My Nerdy Valentine (Nerd, #7) (Wheeler Softcover)

by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Aspiring psychologist Amanda Rykowsky's schedule is certifiable. Between study, bartending, and an internship with a sex therapist whose techniques would make a Playboy bunny blush, there's zero time for romance. Still, Amanda is flattered to receive an anonymous Valentine...until the messages take a sinister turn. Stockbroker William Sloan swears he's not the one sending Amanda cards, but he suspects the culprit's intentions are more dubious than sharing a box of Godiva. Something about gorgeous, determined Amanda brings out the usually reserved William's inner he-man, and he insists on acting as a decoy boyfriend. With a fake relationship masking some very real lust, it's only a matter of time before William and Amanda give in to the sweetest of temptations. And once he's dealt with her secret stalker, William's next mission is to strike Amanda with Cupid's arrow...

• ISBN10: 0312939094
• ISBN13: 9780312939090
• Publish Date: 2 January 2007
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 13 December 2008
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

My Nerdy Valentine is easily my favorite book in the Nerds series, and probably my favorite Chick Lit novel ever. I absolutely adored it the first time I read it a few years ago, and I loved it nearly as much the second time around, too! This one is probably the most over-the-top in terms of cheesiness and sexuality, but I think that just made it even more fun! Amanda is an intern for an extremely unconventional sex therapist, a full time psychology student in her final semester, and a bartender at Geekland. Her schedule is tightly packed so there's no room for romance. Then she starts getting cards from a secret valentine, who she thinks is the stockbroker in the office downstairs, William. Well, it's not, and the cards start becoming more overtly sexual and downright creepy, so William offers to pose as her boyfriend in hopes of derailing this creep. Needless to say, it's not long before they're not pretending.

One thing that I had forgotten, and ending up really enjoying, about My Nerdy Valentine was that we know who the stalkerish secret valentine is from the very beginning. It's one of Amanda's boss' clients who is extremely delusional. He believes Amanda's polite and friendly behavior towards him is more than that. He believes she's been flirting with him, and that she may be in love with him. Harvey is thrilled by this idea and wants to steal Amanda away for a romantic Valentine's Day getaway, and prove to his (less than appreciative) wife that he can get a young woman like Amanda's attention. His parts are dripping with creepiness and it's scary how delusion some people can become when it comes to what they think is love.

I really liked Will. He's probably my favorite "nerd" from the series. He doesn't think of himself as one until Amanda's boss, Gloria, refers to him as her Geek of the Week. Will isn't socially awkward, but he is very work focused and amazing at trivia. He also has a pretty dorky hat, that he likes because it's practical, even if it's not stylish. He also respects Amanda's choice to focus on work and school to attain her goals. Of course, that doesn't mean they can't take much needed breaks to fool around.

I'm sad that this series is over, and I would absolutely love more sexy nerd books, especially if they're similar to My Nerdy Valentine. I'm a huge fan of stalker plots, so that's probably why this is my favorite. Gloria's not-so-subtle sexual advances on Will also provide a ton of awkward and hilarious situations. Although I suspect that her over-the-top sexuality may put off some readers. I did enjoy her, especially when she set aside her raging hormones to help Amanda with her crisis.

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