I really enjoyed this timely book by Stefanie London. It really makes you think about online dating as well as how online reviews can be manipulated or misleading. Ms. London gives her readers a story that is romantic and heartwarming while also being incredibly sexy. She hits on so many levels.
Reed McMahon knows he isn’t the best choice for most women looking for love. He is anti-commitment, keeps his private life private, doesn’t share anything and works incredibly hard. He also makes no promises to the women he takes home. He makes clear that they understand where he stands and to not expect anything. When he learns that his name is being trashed as the worst bachelor in the city, Reed vows to find the person behind the website before the bad publicity ends up costing him his job.
Darcy Greer went through an awful break-up a year ago and still hasn’t figured out how to move on in the dating world. She may look tough with her tattoos and piercings, but they mask her insecurities. Her friends try to help by introducing her to the Bad Bachelor app. Darcy still isn’t sure, but does browse the site. When her library needs help raising money, Darcy learns that her boss has been given the free support and help of a PR specialist. Darcy just doesn’t expect it to be Reed McMahon. How can she be attracted to the worst bachelor in the city?
As Darcy and Reed work together, we see their attraction grow. They both have difficult family dynamics and their own personal dating histories get shared. We can see how much they have in common, but it takes a while for them to see the similarities. I liked the interplay between these two people. We learn that the outside doesn’t always match the inside and that first impressions are often wrong. Ms. London does a great job of using social media to show how images can be damaged and falsehoods spread.
I am looking forward to the rest of the books in this new series.

I really enjoyed Stefanie London’s latest book “Bad Bachelor”. Reed is a hot, in demand image consultant, who is getting his own bad PR on a website called Bad Bachelors. Darcy is a tattooed and pierced Librarian getting past the anniversary of being jilted at the altar. They are thrown together on a fundraising project for the library Darcy works at, which Reed hopes will rehab him image. On a superficial level this seems like an opposite attracts story. However, as the story unfolds, they are more alike they they care to admit. Both of them keep people they love at arms length due to abandonment issues. The story was well written and the main and secondary characters were well developed. I look forward to the next installment in this series.

I was given an advanced readers copy of this book from SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca from NetGalley for an honest review.

I've been reading a lot of books lately that you can tell are self-published or attached to a small publishing firm. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that (I can't tell you how many of my favourites are self-pubbed) but Bad Bachelor was a nice change. It reads like it isn't the author's first novel, and that she had an experienced team helping her along. Although I very much appreciated the change of pace I did not like the story. I found it to be extremely cliche without the character growth necessary to counteract that.

So did I enjoy the book? Yes and no. I liked the change of pace this well-written and edited novel provided but I didn't like the premise or storyline enough to recommend it or continue with the eventual series.

I would like to thank the publisher and Netgalley for providing an eARC. The review copy had no say in my opinion.

Reed McMahon is a PR genius but he finds he needs a PR genius of his own when he becomes the star of the a new app called Bad bachelors. Serial daters beware. Darcy Greer has been burned by love and left hurt and embarrassed and with not so great relationship with her mother she's not in the market to trust. Reed shows up at her library, where she works to help with a fundraiser and that's when things get interesting. This is a new author for me. I loved the main characters. Reed is not just a glossy shiny package. The author shows us the real Reed slowly with the help of the heroine in this story. In turn Reed helps Darcy see who she really is. She's spent years hiding herself and Reed has spent years doing almost the same. Watching these two figure themselves out was a sometimes a interesting and wild ride. I felt bad for Reed because he really gets raked over the coals with the Bad Bachelor app. There is a HEA for the mail couple in the series though. I don't really like how it wrapped up who was behind the app and maybe that might be resolved more in the next book in the series. It felt like that character was kind of cruel considering who it ended up being. Of course because there is no real insight as to why that characters did what they did it's hard to tell the why. Cryptic yes but i don't want to give away to much. Looking forward to seeing what plays out in the next book.


Find out more about this series and Stephanie London here www.stefanie-london.com

This was my second book I’ve read by Stefanie London and I think it’s safe to say she’s fast becoming one of my instant one click authors! I really enjoyed this sweet, sexy read, it was laugh out loud funny and I loved the opposites attract thing! The banter really made this book, and I love that Darcy didn’t fall at Reed’s feet like he was used to.

5 stars, a brilliant read!

LOVE!

Reed meets Darcy via a library PR gig through his company. Reed is on a Bad Bachelor app, where the women of New York can rate the guys they date and look up potentials. I was so happy that the Bad Bachelor app was more of a side story than the focus. Both Reed and Darcy carry a lot of baggage so they definitely don't need to add to it. They had a strong connection you could feel right through the pages and I wanted nothing more than for the two of them to be together. I also appreciated that Darcy had some strong friends. Every woman needs these kinds of friends in their life. Both Reed and Darcy had family issues and it was good to see them both work through them, even if there wasn't a 100% everything is solved conclusion from it. Can't wait to read the next one!

Bad Bachelor by Stefanie London
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Reed McMahon does not want any attachments. He is the king of one night stands. Darcy Greer is afraid of making another mistake by choosing the wrong man. This is a familiar trope with Reed the damaged soul and Darcy the unlikely choice. I enjoyed the story and the Bad Bachelor app is something that could show up at any time. First in a new series it provides background for this book and futures books in the series. A nice read but don't look for any surprises in how everything turns out. Story is very predictable.

I received a free copy of the book in return for an honest review.

This book contains both sex and cursing (including f-bombs) - if those things bother you, you should skip this one.

To tell the truth, I was unsure how this book premise was going to play out because the whole “Bad Bachelor” website concept felt sort of icky to me, but Ms. London eventually addresses all of the things that are so wrong about that kind of website and more, so if you're on the fence about the concept, you need not worry, it gets dealt with perfectly.

I loved Darcy and Reed. I don't say that lightly, I really loved them. This book is pretty long for the romance genre, and it comes to a complete and wonderful conclusion, but I found myself feeling disappointed as the book drew to a close because I just wanted *more* of them together. Reed was complex and so incredibly likable that I found myself rooting for him from the start despite the (absolutely hilarious) reviews of his, uh, relationship performances. And Darcy was extremely likable from start to finish, but the highlight was the banter between these two. Although they were great apart, when they were on the page they were combustible, and I found myself laughing out loud as I read – that's the sign of a great book.

Hopefully this becomes a series (I assume Annie and Remi will get books, but I would love to read Cynthia's story, too!) and that we find out these two really did live happily ever after because I just love them together.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good enemies-to-lovers story and a fresh new idea in this day and age of the same-old-same-old in the romance genre. Five honest, not at all biased (unlike the Bad Bachelor contributors) stars.

This story was perfect, I love the frenemies to lovers storyline and this book was absolute perfection. From the minute Darcy meets Reed she has preconceived notions about him. She did after all read about him being number one on a bad bachelor app, he definitely did not have any good reviews if you thought you wanted a relationship with him. Reed meets Darcy when he shows up at the library she works at and offers to run a fundraiser for her library. Even though they are opposites there was an attraction between the two. But Darcy knew to stay away because of the reviews on that app. The banter between these two was awesome. Just the way they went back and forth you could sense the sexual tension even though they both wanted to deny it. It was nice seeing Darcy’s strained relationship with her mom somewhat mirror Reed’s relationship with his dad. When Reed and Darcy finally got together it was HOT. This book will definitely be a re read for me, I loved everything about this book. My only complaint was that it had to end.

My first read from this author but certainly not my last.

I adored the unique spin on this romance story.. A fuck the world feisty librarian Darcy and a brooding cock sure PR hotshot Reed. This story really puts forward not to judge a book by its cover (or by gossip from dating sites in Reeds case).

I really enjoyed both characters. I luuuurvd that slow burn romance that had the I hate you but I want to fuck you vibe stamped all over it. That sizzling hot build up to the inevitable explosion of pent up sexual frustration was sooooooo worth the wait. It was freaking hot hot hot!!!!. I loved the back and forth bickering and banter, the super sweet moments they connected to eachothers struggles and even the moments they kinda really hated eachother. They are so easy to connect to as a couple and individuals that it made it so easy to believe in their chemistry, relate to their struggles and fall in love with them as a couple.

My annoyance is with the friend! I won't say to much however she pissed me off and I knew it was coming!.

It didn't affect my enjoyment of the story however it did make me feel more sympathetic towards Reed. That's not to say he wasn't an asshole because he totally is on more than a few occasions. However Darcy wasn't a saint either so for me it was an even playing field.

Over all I really enjoyed the story. It's written well with a unique spin that sucked me in from the first page. I enjoyed the variety of emotions and connected to the main characters, I think the author did a great job of getting that across to us as readers. There are a few niggly bits that peeved me off but as a whole I loved it. The sarcasm, the humour. The constant inuendos and banter between Reed and Darcy.. I'd definitely read it again for sure. I'm looking forward to what's next if this is to become a series.

I kindly received this ARC from netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a lot of fun to read. I have not read any of Stefanie's other works, but I will have to grab them. She crafts fun characters and light romances that you really fall for.

I kind of figured out where this one was going, and even with having predicted that, I still really enjoyed it.

What would you do if you were rated NYC's Worst Bachelor, based on an app that was spreading like wildfire? Oh wait, add to that fact that you are a PR exec and it is literally you life and job on the line as a result fo the repercussions of this app?

You do what you do best.

Super fun read with a really great idea for an app.

I hope we get more in this world, I think there is a lot of ways the author could take  it, bu if not I really enjoyed this adventure.

Cute read. A little darker than I expected from this author and not funny at all but still not a bad way to spend 5 hours.

Great book! Is fun and sexy. Reed and Daisy encounters are bicker and funny. I enjoy reading this and recommend it.
I received a ARC from Netgalley for a honest review.

I really loved the writing style and the plot but I am not one for tattoos so this did not really hold my attention for too long. I really wanted to read more but I just couldn't get my self to. I hope to read more by this author soon.

Darcy Greer needs help with fundraising and enter PR rep Reed McMahan who has PR issues of his own. Darcy fights his help while fighting her attraction to Reed even more. A great contemporary romance that you won’t want to put down.

I had to re-read the first part to fully understand what I was reading about, and that I understood it correctly—that the story revolves around an app called Bad Bachelor, which basically rates New York's Bachelors on how they treat their dates. Personally, I thought it was ridiculous and unfair, because even though Men can be jerks they are still human and like how the story went, it wasn't full-proof that these women were indeed 100% truthful in their reviews—like I said, it was unfair...and it was exactly how the male protagonist felt.

So this story is about Reed McMahon, PR guru, the Bad Bachelor—who is more than what meets the eye... and Darcy Greer, a passionate, and tattooed librarian who just wants to finally forget the past and live anew. They met doing a project together for the library and then evolved from there.

This was my first time to read something from Stefanie London... The concept of the story was definitely unique to me and overall I loved it... I loved how the characters were written... that Reed, despite his playboy ways, was close to his father... that Darcy was able to overcome her emotional baggage... that despite the ridiculousness of the so-called app, there was humor and heart in it... It was all kinds of sweet and light. I'm definitely going to check more of Stefanie's work.

I really enjoyed this novel. It had an original framework built around the idea of an app that women can use to rate New York City bachelors. PR executive Reed McMahan has becoming the lead “bad bachelor” on the app as all sorts of anonymous people are posting remarks about how he is great in bed but won’t commit to anything more. Such an app seems ripe for misuse and it does seem that women who knew up front that he wasn’t about anything more than a one-night stand, still want to badmouth him anonymously online. But the bad comments are hurting him on the job and with the possible romance he seems to be building with an unlikely woman, Darcy Greer.
He is supposed to be helping her raise money for the community library where she works. He’s attracted to the differences between her prim librarian persona and the pierced tongue and tattoos. It does seem like an unlikely combination, but just go with it.
Both characters are damaged and not like they seem on the surface. I liked the idea of the Bad Bachelor as a plot device, but worry about the idea of such an app in real life. Too much damage can be done by anonymous posters.
Enjoy this enemies-to-lovers romance.
I was given a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

4 Wine Glass ARC #Review of Bad Bachelor by Stefanie London
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Stefanie London introduces readers to a campy cast of characters and a new dating app that is taking NYC by storm in this fun contemporary romance, Bad Bachelor, where two unlikely hearts collide!

Reed McMahon is a public relations guru and partner in one of New York's biggest PR firms, keeping his elite clientele in a positive light while earning enough money to keep his father's medical bills paid. When his personal life and is professional life collide though, Reed must work his own PR magic on himself in order to save his job and his reputation.
Darcy Greer may have been burned in the past, but with the help of her two best friends and Bad Bachelors, she is ready to get back into the dating scene. When she comes face-to-face with Bad Bachelor #1 Reed McMahon though, Darcy finds herself questioning her own assumptions, and the intentions of the mysterious writer behind Bad Bachelors.
Can this feisty librarian let down the walls she has erected around her heart to find the happily ever after that she's only read about? Or will Reed let the demons of his past rule, and loose his one shot at love?

Bad Bachelor was an enjoyable read with a refreshing plot for the romance genre that you won't want to miss! Reed and Darcy were wonderfully flawed characters that stumbled greatly around each other in the beginning, but found their footing as the story progressed. The slow-burning, frienemies turned lovers romance between these two was tantalizing. I really enjoyed the wit and sarcasm that this pair shared, as well as the taut sexual tension that was evident from first meeting. Darcy's spunk continually kept Reed on his toes, while Reed's arrogance was both amusing and a constant frustration for Darcy! There is definitely more then meets the eye to these two characters though, and New York's #1 Bad Bachelor just might be the hidden catch of the city.

This was my first read from Stefanie London, who delivered a well-written, sexy and entertaining story. The underlying mystery of the woman behind Bad Bachelors kept the plot moving at a good pace. While the twist was surprising, I can't say that it is one that I really liked. However, Bad Bachelor spotlights the good and bad of social media applications which I thought was great. How they can be used to find exactly what you're looking for, but also how they can be abused by those with cruel intentions. All in all, this was a good read and I am looking forward to more from this series and it's author!