seeing them both overcome their issues and build a relationship with one another. The sex was steamy, they made each other laugh, made one another better. I just loved them together.

Totally recommend this!

This was my first read by Jessica Lemmon and while it started off strong, by the end I was skimming it just to get through it.

A fun, sparky romance, I loved all the tension between Davis and Grace. I liked that their relationship basically started because of a dare that led the way to adorableness and all the sparks. Good chemistry, hilarious moments, and fairly minimal angst.

I also liked Davis' and Grace's voice. It's kind of like watching a sit-com where they break the 4th wall a bit to talk to us the audience.

Here be some fun quotes!

"Grace strikes me as a woman who couldn't be boring if she tried - even if she were doing her taxes while attending a talk about investment logic for sustainability.

On second thought, I love numbers. I might find that kinky."

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"My grandmother is a human lie detector.

I heard her tell Grace I like her and I heard Grace admit she liked me. I lingered in the hallway, mu stupid arrow headband in my hands, and smiled at my shoes.

It's heady what the right girl can do to you."

I absolutely loved this book!! I found the chemistry to be HOT and the banter very addicting. Thank you for the opportunity as always!

Thank you for allowing me to read this book for review. At this time I am not writing a review for it as I had a hard time staying connected to the characters and the storyline. I am more than happy to share the book and promote it on my blog though as I know that just because I didn't love it doesn't mean others won't.

Loved this book. Jessica Lemon knows how to keep me entertained.

I look forward to reading more from this series.

I read this as a standalone, and it worked fine. I didn't realize there was a first book until after I read this one.

This was an enjoyable read. It's a standard opposites attract romance novel, and while it's completely predicatable, it's cute, fun, and entertaining. It was a quick read. Lemmon is a good writer. The characters actually developed through the story, and overall, the dialogue was pretty realistic.

The book alternates perspectives between Grace, the sassy tattooed bartender, and Davis, a suit-and-tie businessman and player. The back-and-forth between the two of them didn't drag on endlessly and annoyingly. I think the Davis package was pretty sleazy, but it also sets up the change his character makes in the story. I also wish that Grace was a little less indecisive since her character seemed more confident.

Super steamy and super fun opposites-attract romance that starts with a bet. Loved loved loved it - looking forward to reading more by this author!

I was unable to finish this book. I apologize. It just wasn't for me. Thank you for the opportunity to try it. I did not review on my blog because I did not want to give you a bad review.

A fun, quick read. The romance between these two felt fresh and modern. I could relate to both of their hangups and understand why it made them wary of love and relationships. I found some of the things that Davis did after he fell for Grace to be inconsistent and strange. Like him constantly asking her if she was going to sleep over instead of telling her he wanted her to sleepover. Maybe he was trying not to spook her but it still seemed weird. Otherwise I really enjoyed this story and may even check out some of the others in this series.

This is the second book in the "Candy" series & I loved this one just as much as the first book.

Fantastic characters, super hot chemistry & laugh out loud moments with a touch of heartbreak thrown in make this story a perfect hit.

Wouldn't hesitate to recommend this series & can't wait to read more

An interesting opposites attract story. Both have issues and they overcome it

I love reading books were the two MCs are total opposite and should never fit together, but they make the best couples. That is exactly how Grace and Davis come across. I cheered them on the entire way. Waiting patiently for more.

Thanks for Netgalley for the ARC

This book just wasn't my cup of tea. I have read some books by this author but this one was a miss for me.

Last call! At the end of the night, a clean-cut hunk and a rebellious bartender act on their unlikely chemistry in this frisky standalone novel from the author of Eye Candy.

Davis: I’ve had my eye on Grace Buchanan for a while now. Unlike the bubbly blondes I usually date, the feisty, flame-haired bartender both intrigues and bewilders me. Something about Grace—the tattoos? the nose ring?—makes every part of me sit up and beg. There’s only one problem: She hates me. Trading insults and one-liners has become our M.O. But when Grace bets me that I can’t get a date with a non-blonde if my life depends on it, I’m determined to prove her wrong by landing the ultimate non-blonde: her.

Grace: I’m used to regulars hitting on me, and I’ve turned them all down, except for one: Davis Price. I like giving him a hard time, and he’s kind of cute in his suit and tie—if you’re into that kind of thing. Anyway, I don’t care how many blondes he takes home . . . until one of them sidles up to him in my bar. Nuh-uh. But after my little bet with Davis backfires, our first date lands us in the sack. So does the second. And the third. Neither of us wants more than the best sex of our lives. The trouble is, it’s not a question of what I want. It’s what I need. And what I need is Davis.

So, I saw these two characters in the previous book and thought "I know how the books going to go and I think I'll wait for vacation before digging in!" Oh how wrong I was!! It was the complete opposite of how I thought. Yes, there's all this chemistry, but if you think based on book one that you know how this book will be - you're sadly mistaken. It's sooo much better and I wished I'd read it sooner and not waited for vacation. I already loved Davis but you love him so much more in this book. I now can't wait for the next one!! Pins and needles y'all!!

I was given an ARC copy of this book by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect anyone else's.

It's books like this that remind me why I love Jessica Lemmon. She has a knack for writing books that have me laughing, then crying, then swooning. Arm Candy definitely did all of that-and it had me falling in love with yet another book boyfriend.

I really enjoyed getting to know Gracie throughout this book. She is smart, sassy,sexy and just fun. Her sensitive side really got me though. I felt for her and her the issues she had to work through. She grew a lot through this book and I definitely cheered her on.

I absolutely adored Davis. He's structured, has an impeccable work ethic and is sexy as all get out. He knows it, too. He guards himself the best way he knows how from the hurt he experienced in the past-and I have to say I found his packages...interesting. Trust me on this, read the book. I know which Davis package I would choose.

These two don't have the easiest path. They have their fun, they hit some speed bumps. You can't deny their chemistry but this book is about more than that. This book is about a real relationship, real problems that people face and it has a few stops along the way that surprised me. But the growth between Davis and Gracie was great.

I loved getting to peek back at past characters. They enhance this story and brought a smile to my face. The writing is strong, witty and smart. I love the way this story played out, it felt incredibly real and natural to me. That's the beauty of a book from Jessica Lemmon. It's a romance that is relatable and real. I feel like I could see these characters in my every day life and be friends with them and I love it. This is the second in Ms. Lemmon's Real Love series and I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us next. I absolutely recommend this book.

I did not make much progress with this book. For some reason it just did not appeal to me and I ended up abandoning it. I hoped to be able to come back and at least make some headway through it but was not able to do that. Sorry!

3.5 stars.
This is the second book in Jessica Lemmon's "Real Love" series and since I had already read the first book I had an idea what to expect from Grace and Davis in this one.
Grace is a wonderfully sassy and fiery redhead with a dismal dating history, she rarely makes it past date number three.
Davis on the other hand is a confident, somewhat cocky stock analyst, he is always immaculately dressed in a suit even though he works from home.
McGreevy's Bar where Grace is the bartender is Davis's evening hangout. It is where he comes to relax and hook up with a long string of blondes.
In truth Davis hasn't properly dated another woman since his fiancée Hanna (a redhead) deserted him on his wedding day several years ago and so when Grace questions him about "Why the long line of pastel-wearing, petite blondes?" He offers a wager and she counters with " I'll bet you one hundred dollars you won't ask out the next non blonde who approaches you". When he rolls his eyes in response to suggest that is way to easy, Grace replies "two hundred if she's a redhead". His cocky smile fades at that, but then Davis grabs Grace's wrist and says "I win".
Grace is alarmed but accepts the challenge and then is informed that Davis has 3 packages that he offers his dates: The Davis, The Davis Deluxe and the Platinum Davis (this part was just way too amusing).
I really did like the way the author handled this story and her characters have a lot of complexity. This has been an entertaining series so far and YES you can sign me up for book three "Man Candy".

Grace found a two dollar tip left for her on the bar and there was a phone number and the name Greg on one of the bills. Grace wondered if a guy really thought that worked on a bar mistress as Grace l8iked to be called and she worked at McGreevy’s Pub. Also Grace didn’t believe there was a real Mr. Right for a woman. Every relationship had an expiration date as far as Grace was concerned. Grace’s parents had been divorce lawyers and they were divorced then Grace’s dad took off and she tried but had no relationship with her dad that ended when he didn’t show up for her college graduation. Grace had worked at the pub since the beginning of summer. Davis comres in the pub most every day he asked they turned the tv to CNN instead of sports for him. He had a seat at the bar that he claimed as his own. Davis ordered a bottle of Sam Adams and kept his eyes to the tv in between trading barbs with Grace. Lately he has paid more attention to Grace then she likes. Grace is attracted to davis so she copes with that with antagonism. Davis wears his standard attire of a pressed expensive suit. Davis noticed when Grace had changed her hairstyle. Even if Grace and davis had more than a passing curiosity about each other Davis likes his women in pearls not rhinestones. Blondes not redheads, loose pastels not skin tight skinny jeans, and no ornamental piercings and tattoos and Grace had both. Little did Grace know she excited Davis but he didn’t like it. Davis had a brush with that type of danger and he didn’t want to get burnt again. Davis dates a lot and the women aren’t exciting and blonde. Grace is a redhead and exciting. There’s nothing controlled or routine about Grace. Grace is hot in such a way that a man could go blind in both eyes and still notice Grace. Nothing’s as attractive as the way Grace’s voice dips into a husky alto when she is serious and when she lilts into laughter when she is not. Davis can’t pound out the tension brewing brewing between them in a marathon of sweaty no-holds- barred sex so they pick on each other. Grace’s brand of fiery excitement and unpredictability could disturb the smooth surface of his carefully maintained Zen. That davis can’t allow, he plays by his own set of rules and has for some time. Grace strikes davis as a girl who couldn’t be boring if she tried. Davis had been engaged to Hanna who was a redhead and they were to marry but she left him while he was standing at the altar and she was forever gone. Grace bets Davis he won’t ask a redhead out and he turns around and asks Grace out who he calls Gracie. Davis had slept with Grace but didn’t spend the night as tomorrow was the day Davis makes a sandwich and remembered how Hanna liked Brie cheese and the memories hit him and that hadn’t happened in four years he thought that would have been the last time but apparently not. Gracie had let davis know she would be there if he needed someone to talk to if he wanted to. Then Davis’s friend Vice asked Grace the last time she had seen Davis. Later she gets a call from Vince that Davis is home and alright but wants to be alone. Grace is still worried and goes to Davis’s house and he was on his way out and not even drunk . then davis tells Grace he was on his way to find her Davis had decided to get over what had happened to him that day but six years ago . They had slept together two times when Davis started to talk after they had sexz and told Grace he was suppose to have been married six years ago and told her about Hanna and what had happened.
I loved this story. I loved the the pace and plot. I loved how Gracie and Davis’s feelings grew throughout the book. I loved how Grace and Davis were with each other before their first date. I loved how davis got the courage to back to the pub after Grace broke up with him and hurt him and went in even though Grace was on bar. Davis is a great character and my new book boyfriend. I loved how Vince and Davis were close and how they were with each other. I felt bad grace didn’t have a relationship with her dad until he was dying. This was an all around good read and actually seemed very realistic to me. I couldn’t find anything to complain about in this book and that is great. I loved the characters and the ins and outs of this book and I highly recommend.