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Living with Her One-Night Stand

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I would like to thank Netgalley and The Loft for gifting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Jill who is looking for her forever partner decides to go on a blind internet date and meets Lucas who has sworn off all relationships. Being stood up by her internet date, she and Lucas start talking and one thing leads to another they decide to make a night of it. So you can guess by the title what is about to happen.

Even though Lucas does not want a long term relationship he doesn’t want Jill to find that for herself. Living together they decide to be friends and sometimes have benefits for the time that he is living there. It’s too much for Jill who wants “more” of what Lucas can’t give her.

I really liked this book. I found the characters pretty believable and likable. They have a great chemistry and I found myself wanting them to be together. This was a fast paced read and can be done in a sitting. I liked the plot and the storyline and of course the steaminess. If you are into a quick romance with lots of drama then I’d definitely pick this up.

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A Noelle Adams book is always good. Some are amazing and some are likable. Living with Her One-Night Stand falls into the likable category for me. This is a spin-off series from the Tea for Two world and the cafe is featured in it. Definitely do not need to have read the earlier series though.

This book didn't set me on fire or wow me. It was a nice book. Jill and Lucas meet while she is waiting for a date who never shows. After taking the plunge to "live a little", Jill has a one night stand with "I'm just floating on the breeze" Lucas. And then the next morning he shows up as the new roommate. Awwwwk-ward!

Lucas has some big, awful thing in his past that keeps him from wanting anything at all to tie him down. Jill wants a forever relationship - the whole husband, 2.5 kids, white picket fence. It's a match not made at all. But, they still can't resist each other. Or well, Jill does her best and Lucas just keeps wanting her.

I really didn't feel the chemistry between them. Friendship, yes. I could see that. But while the text was telling me they were burning up the sheets, I couldn't feel the heat. Too much tell and not enough show, in this case. Plus, I had figured out his "bam" before the reveal. I think it was pretty obvious.

I'm much more invested in friends Michelle and Steve's relationship which served as a counter balance to Jill and Lucas. Those two were either having screaming matches or having sex. There just was no in between. So, I'm hoping theirs will be the next book.

Overall, an enjoyable and quick read with a lot of drama and a lightning quick fix at the end.

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Noelle Adams is able to tell such an incredibly well developed story in so few pages that it boggles the mind. In under 200 pages, the romance between Jill and Lucas was so satisfying. It seemed as if I knew the characters, felt their attraction and went on a real journey with them to get to a place where they were able to commit to each other. Nothing felt left out or rushed. The story itself was sweet, with two character I genuinely liked and an easy to relate to conflict. No sinister plots or drama- just two people who attracted to each but want different things to come from that attraction.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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