This was a very enjoyable book, an opposites attracting kind of book. Can two people who start out only wanting one thing from one another grow to be more?

I liked this one but I had a few issues. Sophie reminded me way to much of a character in another book by Erin McCarthy that I loved. I just couldn’t get that from my mind. I think Sophie was a little too ok with Cain’s issues. I mean I get she wasn’t judgmental but he was a straight up drunk and needed help. Though I think this was part of the attraction for the two of them. They took each other as they were which was a good thing. I liked Cain and Sophie when Cain was sober. I think they balanced each other out. Cain had so many issues. I didn’t like that just one was resolved. Hopefully the others will be resolved in the next book. I wish Sophie had a serious talk with her family. Her parents were a mess but I think she had mixed feelings about her sister and I think deep down her sister really did care about her. It’s just easy to get annoyed with a sibling. I hope that is resolved in the next book.
Honestly the whole time reading this I was curious about Christian and Bella. I really look forward to reading that book.

This story was hilarious and cute. You know the saying “as cute as a button”? Well,this book is the button. Cain and Sophie have something that’s hot and passionate with love to it. THEYRE JUST ADORABLE.

Yes, there is humour in this story. Sophie’s character is a breath of fresh air.

But I’m not sure that I would necessarily describe this as a romantic comedy. There is too much of an undercurrent of sadness, for both Sophie and Cain for that to be the heart of this book.

And, although this is a reasonably short story, it feels like a much bigger tale than the page count would imply. Addiction. Betrayal. Strained familial ties.

But, for the most part at least, this works. Perhaps the conclusion was a little on the convenient side, but this was nevertheless a one sitting, very enjoyable story.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.

Cain and Sophie meet at a bar in a coastal Maine town. Sophie decides he will be her perfect hookup. This couple deal with family and personal issues as their feelings deepen. Although I appreciate the OCD representation, I'm not qualified to say if it is accurate.
This was an enjoyable read. Thank to Random House Publishing- Loveswept for the ARC of this title via NetGalley.

Losing one’s virginity isn’t a ‘normal’ life problem. For Sophie - earning her PhD took precedence in her life. Resulting in the inability to partake in normal college activities or random hook-ups. Determined to have a no strings attached night with a handsome stranger, Sophie goes in search of the unknowing target. What she found was a guy that didn’t fit in the mold that Sophie thought of when getting to the task at hand.

Cain has fallen on dark times. Drowning his sorrow in a bottle each and every day. Nothing could erase the pain that Cain felt from the betrayal that existed at the hands of his brother. Each day is the same scenario……work, drinking, then hitting the hay (with or without a body to keep him warm). During his frequent visits to the bar Cain runs across a beauty that earned more than a second glance. The only problem…..he is shut down before he can even get her number. Then the beauty’s sister catches his attention.

Sophie isn’t anything like the girls that Cain typically allows in his bed. She is blunt, a bit OCD, and has no ‘filter’ on what comes out of her mouth. Nothing is off limits where Sophie is concerned, including her virginity and desired sexual skills. One thing is certain, Sophie is drawn to the way Cain sees her for who she really is. A complete 180 from the way Sophie is treated by her family. As the attraction grows between the two, Sophie realizes that Cain is more than a one night stand. Will the call of the bottle be more than the intensity of the attraction by the two?

Two opposites that find a way to connect….Sophie and Cain cross paths in the most unexpected of ways. The inexperienced girl who just wants a chance at becoming who she was meant to be, and the guy that cannot handle the betrayal of a lifetime. The turmoil that has pushed the two together unfolds within the plot. Creating a pull that draws you deeper into the attraction between Cain and Sophie. While the unfolding of the relationship was believable and full of anticipation, the ending didn’t quite mesh with my tastes. It felt hurried and not quite what you would expect from the end of the story.

With questions left up in the air about characters and story plot, readers will wonder what happens in the lives of the secondary characters. One more thing….this felt a bit more New Adult than your typical romance. So, don’t expect the intensity that you would anticipate in most Contemporary stories. Overall – I am curious about where things are headed next. Discover for yourself what Cain brings to the table when Sophie comes crashing into his life.

I went into reading The Hookup with no expectations. Which is weird because I always have some sort of expectation when going into reading a book. So keeping this in mind, I was disappointed with this book. I could not connect with either main character. I thought that the drama on both Sophie and Cain’s end was ridiculous. Because of my disconnect with both main characters, I felt that the sex blah also. Also, there is Instalove, which I can’t stand when I have a disconnect with the characters. But the book did have some good points. I liked that the author chose Maine as a backdrop. I thought that the relationship between Sophie and Bella was sweet. I also thought that Cain’s backstory, while 100% drama filled, was dark enough to make me feel awful for him.

Sophie was in Maine to help her sister with the finishing touches on her wedding. While there, she decides that she is going to lose her V-Card to a local. Cain is a local lobsterman who is an alcoholic. He is drinking away the pain of his twin brother sleeping with Cain’s then-girlfriend. Then the girlfriend gets pregnant. Sophie happens into the bar while out with her sister, meets Cain and decides that he’s the one. Both Sophie and Cain can’t keep their hands off each other. What was supposed to be one night turns into two, then three. Before they know it, they are falling in love. But there are huge obstacles in their way. Can their love overcome these obstacles?

I did like Sophie but I could not connect with her. She came across as very clinical when it came to sex and what she wanted out of her relationship. There was almost no spontaneity with her character. The most spontaneous I saw her was when she brought Cain home. I did think that her naiveness was cute. I also liked that she didn’t take any of Cain’s stuff. He needed that. She reminded me a bit of Amy on The Big Bang Theory.

I did feel awful for Cain. He was devastated when the two closest people to him betrayed him like that. Then, she has a baby and they couldn’t tell if it was his or his brother was the father. Why? Because their DNA was almost the same. So he starts to drink. And drink. And drink. Aaaannnndddd drink. My pity did run out though. His brother wanted to talk, wanted to patch things up between them and Cain refused to. He couldn’t let it go and make peace. He wanted to stay angry. Then he met Sophie and started to rethink things. At one point in their relationship, I wanted to reach through and smack him. He was a grade-A jerk to her during her sister’s bachelorette party.

While the author writes a fantastic sex scene (she does), I couldn’t get into it. I felt disconnected from both characters. Plus, Sophie’s reactions to sex was weird. She looked at it like a flipping math problem. Again, my comparison to Amy. I loved that Cain had no shame walking around Sophie’s parent’s house without pants on. That scene where he ran into Bella was awesome. It almost made me wish that Bella was hooking up with him, not Sophie.

There is Instalove with The Hookup. I get that Instalove is almost mandatory in most romance novels. I wish that it didn’t happen so much. I am burnt out on it.

I loved, loved, loved that Maine was the backdrop of this story. I lived in Lisbon for a while when my oldest daughter was 1 years old. The people were friendly and the town was small. The only reason we moved was that my SO got a better job in Rhode Island. So we left. I also liked it because Maine is almost only used in horror books. Never romance. So, it was something new. Like Cain being a lobsterman for a living. Again, something not seen in romance novels.

Sophie and Bella’s relationship was cute. Of course, the bachelorette party was the icing on the cake for those two. Seeing Bella getting sloppy drunk and calling out Cain’s ex was one of the best scenes of the book. I did an “Oh snap, oh no she didn’t” when I read that. Sophie’s defense of Bella was pretty epic too.

I can’t believe I am saying this but there was too much drama in this book. I love drama in a book. It makes the book so much better to read. But the drama that went on in this book was insane. At points, I was like “Please, tone it down. I can’t take much more“.

I thought that the end of The Hookup was very sweet. Even though I didn’t connect with the characters, my eyes filled up with tears. Of course, now I have to read about what happens between Bella and Christian in book 2. There was some serious chemistry between them.

What I liked about The Hookup:

A) Maine as a backdrop to the story. About time Maine got some romance novel love!!

B) Sophie and Bella’s relationship. Even though they are polar opposites, they still loved each other.

C) Cain’s backstory.

What I disliked about The Hookup:

A) Couldn’t connect with the main characters.

B) The drama. It was too much

C) Blah sex

I would give The Hookup an Adult rating. There is explicit sex. There is language. There is violence. I would recommend that no one under the age of 21 read this book.

There are no triggers in The Hookup.

I am on the fence about recommending The Hookup to family and friends. While I would not reread this book, I would read other books by the author.

I would like to thank Loveswept, Random House Publishing Group – Loveswept, and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review The Hookup.

All opinions stated in this review of The Hookup are mine.

**I chose to leave this review after reading an advance reader copy**

Nine -ten was when the oppressive weight of sobriety had been lifted by the first few drinks. But between eleven and twelve Cain becomes shitty and mean because he has had too many and is trying to get back to his personal happy hour by pouring more jack down his throat. He drinks, he chases, he pushes, he breaks. Then he stumbles in sometimes alone, and sometimes not. Cain wakes up with a dry mouth and angry. Then mentally Cain flips off his ex, his brother, and his life. Cain is a lobster fisherman and the other guys are used to him and the fish don’t care. At the bar Cain knows there will be distractions : liquor, conversation, and women- to help him forget the blue eyes in a solemn face of a two year old child. Out on the ocean Cain had time to think. But at the Thirsty Moose in the arms of his addiction Cain is the closest to happy he can be. Sophie said she wasn’t stepping out of the house being made up the way she was. Sophie’s sister Bella - Sophie is the sister with the high I Q and no tolerance for bling- was getting married soon and this was part of the process. What Sophie liked to wear was what SOphie called the “ cute chic”. Combat boots and high waisted jeans with slouchy off the shoulder sweater , giving the vibe” I cared but had to be comfortable”. Sophie was not comfortable and looked like her on sexy steroids- between the curls, the fake eyelashes, and the contouring that made her lips look double their size. Normally Sophie used mascara and tinted lip balm. Right now all Sophie wanted to do was bury her head in a book and pretend she was a cyborg. Bella had just went through a two year campaign to get Bradly to marry her now they were getting ready for the big day. Sophie was generally unconcerned with appearances which drove Bella and her mother crazy. Her father didn’t care as his thoughts revolved around making money, golfing. Anf flirting with online women in bikinis who claimed to be aspiring sportswear models.Sophie really hated heels, if it was not flip flops, converse, or boots she doesn’t wear them. Bella is two years older and they have a constant relationship of Bella trying to make Sophie over and Sophie resisting. Sophie was more comfortable back at Grad school in class than playing right hand man to the bride. Tonight they were going to a bar and Sophie was going to approach getting rid of her virginity. Sophie saw him when he walked into the bar, he wore Jeans and a tee shirt. No software engineer or physicist. He was one of those manly men.- the one equation Sophie couldn’t solve. He noticed Bella and that was nothing new. Bella went over to him and said she was engaged but her sister was single and called Sophie over. Cain suggested and bought a drink for Sophie. Cain felt Sophie was just honest and he liked that and she had made him laugh which was very rare. Cain wants to keep Sophie with him. Then Cain asks her to leave with him and go to another bar and she asked if he wanted to have sex with her and Cain said yes. While they were at the Thirsty Moose Sophie tells Cain she is a virgin and he feels good because he will have to work harder for her. Cain needed the challenge, the nudge. Sophie and Cain went to his place and had sex then Sophie went home. The Uber driver knew Cain and asked if Sophie kknew he had a kid and Cain told him to shut up. Then Cain thought about how everyone knew about the kid and whether it was his or his identical twin brother’s kid. They had both slept with Ali in the same week. Cain because Ali was his girlfriend and his twin Christian because he was a butthole. Sophie was in the bridal shop when she seen who she thought was Cain walk by but with a little boy but it turned out it was Christian and he had been rude and Sophie let him know it. Then when she got back to the shop Cain facetimed her and they agreed to meet that night and she let Cain know she had met Christian . As time went on Cain realized Sophie had broken through all his walls and reached his heart and Cain was okay with that.
I absolutely loved this book and I read it in one day as I didn’t want to put it down. It held my attention from beginning to end. It was an easy yet emotional, and dramatic read. I loved Sophie and Cain together. I loved Sophie’s total honesty. This was a very hot read with a lot of sex in it. Normally I might say too much but in this specific book it just worked. I loved the pace and plot. I also loved the way the author treated Cain’s alcoholism and all that had went into it. I felt that was very realistic . It was an all around good read. I loved the encounter with Sophie, Ali, and Bella. There was definitely drama but it fit and was well done. I could happily find nothing to criticize in this book. I loved the characters and the ins and outs and I highly recommend.

I really enjoyed this book, even if Cain was a drunken idiot most times. He found himself in a very messed up situation and wallowing in self-pity. Sophie being a self-proclaimed nerd, wants to get her nose out of her textbooks and into the pants of a man, to lose her virginity to know what all the fuss is about.

When she decides to hookup with Cain she learns there is more to his story, this man that others may not see. Their commentary is hilarious, and very forthcoming which I enjoyed. Light easy read.

3.5 Stars

I haven’t read an Erin McCarthy book in such a long time so I was really excited when I saw she had a new series coming out. The Jordan Brothers follows two brothers falling for two sisters. The brothers (twins!!!) have some heavy past issues to overcome and the sisters couldn’t be more different from each other.

We start off with Sophie and Cain. Cain is in a very dark and bad place in his life. This was brought on by said issues with his brother and he doesn’t really care about anything other than working and drinking himself into a stupor afterwards. I liked how real and raw he felt, especially those low moments. In the middle of that he sees Sophie first as a way to past the time. But she’s so different than everyone he knows that he can’t resist the pull for more.

These two are definitely opposites attract. Sophie is very analytical, brutally honest and incredibly smart. She has never given that much importance to the things others live for. Like social interactions, friendships, physical connection, love. I was surprisingly able to connect with her and found her endearing.

THE HOOKUP has a more new adult feel than I usually like and some parts can be a little too much drama to handle. But I still thought it was a cute read and I have to read the next one to see how these brothers will get over their problems.

Favorite Quote:

“If Little Red Riding Hood didn’t go into the house, there would be no story”

The Hookup is a story about one quirky woman finding her inner sexual goddess and one troubled man fighting his demons through alcohol..

To start off this review, I've read books by Erin McCarthy in the past and have loved them all. This one however, fell flat for me.

I adored Sophie throughout this novel. She was a spitfire with a genius's mind. I loved her quirky nature and her speak her mind no matter what approach at the beginning. Throughout the novel though, I expected her to mature a tad bit, I didn't feel that at all. her character felt younger than her twenty five years of age.

Cain has had a rough couple years. I don't blame this man for turning to alcohol. To find out his identical twin brother slept with his girlfriend the same week and the baby she had may or may not be his, add to that the impossibility of any dna testing because of the identical twin statement. Yeah that pretty much is life altering. However, I expected his end to be crazy emotional with tears and anger. I didn't feel that either. I wanted this man to cry. I legit wanted him to scream and throw a fucking tantrum. It seems to me like he let everyone spit all over him. There was no remorse for his situation from the family. Know wonder why this man turned towards alcohol.

It was interesting to see how Sophie and Cain vibed together. Cain has finally met his match with Sophie. She's a no shits to give woman and he's a man with a bad boy reputation. She's the rich girl in the big house and he's a lobster fisherman with a rented rundown house. Very interesting to see their two opposite worlds mold into one.

I do have to put a trigger warning out there. The Hookup deals strongly with alcohol abuse. If this is a trigger for you, I highly suggest you go into this novel with the knowledge that alcoholism is a major topic.

Overall, I liked this novel but sadly I didn't love it....

The Hookup by Erin McCarthy was such an addictive and fun read. I devoured it in less than 12 hours and it was absolutely delicious.

I read You Make Me years ago and remember really enjoying that story. I don’t know why it took me so long to pick up another book by Erin McCarthy, but that’s definitely going to change.

This book had my heart from the beginning when McCarthy introduced a troubled alcoholic lobster fisherman and a brutally honest smart virgin student. I just had a good feeling about the plot and I really love opposites attract stories. McCarthy did not let me down one bit. The writing was fantastic, the characters were likable and realistic, and she included plenty of drama, swoons, and steam.

Sophie was seriously something else. Once she made me laugh, I knew she was going to be a badass and awesome character. Her quirky personality was absolutely refreshing and if I were I guy, I’d totally fall for her. She’s intelligent, beautiful, hilarious, brutally honest, a little innocent, and so damn adorkable. I honestly cracked up on a lot of the things she said and can see why Cain could not get enough.

Speaking of Cain… My heart absolutely ached for him. He’d been betrayed and hurt by the people he trusted so he’s very bitter about life. He’s the town’s “bad boy” who slept around, didn’t have a care in the world, and drank away his feelings and problems. He may be hot and sexy, but he’s also short-tempered and always angry. That being said, you’ll see that Cain’s actually not the big bad wolf he claimed to be. He’s incredibly loyal, hard-working, and honest. There’s a playful, loving, and sweet side hiding beneath all his anger and pain that you can’t ignore. Once you see the real Cain, you’ll swoon over and over… specially during the end of the book.

So about that hookup… it was only supposed to be a one time thing to finally shed away her V card. But, after a mind-blowing sexual exprience, Sophie wanted more and not long after, both she and Cain could not resist each other. Their chemistry was definitely hot and steamy! I loved all the flirty, sexy and heartwarming moments they shared. They were just the perfect fit and I totally rooted for them to have their happen ending.

Overall, this was an achingly beautiful story that I never wanted to end. It was realistic, enticing, hilarious, emotional and heartwrenching. The FEELS hit me so damn much and it was simply amazing. Definitely a fun and delicious guilty pleasure treat that romance lovers would enjoy..

It's been a while since I read a book by Erin McCarthy I was attracted by this blurb for sure. I seem to gravitate to quirky heroines. This book deals with addiction which is serious and I felt it was done well.

So Cain was huge mystery to me, why he drinks and what happened between him and his twin. While it wasn't as fleshed out as I would like here I hope it will continue in Christian's book still. Now for Sophie and Cain I liked him for her very accepting and open to her different personality. She's a straight shooter for sure and says exactly what's on her mind. Cain maybe mad at the world, bitter and uses alcohol to hide behind but genuinely he cares more than he projects especially Sophie.


Sophie is pretty interesting, her OCD with her saying anything on her mind ways make her memorable. When she and Cain met it was different, after the initial hook up clearly drawn to her and wanting more. They are both so different really it was fun to see, aside from personality their social status is also far apart. There was tons of drama mixed with entertaining moments, steamy ones too. I really liked that they both accepted the other for who they are and it's refreshing, they found peace and understanding in the other. They can be sweet even in the oddest times but they work really. Truly opposites attract and Sophie is much likable.

Bella's book will be something to watch out for.

Erin McCarthy is not an entirely new author to me. I have read and enjoyed—some more than others, several of her contributions to anthologies. So I’m not sure why I haven’t read a full length novel from her before given that she’s a solid romance writer with multiple titles and series under her belt. From what I have read, her writing has a certain intensity about it, but that intensity totally shines in The Hookup, the first installment in the Jordan Brothers Series.

In this book, McCarthy uses her intensity to accomplish the seemingly impossible in the romance genre—she writes a completely, brutally honest character who is uniquely likable and a seemingly worthless jerk who is, also, surprisingly likable. Furthermore, there are no real bad guys as main characters. The bad guys are peripheral, justifying certain emotions and choices, but almost without dialog. The consequences of their choices interact with the main characters more than the people themselves. It doesn’t seem possible that an author could maintain tension under these circumstances, but McCarthy pulls it off.

Sophie Bigelow is a socially awkward academic. She loves numbers. She likes problems she can work and solve and get a definitive “right answer.” It’s not fair to compare her to Sheldon Cooper because she’s more real than that, not just a comedic stereotype or punchline. People are not so easy to solve. Sophie is not adverse to relationships, but she has no filter and that much honesty can be off-putting. As a result, she’s made it to her mid-20’s as a virgin. Sophie makes a good point, “When you reach the age of damn near twenty-five and hadn’t relinquished your V-card, the assumption is you’re waiting for Mr. Right, which basically ruins potential relationships before they even have a shot. Or men assume you’re a freak. I wasn’t either.”

While at their family beach house in Maine for her sister Bella’s wedding, Sophie meets Cain Jordan. It felt a little obvious at the outset that the “bad one” in a set of gorgeous identical twin brothers was named “Cain.“ Even if everyone in the family has a name that starts with “C” how does “Cain” even get on the list? His mother doesn’t come off as the brightest bulb in the bunch, but she is sincere. Cain has just cause to be depressed about the circumstances of his life, at least he did at one time. His reaction was to escape his justifiable pain with unjustifiable drinking. He moved from there into active alcoholism. Sophie sees no need to try and fix him, she just wants to lose her virginity. Cain is happy to accommodate her. Sounds like a cheesy set up, right? This shouldn’t be a whole book. In fact the deed is done pretty early on. The Hook Up is a cheap title because book is, thankfully, more than the set-up, more than its title. I can hear Lorelai Gilmore screaming now, “A movie shouldn’t be its title! …Snakes, snakes, snakes on a plane!“ Lorelai would be happy. The Hook Up is more than its title. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl5ATazM2cs

I wasn’t surprised that these two would go on to find love, but I was pleasantly amused at the way it unfolded. One of my prime criticisms in the contemporary romance genre is the number of characters, especially women, who do not behave like normal, rational adults. They storm off in the middle of conversations or refuse to have them at all because it extends the plot. To me that’s lazy writing. A woman’s who’s that mad will stand there with her arms crossed and demand an explanation or ream you out for being an idiot. McCarthy takes her brainy Harvard PhD student and lets her talk. She says all the things the reader is thinking—and still has a plot. Thank you!

McCarthy gives us a happy ending and an open question. Where Sophie’s story wraps up, the status of her sister is left open. I believe this is where the second story is going to pick up. I’m looking forward to it because if McCarthy can take two what are so far non-adorable characters in Bella and Cain’s twin, and create a sympathetic story about them, I’m totally in.

i have been reading Erin McCarthy's books for years. She is an excellent storyteller. I have never read a story of her's that I didn't like because she is just that good in my opinion. The Hookup is another solid addition to her body of work. It sounds like it's a fun breezy romance when in actuality it is not. It's the story of Cain, an alcoholic lobster fisherman in a tourist Maine town and the graduate student that he meets at the local bar. Sophie is Cain's opposite in many ways. She's a genius, driven, OCD but they do have one similarity and that's their deep set loneliness. They each are in very different places in their lives but for two weeks that Sophie is in town these two are connecting on a deeper level than either may be comfortable with. Cain has been wounded by his brother Christian very deeply and numbs that pain with alcohol. Sophie has been so focused on studies that she's not very comfortable socially but they click with each other. The Hookup is a great romance but there is a lot of angst and a few tears were shed. Their story was told from dual POV and I highly recommend it to fans of bittersweet romance. I received a review copy from Netgalley and this is my freely given, honest opinion.

Cain Jordan does everything he can to numb the hurts of his past with alcohol, especially after what his twin brother did that sent him on such a spiral in the first place. However, the moment he meets Sophie, he finds his life changing for the better. Can he overcome his desire for alcohol and replace one addiction for another, or will Cain ruin any chance he has at happy ever after with Sophie because of his drinking?

What an interesting and riveting read Ms. McCarthy has penned in this first book of her Jordan brothers series where the hero needs the heroine to help him heal from the hurts of his past; the heroine deserves someone that can handle her need to say whatever is on her mind and not criticise her like her family does because they believe she's socially inept; the characters were fantastic due to their back stories and every moment they spend together; and the dialogue was entertaining due to everything these two have been through in their pasts, especially the hero because he's never gotten over what his twin brother did. Will Cain ever be able to move on from his past?

With the main characters, I couldn't help but sympathize with the pair, as the heroine's family treats her like she's a kid because they believe she doesn't know how to interact with people while the hero was betrayed by his twin brother and that makes being around his family hard. Moreover, the heroine was resilient, funny at times; impressed me with her comebacks on things Cain said to her; and I liked that she gave the hero a chance, even though there's no chance for a future for the pair unless he's willing to overcome the hurts of his past. No way can he continue to numb the pain the way he does. While the hero, he's been through so much and I could understand why it's hard for him to spend time around his family. They judge him for every little thing, even though his brother was the one in the wrong and not Cain. Why couldn't they hold his brother a little more accountable for his actions? I also liked how the hero shows the heroine that her being smart, her need for honesty and blurting out whatever was on her mind was a good thing and that he actually appreciates everything about her.

Overall, Ms. McCarthy has delivered a really good read in this book where the chemistry between Cain and Sophie is strong; the romance is wonderful, as Cain shows Sophie how good sex can be, especially since she's so inexperienced; and the ending had me loving how determined Cain was to be with Sophie. Then again, he did need to do something to show her she's more important than what drinking can do for him and I liked that he was willing to finally find a way to clean up his act. No way could he continue to drown in his sorrows. I would recommend The Hookup by Erin McCarthy, if you enjoy the mysterious strangers trope or books by authors Lorelei James, Carly Phillips, Erin Nicholas and Shannon Stacey.

The Jordan Brothers are back! Erin McCarthy's family tale includes great local color, interesting family members, a wedding (not Cain and Sophie), and a hot romance! The author does a great job of incorporating humor, charm, and tension in this continuation of a family saga set in Maine. While not everything comes to resolution in the book, readers will be enthusiastically returning to the story in future books.

The Hookup was very entertaining. Sophie is the good girl that is so focused on college that she doesn't know what to do about guys & is still a virgin. She wants that to change when she is in Maine for her sister's wedding. She meets Cain who is the bad boy trying to deal with his demons. Cain is fascinated by Sophie. The more time they spending together the more they enjoy each other. Can there be more to "The Hookup"? This is a good book & I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

I totally fell in love with Sophie. Yes she is quirky but so adorable. And I feel like I want to hug Cain. Their journey was so fun and sexy and then at the end, bam! All the feelings, ugh, I wanted to cry for both of them. But then love prevails. I can’t wait for the next book in the series.

The Hookup is a captivating blend of poignancy, humor and romance that delivers a powerful emotional punch. Sophie and Cain are opposites in almost every way imaginable when they meet at a bar and decide to have a one-night stand. She is an even-keeled, Harvard-educated math genius, who is quirky and a little socially awkward, and he’s a hardworking, small-town lobster fisherman and bitter, angry alcoholic, who has been deeply wounded by his twin brother and ex-girlfriend. They don’t sound like they should work together, but Sophie and Cain really work. They have an easy, deep connection with insane chemistry, and they find peace and understanding with each other. Their evolution as a couple is tender and steamy, and it’s heartrending and inspiring to witness Cain’s journey out of the brutal grip of addiction. The Hookup truly has it all and is a deeply satisfying romance. This might be my favorite Erin McCarthy book.