![]() ![]() I just wish they had been in the rest of the story. They made me laugh and want to see them have a Happy Ending. They made me believe that two people could hit it off even though they'd only just met. Which still makes me sad, because I was pulling for the Conner and Megan I met at the start of the book. This sudden change feel out of character and worse contrived for the sake of creating tension and drawing out the story. Both seemingly coming out of nowhere, especially considering how they behaved at the start of the book. It was just there, her choices and his compliance. While I'm sure there were believable reasons that could had explained her choices, none of them were given. I was into it, then they woke up married and it all went down hill.Ĭonner was suddenly overly compliant to Megan's bizarre hesitance to share the news (that they were married) with her friends. ![]() The chemistry was strong, the banter was sexy. Ironicly, I really liked them at the start of the story. ![]() This one started out so good and then went off the rails a quarter of the way through. ![]()
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