Accidental Attachment by Max Monroe
A successful writer accidentally sends her new (and super-dreamy) editor the wrong manuscript. Instead of the full-length paranormal novel she promised Longstrand Publishing, she sends the fan fiction she’s written about her crush…on him—including every detail of the hot, steamy “physical activity” she’s fantasized about happening between them.
And Chase Dawson may be the hottest man alive and a super-talented editor to boot, but he’s completely oblivious that he’s the star of the manuscript he just convinced his boss to green-light.
Brooke Baker has been through a lot in her thirty-one years of life.
A divorce.
A career change.
A move to New York City from “small-town” Ohio.
Not to mention, she has a bit of a medical condition that involves occasional fainting spells, mild embarrassment, and the companionship of her adorable service dog and canine sidekick, Benji.
But none of it has prepared her for this.
None of it prepared her for Chase Dawson.
Strong jaw, blue eyes, cut muscles, and a perfect swoop of superhero-worthy black hair, Chase’s features are those of a book boyfriend and then some. Obviously, Brooke would know—she literally filled an entire manuscript with it.
A manuscript no one was ever supposed to see.
Will she survive two months of revising and editing the sizzling romance she imagined with Chase in extremely close quarters with him? Or will the constant white lies and overwhelming attraction make her spontaneously combust?
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Review:
3.25-3.5 stars
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This book was an okay book for me. Accidental Attachment is a standalone book by Max Monroe. It is Brooke and Chase's story. Brooke is an author who has had a book series successful enough to be made into a Netflix series. She has struggled since then to finish her next novel. She is distracted by her attraction to her new editor through her publisher, Chase. She is so attracted to him that she writes a whole book, while she's procrastinating, that is a romance between a heroine an awful lot like herself and a hero just like Chase. On the day her new novel is due to be turned in to Chase, Brooke accidently turns in her fanfiction novel instead. When Chase ends up loving this novel, she is too embarrassed to let him know that she sent in the wrong book so she just does nothing to stop it from being published. When Netflix wants to send Brooke on a book tour to promote her new tv series, her health problems prevent her from flying, so she decides to go by RV to the tour stops. Chase volunteers to drive the RV so that he can work with her on editing her book so that it can be published by the deadline. As awkward as it is, Chase and Brooke fall for each other over their time touring the country.
This was an okay read, though not my favorite Max Monroe book. It is a little too long and slow. I felt like it needed editing down. It took too long for the story to really get going. Brooke and Chase were very nice, but a little too boring and bland. They had no chemistry. and nothing happens physically between them until 80%. The couple was sweet together, but they reminded me of two golden retrievers who were in love from day one. They were perfect for each other in their niceness but had no spice or interest to their relationship. Still, this was a low angst, sweet read with low conflict. Brook has an unusual disability and a service dog that added some interest to the story as well.
Overall, this was not a bad book, even if it wasn't my favorite. I look forward to more from Max Monroe in the future.
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