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Connor isn\u2019t in the market for messy.<\/p>\n
His life is going completely according to plan. He\u2019s set to become CEO of his family\u2019s company, his Ironman time is better than ever, and his regular poker nights with the guys are his one night a month he can stop worrying about counting macros and indulge himself. What he doesn\u2019t need is a relationship with Emerson Dyer \u2013 daughter of his father\u2019s lifelong enemy and most-hated rival.<\/p>\n
Emerson\u2019s life is nothing but messy.<\/p>\n
Since her father died, leaving her CEO of their gin distillery, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. Emerson is barely holding it together \u2013 what she doesn\u2019t need is a complication like Connor Finch. Sure, his abs do look like they\u2019ve been photoshopped, but she has no time to spend counting them. It\u2019s her company\u2019s numbers she should be worrying about. Still, there\u2019s something about the way he makes her feel.<\/p>\n
Together, they\u2019re perfect.<\/p>\n
Connor knows he and Emerson don\u2019t make sense on paper. Too many differences between them \u2013 and one big secret that could destroy Emerson\u2019s family business tells him to cut and run. But for once in his life, Connor doesn\u2019t care about messy or imperfect\u2014because the fact is, Emerson is the one perfect\u00a0thing he needs in his life. Now if he can only convince her . . .<\/p>\n
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3.5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve gotten a new book from Scarlett Cole, and now she\u2019s back, with a lighter book than we are used to from her, a sweet, sexy, sort-of-enemies-to-lovers romance that is low angst and super functional. I loved these characters, and really enjoyed this one.<\/p>\n
Emerson Dyer has just inherited her family\u2019s gin distillery. She was already working there alongside her brother and sister, but following the death of their father, Emerson is now in charge and she\u2019s determined to succeed and do her family legacy proud. But the business is low on money and full of problems she doesn\u2019t know how to solve, and she\u2019s barely keeping her head above water. The last thing she has time for is a new man in her life, but then she meets Connor Finch.<\/p>\n
Connor is gorgeous, confident, structured and motivated, and his life is going exactly where he wants it to, with him on track to become the CEO of his family\u2019s alcohol distribution company when his father retires. He knows of Emerson\u2019s family due to his father\u2019s longstanding feud with Emerson\u2019s father, but he\u2019s never actually met any of them until a snarky encounter with Emerson when they are both flying to the same industry event.<\/p>\n
Meeting Emerson in person knocks Connor on his ass. Despite their less-than-ideal first meeting, when they meet again the sparks and flirty banter fly thick and fast. Their attraction is intense, and despite their busy lives they dive into a relationship without reservation, acknowledging their attraction and openly and honestly going after what they want, bringing us a sweet and gleefully angst-free romance. They refuse to play games, their sexual chemistry is sizzling, and I loved watching them easily and naturally fall for each other.<\/p>\n
As the romance is developing, we get up close and person with both Emerson and Connor\u2019s professional lives. Emerson\u2019s family distillery is a big part of the story as she wades through the mess left behind by her father and works hard to move the business forward. Her brother and sister are a big part of that, and I\u2019m assuming the series will continue with books for them, and I am really excited to get to know them better! At the same time, Connor is dealing with family drama which, of course, impacts his own career. The hatred that his father has towards Emerson\u2019s family is a big issue, so are his plans for the future of the company. After lots of build-up, it all comes to a head in a confrontation that is both predictable and heartbreaking, but it\u2019s handled well by all involved and works to bring about a really satisfying resolution, ending the story in a great place.<\/p>\n
I really enjoyed this book. It\u2019s a well written, easy read, and the business stuff was interesting and incorporated well into the love story. The romance didn\u2019t pack the emotional punch that I have experienced with previous Cole books, but it\u2019s sweet and sexy, and I really appreciated the openness and lack of drama between Emerson and Connor, and the eagerness with which they embraced everything that was happening between them.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m excited for more from this series.<\/p>\n
3.5 stars.<\/p>\n
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<\/h4>\nLove in Numbers (#1) <\/strong>(Emerson & Connor) Love in Moments (#2)<\/strong> (Anders & Liv) Love in Secrets (#3)<\/strong> (Jake & Cassie) <\/p>\n Connor leaned his elbow on the cab window, hand in his hair as he studied her, his gaze intense. It was a wonder there weren\u2019t physical sparks flickering between the Neither of them said a word.<\/p>\n Emerson answered the question of how far she\u2019d let him go almost as soon as she\u2019d thought it.<\/p>\n As far as he wanted to.<\/p>\n The tip of his finger brushed against her red lace underwear, making her gasp and her stomach muscles clench. She wanted more immediately, but his hand never The side of Connor\u2019s mouth tilted in a smirk. He knew exactly what he was doing to her\u2026or in this case what he wasn\u2019t doing to her.<\/p>\n She squinted in a mock frown.<\/p>\n Soon, he mouthed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side\u2026and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6\u201d men you read about in romance!). She\u2019s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn\u2019t want to. When she isn\u2019t writing, she\u2019s happy to talk hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don\u2019t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil\u2019s food. As long as you don\u2019t bring up olives, she\u2019s\u00a0happy to hear from any time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instagram\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Twitter\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Amazon\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0BookBub\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Love in Numbers by Scarlett Cole is live! A sweet, sexy, sort-of-enemies-to-lovers romance that is low angst and super functional Amazon US\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Amazon UK\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Nook\u00a0 |\u00a0 Kobo\u00a0 |\u00a0 Apple Blurb Connor isn\u2019t in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":54870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","yasr_overall_rating":3.5,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,29],"tags":[59,1195,48,45],"class_list":["post-55358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-romance","category-steamy","tag-arc","tag-love-distilled","tag-review","tag-scarlett-cole"],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Love-in-Numbers.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7gaNL-eoS","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/54870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\ntwo of them, igniting the seat.<\/p>\n
\nventured quite far enough to allow him to apply any pressure.<\/p>\n
\nMeet the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.<\/p>\n