Saturday, September 30, 2017

Bad For Her (A Bad Boys Gone Good Novel) by Christi Barth

Title: Bad For Her
Author: Christi Barth
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Publisher: HarperCollins

Blurb: Doctor Mollie Vickers loves the tight-knit community of her tiny Oregon town. But she’s not a fan of the limited dating options. Sleep with a guy who tried to copy off her in junior high? Pass. Mollie’s sex life is flat-lining… until a deliciously handsome man she’s never seen before stops to help her fix a flat tire.

As an ex-mobster, Rafe Maguire’s no saint. But he’s trying to turn over a new leaf. Although he probably shouldn’t kiss the hot doctor on the side of the highway. Or suggest a no-strings fling with a woman he has no business pursuing. Rafe’s life is too complicated for love—his new WITSEC-provided identity doesn’t fit him at all and there’s a U.S. Marshal watching his every move. He can’t tell Mollie the truth… but their chemistry is scorching and being good doesn’t mean he can’t be a little bad.

Mollie can’t resist the guy who looks rough, talks tough, and is loyal to the bone. But it’s obvious Rafe is keeping secrets. When the truth comes out, Mollie must decide if she could ever love an ex-mobster… or if this bad boy has truly gone good.

Review: Ex-mobsters, witness protection, and a hint of danger… I expected Bad For Her by Christi Barth to be a fast-paced, crime-filled suspense novel with a hint of danger and a lot of sex.  What I got was something completely different.  Bad For Her is slower-paced, overwhelmingly hilarious, filled with adorable family moments, and… well, yeah, some hot sex.

I absolutely loved the characters in this novel which takes place in a small Oregon town.  Usually too many quirky characters feels forced, but somehow the author gives each character their own spin so that they’re entertaining and loveable rather than stale and overdone.  This is obviously the first in a series so I’m excited to delve further into the lives of these wonderful characters and see what other secrets they’re hiding.

Let’s talk about Rafe.  Serious, sexy, incredibly hot Rafe whose life in the mob has left him overly confident and wonderfully fit.  The confidence wasn’t annoying, however, and neither were his muscles and those romantic moves of his.  I about died and went to heaven every time he made an advance on Mollie.

Mollie is smart, attractive, witty and kind.  She’s a fantastic woman and the best part about her is that she seemed so real.  She had so much charm and love to give to those around her.  She’s the sort of woman you want to be your friend and that’s the sort of person I like reading about.  Nothing worse than a character you want nothing to do with, it makes it so much harder to get into the novel.

Together the two of them have unbelievable chemistry.  It certainly got my blood pumping a few times and then there were a couple times that had my blood boiling and those moments were even better.  Woosh.  If you pick up this novel make sure you have a cold glass of water—or better yet a beer—nearby to quench that thirst you’ll develop.  In the end though it’s clear that the relationship between them isn’t just heat in the bedroom… there’s a real relationship developing there and it’s a great thing to get to watch it happen.  You find yourself more eager for them to finally admit their feelings than for another bedroom scene.

This is the perfect read for those who aren’t just looking for hot sex, but who also don’t want a soft, happy read with implied sex, if you know what I mean.  It’s a great compromise.


You can purchase the novel at your local independent bookstore or a Kindle edition here.

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