May
Today I’m excited to participate in the Blog Tour of ‘Chasing Romeo’ by Sarah Ready. ‘Chasing Romeo’ is an all-new heartwarming opposites-attract standalone romantic comedy and it is available now!
When I first read the book description of ‘Chasing Romeo’, I knew this was a book I wanted to read. A romantic comedy about a town called Romeo that is known for it’s romance? Well, it sounded like the perfect setting so I signed up as fast as I could. And I was so excited to receive an ARC.
In ‘Chasing Romeo’ we meet Chloe. Chloe has had a few very bad relationships. She definitely doesn’t seem to be able to pick out the right guy. So when her beloved psychic aunt tells her how to find her soul mate, Chloe is determined to find him. Even if that means she needs to accept the help of Nick, a private investigator she happens to hate. Soon the two of them are on their way through the USA, going from one adventure into the other.
‘Chasing Romeo’ is the first book by Sarah Ready I read, and it definitely made me want to read more books by this author. From the moment I started reading I enjoyed the dialogue between the two main characters. It was definitely funny and enjoyable. But I also felt like I missed something when I read those first few chapters. This book starts right in the middle of things, and in the beginning I thought I was missing a few pages. Because of this, it took me a while to really get into the story and to like the characters.
The two main characters Chloe and Nick couldn’t have been more different. Chloe is a romantic, Nick is a cynic. Chloe loves to be surrounded by people, Nick wants to be left alone and live somewhere people can’t bother him. They definitely shouldn’t be attracted to each other. And they really dislike each other, mostly because of their shared past. Traveling together definitely made for some very funny moments.
Although this book is definitely funny, and I liked the writing and the setting.. I just couldn’t really feel the romance between these two main characters. I read about their attraction to one another, but I just didn’t feel it as much as I’d hoped and wanted. In the end it made this book fun for me, but not one of my favorites.
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“Would I bet my future?” she asks.
I nod and lean forward to hear her answer.
Slowly, she says, “I’d bet everything.”
Her words ring in my ears. She’s serious. She’ll do anything to get with this random guy she hasn’t seen in nearly twenty years. It’s like a cosmic joke, except I’m not laughing. I guess I shouldn’t have expected anything less.
“It’s a myth,” I say. “It’s not real.”
“It is,” she says. She points her finger at me and jabs me in the chest. “And I’m going to prove it to you.” Her hand rests over my heart. We both look down at her touching me. She yanks it back and wipes her hand on her napkin.
No man likes to see a woman wipe herself off after touching him. I scowl and then take her unspoken challenge. “More likely, by the end of this week, I’ll prove that soul mates don’t exist.”
“Good luck, you have hundreds of Aunt Erma’s successes against you.”
No worries, I stand by my belief that the whole town of Romeo is suffering from romantic delusions. Hey, the tourism dollars depend on it.
Also, I’d like to push a little bit of reality into this situation and throw out the idea that this guy might not be decent.
“He could be a rapist,” I say. That gets her attention. Her head snaps up and she glares at me.
“Or a Lothario,” she says. Take that, her eyes say. She bares her teeth at me in a semblance of a grin and I smile back. Game on.
The minstrel who had wandered close again hightails it to the other side of the restaurant.
“He could be a drug dealer,” I say.
“Or a pharmacist,” she says.
“He could be an alcoholic.”
“A vintner.”
“He’s unemployed,” I say.
“Independently wealthy.”
“He looks like a frog.”
“He’s a prince,” she says.
“He’s boring.”
“Strong and silent.”
I glare at her and she glares back, a smile curving on her lips.
“Bad in bed,” I say.
“A sex god.” She bites at her lower lip and I have the urge to take it in my mouth and show her a decade of pent-up wanting. I yank my thoughts from her lips and drop my ace in the hole.
“He could be an ax murderer,” I say. Take that and chew on it.
She laughs, throaty and low, and her eyes light up. The candlelight sparks off her glowing skin.
“Or,” she says, “he’s a lumberjack. Mmmm. Sexy ax. I’ll hold the handle. Rawr.” She claws her hand and scratches at the air.
I shake my head. “You got it.” I hold up my goblet of mead for a toast. “To Matt Smith. Chloe’s lumberjack soul mate.”
This Blog Tour was organized by Social Butterfly PR.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
