SPEAKING OF LOVE is fun, flirty, sweet read. It is a story
about friends that have great chemistry but run into
obstacles that prevent them from taking their relationship
to the next level. Some of those obstacles include parents,
friends, cousins and just bad timing.
Ophelia London does a
nice job with the overall romance and the plot moves along
at a nice pace, which makes the story more believable. The
intimate scenes are clean and give you just enough to use
your imagination. There are some bigger issues in the book
that will pull at your heartstrings too.
Rick is not the usual alpha male we see in a lot of
contemporary romance stories. He is a sweet beta who is a
true gentleman and continues to surprise his close friend
Mackenzie which makes it so easy to fall for him. Mackenzie
thinks she and Rick are too different to be together. She
doesn't believe she belongs in his world. Mackenzie thinks
Rick is someone he isn't based on superficial things like
his family's money, the cars he drives and the way he
dresses.
Mackenzie is frustrating at times. She has a lot of
opinions and is quick to judge, yet, sometimes I can't blame
her due to her past experiences. She is passionate about her
beliefs and I really like that about her. Mackenzie is easy
to relate to because she doesn't have it all together and
even though she is a speech teacher, she has some trouble
communicating sometimes.
There are so many fun parts to SPEAKING OF LOVE and I found
it hard to put down. Just when I thought, "This is it! They
are going to finally get together!" something else got in
the way. Ophelia London knows what she is doing, though, and
I wouldn't change a thing in the story (well, I might make
it a little hotter) because it plays out so well. I
thoroughly enjoyed SPEAKING OF LOVE and highly recommend it
to anyone that likes contemporary romance books.
Speech teacher Mackenzie Simms decides she needs to find a
new girl for her friend, handsome newspaper tycoon Rick
Duffy. Though they’re each other’s go-to dates for events,
Mac and Rick couldn't be more different: she is outspoken,
sarcastic, and completely loathes his privileged lifestyle.
He's laid back, unassuming, and comfortable at an upper-
class charity function. So why can't she stop thinking
about him?
Rick knows he and Mackenzie are better off just as friends,
so he agrees to the double date getaway Mac plans at his
family cabin. But seeing Mac cuddle up with her “friendly”
date rankles Rick beyond reason, and Mac's more affected
seeing Rick set up with her beauty queen cousin than she'd
like to admit. Can Mac 'fess up to what's really in her
heart, when speaking her mind puts everything at risk?
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