Two mechanics. One rivalry. She’ll prove she’s as good as she says she is. He’ll prove her place isn’t under the hood. It’s over it. “Don’t let the bastards get you down.” For twenty-six years, I lived by my daddy’s motto. Which is why “Mechanic Wanted” is all it takes for me to apply for the job at the garage we once owned. And I meet the biggest bastard of them all. Dexter Ryne. Hotter than Hell in July and a firm believer that my place is on reception, taking phone calls and looking pretty. Not getting dirty under the hood of a car. Determined to prove each other wrong, we make a deal. I have three weeks to prove my worth as a mechanic. If I don’t, I’m on telephone duty. If I do, he’ll accept defeat and make my job permanent. Now, all I have to do is fight my attraction to the cocky little… beep. Problem is, an engine isn’t the only thing he knows how to make purr…
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REVIEW:
3 stars
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I liked this book, but didn't love it. This is Dex and Jamie's book. Jamie is a female mechanic. She was raised in her father's car repair garage in their small town. She grew up loving cars and went to work in his garage. When her father is forced to sell the garage for financial reasons, Jamie is out of work. That is until she tries to get a job with the new owners of her father's garage. Dexter's father bought the garage and he is now running it. He has never seen a female mechanic, doesn't think that Jamie can do the job, and doesn't want to hire her. But it is hate at first sight between Jamie and Dex. She dares him to hire her for three weeks to prove her worth. So he hires her temporarily. The two snipe at each other all day long, but is that hate really a mask for feelings between them? As they spend more time together, Jamie proves that she deserves her job and they start to fall for each other.
I enjoyed the first book in this series, but this one didn't quite measure up for me. I liked the story. The idea of a female mechanic and her chauvinistic boss falling in love in a car repair shop is fun and interesting. Sexy times on a toolshelf is also fun. But the chemistry and connection wasn't there for me. Jamie and Dex started off hating each other. They are both sarcastic and mean, always sniping at each other. Now sometimes, this kind of hateful banter can be hot. But in this book, it felt very forced. I didn't really get why they hated each other so much. They acted like two little kids on a playground, picking at each other because they really liked each other. Jamie, especially, is just an unlikable witch. She is a typical heroine by this author. Snarky, rude, bitchy. I didn't get why anyone would like her. The story moves very slow and not very much happens. They don't even kiss until 52%. And then once they "hate sex" each other, it is like one page long. All that supposed buildup, even if I didn't feel it, for nothing. By 83%, they were just starting to maybe like each other, but still wouldn't admit it.
This quote at 94% pretty much sums up the book:
"Right now, as far as I was concerned, we were two people who were attracted to each other, who happened to work together, and who happened to act on that attraction a couple of times."
They won't admit to feelings until 96%. There was no time with them together as a real couple who didn't act like they hated each other. I just didn't buy that these two were ever in love. They had very little chemistry and their whole relationship felt forced.
Overall, though, I did find the book entertaining, even if it wasn't my favorite by this author. The story and the writing were pretty good. I do think it is worth giving a shot and I will try this author again the future!
I enjoyed the first book in this series, but this one didn't quite measure up for me. I liked the story. The idea of a female mechanic and her chauvinistic boss falling in love in a car repair shop is fun and interesting. Sexy times on a toolshelf is also fun. But the chemistry and connection wasn't there for me. Jamie and Dex started off hating each other. They are both sarcastic and mean, always sniping at each other. Now sometimes, this kind of hateful banter can be hot. But in this book, it felt very forced. I didn't really get why they hated each other so much. They acted like two little kids on a playground, picking at each other because they really liked each other. Jamie, especially, is just an unlikable witch. She is a typical heroine by this author. Snarky, rude, bitchy. I didn't get why anyone would like her. The story moves very slow and not very much happens. They don't even kiss until 52%. And then once they "hate sex" each other, it is like one page long. All that supposed buildup, even if I didn't feel it, for nothing. By 83%, they were just starting to maybe like each other, but still wouldn't admit it.
This quote at 94% pretty much sums up the book:
"Right now, as far as I was concerned, we were two people who were attracted to each other, who happened to work together, and who happened to act on that attraction a couple of times."
They won't admit to feelings until 96%. There was no time with them together as a real couple who didn't act like they hated each other. I just didn't buy that these two were ever in love. They had very little chemistry and their whole relationship felt forced.
Overall, though, I did find the book entertaining, even if it wasn't my favorite by this author. The story and the writing were pretty good. I do think it is worth giving a shot and I will try this author again the future!
EXCERPT:
“Can I help you?” I asked. He blinked and met my eyes. “What the hell are you doing over there?” I pushed to stand up straight. “Right now?” He capped his water bottle. “Well, honestly… I’m just thinking you’d look better over the hood of that car than under it.” I unhooked the hood and slammed it down, spinning on the balls of my feet. Our eyes met properly. I didn’t like what I saw in his—desire, attraction, need. Which was obviously why a shiver ran down my spine. I cocked a hip, putting my hand on it. “The only time you will ever get me over a hood of a car is if a wiper blade needs changing. So, unless you’re a wiper blade...” Dex pulled his phone from his pocket and started tapping the screen. I blinked. “What are you doing?” He peered up at me through his unfairly thick eyelashes. “Seeing if I can get a wiper blade costume for Halloween.” “I don’t even know how to respond to that.” “You can buy wiper blade glasses.” “What?” He raised his eyebrows. “And a lady here on eBay will hand-make any costume. There’s my Halloween sorted.” I stared at him. “You’re not getting me over anything, Dex. Definitely not a car hood. No matter what you think.” He clutched his chest dramatically. “You wound me.” “Unfortunately not fatally,” I muttered. “You also underestimate me.” “There’s a lot of that going around in this garage.” I put the bottle of coolant away. “Touché.” “Thank you.” “Can I ask you something?” I sighed and turned to face him again. “What?” Earnestly, he asked, “Can you stop wearing those tiny shorts? Or yoga pants that make me want to touch your ass every five minutes?” I looked down at the ripped shorts of my dungarees. “Can you keep your thoughts to yourself? Control yourself, maybe? Not look at me and see someone worth screwing?”
By day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to two beautiful little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of whatever she fancies—usually wine—and writes books.
Emma is working on Top Secret projects she will share with her followers and fans at every available opportunity. Naturally, all Top Secret projects involve a dashingly hot guy who likes to forget to wear a shirt, a sprinkling (or several) of hold-onto-your-panties hot scenes, and a whole lotta love.
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