Saturday, January 20, 2018

xo, Zach by Kendall Ryan

The first time we met was at a party.
 

Your ex arrived to show off the person he'd left you for last month, and you asked me to pretend to be your date.

 

I was more than happy to help. You were attractive, smart and witty--and that kiss we shared? It left me wanting you for days.

 

The second time we met was in my office on campus where we were both surprised to discover you were the new master’s degree student in poetry that I would be working with. You promised to be professional. I did no such thing.

 

The late nights and intense study sessions spent alongside you majorly throw me off my game. I want you, and I fight with myself daily over this fact.

 

I know I'm crass, that my sexual innuendos and dirty mouth annoy you, but I live for those two bright spots of color in your cheeks. If that's the only reaction I can get out of you, I'll gladly take it.

 

You hate Mondays so every Monday I slip an anonymous poem into your bag and your smile gets me through the week.

 

I think I'm falling for you, and I know it's wrong. I know that I'm only supposed to be your adviser and nothing more, but here's the thing. I think you're falling for me too.

 

xo, Zach


xo, Zach is a hot forbidden contemporary romance “God, why did the word forbidden make me feel even hotter?”  Told in first person from dual perspectives, full of sexual innuendo riddled banter, it is witty & funny “The truth was, the only thing that went down on me this weekend was my Wi-Fi.”  Surprisingly emotional at times ~ hopes of bringing meaning & purpose to each other’s lives.  You won’t be able to put this page turner down. 
 
As the assistant director of academic advising, Zach is a passionate writer in his own right.  His job is to ensure the success of the students he over sees - will he sacrifice a successful career & that of his newest advisee because of an off-limits attraction?  “We were supposed to be studying literature together. Instead I wanted to take her off the shelf, crack her open, and read the shit out of her.”  So very sexy, “Just looking at him made me feel like I’d committed a sin.” Poppy is a woman strong beyond her years – working hard for a life that is far from mediocre.  Ever-cautious to protect herself & those she holds most dear “We didn’t have much, but we had each other, and we had love.”  With “The constant look-but-don’t touch…” this story has so much angst!  A romance that is “Addictive. Enchanting. Impossible.”
 
With characters after my own heart -  “…both agreeing that the concept of having an actual favorite book was the most absurd idea we’d ever hard.”  I really enjoyed Zach’s close relationship with his “…adorably progressive.” mother.  Couldn’t get enough of our cheeky wordsmith, xo Zach!
ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
 
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