Books of Tash

I’m not sure how I have missed A.R Rose’s books but this is such a good story. This is kind of the spin off from the 3-part Romeo and Juilet retelling With a Kiss series. I think maybe it’s a good idea to read these first because I didn’t and I felt like it would have been a better experience if I had. In fact, I’m adding them to the never-ending TBR.

This was still a good time despite not really knowing the backstory of the characters. The story opens with Raina Lancaster on a date where she gets black out drunk and seems to have a good time. Fast forward about a year and the guy she had that one-night good time with turns up and drops a bomb they are married! And she needs to go to Spain to be his wife while he succeeds his dearly departed father. Raina is shocked and angry that she is being emotionally blackmailed into this and seeks is extract herself from the marriage she had no idea she was part of.

Lucky for her (or unlucky depending on how you look at it) her best friends older brother Luciano (delicious name) who she has been in love with f o r e v e r is a hot shot divorce attorney. She asks him to take her case, and he refuses at first because it’s a conflict of interest then he decides to take it and finds out she is travelling to Spain with her fake fiancé (who she is yet to find) to help her “husband” out. He steamrolls her into making him her fake fiancé and travels to Spain.

These two are so hot! Luciano is fighting his attraction to Raina so hard and then when he finally falls, he is all in! Until the twist that I won’t reveal cause I’m annoying like that but sigh it’s the dreaded communication trope! Ok I know there would be half the romance books without this trope but for God’s sake why are our characters always so useless at picking up the phone or listening!

This book came at the perfect time for me I needed a little rest from dramatic cowboys and this book provided it. It’s an easy read and isn’t angst ridden.