Remember that time you accidentally sexted your in-laws?Yeah. I just did that. Except worse. Now my million social media followers are reading and sharing the rude, smartass message I meant to send privately to my little sister…and I’m officially public enemy number one.I’m Beck Ryder. Former boy bander. Underwear model. Fashion mogul. And I just buried my entire leg in my mouth—not just my … in my mouth—not just my foot—modern internet style, and publicly insulted my sister’s neighbor.
Sarah Dempsey.
Also known as the woman of my dreams, who loves geeky TV shows, baseball, and giraffes, who’s just as turned on by food as I am, and who has a huge secret that I didn’t see coming.
Now it’s time to grovel and apologize publicly on social media and hope that those same followers who helped start the raging shitstorm will help calm the waters.
Because Sarah doesn’t want the spotlight. For very good reasons that I can’t tell you right now and trying to convince her to be my fake girlfriend to fix this mess and make me look like less of a jackass is worse than taking a kick to the nuts by Jackie Chan.
And I thought modeling underwear made me feel naked.
Trying to start a relationship in the era of the twitterazzi isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.
America’s Geekheart is a rockin’ fun romantic comedy featuring a billionaire fashion mogul who got his start modeling underwear, the geeky girl next door with a secret the size of California, and more superstitions and secrets than you can shake a baseball bat at. It stands alone with no cheating or cliffhangers.
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4.5 Stars
I was just about to start this review with yet another confession that I don’t really enjoy books about famous musicians, actors, models, etc. Then I realized how I seem to always mention how I don’t usually like certain romance tropes and/or genres but Pippa Grant always seems to change my mind. I guess that’s probably the lesson we all can walk away from Pippa’s books, that she does it all really well and that is true reason I will never NOT read her stories.
Beck Ryder is the star of this book! The feminist in me wants to riot against not giving a large chunk of the kudos to the heroines for being strong and amazing, and Sarah totally is all that, don’t get me wrong. However, I don’t think I’ve ever read a character with as much personality, charisma, fame and money as Beck who also just happens to be the most down-to-earth, caring and least superficial human on earth.
Sure he’s gorgeous and he knows it, and it feels weird to say that he’s humble because he almost comes across ass arrogant if you’re not paying attention, but he knows he has flaws and that he could be cocky, selfish billionaire but he doesn’t want to be. He really does believe in making a mark on the world by changing it, in more ways than just selling comfy underwear.
I love his fierce protectiveness of Sarah and his love for his family and lifelong neighborhood friends. He was a total breath of fresh air.
Everyone knows I love a good, geeky girl who doesn’t care about outward appearances and actually shies away from the limelight. Even better when she catches the eye of someone as amazing as Beck but doesn’t just fall at his feet. Even better, she doesn’t try to change herself for him but does open herself up to seeing the things he sees in her and learning that she doesn’t have to avoid attention and fame just because she’s different.
This story was fun and sweet but it was also a lesson in how sometimes getting out of your comfort zone is the best way to find your true self and how love with the right person helps bring out the best in both of you.
Bro Code is an absolute must read series and I can’t wait to what’s coming next!
Beck stepped in it big time. And for Sarah, the aftermath is worse than it might be for anyone else. Anyone else would be glad to spend a minute in the spotlight with the former boy band hottie.
Like other Grant rom-coms, there’s a menagerie of quirky friends, family and critters. This story includes a lot of food references too, because Beck seems to make a lot of decisions with his stomach, and he has excellent taste so I don’t recommend reading it on an empty stomach.
Best thing about Grant’s rom-coms is the emotional verity. Just as much as the humor hits the spot, the balancing bits of pathos before the HEA ring true and draws the reader into the characters.
Highly recommended.
I loved the realness of this book. Sometimes it isn’t love at first sight for everyone. Pippa definitely touched on some real things going on in real life too. Definite must read.
This book was a bit different for me than Pippa’s other slap sticky stories. This book did have that element, BUT there is so much more. Beck made the book for me. No brooding, alpha here and it was so refreshing! He was so sweet and excepting of Sarah’s quirkiness.
So I liked Book 1, but absolutely LOVE Book 2.
“You’re too fascinating to ever not be fascinating.” What a wonderful thing to tell someone – SWOON!!
Beck Ryder is such fun! Although this book stands alone, I think it would be helpful to read Book 1 to get a background on the characters. That helped greatly this time around.
So Beck is just a kid at heart and I really didn’t expect to love him so much, but man – he can charm anyone it seems. Sarah – she is sweet, lovable, scarred from her past, insecure, geeky – and just a beautiful person who loves giraffes and all endangered species. As an animal lover, you will really connect with her.
Beck starts off as a jerk for what he tweets, but he more than makes up for it as the story goes along. Watching them fall in love is special…
“…suddenly the only thing in the entire world that matters is kissing him back. Because this isn’t what I’ve been waiting for from the moment he came back to my house to apologize…This is what I’ve been waiting for my entire life.”
“I didn’t even know I wanted him, and now I can’t imagine ever letting him go.”
So sweet, laugh out loud funny, and the friends who are really family relationships are joyful.
Great book, great story, such a fun read. No real angst which is refreshing!
I voluntarily requested and read an advance reader copy.
Pippa Grant, is the most beautiful writer out there.
She allows you to become part of her unique world.
I love her hilarious style of writing.
I learn new words and phrases, to add to my vocabulary every time.
Beckett, is on top of his world and when his sister announces her engagement, to his best friend, he decides to tweet her and all hell breaks loose, because he accidentally sent it to her neighbor and the world is out for blood. His blood.
Sarah, doesn’t want to be in the lime light.
She spent her entire childhood there and she got out by changing her identity and moving to the other side of the country.
Now here she goes again, back into the lime light due to a stupid mistake.
Now Beckett, must save his career and a foundation that is on hold, because no one wants to be associated with him.
His PR decides that the best thing he can do is be seen with Sarah in public and maybe she can help smooth things over.
Sarah, just wants this settled on her terms.
Problem is, he fell for her at first sight.
When Sarah, agreed to this, she didn’t realize how much she was going to fall for him and his family.
“I didn’t even know I wanted him, and now I can’t imagine ever letting him go.”
Beckett, never realized that when Sarah, came out of her shell and started to take hold of her life, that he’d fall for her every more.
“Swear to god, when you hit me with that taser, I was like, she’s the one. Those eyes are deadly enough when there’s only two of them, but man, you juiced me, and then you had four, and I was a goner.”
They have both been hurt by those they thought cared about them, so they are extremely cautious.
Between a cat, a pig, frogs, bees and giraffes
, your going to love this extremely slow, slow burn off a story.
Well done Pippa, well done!
I’m looking forward to the next installment of Pippa’s grand adventures.
I love this author. Another great book! I was laughing so hard I was in tears over the baby poop bomb! Highly recommend reading this story!
If you haven’t read a book by Pippa Grant what are you waiting for! You are missing out on some laugh out loud funny and heartwarming books!! I loved this book so hard!! I mean how could I not with the baseball sprinkled through out the book. Also I love geeky/nerdy characters so I instantly fell in love with Sarah. Then you have Beck. How could anyone not swoon at that guy. He has you won over right in the beginning of the book. Plus throw in Sarah’s hilarious parents you have a recipe for an awesome book. Cameos by the other members of Bro Code, friends, and family make appearances. That just adds to the awesomeness of this book. I just want to be part of the group. I loved Beck and Sarah’s journey. More so watching Sarah blossom in confidence in herself. One of my favorite parts of the book. This is a book you hate to see end and you just want it to keep going.
I’ve been excited about Beck from the beginning, and I am not disappointed.
Beck is a mess, but he’s so lovable. He can almost get away with anything, but sometimes he messes up royally and has to face the repercussions. Which is the case when it comes to Sarah. Beck is incredibly sexy (being an underwear model makes that a given), charming, and those blue eyes will make you melt. He’s cocky – but not a jerk – and thrives on the spotlight. He’s also a really good guy with a heart of gold and is willing to share the wealth of his success with those around him. He would be perfect if he could learn to keep his foot out of his gorgeous mouth.
Sarah is the opposite of Beck. She doesn’t like the spotlight at all – the less interaction she has with people, the better. But she has her reasons why. She’s skittish, awkward, and sarcastic, and she’s also an amazing, selfless person. She challenges Beck in so many ways, and it’s just so much fun to watch.
These two will keep you in stitches through this story. From the first page to the last, you’re going to enjoy it. You might not like Beck and Sarah all the time, but you will certainly love them in the end. This is exactly what I’ve come to expect from this author and I can’t wait for more.
This book was perfect. Beck and Sarah are made for each other. Sarah’s life hasn’t been rainbows and her fear of trust shows that. Beck had a wonderful upbringing but his adult life has shown him people aren’t who you think they are. But his smiley happy ways get to Sarah. He pulls her out of her head with his jokes and love for his family. She shows him he’s more than just a sexy body. I adored this book and everything Pippa writes and would highly recommend this! Can’t wait to see what’s next!
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Author Pipa Grant had me hanging by our hero’s every rambling tought, Beck is adorable I couldn’t help myself to not love him and when he declares he would share his family with Sarah (our leading lady) I swoon so hard.
There’s no real conflict just antics, foodgasms, and obliteration of wrong perceptions. HIGHLY Recommend.
America’s Geekheart is humorous read fill of all kinds of Pippa Grant quirkiness! Full of all the necessary elements to be a Pippa Grant book, this book will give you lots of laughs, plenty of sighs and an all over feeling of happiness.
Beck, former boy band member, current underwear model and fashion mogul is every girls dream until he isn’t. Social networking at its worst leads to a nightmare that turns into a dream that Beck was afraid of never having.
Sarah thought she had out-maneuvered the bad in her life when Beck brought all of it back with a vengeance. This time though, Beck was there and she found that with him by her side, she would make it.
Together they work through all kinds of things to get to their HEA with some really special secondary character.
Sometimes when you end a book you smile, sometimes when you begin a book you smile. This book, you will smile all the way through, and even laugh a little along the way. An absolutely charming little read that will take your heart and caress it and make it quiver with delight. A storyline that is just made for the main male character and best friend to the male lead – brother to the female lead in the previous book. Beck is absolutely amazing, charming and such a goofball that you will not be able to stop falling in love with him. Sarah, yep, that’s where the geek in Geekheart comes in. She’s really amazing in a sweet, shy and, ok..geekish sort of way, but to Beck; she’s amazingly perfect.
Social media plays a big role in this story and because, you know, what is said online is FACT, well first feathers are ruffled, then there are the team Beck, team Sarah type of comments, and always, always there are the hateful trolls who are unhappy loveless nobodies that have to diss everyone and everything, even a giraffe!!! Yea…they hate on a poor baby giraffe too!
This book was entirely too cool for school and I absolutely loved each and every page of it. A ROMCOM that will definitely cause you wrinkles…around your eyes from smiling so much.
I adored this book and I highly recommend it.
It was such a pleasure to read America’s Geekheart,the second istallement in the Bro Code series.It’s a sweet,funny story that warms your heart.
Beck and Sarah couldn’t be more different,an exuberant ex boy band singer,now ceo of his underwear empire the first,a skittish nerdy engineer the latter.
After a terrible mistake on twitter Beck is losing his popularity,but it is when he finds out that his foundation to help underprivileged kids is at risk that he tries to right his wrongs with the girl he mistreated on social network.
I loved these characters. Beck is a wonderful Hero he will redeem himself and you cannot not fall for him.
Go check this book the first encounter between the main characters can only be described as electrifying.
If you haven’t read a Pippa Grant book before, feel free to start with this one. I have read ALL of her books and none of them are bad, so you could potentially start with any of them. But, this one would be more than fine to dip your toe into her world. They are stand alone, but do have characters that thread throughout. I honestly did not think that any one could come between me and Chase from Mr. McHottie. But, Beck? He had me at “Cats are awesome”. Actually, he had me before then, but that sealed the deal. He is now officially my favorite Pippa Hero. His charm and unwillingness to let other people dull his sparkle has made me fall in love with him easily. There are many more things to enjoy when reading this book, such as the adorable side characters, the banter, lovable animals, and the delicious slow burn to name a few. I very much recommend this book, especially if you want to fall in love and need a happiness lift without an angsty ride. The cover is a fair representation of what you are going to find inside, making it very easy to picture Beck and his glorious blue eyes. I love when that happens. This is another keeper and I can’t wait to see who is next to get their HEA!
What do you get when you mix adorable sweetness with complete and utter hilarity? You get America’s Geekheart! This entire book is an exercise in controlling involuntary swooning and loud laughter while in public. One second Beck would be completely melting my heart and the next I would be rolling on the floor crying in laughter. Reading this is like swallowing some sort of magic happy potion. And bonus points for having a pig named after a food. As the mom of Nacho D. Pig it made my piggy heart happy. Yes, I’m serious, I am a proud pig mom and her name is Nacho.
Really though, it doesn’t get much better than Beck. Even when he’s acted like a moron he just makes moron look cute. And let’s not even get me started on how freaking sweet he is. This man falls so hard so fast for Sarah that the sweetness he put out from it may have given me cavities.
Genre: Romantic Comedy – Fake Relationship
Standalone: Yes
Part of a Series: Yes Book 2 of the Bro Code series
POV: Beck and Sarah
Steam Level: Slow Burn to sexy
4.5/5
While not as crazy funny as some other Pippa Grant books, America’s Geekheart makes up for it by being sweet and sexy. I love Beck and his love for Sarah’s natural beauty. He sees her for her and Sarah, being a bit jaded, enjoys, but doesn’t really trust Beck’s happiness and positive worldview. Fans of Pippa Grant will enjoy the cameo (I know I did). Sarah’s dad, though, stole the show. I about died with his threats and batdad persona. I hope to see more of him and her mom in future books. Pippa Grant has basically become one of only a few authors whose books I’ve bought all of. If you’re looking for a super cute romantic comedy that gives you all the feels then definitely pick up America’s Geekheard (and all of Pippa Grant’s other books as well).
Sarah has been avoiding her parents’ Hollywood life for a long time now and that’s the way she prefers it. And then one misdirected tweet by an underwear model shakes up her calm, quiet life, and she’s never the same after.
Beck is a former boy-bander turned underwear model and fashion mogul who lives his life with joy and happiness. He is setting up a foundation for underprivileged kids, but when he tries to send his sister a cheeky PRIVATE message on Twitter, and it gets directed PUBLICLY to the wrong person, suddenly his happy go lucky life is taking a downward spiral. And when he goes to apologize to the woman whose life he’s upended, he’s struck by her gorgeous eyes and by the fact that she’s definitely not impressed by him, so much so that she actually tasers him!
I adored America’s Geekheart. It’s so sweet and witty and fun, and the very best part of it is Beck. Talk about BBF material!! I love how completely joyful and sweet and adorable he is, and how he lives his life seeing everything in a positive light. He could be a total jerk of a manwhore given his underwear model status, but he’s instead kind, and sweet, and loves life and his family, and his Sarah. Yep, he definitely loves his own geek, who has a heart as big as his. Awww I can’t help but be happy thinking about how adorable these two are together and how much this story made me smile. I don’t always connect with rom-coms, but this one is definitely one of the great ones of its genre, one that I more than enjoyed – I LOVED!
True to Pippa Grant style this is a zany, feel good read. Beck is a gorgeous, goofy man child with amazing friends and family. Sarah is a driven environmentalist running from her past. A real opposites attract romance that was so sweet and heartwarming to read.
Apart from the error about David Bowie being in The Neverending Story instead of Labyrinth, I could find no fault in this zany, goofy amazing read!
Another great book by Pippa. Couldn’t put it down. Great cast of characters and another great meet up on the main characters. Sarah and Beckett were perfect together. Loved hearing about old friends, crazy pets and are favorite sports teams (Thrusters and Fireballs). A definite must read.