{"id":1109,"date":"2015-05-07T22:35:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T05:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2017-11-29T17:17:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T22:17:00","slug":"review-the-hooker-and-the-hermit-rugby-1-by-l-h-conway-and-penny-reid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=1109","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Hooker and the Hermit (Rugby, #1) by L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This book is a fantastic collaboration between two amazing authors, and the result is a fun, intelligent romance that is original, full of quick wit, fantastic banter, epic quotes, and a hot romance, but still with a lot of heart. I loved it.<\/p>\n

Annie is a hermit. She lives a quiet life, working as a social media expert for a media firm – her job is to turn around negative publicity for celebrity clients. She mostly does this from home, keeping to herself and revelling in her quiet and solitude. But her alter-ego is the Socialmedialite – an anonymous entertainment blogger with a wildly successful and much-loved blog, she comments on all things celebrity. Her blog is the only place she is brave and feels free to act however she wants, and say whatever she wants, and it is there that she publicly comments on Ronan Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n

Ronan is an international Rugby player \u2013 a \u2018hooker\u2019. From Ireland, he has escaped to New York after an incident which left him suspended from his team and harassed by the media who have painted him a reckless and violent bad boy. Sick of all of the lies about him, when he reads the less than positive blog post written about him, he responds directly to the Socialmedialite with a scathing comeback, sparking a private, vicious debate. But even though he despises all things celebrity, he is desperate to get back to the game he loves so he is willing to do anything to improve his public image. So when his agent employs the help of a media firm to help turn things around for him, he reluctantly agrees to go along with it.<\/p>\n

When Annie and Ronan are paired up to work together, Annie is mortified that the man she is privately arguing with is the same man she needs to work closely with in order to improve his image. Ronan is thrilled. He sees beyond Annie\u2019s quiet, bookish exterior, and is immediately intrigued and attracted. He decides that he wants her, and he goes all out to have her \u2013 having no idea who she actually is.<\/p>\n

Annie does her best to resist \u2013 she\u2019s attracted to Ronan but she has issues with relationships, and she also feels that it would be unprofessional to get involved with a client. But when circumstances push them together, she slowly starts to give in, and that only makes him push harder.<\/p>\n

Ronan\u2019s pursuit of Annie is absolutely sensational! Rude and crude, and seemingly with no shame, he makes no secret of the way he feels, and what he wants from her. And the banter, flirting and\u00a0texting<\/s>\u00a0sexting is awesome!<\/p>\n

\u201cDearest Annie,
\nRoses are red.
\nViolets are blue.
\nI\u2019m using my hand
\nBut I\u2019m thinking of you.
\n– Ronan
\nP.S. Just to clarify, I\u2019m using my hand to write this note\u2026get your mind out of the gutter.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh how I love that man! He\u2019s an outgoing, arrogant and smutty bastard who is funny and sexy, and the chapters from his POV are absolute gold.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to high-five the fuck out of myself then do a victory dance. But I didn\u2019t, because, you know, manly.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But he\u2019s also an absolute sweetheart who is generous, patient, and deeply caring about those that he loves. He is utterly charming (when he wants to be), and I loved that he so freely opens up about his feelings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I could lose myself and find myself in you, Annie\u201d I murmured close to her ear.
\nShe swallowed. \u201cDon\u2019t say things like that.\u201d
\n\u201cI can\u2019t help it. Believe me, I\u2019ve tried. You make me feel\u00a0<\/em>everything.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

His outgoing nature starts to bring Annie out of her shell, and things between them progress very quickly. I loved watching them fall for each other, although I must confess, the insta-infatuation moves very quickly into love. To be honest, I was surprised when the \u2018L\u2019 word made its first appearance. But Ronan\u2019s openness and no-nonsense manner makes it all feels very natural. He\u2019s a man who knows what he wants, and the way he wants Annie is absolutely gorgeous.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel\u2026very protective of you. Irrationally so? Yeah, maybe. But it\u2019s just the way it has to be. I promise you, once you realize all I want to give you, you\u2019ll like it. Hell you\u2019ll love it. This is us, and this is permanent.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And did I mention the sex? Yeah, this book is hot! Ronan is a dirty talker, and there\u2019s a lot of sex talk before they make it anywhere near a bedroom! He\u2019s also a bit of a kinky bastard – no BDSM, but Ronan likes control \u2013 and he\u2019s lucky that Annie revels in it. The sexy time is steaming, but there\u2019s a lot of feeling between them as well, and I liked the amount of emotion that was put into those scenes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t always want you to be tied up. I want you free. I want you wild. I want you brave. I want you any way I can get you.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But it\u2019s not an easy road for them, and parts of the story got a little frustrating for me\u00a0(view spoiler)<\/a>. And then there is Annie\u2019s big secret, what will happen when all is revealed?<\/p>\n

I really enjoyed this book. The writing is fantastic, and it\u2019s amazing to think that this book is written by two different authors. They\u2019ve done a wonderful job bringing two such different characters to life and blending their story together so seamlessly.<\/p>\n

Funny, sexy, romantic and heartwarming, I loved it.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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The Rugby Series
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\"The<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\"The\u00a0\u00a0\"The\u00a0 \"\"\u00a0 \"\"<\/p>\n

The Hooker and the Hermit (#1)<\/strong> (Ronan & Annie)
\nReview<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nBuy:\u00a0Amazon\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0| Paperback<\/a> | Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

The Player and the Pixie (#2)<\/strong> (Sean & Lucy)
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\n<\/strong><\/a>Buy:\u00a0Amazon <\/a>\u00a0| Paperback<\/a> | Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cad and the Co-Ed (#3)<\/strong> (Bryan & Eilish)
\nReview<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Buy:\u00a0Amazon <\/a>\u00a0| Paperback<\/a> | Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

The Varlet and the Voyeur (#4)\u00a0<\/strong>(William & Josey)
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\nBuy:\u00a0Amazon <\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0Paperback<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

Songbird: A Rugby Series Holiday Short (#4.5)\u00a0<\/strong>(Ophelia & Broderick)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |.\u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

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