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The Nanny and the Beefcake by Krista Sandor
5.0
'A hilarious, adult-joke filled read full of innuendos, euphemisms and all the good--or rather, hot--stuff in between! A wonderful introduction into Krista Sandor!'
Thank you to Grey's Promotions for sending me an ebook Advanced Readers Copy for me to read and review. This is my honest, spoiler-free review of The Nanny and the Beefcake by Krista Sandor.
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I love a good single parent romance, and a romance with a 'forbidden' nanny just screamed at me to pick up and read! Especially from an author I have yet to read and invest in. Krista Sandor immediately made The Nanny and the Beefcake appealing by two things. First and probably the most obvious, the book cover. That is a beefcake right there! Second, the blurb. Need I say more? Give it a read yourselves!
This was my first time reading a Krista Sandor novel, and indeed a first read of her Nanny Love Match series. Praise must be given for a standalone within an interconnected series that was easy to read and pick up in terms of the characters and more specifically, who was who and who was connected to who. There were a lot of characters in this novel--sometimes doubling up in the twin category--, so it was nice of Krista to just leave a little reminder of who was who, and who did what. There was no sense of feeling overwhelmed diving this far, this late into a series, now it was time to get down and literally dirty with the nitty gritty and the main characters of this novel. Erasmus and Libby, aka Beefcake and Plum.
What a pair of main characters! As I said above, I was drawn to this read for one of two reasons, and one of those reasons was the blurb. Why? The Beefcake, aka Erasmus 'Raz' Cress, is British! Not one for the real deal, I cannot resist a fictional British man, and there was something alluring about The British Beast (his boxing name), that called me to give him--and Libby--a chance before I even turned the first page. I knew he was going to be better than good, and I was right! That man and pun fully intended here, packed one hell of a literary punch!
Oh don't get me wrong, there were many a time I wanted to climb through the pages and knock Raz upside his own head, but seeing the beefcake slowly turn into the man we see nearer the end, thanks to the unique ways of Libby Lamb and her chi, chakras and all that accompanies her as a person, was quite something! Sometimes, several times 'something', if you catch my drift. Looks like the Beast knows how to knock out a few outside of the ring as well as in, oh my!
The story itself, is one of a great journey. We as readers quite literally go along for the ride with Raz, Libby and the gang as we watch Raz and Libby navigate through battles and obstacles both physical, mental and emotional. Krista skilfully wrote all three into the story brilliantly, weaving them into each character while seeing the two navigate each other's battles together. Their story and journey was emotionally tough and touching at times, but it was worth trudging through what weighed them down to see what set them free later on in the book. I was truly invested in this story and every step of the way, was crossing my fingers for that sweet Happily Ever After.
My only criticism, which really isn't a negative at all but more of a wish, is that there was more to the ending than where we were left. By no means was it off-putting or unsatisfactory, as it was a sweet ending, but I'm a sucker for that little bit more to have happen. Just a little extra slice to the story that would make me wish there was another book or at least a novella of these two. Still, what I had been crossing my fingers for actually happened so...I'm a happy reader.
Eagerly awaiting book four in this series but until then, here are 4.5 happy and satisfied stars for The Nanny and the Beefcake, and Krista Sandor.
Thank you to Grey's Promotions for sending me an ebook Advanced Readers Copy for me to read and review. This is my honest, spoiler-free review of The Nanny and the Beefcake by Krista Sandor.
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I love a good single parent romance, and a romance with a 'forbidden' nanny just screamed at me to pick up and read! Especially from an author I have yet to read and invest in. Krista Sandor immediately made The Nanny and the Beefcake appealing by two things. First and probably the most obvious, the book cover. That is a beefcake right there! Second, the blurb. Need I say more? Give it a read yourselves!
This was my first time reading a Krista Sandor novel, and indeed a first read of her Nanny Love Match series. Praise must be given for a standalone within an interconnected series that was easy to read and pick up in terms of the characters and more specifically, who was who and who was connected to who. There were a lot of characters in this novel--sometimes doubling up in the twin category--, so it was nice of Krista to just leave a little reminder of who was who, and who did what. There was no sense of feeling overwhelmed diving this far, this late into a series, now it was time to get down and literally dirty with the nitty gritty and the main characters of this novel. Erasmus and Libby, aka Beefcake and Plum.
What a pair of main characters! As I said above, I was drawn to this read for one of two reasons, and one of those reasons was the blurb. Why? The Beefcake, aka Erasmus 'Raz' Cress, is British! Not one for the real deal, I cannot resist a fictional British man, and there was something alluring about The British Beast (his boxing name), that called me to give him--and Libby--a chance before I even turned the first page. I knew he was going to be better than good, and I was right! That man and pun fully intended here, packed one hell of a literary punch!
Oh don't get me wrong, there were many a time I wanted to climb through the pages and knock Raz upside his own head, but seeing the beefcake slowly turn into the man we see nearer the end, thanks to the unique ways of Libby Lamb and her chi, chakras and all that accompanies her as a person, was quite something! Sometimes, several times 'something', if you catch my drift. Looks like the Beast knows how to knock out a few outside of the ring as well as in, oh my!
The story itself, is one of a great journey. We as readers quite literally go along for the ride with Raz, Libby and the gang as we watch Raz and Libby navigate through battles and obstacles both physical, mental and emotional. Krista skilfully wrote all three into the story brilliantly, weaving them into each character while seeing the two navigate each other's battles together. Their story and journey was emotionally tough and touching at times, but it was worth trudging through what weighed them down to see what set them free later on in the book. I was truly invested in this story and every step of the way, was crossing my fingers for that sweet Happily Ever After.
My only criticism, which really isn't a negative at all but more of a wish, is that there was more to the ending than where we were left. By no means was it off-putting or unsatisfactory, as it was a sweet ending, but I'm a sucker for that little bit more to have happen. Just a little extra slice to the story that would make me wish there was another book or at least a novella of these two. Still, what I had been crossing my fingers for actually happened so...I'm a happy reader.
Eagerly awaiting book four in this series but until then, here are 4.5 happy and satisfied stars for The Nanny and the Beefcake, and Krista Sandor.