Ellie’s done with the bad boys.Clay’s one of the biggest players she’s ever met.Sometimes the person you thought was all wrong ends up being right.
Ellie Walsh is a yoga teacher with a wild past. But meditation hasn’t curbed her appetite for a good argument, nor has it improved her choice in men. Clay Adams is the king of one-night stands. His aversion to relationships is rivaled only by the … Clay Adams is the king of one-night stands. His aversion to relationships is rivaled only by the pleasure he takes in ruffling Ellie’s feathers.
When Ellie steps in to help an injured Clay, sparks fly.
Can these two hotheads figure out that love really does conquer all?
If you enjoy slow-burn romantic comedies, you’ll go mad for MEDITATE ON THIS. Because love hurts. But it’s kind of funny.
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Ellie’s done with bad boys. So when she finds Clay lying on the side of the trail, she knows she should stay away from him. So why does she hear herself offering to take care of him while he recuperates?
Meditate on This is a sweet, fun rom com. Clay and Ellie make an interesting couple with chemistry to spare. The intimate scenes are implied, though, so don’t come into this thinking it’s steamy. The chemistry is really what scoots this along, even if the culmination isn’t spelled out. I like how they get to know each other as she’s watching over him, and how realistic everyone seems. I will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author.
Can two people who have never fall in love find happiness together? When Ellie has to take care of Clay when he fall from his bike and is injured, the more time they spend together the more they like each. But are they ready to settle and find true love? A funny, warm love story.
This quick romantic comedy is well worth reading. The story was funny, snarky and heartwarming.
Ellie Walsh owns a yoga studio in financial trouble, is a former wild child and has a penchant for bad boys. Clay Adams comes across as a bad boy playboy and is a financial consultant. Both are commitment phobes. They know each other through a trivia league. Clay crashes his bicycle into a tree dislocating his shoulder and getting a concussion. Ellie brings him to the hospital for treatment and agreed to monitor him overnight. He agrees to act as her pretend boyfriend at a family dinner so her mother will stop matchmaking. They hook up and he dislocates his shoulder again. They have a misunderstanding but get back together after talking about their feelings.
Great banter as two frenemies click
I loved the snark of heroine Ellie’s thoughts and the snappy dialogue in this romance. Yoga instructor Ellie and her defense against her family’s campaign to find her a husband are charming. Clay, the commitmentphobe bachelor who travels on the periphery of her friend circle crashes into her path (literally!) and, somehow, they bring out choice kidding repartee and the best qualities in each other. I think this is probably the best of author Roseanne Beck’s three novels that I’ve read.
The writing’s snappy and well-paced, the secondary characters add insights to the couple and humor, the more intimate moments are fade to black, and Ellie and Clay are characters I would want to be part of MY trivia team (after they’ve worked out their issues, of course!). Injuries and ER visits never seemed so full of potential!
A definite recommend from me to romance lovers who like lightness with a side of humor.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.
I love this series!
Who’d’ve thunk that player Clay could redeem himself and make quite a credible rom-com hero? To be honest, I had my doubts – but Roseanne Beck pulled it off beautifully.
I already liked non-stereotypical yoga teacher Ellie in the previous two books, and she’s a fun heroine who is a perfect match for Clay.
Ellie’s family adds some hilarious family dynamics to the mix, Nana makes a special guest (ghost?) appearance, and St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes, earns an honorable mention.
All in all, 4.5/5 stars.
And now please excuse me, I need to go and google what the cry of an ocelot sounds like.
Fun series! I recommend all three.
Sadly, this is the last in the Love Hurts series. If you are looking for sweet, fun, and light-hearted rom-coms you need to check this series out. Ellie and Clay are both known as the Wild Child in their group of friends. What starts off as helping a friend out leads to a series of discoveries and input from family members, including a few appearances by Nana. If you’ve read either of the previous books you will understand the significance of Nana appearing. The characters are wonderfully flawed and snarky. The scenes are realistic and hilarious. This series is perfect for summer, a beach vacay, or any time you need a break from your own reality.
Roseanne Beck, ‘Meditate on This’, (Love Hurts, #3).
As a Hidden Gems ARC reader I received a free copy and promised an honest review. Here it is.
Rating: 4 stars (of 5).
In general: From enemies to lovers.
The main character is Eleanor (Ellie).
She grew up in a happy family: Loving parents and a good relationship with her brother and sister.
But now, almost 30 years old, her mom is – in an irritating way – trying to organize dates for her. It frustrates her a lot. In her youth she was a difficult adolescent giving her parents grey hairs. She was forced into a class of anger management and learned yoga. She liked it and succeeded in controlling her anger.
Now she’s the owner of a yoga studio, but with a growing competition in the neighborhood, business is bad.
Then she meets Clayton Adams an acquaintance of her friends. He has a reputation of being a bad boy with a lot of girlfriends who succeed each other rapidly. Ellie hates that kind of men. But walking in the woods she finds him, almost unconscious, after an accident with his bike. And she makes sure that he’s admitted to an hospital.
The author, Roseanne Beck, describes how their relationship develops. She especially uses dialogues with a lot of fun, but at the same time both sassy and sweet. The author shows the reader how they learn to understand – and accept – their own personalities while overcoming their fears for commitment and other shortcomings. Although in the end a bit predictable, for me, the novel was an easy to read page turner giving me a lot of humor and pleasure.
R. Huiszoon.
A light-hearted romance that alternately had me cringing as I emphathised with Ellie, and laughing out loud at the scrapes she managed to get herself into. Clay is definitely the kind of man that Ellie knows she should avoid, but fate had other ideas. Coming to Clay’s rescue and then having to take care of him, pushes the unlikely couple together. The only thing worse than having Clay constantly goading and teasing her is her mother’s over-the-top concern for her marital bliss. Having made her judgment regarding Clay, Ellie is forced to eat her words as she begins to realise that the facade he presents to the world is, in fact, a protective mechanism. Throw a friendly ghost into the mix, a spaced-out visit to ER and you have an enjoyable book that keeps the reader entertained through to the end. I received this standalone romance with a happy conclusion, as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.
In Mediate On This, Ellie and Clay really sparkle. These characters are delightful – especially Nana. Poor Clay, I know that shoulder hurt. I enjoyed the dynamic in Ellie’s family. I also enjoyed watching Ellie discover how wrong she was about Clay. This was a most entertaining story.
I loved this! There were moments where I seriously laughed out loud the way Janet Evanovich makes you laugh. There were also moments of complete seriousness. She thought they were completely wrong for each other all the while they were perfect. When I finished reading I wanted to go right back to the beginning and start over to make sure I hadn’t missed anything. And it’s all topped off with a ghost!
One of the best HEA books I’ve read in a long time. This is a new-to-me author and I will be reading her other offerings.
This book was gifted to me by the author in return for an honest review. A definite two thumbs up book for me. Thank you, Ms. Beck, for an enjoyable evening!