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Being wrong for each other has never felt so right\u2026<\/p>\n
Toby Jenner may be tall, handsome, and own the world\u2019s greatest collection of cardigans, but his track record with women is woeful. Even though he\u2019s the tech genius behind the most successful matchmaking app of all time, it seems as though Doctor Love is able to predict everyone\u2019s perfect partner except his own.<\/p>\n
All that changes when a beautiful, intelligent, quirky-as-hell woman crashes into his life. Plagued by her own relationship woes, Joanna\u2019s done with dating guys who aren\u2019t right and pins her hopes on the Happy Ever After app turning her love life around.<\/p>\n
Within hours of meeting her, Toby realizes he\u2019s finally found the soul-deep connection\u00a0he\u2019s always craved. Even better, she seems to feel the same way.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s just one problem\u2013according to his own state-of-the-art compatibility algorithm,\u00a0they don\u2019t stand a snowball\u2019s chance in hell of working out.<\/p>\n
Being a man of logic, Toby knows he should forget about her and move on. He knows he shouldn\u2019t move into her plush Manhattan apartment so he can monitor the glitchy A.I. that runs\/ruins her life. He knows he should be fine with her dating men whose compatibility scores aren\u2019t in the single digits. And he should absolutely ignore how just\u00a0being near her sets his entire world on fire.<\/p>\n
Yes, Toby is very aware that falling for his perfectly imperfect match will lead to devastating heartbreak. But he also knows that if there\u2019s even a one-percent chance of\u00a0them making it, he\u2019ll move heaven and earth to beat the odds.<\/p>\n
A sizzling new standalone from the internationally bestselling author of Bad Romeo.<\/p>\n
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Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n Leisa Rayven is back with the third book in her Masters of Love<\/i> series, a fun, angsty, chemistry-filled romance written completely from the perspective of a hero searching for his soulmate, finding her, and then not being able to have her.<\/p>\n Toby Jenner is a tech genius, a bit of a nerd, and a man with a hideous track record when it comes to relationships. Put all of that together, and he is the man behind a new app designed to help people find their soulmates. It\u2019s a matchmaking app that is scientifically designed to measure compatibility between two people, and it\u2019s foolproof, giving him the nickname \u2018Dr Love\u2019, which is a name he hates, and that couldn\u2019t be further from the truth.<\/p>\n My love life is like that game where you flip cards over to try and make a match, but the cards are on fire, and the table\u2019s on fire, and everyone is in hell. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Toby meets Joanna during a test-run for his app, and sparks fly instantly. They share an immediate connection, and after a night spent flirting and bantering, Toby is absolutely smitten, and Joanna seems to feel the same. These two are so cute together, I loved their witty banter, and I was feeling everything that was brewing between them.<\/p>\n I\u2019m trying to keep my optimism in check, because getting too invested before I know our score is mightily stupid. But when just walking next to someone is this thrilling, you know you\u2019re a goner.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n But according to Toby\u2019s app, they aren\u2019t compatible. Not even close. Toby is stunned, and Joanna seems devastated, and things sort of fall apart for a bit. Neither of them are willing to risk their fragile hearts on a relationship that is doomed to fail. But they realise that they\u2019d rather be in each other\u2019s lives as friends than not at all, and in a bizarre set of circumstances, Toby ends up moving in to Joanna\u2019s apartment (as roommates only), setting up a fun and angsty dynamic where they become the closest of friends\u2026 while secretly wanting each other more than anything else on earth.<\/p>\n Sparks of tension are swirling all around us, filling the air with all the things we\u2019re not addressing. Most of the time, we\u2019re as comfortable as life-long friends. But every now and then, it\u2019s like even the most innocent of remarks will give away more than we can bear, so we clam up. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you\u2019ve read Leisa Rayven before, then you\u2019ll know that she can bring the angst, and oh, she brought it in this book! It\u2019s with a dose of humour, but the intense feelings and sense of longing between these two just drips off the page! I\u2019m all for a good build up, and love the epic sexual tension, but this book tested my limits, because they are clearly so perfect for each other, yet we watch them dance around it, date other people, and stubbornly refuse to give in to the chemistry that is so evident in every single moment of them together. There is so much love between them, but for their own reasons they keep their distance, and as much as I was loving their story, I started to get frustrated and zone out a little bit, wanting one of them to actually fight for each other!<\/p>\n Joanna is very secretive. It\u2019s clear she\u2019s hiding things, and that there is more going on with her than what we originally know, and I was fascinated as pieces of her are revealed throughout the book. But for me, Toby absolutely shines as our narrator and romantic hero. He\u2019s smart, funny, he is self-aware and admits his vulnerabilities, and his inner dialogue is hilarious, heartfelt and so very entertaining. He is so in touch with his feelings, and as a romantic hero he is caring, protective, supportive and so freaking swoony. I just adored him!<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re worthy of all the love in the world. You just have to believe that. Let yourself be loved. Let <\/i>me love you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n As the story progresses, there is a side storyline that grows in significance, and Toby and Joanna find themselves swept up into an intriguing and dramatic twist to their journey. It brings even more drama and intensity to their situation, cracking open secrets and forcing them both to confront some serious issues, and I thought it was really nicely woven together, and reignited my excitement for these two together after the lag that occurs in the middle of the book while they\u2019re just dancing around each other.<\/p>\n When you\u2019re so in love with someone you can\u2019t imagine living without them, everything changes. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The big emotional moment comes with drama, passion, intensity and heartclenching swoon, and a feeling of rightness (though it took way longer than I was hoping for). But the build up is worth it for the beauty that is Toby and Joanna together, and though they have things they need to work through, I loved seeing them finally find their way to each other.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so fucking in love with you, I can barely breathe.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Characters from the previous book appear. Both Toby and Joanna are individually best friends with Eden (heroine from book #1 in the series, Mister Romance<\/em><\/a>, and both she and Max are there on the sides of the story. We also get glimpses of Jake and Asha from Professor Feelgood<\/em><\/a>. And beloved Nanabeth and her duck are even there \u2013 dolling out advice, and being the supportive, badass grandma that she is).<\/p>\n I did love this book. It\u2019s a bit angstier than I like, but that\u2019s just me. The characters are gorgeous, the banter and feels are completely on point, and the romance \u2013 when we get to it \u2013 is absolutely beautiful.<\/p>\n 4 stars.<\/p>\n An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mister Romance (#1) <\/strong>(Max & Eden) Professor Feelgood (#2)<\/strong> (Jake & Asha) Doctor Love (#3) <\/strong>(Toby & Joanna) <\/p>\n I down more of my drink. For an eighteen-dollarish glass of whiskey, it\u2019s not bad. When I glance at Eden, I see her eyes have glazed over. I follow her gaze across the room to where her boyfriend is talking to one of the test couples. As if he feels her staring, Max turns, and the expression he gets makes me shake my head. Pretty sure I\u2019ve never looked at a girl like that, but I\u2019d like to.<\/p>\n I wonder what it must be like to be that much in love. The way they\u2019re looking at each other \u2026 the chemistry is so thick, you can almost see it shimmering in the air. It\u2019s like there\u2019s no one else in this entire place but them. Whenever I witness the passion between Eden and Max, I wonder if that sort of depth of emotion is reserved for a lucky few. Will everyone get to feel something that powerful during their lifetimes? Or is it some kind of cosmic lottery that most of us never get to win?<\/p>\n \u201cOut of interest,\u201d I say. \u201cDid you and Max fill out your compatibility questionnaires?\u201d Eden drags herself away from her man and leans one elbow on the bar. \u201cOf course. Max wanted to make sure your algorithm was working.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo, what did you score?\u201d<\/p>\n She gives me a smug smile. \u201cNinety-two.\u201d<\/p>\n I almost choke on my own saliva. \u201cAre you fucking kidding me?\u201d<\/p>\n She looks confused. \u201cNo. Why?\u201d<\/p>\n I stand up straighter. \u201cJust haven\u2019t seen a score that high before. New record.\u201d Up until now, the highest was eighty-six, and that was one of my research couples who\u2019d been together for thirty years. \u201cGuess it must feel good to know you chose right.\u201d<\/p>\n She smiles wistfully into her wine. \u201cI don’t need a score to tell me Max is my soul mate. When you know, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n I roll my neck again to try and relieve the tension in my shoulders. \u201cSo I hear.\u201d<\/p>\n She touches my forearm, and I can feel the sympathy she\u2019s exuding. \u201cToby, you\u2019re a six-foot-five, totally ripped, scruffily handsome genius. I have zero doubt you\u2019ll meet your perfect match someday soon.\u201d<\/p>\n I shrug her off. \u201cDoesn\u2019t bother me.\u201d I\u2019m such a liar. I want a soul mate just as much as the next person. I just doubt it\u2019s something I\u2019m ever going to have.<\/p>\n Eden frowns for a second, before turning to me with an excited expression. \u201cWell smack my ass and call me stupid, why didn\u2019t I think of it before? I have a single friend who\u2019d be great for you.\u201d<\/p>\n Oh, Jesus, here we go. \u201cYeah, I don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cJust hear me out. She\u2019s gorgeous, intelligent, quirky as hell\u2013\u2013\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEden, I\u2019m the professional matchmaker here. How about we leave potential dates to the expert instead of just hooking me up with some random woman you know.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s not random. She\u2019s Asha\u2019s best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n I cringe. \u201cAre you talking about that Joanna chick you mentioned ages ago? The one who first told you about Mister Romance? Didn\u2019t you say she was a compulsive liar?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat was before I got to know her. She\u2019s actually remarkably cool.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sure. Still not interested. Plus, I\u2019ve already made it clear that until this app is out in the big, bad world, I have zero time to scratch myself, let alone date.\u201d<\/p>\n She nods like she understands, but knowing Eden, this subject is not being dropped any time soon. \u201cOkay. Sure. I hear you. But just know that one day, you\u2019ll meet someone amazing and forget all about how busy you are. When your soul mate shows up, you can try to deny them, or ignore them, but it won\u2019t work. They\u2019ll bully their way into your life whether you want them to or not. Take it from someone who knows.\u201d<\/p>\n I down the dregs of my whiskey and put the empty glass on the bar. I love Eden like a sister, and I\u2019m grateful that she looks out for me, but I\u2019m really not in the mood for this conversation tonight. She\u2019s working on the assumption that there\u2019s someone out there for everyone, and the more I study the numbers, the more certain I am that most of us are destined to stagger from one bad relationship to the next, until we die, miserable and alone.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, thanks for the drink,\u201d I say as I pat her shoulder. \u201cBut I really need to get back to work.\u201d Without waiting for permission, I sit back down in front of my laptop and open it.<\/p>\n She rubs my back. \u201cOkay, then, Doctor Love. Go matchmake your little heart out. I have to head home to finish up a story, but I\u2019ll see you at work on Monday, okay?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYep, see you then.\u201d<\/p>\n As she heads across the room to kiss Max goodbye, I watch them for a few seconds before taking a deep breath and diving back into the dizzying labyrinth of code on the screen in front of me.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Her latest endeavor is the Masters of Love series, which has everyone swooning over some spectacular book boyfriends who will do anything for their soul mates. 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Author, actor, and professional snuggler, Leisa is the creator of the critically acclaimed Starcrossed series, published through Macmillan New York: BAD ROMEO<\/a>, BROKEN JULIET<\/a>, and WICKED HEART<\/a>. The finale in the Starcrossed series was the holiday-themed anthology, BAD ROMEO CHRISTMAS.<\/p>\n