Surly, rude, selfish, and inconveniently attractive. Meet Milo Papatonis, the king of all jerks.
Iām not normally one to judge, but Iāve been down this particular road before and I can unequivocally say heās earned his title. Itās not enough that Milo crushed my dreams when we were kids, but now Iām somehow being forced to dwell under the same roof with his ill-mannered ass. If he thinks his sexy shower noises and ovary-imploding smile can tempt me into forgetting, heās nuts.
This situation is strictly business and blessedly temporary. Because my dreams are still out there waiting for me, and they wonāt be found anywhere near this townāor this guy.
Jerks do nothing but break hearts, of that Iām certain. But Iāve been known to be wrong a time or twoā¦
| Title: | New Jerk in Town |
| Author: | Sylvie Stewart |
| Narrator(s): | Matt Hicks Amanda Stribling |
| Series: | Carolina Kisses (Book 2) |
| Pages / Length: | 270 / 8 hrs 45 mins |
| Category / Genre(s): | Contemporary Romantic Comedy Audiobook |
| Trope(s): | Enemies to Lovers Second Chance Romance |
| Point of View: | First Person, Past Tense, Dual Viewpoint (H & h) |
| Narration Type: | Dual |
| Location: | Carolina, USA |
| HEA: | ā |
| Release Date: | 30th October, 2020 |
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Satisfying, funny and heart-warming romance
Iām doing a strange seal-clap of giddiness as I think about writing this review because I just adored this book. Itās actually the second book in Sylvie Stewartās Carolina Kisses series – but it stands completely alone with its own couple and HEA.
Jill has ditched her normal life to go on an adventure in order to find herself and make her dreams come true. Itās just sheer bad luck that her car breaks down and she has to hole up in a small town with no money and no friends. Her luck turns around when she finds a room for rent at a really cheap rate. But that room is in the home of Milo, the boy – now man – who broke her heart one summer 12 years ago. And heās still the biggest jerk in town.
So yay for legitimate and deep-seated enemies to lovers. Milo is a proper grump and is so annoyed by Jill and her sunny nature invading his life once again. I love the way she infuriates him but itās a hot second before we realise that Milo is properly smitten with Jill. So it becomes something of an unrequited love, yearning and longing thing that made me happy. In the audiobook, Milo is voiced by the drawl-tastic Matt Hicks. His voice is so delicious and he definitely channeled the growly, grumpy Milo.
“Iām doing a strange seal-clap of giddiness… because I just adored this book.
Jill was a really likeable character – a sunshiny, upbeat sort but still worldly and practical. I loved the way her feelings were so back and forth towards Milo – and how through it all, even if she professed to hate him, she still had the hots for him! Jill is voiced by Amanda Stribling and I believed her portrayal and her voice was nice to listen to.
The pair had explosive chemistry – and not just because of the āI hate youā vibes! It was hot and I was here for it. But on top of that, every few chapters, weād go back in time 12 years to when Jill and Milo met one summer as teens. Those scenes were adorable and they really showed the beginning of the feelings and emotions between the pair. It wasnāt full on angst, but as we see this young couple having a happy summer, you know that theyāre going to end up as enemies and that something is going to go very wrong. Waiting for that to reveal itself was a strange form of delightful torture and it kept me listening long into the night.
This is Sylvie Stewart so of course we get a lot of laughs in the story – but thereās definitely an emotional undercurrent that really gives depth to Milo and Jillās tale. There were so many things about this story that made me happy and I honestly feel a bit bereft now that the story is over. I enjoyed every single second of this book and would highly recommend it to anyone who likes a satisfying, funny and heart-warming romance. 5 stars.
USA Today bestselling author Sylvie Stewart is addicted to Romantic Comedy and Contemporary Romance, and sheās not looking for a cure. She hails from the great state of North Carolina, so itās no surprise that most of her books are set in the Tar Heel state. Sheās a wife to a hilarious dude and mommy to ten-year-old twin boys who tend to take after their father in every way. Sylvie often wonders if theyāre actually hers, but then she remembers being a human incubator for a gazillion months. Ah, good times.
Sylvie began publishing when her kids started elementary school, and she loves sharing her stories with readers and hopefully making them laugh and swoon a bit along the way. If sheās not in her comfy green writing chair, sheās probably camping or kayaking with her family or having a glass of wine while binge-watching Hulu. Or sheās been kidnappedāso what are you doing just sitting there?!!
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