Amy-Jo Cousins writes with such emotion, and her ability to get inside her characters heads is second to none. I enjoyed Off Campus, the first in this series and the book where we meet Cash and Steph, I loved Nothing Like Paris (both books are m/m) and my jaded heart rejoiced when I heard that The Girl Next Door was going to be m/f albeit with a queer twist. While this is part of the bend or Break series, it can be read as a standalone. Warning: This book contains ex-friends with benefits crossing boundaries a second time, several steamy encounters on staircases, copious discussions about gay sex from a “straight” guy, a shout-out to magic buttons, and an especially memorable going away threesome. If he can just convince Steph to get in the game, there’s a chance they can both win. Good thing Cash believes in leaving it all on the field.
But Steph, burned by the ex-girlfriend and by the absentee dad she’s been trying to connect with, won’t risk her heart again. Soon, though, Cash finds himself feeling the familiar need to keep her in his bed, and in his life.
To his relief, his former friend steps up to the plate. Back in the day, the bisexual Steph was the perfect friend with benefits until she fell in love with a woman. He needs local backup, and there’s only one name he can think of: Stephany Tyler. He’s adjusting to living on minimum wage when his young cousin, newly out and running away from home, shows up on his less-than-luxurious doorstep.Īngsty teens definitely aren’t Cash’s thing. When it comes to love, go big or go home.Ĭharles “Cash” Carmichael traded his high-rise condo and family-firm career for a job coaching soccer for Chicago’s inner-city kids. Karen’s Review of The Girl Next Door (Bend or Break) by Amy Jo CousinsĬontemporary romance released by Samhain Publishing on June 16, 2015
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