So Not Meant To Be by Meghan Quinn Series: Cane Brothers #2
Published by Self-Published on June 7, 2022
Pages: 512
Format: ARC
Genres: Romantic Comedy
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From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn, comes a fresh take on a romantic comedy classic, When Harry Met Sally. This steamy, laugh-out-loud, enemies to lovers romance is about an annoyingly handsome coworker and the woman who refuses to be charmed by him.
Am I friends with JP Cane?
Ha! That's laughable.
Besides the fact that he’s adopted some far-fetched notion from the movie When Harry Met Sally that says men and women can't be friends and work together, it’s safe to say we're not friends. He's annoyingly loud, obnoxiously handsome, and has made an art out of poking all my hot buttons . . . multiple times a day.
So you can imagine how disgruntled I am when I not only have to fly to San Francisco with him for work, but stay in the same penthouse. Yup, we're sharing the same air, twenty-four-seven. We're talking full-fledged working roommates.
The man doesn't know what it means to wear a shirt, thrives off protein bars, and you guessed it, moans loud enough for people to believe he's Meg Ryan in a restaurant.
Spoiler Alert: I WON'T be having what he's having.
Tack on his continuous flirting and his polished good looks, and I'm caught staring down the barrel of a seductive temptation that makes it hard for me to sleep at night.
But guess who can control herself? This girl.
Because if there is one thing I know for certain, it's that JP Cane and I are so not meant to be.
So Not Meant To Be is a highly enjoyable enemies-to-lovers story told with Meghan Quinn’s signature humor and sizzle.
Kelsey and JP are siblings of Lottie and Huxley from A Not So Meet Cute. Kelsey doesn’t even try to hide how much she dislikes JP, and he is like a big kid acting out because he doesn’t know what to do about his crush. They can’t be in the same room for five seconds without arguing, and I must say their bickering is freaking hilarious. The clever ways they provoke and one-up each other lead to some scenarios that had me in stitches. (The penthouse scene made me laugh so hard and for so long that I couldn’t catch my breath.)
Kelsey is a die-hard romantic who chases after love. I’ve got to hand it to her. She keeps putting herself out there despite multiple rejections and miscues.
JP gives Kelsey the impression that he’s nothing more than a playboy, but he’s secretly a vulnerable, kindhearted philanthropist and romantic. He should write a Romantic Dates for Dummies book because he sure knows how to wine and dine a gal. I loved all the fun and thoughtful outings he plans for Kelsey. #swooncity He has some wounds, though.
JP and Kelsey’s relationship is a two steps forward, one step back journey. There’s a fine line between an enjoyable slow burn and utter frustration, and I walked a tightrope across this story. Meghan Quinn rewards readers for their patience with some top-notch groveling and steamy sexy times.
The way I see it, the book has three settings: fantastically funny, incredibly romantic, and terribly sad. I wasn’t prepared for the sadness. The level of insecurity that JP and Kelsey display is frankly unhealthy. I’m glad they are both self-aware enough to recognize they have issues, but I almost wanted them to seek counseling before committing to a relationship. Those are not the thoughts I should have when reading a romantic comedy.
Having said all that, I would read this book again. That tells you something about the quality of writing, the superb humor, and my affinity for the characters.
Recommended for fans of:
Enemies-to-lovers
Forced proximity
Workplace romance
Billionaires
Pigeons
** I received an early copy to voluntarily read and review. This does not affect my opinion. **
Stella Hunter and Aaron Shedlock are narrating this sizzling hot, hilarious romance in duet, and they are stunning as JP and Kelsey! SO NOT MEANT TO BE is now available on Audible! Dive into this aural sensation today!
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About Meghan Quinn
Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if “It’s Raining Men” starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped.
Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing… enter her first novel, Caught Looking.
Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze!
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