A nice makeover story. Hudson is known as the family charmer, he can charm his way to any woman, well any not with a childhood crush on another man that is. Hudson sees Felicia, boxy dress and functional hair across the room and something drew him to her, as an artist he sees her unique features under those glasses and immediately needs to paint her but she's trying to get the attention of another, his brother's former best friend Tyler. Because charm seemed to have no effect on her he decided to become her Henry Higgins, her makeover master in exchange for her posing for him. His need to paint her may have been masking his true attraction for Felicia, there were sparks snapping between them...

Wow!  Quick and racy FUN book.   Just a touch of SEX to keep this great-granny running!   Mother's always know!

The Charmer by Avery Flynn is the companion novel to The Negotiator.
Meet Hudson Carlyle. He's the younger brother of Sawyer from The Negotiator. He does what he's best at, he's hot, filthy rich, and usually irresistible. And now he just met the one woman in Harbor City who’s immune to his legendary charm. Nerdy ant researcher Felicia Hartigan is the unsexiest dresser ever. She trips over air. And she’s in love with totally the wrong man. Hudson can’t stop thinking about her. - the author.
Hudson is so full of himself, I couldn't believe it. He made promises to Felicia with no intent to follow up. He educates her in the art of seduction. I loved the witty banter between them. But Hudson has a major secret of his own. He hides his true self from the world.
They have a major fall out and break their not so non-relationship up. But both are miserable without each other.
The Charmer is beautifully thought out, beautifully written and beautifully told. I love the words and the characters.
I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in this series.
I give 5 stars and say thank you, Avery Flynn !

An all around charming, fun, sweet, sensual romantic comedy that was humorous and entertaining with a zinger of chemistry! The Charmer is one of those romances with terrific characters. One a charming, irresistible, sexy man...one who is an artist and another endearing, shy yet beautiful woman who wants to come out of her shell. She thinks she knows who she wants but it takes a unique and charming man like Hudson to show her what she REALLY needs. I couldn't help but to think of this as a dream worthy romance. It was fun, sweet, sexy, and kind of enchanting. The story and plot causes my heart to flutter wildly and I just frankly...enjoyed it. 

The Charmer is a seductively entertaining rom-com. I absolutely ADORED how Avery Flynn has written this book and I sighed and squirmed and had my happily ever after dream come true beautifully with this book. I kind of want to read it again!

The Charmer gets a ENTHRALLING FIVE SHOOTING STARS! It made me smile, dream big, and had that perfect mix of humor and heat! A very WORTHY read.

I usually love books where the “nerdy” character gets the “hot” one.  This one missed the mark for me though.  Don’t get me wrong, it was an okay read.  

I never really felt the connection between Hudson and Felicia.  

I really didn’t like Felicia much, at all.  She’s so in love with Tyler, but yet she has sex with Hudson and calls it a “lesson”.   Then she goes right back to talking about getting Tyler to fall for her.  I felt like they were just playing games like highschool kids, instead of grown adults.  

I didn’t really understand why Hudson kept what he did a secret for so long.  

I received a copy via netgalley.

4 Stars!

Avery Flynn does it again with this sexy, rom com!

Hudson Carlyle is a ladies' man who uses his irresistible charm like a magical gift.  That is until he meets Felicia Hartigan, the ant researcher (yes, I said ant) who catches his eye.  No matter what charms he uses on her, he can't seem to break through her impenetrable shell.  There's also the little problem that she has a life-long crush on another man.  Hudson goes to some pretty long lengths to get what he wants and what he wants is her.

Flynn's quirky, fun writing comes through with near perfection as we are pulled into the world of Harbor City.  You can't help but fall in love with Hudson, a man who keeps up appearances that are far from the man he really is.  Felicia is quite funny and definitely holds her own against Hudson's machinations.  But, when these two really allow themselves to stop fighting the attraction, the book morphs into a really sweet, sexy love story!

The addictive series from newcomer, Avery Flynn, must not be missed!

What a shame that we can only award 5 stars. Because once in a while a book comes along that stands out and I think 'THIS one. This one deserves extra accolades.' 

I'm sure others have said it, but The Charmer truly will charm you. The dialogue is smart and snappy, the characters are well-rounded, and the plot will keep you reading straight through from the moment you read the very first page. I'm not ashamed to admit that I DEVOURED it in a single afternoon. 

Sex scenes: H-O-T yet not tacky. 5/5
Would I spend my hard-earned $ on this? yes
Would I recommend to friends? yes
Is this a Kindle Keeper (do not delete on pain of death)? yes!

And now I'm off to check out Flynn's other books.

QuickShot Review
I enjoyed my first Avery Flynn book. Hudson Carlyle and Felicia Hartigan’s romance is the second in the Harbor City series but it’s not necessary to read the first book to enjoy this one. I actually had the first book buried on my Mountain o' TBR, but hadn't gotten around to it, since I'd heard mixed reviews. Normally reading out of order makes me OCD, but I'm glad I forged ahead because Hudson and Felicia's romance was worth the read. 

Hudson has secrets. Felicia is an open book. There’s a bit of opposites attract mixed into this “fall for each other while trying to hook up the heroine with another man” trope.  What I loved is that Hudson truly is attracted and way into Felicia way before any mild type of “makeover” aspect, which was refreshing. Felicia also shows her true feelings for Hudson throughout the book, so I don't think the reader is ever in doubt as to how these two feel for each other, unlike them. Sigh.

What I wasn’t a huge fan of was the fact that this romance depends heavily on the misunderstanding/jealousy scenario and it can push the envelope with it. There’s really no “safety gang” issues in the physical sense, so no worries but I may have rolled my eyes a time or two when these two were so oblivious to their feelings for each other and completely jealous of other people. If the jealousy angle isn’t your thing, you may not enjoy this. However, when all is said and done, and the inevitable dramatic dustups aside (and the inevitable setup for the next romance), I liked it and I would recommend it to others who would like this type of light, contemporary romance.

This is the first book I have read by Avery Flynn, but it definitely will not be the last. Loved the story of rich playboy Hudson Carlyle and nerdy but sassy Felicia Hartigan. He makes her come alive and she makes him want things he never has before. A 5 star read!

Hudson is the charmer in the Carlyle family. He's not into the family business like his brother Sawyer, as he would much rather be out at his cabin painting. As Hudson is the charmer in the family, his mother would like him to use his charms to help reconcile his brother with his best friend Tyler. While at the fundraiser, Hudson spies a girl (Felicia) who can't take her eyes off Tyler and he can't help feel sorry for her because he knows she is not Tyler's type. So he agrees to help her catch Tyler's eye, but what he really wants is for her to realize that she doesn't need Tyler when she can have him. But what happens when she doesn't fall for your charm and your plan goes up in smoke? 

This is a RomCom with lots of steam. It brings in characters from the first book ... Sawyer and Clover ... and I think that Tyler and Everly could possibly be the third book. A great read!

I received an ARC copy courtesy of Entangled Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for a honest review.

A SEXY and DELIGHTFUL romantic comedy that will leave you with the biggest smile on your face! THE CHARMER is a follow-up to THE NEGOTIATOR, and it follows two different characters so it can be read as a complete standalone romance. Although, I will tell you that I absolutely ADORED THE NEGOTIATOR just as much as this one! A notorious playboy charmer of a man and a nerdy ant researcher...now doesn’t that sound unique, hilarious, and AMAZING?! I absolutely LOVE this kind of story, where the nerdy woman gets the HOT man! Ugh! So so good! The minute Hudson Carlyle lays eyes on the honey pot ant enthusiast, something shifts for him. But when he finds out she has some unrequited love for another man since she was young, he is determined to use this to his advantage somehow. 

Felicia Hartigan is certainly not immune to the charms of Hudson, but her eyes are set on another man, and if Hudson wants to help her, she’ll be better for it...or will she? The more time they spend together, the more the sexual tension grows. The banter is flirtatious, sexy, and hilarious. The sparks grow more and more each day. These two were amazing together and the fact that they were so different, yet similar pushed me to read faster and faster. I love how this whole story laid out. It was fast-paced, sexy, and just a TON of fun! This is only the second book I’ve read by this author and she just makes me want to come back for more! If you like your heroes with a huge ego and enough charm to make you sweat, THIS is the book for you! If you like your heroines a little on the nerdy side, but no less smart, independent, and sassy, THIS is the book for you!

Hudson took one look at Felicia and knew he would do anything to have her by his side. The only thing wrong with that is that Felicia has had a crush on one of his friends for years. Desperate to get closer to her he hatches a plan to help her get her heart's greatest desire. Felicia has no idea what's coming and she slowly realizes maybe it wasn't Tyler she wanted all along.

I did not really like this book and because I gave it a bad rating I will not be reviewing it at this time.

I really enjoyed this - it’s just what I like in a romance: humorous and intelligent repartee between the H and h.  Hudson Carlyle is the charmer of the title.  He’s rich and good-looking and has the ability to win over just about any woman.  He has a secret and that is that he’s  actually a painter who has taken the art world by storm.  But he hasn’t told his rich, corporate  family.  

One evening at a charity function he notices a frumpily dressed woman who, for some reasons, he can’t stop looking at.  He wants to paint her.  He wants to get to know her.  She turns out to be a scientist researching ants because that’s what she loves.  Shopping for clothes or wearing make-up is just not her thing.  But she’s approaching 30 and the one thing left on her bucket list is to go out on a date with a guy who is a friend of her older brother.

Hudson flirts with Felicia and gets her to admit her desire to date this other guy.  He offers to by the Henry Higgins to her Eliza Doolittle.  In the process they, of course, fall for each other and have very hot sex.  

What makes this book so much fun is the witty dialogue between Hudson and Felicia.  He really is a charmer and readers won’t be able to resist him any more than Felicia can.  

I was give a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Well this was just all kinds of cute and sweet and feely and FUN! You can jump right into this book without having read The Negotiator so worries there.

I wasn't a fan of the first book in this series, but I never give up on anything unless I've tried it a few times and I'm glad I continued. There's still a few people left in this circle I would love to read their journeys so looking forward to that.

Quick afternoon read with very little drama/angst but quite a bit of heart AND heat!

Copy provided via NetGalley for early review

We met Hudson in The Negotiator, as the playboy younger brother of Sawyer, who despite outward appearances has a heart of gold. For all his charm and seemingly carefree persona, Hudson is very perceptive and sees what is often hidden to others. Being in a position to identify what will make the people he cares about happy is just one of his carefully hidden traits. 

There is a very good reason for Hudson to project an image in public, it would seem Hudson has been living a double life. His playboy image hides his secret identity of famous artist!!!! A fact he feels he needs to keep undisclosed to all but his closest friend and gallery owner, Everly. His love of art and his talent are not something he has ever been made to feel proud of, due to his father's negativity on the subject. Following his father's sudden death, Hudson has come to view is creativity as disrespectful to his father's memory, leaving a dark shadow over his soul.

Hudson notices Felicia from the moment he sees her, even with her unattractive wardrobe choices and tendencies to reveal gross facts about her work with ants *shudders*, Hudson sees the beauty she is concealing and is determined to bring it out in order to capture her on canvas. 

Felicia is the youngest of seven children, and very different from her extrovert siblings, she has never felt as if she belonged or as if they truly understood her. Until she met Tyler (friend of Sawyer -The Negotiator as well as Felicia's family and next door neighbor. From that moment Felicia was determined to make him hers, having outlined a list of things to achieve before turning 30 - the only thing left on her list is Tyler, and there are only a few weeks left in the countdown to 30. Except Tyler has never viewed Felicia as anything other than an honorary little sister. 

Hudson is completely drawn to Felicia on an elemental level, assesses the situation to achieve the best possible outcome for all concerned. Making Tyler notice Felicia as a woman, smoothing over the rift between Sawyer and Tyler while getting to capture Felicia on canvas. Hudson is a fixer by nature and a romantic at heart ♥ He is full of quips and confidence which he wields like a weapon to prevent anyone from looking too closely at what lies beneath the surface. 

Hudson offers his aid to Felicia in order to ensnare Tyler, not taking into account the unbelievable chemistry that ricochets between himself and Felicia, they literally feel sparks when they touch!!! Hudson undertakes a My Fair Lady experiment with Felicia all the while falling a little harder for the Lady in question.

It is obvious Hudson and Felicia belong together even though they appear completely opposites on paper. Felicia's quirkiness balances Hudson's smoothness, they are both extremely perceptive and would do anything for the people they love. I completely adored them. 

Although the experiment was initially to entice Tyler, both Felicia and Hudson gain more than just the blossoming feelings between them. Their interactions provide the foundation on which to undertake some self-reflection and make the changes necessary to enrich both of their lives. 

The Charmer is a feel-good romance that will put a contented smile on your face whenever you think about Hudson and Felicia ♥

Felicia Hartigan has had a crush on her brothers friend Tyler since she could remember. With her 30th birthday looming she is on a mission to get him to finally notice her.

Hudson Carlyle is the charming easy-going guy who gets things done. He knows the way people work and when he meets Felicia he has her all figured out... at least he thinks he does...

When Hudson so graciously offers his help to Felicia in getting Tyler to notice her, their lessons soon take a turn for the hot and sexy...

I enjoyed this book! I really like that Felicia's character, although super nerdy and awkward, is really comfortable in her own skin and immediately calls out Hudson for the standard romantic comedy makeover trope. Hudson is definitely charming, but is essentially leading a double life and losing himself in the process.

This storyline was refreshingly different than what I was expecting considering the 'getting the guy to notice you' formula is one you typically see. I adored all the characters, this series is a must read and I can't wait to (hopefully!) see a book three!

I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.

The Charmer is book two in the series, Harbor City, by Avery Flynn.  This is my very first book by Avery.  Not having read the first book in this series did not take away from my enjoyment of this one at all.  But I will warn you that if you haven’t read it, you will want to after you get caught up in how fantastic this book is, just as I did.  

Hudson Carlyle  is part of Harbor City’s elite.  His family’s Carlyle Enterprises built this city.  Hudson lost his father several years ago so now his brother, Sawyer, runs the business.  Hudson has a corner office he visits once a quarter.  Hudson’s best weapon is his legendary charm.  So while he will leave running the numbers up to his brother, he helps to charm the clients.  

Hudson is also well known for using his charm with the ladies.  It is a well deserved reputation.  So no one is more confused than he is when he first spotted Felicia Hartigan in that way too big, awful dress, at the fund raiser, and he could not take his eyes off of her.  

Felicia is a scientist, her life’s work is studying the honey pot ants.  It’s what she lives for.  That, and secretly loving the man she has known literally all her life, Tyler Jacobson.  Tyler grew up next door to her family and sees her as a little sister.  Whenever she is around him, she gets all tongue tied and nervous.  She would give anything to get Tyler to notice her as a woman.

“He’d help get her the thing she wanted most, and he’d hope that at the end, she’d want someone else - him, at least for the moment.”

Tyler and Hudson’s brother have been best friends for years but have had a falling out.  Hudson’s mother wants them to mend fences and enlists the aid of Hudson.  So, Hudson decides that he can help Tyler and his brother get back to their bromance, and at the same time, help Felicia get Tyler to notice her the way she wants.  But it is obvious to him that Tyler is the complete wrong man for her.  So he is hoping that in getting Felicia the one thing she thinks she wants more than anything, he can win the girl for himself.

So begins operation “My Fair Lady.”  Hudson is schooling Felicia in how to win the man of her dreams, or so she thinks.  As things progressed, though, he had to wonder just who was the one really getting schooled.

“It felt too good.  He felt too good, like they were meant to be like this and that the flirting and lessons and everything else had just been a way for the universe to get them here.”

Hudson has a huge secret, one he has kept hidden from everyone else for years.  The more Felicia wraps herself around his heart, the harder it is to keep his secret from her.  Does  he dare share it with her, take the biggest risk of his life and open up and let her see who he really is, what he really is?

“He made sure everyone around him was happy.  He was a fixer.  He just couldn’t fix himself.”

This book was amazing.  My love for both Hudson and Felicia was pretty much immediate.  Hudson was indeed a charmer.  It worked on me!  And little five foot tall Felicia.  At times I could feel her insecurity, but at other times, this little snippet of a woman was more like six feet tall inside.  As I said above, this was my first book by this author and I was pretty surprised that it was freaking hot as heck.  This is a good thing by the way.  Avery Flynn can most definitely steam up the pages in the best of ways and let me tell you, Hudson and Felicia had my e-reader smoking.  

This book was fun, hot, sweet with witty banter and wonderful characters.  I loved it.  I will not hesitate for an instant to pick up another book by this author.  Count me in as a new fan.

Loved the book. Lots of laugh out loud moments.  Hudson was instantly attracted to Felicia when he first saw her but she only interested in someone else.  Felicia's not interested in a relationship with the playboy. However the more time they spend together she discovers a different person and his secrets.  Never judge a book by it cover. Love the banter between the two. Recommended read.

The story idea is a great one, but the language is really off-putting, and took away from the story.