Kind of a Sexy Jerk

I loved Nora and Matty’s secret crush, opposites attract, forced proximity romance of all the things. I smiled, laughed and swooned my way through this whole book. It’s the kind of romcom that gives you warm fuzzies while making you snort laugh. Nora is a sweet fashion designer who lives with her grandmother and is patiently searching for the one. She is sweet but also tends to notice things others do not. Matty works undercover for the CIA while pretending to be a handyman and stock car racer. Nora had a crush on Matty in HS and Matty has recently saved her from odd situations she found herself in but she’s concerned. When Nora once again sees Matty’s car outside a known mob headquarters, she decides to help him by confronting him. This just results in Nora going into hiding with Matty along with a rescued belching cat. Despite Matty’s efforts to keep everything professional along with keeping his secrets, it is hard for either of them to contain all the big feels in the boxes they’ve assigned them to. Reading Nora and Matty’s journey to their swoon worthy HEA will give you all the feels - laughing, crying, swooning, cringing, teeth gritting, and cheering. It was well written and included witty dialogue, three dimensional characters who grow, and an engaging storyline as shown through sweet moments, steam, laughs, supportive friends, messy families, painful pasts, light danger and all the happy heart squeezing love. I love the McGuire family and visiting the town of Bad Dog. 4.5 stars.