Title: Fool Me Once
Author: Katee Robert
Series: Foolproof Love #2
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Publisher: Entangled Brazen
Sparks
will fly on this roadtrip from hell...Fool Me Once is the second
novel in the Foolproof Love series from New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author, Katee Robert and Entangled Publishing.
They say opposites attract, but this is just
ridiculous.
Aubry Kaiser doesn’t like people—actually, that’s
not right. She loathes people. With her crippling anxiety, there’s no way she
can demo her favorite video game at a convention with five thousand other
people. Maybe if she brings someone to act as a shield…
But the only person available is the sexy cowboy
she can’t stand.
Quinn Baldwyn is in a mess of his own. He’s been
dodging his wealthy family’s matchmaking attempts—and life advice—for years,
but with his sister’s wedding on the horizon, he needs of a shield of his own.
He and Aubry can barely hold down a civil
conversation, but in bed…fireworks. And the closer they get to Quinn’s sister’s
wedding, the more he realizes that he might actually like Aubry.
Now it’s up to him to convince her she might
actually like him, too.
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You know those people that can't stand to be around each other and like to give the other person a hard time? Well, I just described Aubry and Quinn. I wouldn't necessarily call them enemies, but they definitely do not like each other. But that all changes when Aubry need an escort to a gaming event and Quinn needs a date to his sister's wedding.
They embark on an epic road trip that doesn't get off to the best start, but it is when things get REALLY interesting. After getting into some car trouble they have to stay the night at a bed and breakfast. At this point the hatred they have for each other has turned into some ridiculous sexual tension and
I LOVED Quinn. Despite being her exact opposite, he was so good with Aubry. Once they settled into their road trip dynamic, he surprised me numerous times, especially when it came to understanding Aubry. He was able to calm her when she has panic attacks and they would have these chats where I would find myself thinking, "Wow, he really does understand her. Go figure."
She was a study in contradictions. He’d never met a crazier woman when it came to some of her neuroses, but she was obviously passionate both in bed and when it came to that damn game of hers. Everything about her was extreme—either she hated or she loved, but she never toed the line. Except, apparently, when it came to her job. He smiled at the waitress when she delivered water to their table and took their order, and then turned his attention back to Aubry. “So what would you do if you were going to follow your great passion?”
She shrugged. “I don’t know.”
“Peaches, you’ve delivered insults harsh enough to strip flesh from bone, but you’ve never lied to me—until now.” He leaned forward, propping his elbows on the table. “Tell me. I promise not to laugh at you.”
“No, you don’t.” She took a sip of her water. “And, anyways, that’s not what I’m afraid of—not that I’m afraid of anything about this conversation, exactly. It’s just that some things aren’t talked about.”
He blinked. “I don’t know where you get some of your ideas.”
“Oh, God, fine.” She hunched down in her seat. “I want to design video games.”
“Cool.”
Aubry fiddled with her silverware. “In theory, sure. But the reality isn’t cool at all. Even if I had the balls to submit my game to a company for consideration, the chances of it getting picked up are less than one percent, and if I went the indie route, there’s a whole host of other hurdles I’d have to get over. That’s not even bringing up what it’s like being a woman in the gaming industry—”
“Aubry.”
She sat back and finally looked at him. “What?”
He mentally revisited everything she’d just said. He wasn’t sure she’d taken a breath the entire time. “You have a game done?”
“It’s not done-done. It’s playable and there are a few levels put together, but that’s it.”
“That’s amazing.” He didn’t have a creative bone in his body, and while he could enjoy a video game here and there, he’d never really put much thought into what it took to actually create one. “You have to send it in.”He became so supportive of her in the short time that they actually spent together. And Aubry was unlike anyone he had ever met. Quinn grew up with the rich and snooty, but left because he didn't want that life. And I say thank god to to that because I much prefer a sexy cowboy to anyone in his family.
This book is a perfect addition to this series. This story is sexy, funny and there were some extremely HOT moments that made me want a cold shower. Aubry and Quinn couldn't be more different, but they are exactly what the other one needs.
About
Katee Robert
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling
author Katee Robert learned to tell her stories at her grandpa’s knee. She
found romance novels at age twelve and it changed her life. When not writing
sexy contemporary and speculative fiction romance novels, she spends her time playing
imaginary games with her wee ones, driving her husband batty with what-if
questions, and planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.
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