Whoever said
singles were missing out by not finding true love and getting married before
the age of thirty had never experienced the sheer pleasure of nightly romantic
comedy viewings in their underwear while eating one of Licked’s famous Crazy
Cat Lady sundaes. Because life just doesn’t get better than that.
At least, it doesn’t for Shayne Callahan. It
didn’t take more than a handful of broken hearts after college to solidify that
she was better at pairing up those around her than herself. As a matchmaker at
the elite HLS—Hook, Line, & Sinker Matchmaking Company—in the City of
Angels, she has a knack for finding the other halves of even the most eccentric
clients:
Sugar daddy with a foot fetish? Gross, but no
problem.
A severe case of nudophobia? Match made before
lunch.
But even the most happily independent of women can
find their best-laid plans screeching to a halt when they meet that guy. For
Shayne, that guy comes in the form of boyishly handsome, suspender-lovin’,
dimple-poppin’ Nate Ryan on a pantsless (we’ll get to that later) Metro ride.
Of course, relationships can never be easy. Before
the destined lovers can ride off into the sunset, they must overcome a
power-hungry and sexual-punning boss, a celebrity scandal and cover-up, and
let’s not forget Shayne’s dreadful foot-in-mouth disease—with which there can
never be a happily ever after.
Will fate throw Shayne a freakin’ bone? Or will
she be destined to live out her life as sexy(ish), single(ish), and L.A.’s
finest Hooker.
What a fun and
sexy read! I completely love Brooke’s characters in the L.A. Liaison series. I
feel like my friends and I could hang with these ladies. They are all
independent, strong women, but they belong to this group of girls and each of
them contributes something to their crew.
"All right slutbags. Let's do the damn thing."
Shayne and Nate.
Gah! That chemistry, the sparks that flew. I wanted to smack Shayne a couple
times for being so rough with him, but apparently Nate liked the challenge
since he kept coming back for more. He’s persistent, stubborn and sexy as hell.
Exactly what Shayne needs.
Let’s get to the
only thing I disliked about Hooker…..Shayne’s boss Val. That woman is a
B*&ch!! I hated how she treated Shayne and wanted to punch her in the throat
several times. She is just a nasty person and I’m wondering what happened to
her to make her that way. I guess it’s just a testament to Brooke’s writing to
make me feel so strongly (in a negative sense) about a character.
Not giving too
much away, I’m extremely proud of Shayne and truly feel she followed her own
path. She did her best to make it on her own and took so much pride in her work
that she stuck at a job for years that paid her crap. But she kept at it
because she loved what she did and she did it for the couples she worked with.
That takes determination and pride. Shayne kicks ass.
Nate’s not too
shabby either. He had a lot of obstacles to go through to hook Shayne. It wasn’t
an easy pursuit, but he kept at it. He was sweet, romantic, but also was one of
the people who felt Shayne needed to get away from her boss (but supported
whatever she decided).
Hooker was fun,
sexy and also touched my heart. People were hurt, treated terribly, but also loved
fiercely. I cannot wait for the next in
the series.
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