Down & Dirty by Maddy Lowe (Oct 25, 2024) Many thanks to @purplecouchbookshop for introducing me to the writing of @maddylowebooks – I’m completely hooked on this small-town Maine indie series!
Women love Cory Ellis. Motocross legend who is a model on the side. A seemingly endless stream of beautiful Hollywood stars on his arm. The only woman who he can’t impress is Skylar Stone, his teammate’s sister. But when Cory’s ex gets in some hot water that threatens to take him down too at the same time Skylar needs cash because her ex refuses to pay their son’s health insurance any longer, they realize they might be able to help each other out. She’s pose as his atypically normal girlfriend and he’ll pay her enough to offset her expenses. A six month image management endeavor. But the simple plan veers way off course and people may be catching feelings.
If you love sports romances, spicy small-town romances, the fake relationship trope and/or single parent characters, you are going to eat this one up. It is full of banter, tension, longing glances, emotional growth. I enjoyed that there’s a lot of third act conflict, but it comes from a place of real emotions and realistic responses to fears. There’s also a great undercurrent of different expectations for men and women, how much women back-burner their own dreams for family, and the introspection to decide what’s really important.
This is the first book in Holden Cove series and I’ll 100% be there for every book.
Book: 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫
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