Book Review and Giveaway: She’s a Spitfire by Chloe Liese
Title: She’s a Spitfire
Author: Chloe Liese
Series: (Tough Love #2)
Publication date: June 24th 2019
Pages: Paperback; 263
Release Date: June 24, 2019
Source: Xpresso Tours / Author
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Content Screening: Mild Violence, Adult Language
HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart
Recommended to: Readers who enjoy reading about passionate relationships with a side of mysterious trouble.
One fiery-haired, sexy scientist finds her perfect complement in a dark and handsome soccer star. Opposites attract, and they’ve got chemistry that’s explosive—literally.
Physics calls it entropy. Philosophy calls it Murphy’s Law: If something can go wrong, eventually it will. Professionally and personally speaking, Zed’s familiar with the principle. After a decade of trying to alter the atomic makeup of the mafia from its nucleus, now he’s set on leaving The Life and pursuing his heart. Problem is, the sassy, hot-headed spitfire he can’t quit is meddling in his slow burn escape plan, and turning it into full-on combustion.
Not to mention, Nairne’s got a painful history she won’t talk about and more secrets than she has lab instruments—which is really saying something. In an ideal world, the bad boy footballer would follow the brainy beauty overseas and they’d live happily ever after. But Murphy’s Law is proven true, as Zed finds his world imploding and his escape plan foiled. These enemies turned lovers end up discovering how costly it can be to meet the right person at the wrong time.
A present he can’t escape.
A past she can’t forget.
A future they won’t stop fighting for.
They say all’s fair in love…and war.
Book Two in the Tough Love Series—an enemies to lovers, suspenseful romance, full of sexy Italians, feisty heroines, globe-trotting action, and an ending that’ll both satisfy you and leave you ready for more!
This story picks up right where He’s a Brute left off, so make sure you read that one first. The history of Zed and Nairne’s dynamic is important to the story. Full disclosure, I didn’t read book 1 first and that may have skewed my enjoyment of She’s a Spitfire a bit. I did go back and read it and it helped me enjoy/forgive some aspects that I didn’t initially like. This review is my thoughts having read both books now.
I have to say I really enjoy Nairne as a character. She is smart, feisty, determined, loyal, and doesn’t take shit from anyone. Even in the face of thinly veiled threats she manages to let Zed know that she cares. Nairne knows what she is and isn’t capable of and doesn’t let that stop her from enjoying her life and following her dreams. She is the epitome of handicapable.
Elodie is one of my favorite sidekicks. Not only does she fiercely protect her best friend, she also calls her out when she’s being unreasonable. Best friends need to call you out on your shit and know you’ll be friends afterwards. I really enjoyed the dynamic between Nairne and Elodie and I think it was very well written.
Zed is not my favorite person. Despite his deep devotion and moral compass I just can’t get behind how he talks to Nairne. I understand it’s part of their dynamic and they enjoy each other but it is definitely not my cup of tea. To each their own.
Overall I did enjoy the twists and turns of this suspenseful story. It was a fun exhilarating journey with two people who love to hate each other. Zed and Nairne’s passion for each other and for life is enough of a story, add in some mafia ties and a stalker and things get heated pretty quickly. I recommend this book if you don’t mind some crass language and some very stubborn main characters.
Chloe’s always been a sucker for a suspenseful steamy romance, ever since she managed to find the one saucy mystery series hiding in her high school’s prim little library. Nothing drives her crazier than a story that cranks up the heat, then closes the door on the reader’s face, so don’t read her books if you don’t want to know what actually happens when the lights fade to black…
When she’s not writing, Chloe’s busy reading books of all genres, rereading Harry Potter (which she can’t help but make her characters similarly obsessed over), and playing catch-up with her bad@$$ little girls. She’s also been known to scramble around the pitch for a pick-up soccer match and run along the river while dreaming up her next book.
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FTC Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. I was not monetarily compensated for my opinion.
