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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I feel like at this point you should be well aware that I love everything Pippa Grant. Her style is unique in so many enjoyable ways and her stories nothing short of ultra-relatable and hilarious. This is no exception and I loved it all the way through!
Beck and Sarah are caught up together in a tweet gone terribly wrong. She is a scientist, beekeeper, and no stranger to being in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Beck the underwear model and former boy-band member is completely unflappable, totally nuts, but also ridiculously relatable and lovable, despite his flub on twitter.
Their adventures together are fun, the dialogue just spectacular, and the budding romance so completely naturally paced you can’t help but fall for them both yourself. Highly recommend this one!
I loved this one. I like to mix up my reading list each month with a few new to me authors and I saw this one and decided to check it out. I was totally loving the characters, story and writing style that at 60% into the story (it was a chapter break too) I took a break to check out more about the author. I found that America’s Geekheart is book two in the Bro Code series so before continuing to read America’s Geekheart I one clicked Flirting with the Frenemy so I already have my next read ready. America’s Geekheart is book two in the Bro Code series but it most definitely can be read as a standalone.
This one is a fun read. It’s Sarah and Beck’s story and we get both their POVS. Sarah has crazy over the top Hollywood parents. She has manged to distance herself from Hollywood and is a pretty down to earth girl. Beck is former boy bander. He lives in the spotlight. He’s like giant kid and is always happy. With one wring tweet he ends up thrusting Sarah into the spotlight. To help with the PR nightmare he has caused Beck and Sarah decide to fake date. They clicked perfectly together. They might have started out as fake dating but fate has something else in mind. They have great banter and these two were just great together.
I have read, and loved, every single book that has come from Pippa’s amazing, hilarious and slightly twisted world and America’s Geekheart did not disappoint. Not. A. Bit.
I loved Beck’s happy go lucky attitude. I loved Sarah’s love for all things science. I loved the pet pig, the baby giraffe… I could go on and on about what I loved and I would probably run out of characters for my review, but I am not going to. Instead I am going to tell you that this is a book that you MUST pick up and read if you are needing a good laugh and a positive outlook on life. This is a sweetly hilarious romantic story. of It has all of your stereotypical characters: a underwear model and a scientist/daughter of Hollywood’s sweethearts (I picture Sarah’s parents as Faith Hill and Tim McGraw if they were actors), the jerkface agent, the amazing supportive friends and family (by the way, I would love to be invited to a family dinner with these characters)
That’s all I am going to tell you other than to remind you to just quit wasting time reading my review and GO READ THE BOOK!
Ah, Pippa, what a sweet and totally zany story. I loved being in Copper Valley with Sarah and Beck and his extended family. This was a laugh out loud book with plenty of heat, even though it was a slow burner, Pippa kept the tension high with their unstoppable chemistry. Beck wsn’t your usual OTT alpha male, although he was all man. He was sweet and sexy as well as kind, and lovable and cute and just…. awwww…some.
Sarah was a bit of a mystery at first. It was clear she was hiding from something and when it comes to light, it just makes you want to wrap her up in a hug. Seeing from previous books was fun and meeting new ones too.
So many characters in this book that deserve their own story but, I really want Tripp’s that poor guy needs someone in his life. Hopefully, Pippa’s got them waiting in the sidelines!!! I for one am waiting to find out.
A•R•C ~ I was given America’s Geekheart by Pippa Grant as an Advanced Readers Copy (A•R•C) from Give Me Book Promotions. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.
Pippa Grant is AMAZING! 5 out of 5 STARS!
I am in awe every time I pick up a Pippa Grant book, her imagination and creativity know no limits. I don’t know how she does it, but I feel like I know each character personally and have a vested interest in each one and they each have their own little quirks.
America’s Geekheart is about Sarah Dempsey aka Serendipity Darling, she was born to the all-time Hollywood’s “It” couple, Sunny Darling and Judson Clarke. Sarah hates the lime light and has never fit into the Hollywood lifestyle, cameras are not her friends at all, she’s beautiful in her own way but not Hollywood’s way. Beck Ryder, we met while reading Flirting with the Frenemy Bro Code Book #1. Beck made it big with the boy band Bro Code, a group of boys from his home town Copper Valley who are more like brothers to each other than friends or band mates growing up they are family and then he went into modeling and developing a clothing line “RYDE” from underwear to jeans and t-shirts. Beck is proudest of his work helping out kids who need help by raising money for scholarships, camps, after school programs if he can help we wants to do everything he can to help.
Beck is a goofball most of the time and when he messes up he messes up big! Like the text that was supposed to only go to his sister which went live to everyone telling some women “Sarah” that now she can start popping out babies and leave the real work to others or something to those. Sarah was devastated and all of a sudden Beck is persona-non-grata everywhere which might lose him his current charity work with an NBA Star who has a stellar reputation and right now Beck’s rep is HORRIBLE, so he wants to apologize to Sarah and explain he was making fun of his sister but was so very proud she was finally getting engaged to her soul mate. Basically, Beck did not think before he did his last stunt which might ruin him per the public unless he get’s Sarah to accept his apology and act as friends.
Sarah not liking the fake relationships that is all she knows about Hollywood types except her parents who are the real deal as far as relationships go.
Basically, you need to get and read this book because it will keep you entertained for hours and give you more laugh out loud moments then a comedy show would.
I love Pippa Grant’s imagination and genius for writing!
This is the second book in this amazing series, and in my humble opinion, and I don’t say this lightly, as I love all of the talented authors’ work, this is her best work to date! Beck is a former boy-band star, come underwear model. Sarah is a recluse, and Beck is instantly attracted to her. No spoilers; this is an absolute must read, you will not be disappointed! This is a beautifully written story, which is fun, entertaining, humorous, heart-warming, with hilarious shenanigans, which all had me totally captivated throughout this addictive romantic comedy. I highly recommend this authors’ work for all readers.
Absolutely love Beck and Sarah’s story. It’s sweet and happy (with a touch of “people are not nice!”). Beck is serious book boyfriend material, his view of the world is happy. He has a happy childlike wonder to him, besides modeling, he’s also a businessman who runs a successful fashion umpire. Much more important to him is his endgame, which are his philanthropic interests that are all about children. Sarah is sort of hiding, she’s an environmental engineer. She’s concerned about environmental issues (much love to the author for highlighting honey bees and endangered animals). A mis-tweet by Beck cast Sarah and Beck into each others orbits. What happens from there is sort of a journey through PR nightmares, gossip spins and true love. I truly enjoyed this book, it’s a love story surrounded by some great messages.
I’m digging this new Bro Code series. While there is just a tiny bit of character overlap from Grant’s Hockey series, I love this new set of characters. Ex-boy bander, Beck was one of my favorites so far, I loved pretty much everything about him. Sarah was all right, but let’s face it, American Geekheart was all about the amazingness that is Beck Ryder. Ha! I love this book a lot! Can’t wait for more from this new, slightly more mature cast of greatness!
America’s Geekheart is adorably sweet intermixed with Pippa’s sense of humor. Beck Ryder is one of the nicest, happiest, down-to-earth famous book boyfriends I’ve ever read. You can’t help but love him for his self-deprecating humility mixed with sexy goofballness. He just might be one of my favorite Pippa Grant hero’s to date.
“One day. I want one day of being as happy about life as Beck Ryder is.”-Sarah
This sentence right here is everything!!
Beck Ryder has not only been in a boy band, but he is an underwear model, and runs a fashion empire, just to name a few of the things that make up his billionaire portfolio. To say whatever Beck touches turns to gold might be an understatement, that is everything except a blundering tweet that he meant to sent to his sister in a private message. Beck never meant to offend the female population by accidentally tweeting the wrong woman, Sarah Dempsey, who just so happens to be his sisters neighbor. However, he now needs damage control because he can’t leave his house without old ladies flipping him off or yoga classes throwing their bricks at him because he public enemy #1. He wouldn’t mind so much except the foundation he was in the middle of setting up for underprivileged youth is about to go down the toilet all because he doesn’t know how to private message. Thinking the best way to correct his mistake is to sneak into Sarah’s backyard to apologize face to face, well… it seemed like a great idea at the time, that was until Sarah tasered the stranger sneaking up to her back door.
“First rule of apologizing: Make sure she knows you’re coming.”-Beck
Sarah Dempsey is an environmental engineer who cares more about the planet, animals, saving the bees, basically anything that doesn’t involve dealing with people. Sure, she didn’t appreciate the tweet that Beck Ryder sent to her, but more importantly she doesn’t appreciate the man creating havoc in her neat, simple life. He is famous for multiple reasons and Sarah wants nothing to do with being in the limelight, but after sneaking into her backyard and even getting tasered, he won’t take no for an answer on accepting a quiet apology. BUT. If she can get his public apology directed towards a cause she cares about…well, then perhaps the underwear model can be useful after all.
“I’m sitting in a car that’s probably worth more than my house, with a former boy band heartthrob who makes a killing putting his name on other people’s underwear. Seriously, him getting into women’s underwear was brilliant.”-Sarah
When Beck and Sarah agree to help each other out; Beck to get his reputation out of the toilet and Sarah to help the giraffes she loves, the time spent together is more than just contractual, it’s actually fun. Sarah discovers that living in the light doesn’t mean that you have to give up who you are and Beck may have finally found someone worth exposing himself around, and not just in his underwear.
Like all Pippa Grant stories, you will love the witty banter, the adorable animals, and the delicious chemistry. I so excited to see what’s next for the Bro Code series. You get a lot more interaction between the guys in this book than you did in Wyatt’s, but no matter what order they come in they are all going to be fantastic stories.
Beck Ryder is officially my favorite Pippa Grant leading man. Sorry, Knox and Viktor.
I’m a huge Pippa Grant fan. Her rom-coms are always absolutely hilarious in an often completely over-the-top manner. Over-the-top good, I promise.
America’s Geekheart is the very definition of a slow-burn love story, with a guy that is truly trying to be worthy of the girl, and a girl that others view as ‘flawed’ but he sees as perfect. Pippa created Beck as a man that is literally an underwear model that is worshiped world-wide for his looks, who just so happens to always look on the bright side of life and have a truly beautiful heart that no one outside of his family gets to see or appreciate. And she paired him with Sarah, someone that shies away from the spotlight because of her experience as a child in the spotlight at the mercy of internet trolls. Sarah is intelligent, compassionate, and self-effacing to the nth degree. On the surface, she sees herself as the complete opposite of Beck, but deep down, they are truly complementary.
Beck and Sarah not only find love in the least likely manner, but they make each other better. You can’t help but love them as a couple.
Pippa Grant rules! Once again she has given us the swooniest book boyfriend, an awesome girlfriend, a crazy cast of sidekicks, and shenanigans galore! We now have baseball too. And you won’t believe what the gang goes thru to help them win! We also have Euranians, a pig in a tutu, angry yoga ladies, and an unbelievably imaginative range of threats to various parts of Beck’ s anatomy! It’s Pippa Grant in all her glory. Don’t miss it!
I adore Pippa and the world she has created with her characters! Beck and Sarah are the cutest couple and I loved how his constant positive outlook on life pulled her past her past and brought her to a life she could own! This book did not disappoint in shenanigans and special appearances from characters in her other books. And loved the animals!!!! Can’t wait for what is next!!!!
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Beck and Sarah, oh my giraffe! I love these two so much. The chemistry is sizzling and the emotions this book pulled from me were thrilling!
Not to mention the hilarity of some occurrences. This HEA romance is so worth a read and I highly recommend it!
Pippa Grant is still hilarious.
Excellent romance in which two opposing characters, one very down to earth, lost in her geekosphere, the defense of giraffes and bees, and who do not appreciate being too much in contact with human beings, and the other in the illusion with his modeling job, owning his own brand of clothing, but doing everything to help those who need it. Neither is what it seems and must learn to trust others in a relationship because their past has taught them the opposite.
Beck is a model for underwear and he is the boss of his own brand of clothing, and he does not understand why in the morning, he is insulted by all the women he meets. The day before, he insulted Sarah on Twitter, telling her that she was only good at being an ugly baby factory, and that he would not help her do that. Except that Beck does not know he wrote to her and that he thought he was answering his sister, Sarah’s neighbor. Now he may have destroyed his entire charity foundation in one message on the internet.
Sarah is definitely a geek, with a site on science and nature protection, but hiding paparazzi among others. When a man hiding under a ton of clothes tries to enter in her house, she gets him tasered ; she quickly discovers that she electrocuted the one who came to apologize, Beck.
Their relationship is hilarious as their entourage is crazy: between Sarah’s parents, rather atypical and her best friend, finally Beck’s life would be almost normal if it wasn’t scrutinized by the media constantly, with a public relations plan just as crazy sometimes as Sarah’s entourage.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book
If you like your romance novels with a side of belly laughs then this is the book for you! Beck is a hawt mess who you cant help but love! And we all have a little Sarah in us……a little geeky, a little insecure……a lot awesome! The two of them together makes your heart smile, sigh, snort and fall in love!
America’s Geekheart is book two in the Bro Code series by Pippa Grant. In book one, Flirting With the Frenemy, we met Ellie Ryder. In this book, we meet her older brother, Beckett (Beck) Ryder. And the adorable science geek, Sarah Dempsey.
Beck is an ex boy band, current underwear model, fashion mogul. He is currently home on a break to Copper Valley for his sister’s engagement party. There is nothing he enjoys more than being home to spend time with his family and friends. He meant to send the sarcastic tweet to his sister. It was a joke. But by mistake, he sent it to his sister’s neighbor whom he has never even met, and now the entire world hates him. Also, his partner in a foundation he has spent months setting up is threatening to pull out of their deal. His world is suddenly tumbling down around his ears.
Sarah is the daughter of famous movie star parents. But, the world of the glitz and glamour, the paparazzi and the tabloids had never been for her. Sarah loved science. She wanted to save the endangered giraffes. She wanted to make the world a better place. So she hides out in Copper Valley, until a misplaced tweet puts her right out in front of the world all over again.
“This is a woman with secrets. And I want to know every last one.”
A contract and a fake relationship is born to attempt to fix everything. Only the feelings that start to form between Beck and Sarah aren’t fake at all. Beck is probably the happiest hero I have ever read about. This man smiled his way through this entire book. He was adorable. And oh my gosh could he eat. I loved the way he was with Sarah. He was determined to help her overcome her past in order to better face the future. And he does. He builds up her self confidence until she can’t help but to believe him.
“Kissing her is like discovering a new flavor of ice cream. Sweet and perfect, but better.”
These two were completely and totally adorable together. But they have a contract. Their relationship is fake. Can Sarah really trust that the feelings Beck is hinting at are real? That they could continue after their official time is finished? And his life is out in front of the world. She prefers to stay behind the scenes, hidden. Could she really be a part of the world she has spent her entire adult life hiding from?
“This is what I’ve been searching for my entire life without even knowing I wanted it.”
This book was so much fun. It is a slow burn, sweet fun read. I loved how close knit this group is. And Sarah’s parents were hilarious. I do admit I had trouble keeping all of Beck’s friends straight when they were all hanging out together. But this group is more like family than friends. And I loved the effect everyone’s closeness had on Sarah. I really did enjoy this. I can’t wait to see what comes next in this series.
“I didn’t ask for him. But I can’t imagine ever letting him go.”
I received an advance copy of this book to read and review.
What I love about Sarah: She has the best name ever! Obviously. She is super smart. She cares so much about animals and the environment. But my favorite thing about her is that she doesn’t take any guff from Beck.
What I love about Beck: First and foremost, he says that “Sarah” is a pretty name and every time he uses it, a tiny shiver goes through my spine. He’s an endearing goofball who isn’t quick to anger. He loves a woman with a healthy appetite and is fluent in mouthful-of-food speak. And he’s so happy all the time, it’s contagious. Oh and he’s very eager to please.
I love the growth of the main characters over the course of the book. Beck becomes moderately more mature. Sarah opens up and gains tons of confidence. I loved, as always, the amazing supporting characters, especially Mackenzie. And I love the way Beck is super sweet to her as well.
The only thing about this book that made me sad is that it was way too short. Their relationship started slowly, so it wasn’t until close to the end that they got together. I wanted to spend more time seeing them be happy together. Or maybe I just didn’t want to say goodbye. Probably both.
A mis-tweeted message and a tasering!! Pippa’s story starts in the span of a couple of hours as between underwear model Beck Ryder and conservationist / environmentalist Sarah Dempsey with an epic meet between our heroine Sarah and goofy Beck.
Beck is home for his sister & best friend’s engagement party not more than a couple of hours and one poorly aimed tweet is threatening his brand new / not even off the ground children’s foundation with a super star athlete. TARGET: Must_love_bees
Sarah has spent the her whole adulthood keeping a low profile, for a good reason. She’s also trying to being awareness to the endangered species of our planet, current pitch: Save the Giraffes, and promote the Cooper Valley zoo where Persephone the giraffe is about to have a calve.
SOLUTION: A fake relationship, with a defined end date. And to make Sarah look even more likable after that horrendous tweet. It helps having the guys of Bro Code having Beck’s back and back home.
With an amazing assistant and a bunch of family that just wants to help both Beck and Sarah out, it’s ABSOLUTE insanity with a pot-bellied pig and family crashing Sarah’s place to some awkward displays of PDA all in the name of saving Beck’s image while the both start to show the “real” Beck and Sarah to each other. Even if it’s a fake relationship, it’s still a little real, right?
I received an ARC for a voluntary review.
I love Beck and Sarah! The way their relationship starts is hilarious, and their journey to hea is a sweet and sexy. I am amazed at how crazy funny this book is and how relatable at the same time. Pippa is a true genius at creating relationships between friends, families and lovers that are genuine and connected. This is the second Bro code book and it was Amazeballs. There are Giraffes on Baby watch, a pig in tutu, a love of food and Firefly! The only thing wrong with this book is that it ended! I can’t wait for the next book, there are so many new characters I want to see find a hea. (less)
Every time I think Pippa’s books can’t get better, she releases another one. Beck is my new favorite Hero of hers. He personality was so adorable. He just really loves life and everyone in it. As a lover of all things superhero, I loved that Sarah was a “geek”. It takes all kinds of kinds. Sarah was a conventional beauty, but to Beck she was everything. This was one of the slowest slow burn books that I’ve ever read, but I loved it. I realize that Pippa’s books aren’t your typical, realistic romance, but they they are soooo entertaining. When I read that’s what I’m looking for. An escape. You will definitely laugh out loud.