A swoony romantic comedy about getting a second chance with your best shag.I probably should have declined my bestie’s invitation to spend the summer in England working at her family’s castle-turned-hotel. But, dammit, it was either that or teach summer school math. Two doors down from my ex.Obvious choice, right?Except now I’m living within kissing distance of her older brother, Jasper, for the … her older brother, Jasper, for the entire summer, and he’s just as sweet and sexy as I remember. Unfortunately, I also remember he gave me the best orgasm of my life in short-term parking. And on the desk chair. Then the kitchen counter. Judging by the way he kisses me, he remembers too.
Clearly, the best solution is:
a)Avoid him at all costs.
b) Sneak into Jasper’s room and bring a little Atlanta heat to the UK.
c) Fall for him. Hard.
I’m not going to choose C. Almost definitely.
A BRIT ON THE SIDE now includes A CASTLE CALDER CHRISTMAS EVE!
The Castle Calder series is a series of sexy rom coms that can be read in any order. You’ll see your favorite characters across the whole series, so read one or read them all! >/i>
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Seemed like most of the angst came from Jasper as he was so tightly intelligent that he really didn’t quite know how to communicate regarding feelings. Hot to cold…cold to warm…you name it…he was all over and really throwing Bea off. He wanted to continue with her what they had started years ago, but then he didn’t. What a ride.
This is a much more complex romance than normal, as it starts where most stories end. Therefore, it required dealing with differences, doubts and insecurities, together with good chemistry. I enjoyed seeing relationships grow.
Yall, I adored it. Bea is down to earth and hard working, a size-ten heroine which I feel is SUPER rare. Jasper is a hot nerd and oh-so-sweet when they get together. Excellent steamy scenes and I enjoyed the side characters – especially Jasper’s parents.
Bea has plans to spend the summer with her best friend in a castle. When she finds out her best friend’s brother Jasper, who she has a past with, will also be there, she gets a bit nervous. They had a fling awhile ago and things are left a little bit awkward and uncertain. Things heat up between them again but keeping it from Jasper’s sister may be the downfall to their relationship.
I did enjoy this book, but I found myself putting down the book and then picking it up sometime later. I wasn’t bored with the story or frustrated by it (mostly). I was trying to remember details because I blast through books so quickly.
I enjoyed the storyline because the female love interest, I’m sorry I forgot her name already, left her “perfect” fiance because he wasn’t perfect for her. I thought that was an interesting plot point. I did not like the female love interest’s best friend, who also happens to be the male love interest’s sister, because she was just such a b*tch at one point! I don’t give away any details, but if my so-called best friend treated me like that, I definitely would’ve given her a piece of my mind.
On top of that, though this should not be a selling point, curvy girls for the win! The female love interest is a curvy girl with a bigger jean size than a 6… I don’t know why size 6 is such a standard for curvy, but whatever. Major kudos to the side characters that tried to help/encourage the female love interest because I thought it was so sweet.
Anyway, the “best friend” knocked off a star, even though the female love interest needed her out of the picture to grow a little. So awesome plot points from that, but jeez did I want to slap the friend.
I did not enjoy it.
3.5. Liked the story. Bea and jasper seemed to be orbiting each other throughout the story and you could feel the pull despite the o stacked they seemed to put in front of themselves. Jasper seemed to be exasperated bu himself. He was super smart but seemed to not be able to communicate effectively probably because he wanted her so bad and was nervous. And she seemed to be very short with him sometimes even knowing he was stumbling to be able to get his thoughts out. Yes he was jerky sometimes but he numerous times explained he wasn’t explaining things right and that she essentially flustered him and he was messing it up. But she would snip and jump to conclusions rather quickly. It was a nice story and they certainly had chemistry and heat.
A very entertaining second chance romance!
“Are you still drinking iced tea or has Scarlett finally converted you?” The last time we had the tea discussion we were in the very small kitchen Scarlett and I shared. I offered Jasper a glass of southern sweet tea, which he refused. In the end, the only thing we did agree on was ice had its uses. Particularly in foreplay.
I really enjoyed this sweet and funny romance by a new to me author Ms St John Brown. A storyline with a message about body image, acceptance and retraining your brain. Wonderful characters who are down to earth, funny and so easy to like. Bea is unsure of herself, is hell bent on calorie counting and keeping up her exercise regime. With a little help she begins to realise that her goals and expectations are unrealistic and unhealthy. Jasper is a brilliant, nerdy scientist, who is romantic at heart, but is oh so sexy.
Calder Castle is run by Bea’s best friend Scarlett’s family. After breaking her engagement off, spending summer break in the UK sounds like perfection. Bea has to get in and help with the day to day running, whether in the kitchens, in the dining room or cleaning the guest rooms. It’s a breath of fresh air, but she is faced once again with Scarlett’s brother, who she spent a torrid weekend with two years ago, but no one knows. There is tension between Jasper and Scarlett and it’s the cause of why Bea can’t tell Scarlett about her and Jasper.
4.5 Stars
Really sweet and sexy, forbidden, best friends brother romance. And a hot Brit too!!
I haven’t read this author before but I enjoyed the writing and I will totally be looking into reading the other books in this series.
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This was a great story. Bea & her roommate Scarlett go home to England for the summer they are both going to work at the castle\hotel. Just a twist her brother Jasper who hooked up with Bea in Atlanta when he visited.