Sir (The Awakening Series, #1)

by D.L. Hess

[Eve1972]

This cover is OK. The heroine is a waitress, so I guess the coffee cup is somewhat representative of the story. The OCD graphics designer in me is annoyed that the steam from the coffee cup extends past that bar under the title. The title work is good though.

Sigh...unfortunately the author never got me to warm up to the hero in this one. After the nasty introduction where he brags in his inner thoughts about all the pussy he gets being an actor and the details about how he got his first BJ at 14 from a girl and then went on to sleep with her sister a month later, I was thoroughly disgusted by this guy. I had hoped that the author could get me to warm up to him after he meets the heroine, but nope. He still came across as a conceited player.

Exhibit A "I can’t promise a future or that I’ll be some sniveling boyfriend who pines away after you once I go back to L.A., But I will say that I have plans for you if you say yes."

Aww, how romantic. The heroine deserves WAY better. On the positive side of things, I thought the writing was very good, and it was well paced. I loved the heroine. There isn't any angst or OW/OM drama in this installment, but he just broke up with his psycho ex before he came back to his hometown, so I am sure she will be showing up to cause trouble at some point. The secondary characters were interesting (although I think Chance sounds like a douchecanoe as well). I am sure we will be getting a book featuring him and Elizabeth at some point. This one ends on a cliffy and book two continues on with this couple. I was kind enough to be given an ARC for that book as well, so who knows, maybe I will fall in love with the hero in that book. Fingers crossed!