Sweetly, Deeply, Absolutely by Kira Archer – a Review
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Description:
Hello, Mr. Right…for Now.
With a month off from culinary school, Jenny Boyd has some serious party plans. Especially when the hottest guy in the club literally lands in her lap. He’s 6’2” of cocky, sexy, man-candy, and just as commitment-phobic as she is.
She’s definitely off limits…
Graphic designer Jared Crew is shocked when his best friend’s sister-in-law doesn’t remember him right away. Luckily, she is more than willing to let him jog her memory, no complications required.
It’s all fun and games…until the condom breaks.
Review:
Remember my review of Totally, Sweetly, Irrevocably by Kira Archer (Sweet Love series book 2, available here), when Gina caught her ex in a rather indelicate position? Caught in the compromising position was Jenny, who happens to be the new featured lead (and Rick’s younger sister). Not the squeakiest clean of introductions, bit it’s Jenny’s spunk and joie de vivre that will win you over. Sweetly, Deeply, Absolutely is the finale of the series…and it’s the way we deserved to be loved!
Then there’s Jared. We met him early on as Eric’s BFF in Truly, Madly, Sweetly (book 1, also available HERE) and have been trying to drag him to the forefront for full inspection. We might have suspected an attraction brewing between Jared and Gina, but it was merely his flirtatious heart at work. The notorious ladies man is headed for love and he’s quite committed, albeit perplexed, to getting it right. Gotta love this guy!
Jenny and Jared are helping out at Street Treats Bakery while the couples from books 1 and 2 are on a second honeymoon and the other is on water-breaking-first-baby-arriving-mode. Close for comfort is not nearly close enough for these two, but try they will, try they must, if they’re to keep the attraction no more serious than a fling.
“Even though each kiss was breaking down her admittedly thin defenses. The more time she spent with him-or plastered up against him, she should say-the less she cared about whatever awkwardness would ensue if they went further than a few kisses. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. Jared didn’t seem to want monogamy any more than she did. He might be the one guy in town she could actually hook up with and not worry about it getting complicated.”
Jared and Jenny are not shy about their conquests; they are confident, they go after what they want, namely each other, and they’re both staunch members of the “monogamy sucks” club. Their banter was suggestive and saturated with innuendos, but it was just too much for this reader. Enough flirting — get on with it and stop behaving so juvenile! Once they succumbed to temptation, shi# got real: After a rigorous “go”, the condom breaks…along with their ill-conceived plan of keeping things casual. Who knew “oops” were the greatest gifts?!
“He’d known, obviously, that their broken condom could lead to a baby. That’s why they’d been worried for a week. But actually holding a living, breathing child in his arms suddenly made the possibility a lot more real. And terrifying. And… He looked up at Jenny. Maybe wonderful.”
I’m so happy Kira Archer gave backbones of steel to Jared and Jenny. While they made light of everything leading up to the life-altering moment, she enlightened them; gave them pause to examine their lives…and reexamine them some more. Funny how they believed themselves to be mature and prepared for anything life threw their way. Life lessons come at every age to offer fresh perspective. Jenny and Jared hope to achieve a mutually beneficial arrangement when they face the unexpected.
A sweet ending to a tasty series. Ms. Archer reunites all of the central characters to full delight. These friends are forever linked to enhance each others’ lives and it was so much fun to be a part of their special moments.
Reviewed by Carmen
Copy provided by Publisher
