From the New York Times bestselling author of Suddenly Royal comes the first in a sparkling new series about America’s favorite royal—the First Daughter.
Everyone makes mistakes, especially in college. But when you’re the daughter of the President of the United States, any little slipup is a huge embarrassment. Maddie McGuire’s latest error in judgment lands her in police custody, giving the press a field day. Agreeing to do community service as penance and to restore her tattered reputation, Maddie never dreams that the incredibly good-looking but extremely annoying vice president’s son, Jake Simmon, will be along for the ride.
Recently returned from Afghanistan with a life-altering injury, Jake is wrestling with his own demons. He doesn’t have the time or patience to deal with the likes of Maddie. They’re like oil and water, and every time they’re together, it’s combustible. But there’s a thin line between love and hate, and it’s not long before their fiery arguments give way to infinitely sexier encounters.
When Jake receives devastating news about the last remaining member of his unit, the darkness he’s resisted for so long begins to overwhelm him. Scared to let anyone close, he pushes Maddie away. But she isn’t about to give up on Jake that easily. Maddie’s fallen for him, and she’ll do anything to keep him from the edge as they both discover that love is a battlefield and there are some fights you just can’t lose.
Bedmates
By nicholechase
Bedmates was a surprise in a good way. I listened to the audiobook as a way to pass time, not really excited about the synopsis, almost letting the title expire back to the library catalog…but there were some pretty complex themes incorporated that made me very glad I gave it a go. I have unintentionally read an overflowing handful of books lately about veterans and the aftermath of their combat experiences and Bedmates is another. I always applaud authors for showing the nightmare that some of these men and women face. Perspective and appreciation is a good thing. Lots of angst and romance, a bit of role reversal since we have a “bad girl” instead of the typical “bad boy”, and lovely softening emotions. Check it out!
My favorite quote:
“Don’t give up on being happy because of what might go wrong, because a lot could go right.”
My goodness, this was an interesting read. I received this book for free and I voluntarily chose to review it. I’ve given it a 4.2* rating. This was a fairly fast read but because of sexual content, it’s not for the under 18 readers. This story tackled the PTSD problem, so yes there are some sad parts to this. So it showed a little of what might happen in the background of the Whitehouse, which was interesting in some parts. Had just too much erotica for my tastes but overall, it tackled a big problem in our country today.
Maddie McGuire is my new hero!
I have never read anything from Nichole Chase before so wasn’t sure what to expect from her writing. Well! Now I am off to add a bunch of new books to my ever growing TBR list!
Right from the beginning I enjoyed this story. Maddie and Jake are so well written that you can see yourself being friends with them.
Maddie is America’s “First Daughter”. She isn’t the typical political child though. She has her own opinions and desires and usually follows them. Even if they get her into trouble.
Jake is a returning veteran. Having served in Afghanistan and having lost a leg and many of his friends, he is trying to work through life after war.
After Maddie is arrested, her father – the President of the USA – decides to throw her a lifeline; of sorts. To avoid going to jail he makes her do community service helping returning veterans. Only problem…. The work is with
Jake – the son of the Vice President. Their parents have worked together for years. Maddie and Jake have been around each other since Maddie was a kid…. And they did not like each other one bit!
Or did they?!
Meeting again as adults something is very different. Now that they’ve grown up their attraction and chemistry is undeniable.
Maddie is a fabulous character. She is a beautifully written role model who is funny and smart.
Jake is a deeply emotional character and has been written to perfection. His mental struggles with returning from the war have been written really well and you are left feeling so awful and aware for the men and women who come home from fighting for our countries and freedom.
I will definitely recommend this book to my Blog followers and will 100% be reading more of Nichole’s work.
*ARC kindly provided by Author for an honest review*