Meet the middle Bianco Brother, Cristian, in this sexy boss’s daughter romcom standalone.Vanessa was clear to her friends at the First Responders Charity Bachelor Auction. Don’t bid on blue. Being the Commander’s daughter, she’s heard enough about serving and protecting. That’s why she doesn’t quite understand when her best friend bids on not only a police officer for her but a cop under her … under her dad’s district. Of course, it has to be the most straight arrowed of them all—and Vanessa is far from a law-abiding citizen.
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only recommending because it is part of a series. not nearly as good as the first book. vanessa is not likable, which makes this love story difficult to root for.
Gloria Estefan gave the perfect description of love’s intricacies when she compared it to a knife. Love cuts both ways. No relationship is perfect, but do the intense emotions outweigh the risk of heartbreak? Cristian and Vanessa are playing a dangerous game. What started as a battle of wills has become a complication neither is ready for. Will their hearts survive without becoming collateral damage? With enchantingly, empathetic characters, Piper Rayne makes it hard not to fall for her stories.
I’ve read quite a few of Piper Rayne’s books but so far the Blue Collar Brothers series is my favorite. I loved Maddie and Mauro in Flirting with Fire and I was super excited to get my hands on Christian and Vanessa’s story. I just knew that it will be a lot of fun with a pinch of heartbreak and a sprinkle of suspense. And I wasn’t disappointed.
From the very first page of the story, I was captivated by the characters. Christian and Vanessa are definitely different than Mauro and Maddie but they are no less fun to be around 😀 Christian is the type of a sexy responsible alpha male that every woman craves. On the surface, he is proper, a real gentleman but behind closed doors he has such a dirty mouth that he will make you crave him like no one else. Vanessa on the other hand is a little bit of the rebelling type. Which considering her father is the chief of police, is not that surprising. And at a first glance it looks like Christian and Vanessa shouldn’t work as a couple but they fit perfectly together. They are each others yin and yang.
I am not going to reveal any more of the story but I definitely recommend you pick it up. It can be read as a standalone so you don’t have to start from the first book in the series, though you would want to read that one as well 🙂 As for me, I can’t wait to get my hands on Engaged to the EMT. I think that one will be hilarious 😀
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Perfect! The best rom-com I’ve read in a long time!
Move aside all you other book boyfriends because here are the Bianco Brothers! =P This story set off a thousand butterflies in my belly and had me wanting more.
Oh my! *fanning myself* Cristian set the bar even higher than Mauro and he was already off the charts. Those three brothers will be the death of me and ruin me for any other book boyfriends. This series is already one of my favorite rom-coms and absolutely the best from this author-duo. It will be hard to top that.
Let me tell ya, I was crushing on Cristian so hard. Who knew a guy in compression pants could be this hot?! I would have loved to be on the sidelines of the Spartan Race to cheer him on. =P
The Story:
Cristian wants his Commander to get off his back about when he’s going to take his daughter out for a date, so he sets out to finally get a yes from her. Though Vanessa is a tough nut to crack because she already has a police officer dictating her life, she obviously doesn’t need a boyfriend doing the same. She really didn’t plan on dating Cristian Bianco but she also didn’t expect him to be so irresistible, and the more she learns from him makes it even harder to resist.
Thoughts:
This book was hilarious! I’m really hard to please when it comes to comedy but I haven’t laughed this much in a long time. Although it’s not only just this book but this series that really has my heart because although you could surely enjoy this book without having read the first one, you would really miss out on a whole lot! I can’t even express all my love I have for this Italian family and series altogether!
Seriously, those Bianco Brothers ruin me not only for all the other book boyfriends but also for all real men out there too. Man, they set the expectations so high it’s impossible for a human to reach it. If I could choose one fictional world to live in, it would definitely be in this series with this affectionate Italian family.
Okay, let’s talk about this story. First off, Vanessa really was a tough nut to crack for Cristian. She ran hot and cold but Cristian was a fighter and didn’t give up to get his girl in the end. He was almost like a predator circling his prey, but instead of pouncing on her, he gave her little nudges and waited for her to take a step in his direction. Cristian went all out for her and I don’t think there’s anything he wouldn’t have done for her. I loved it!
Although I liked Vanessa, there was a time where I doubted that they would fit together but it made it all the more sweeter to see them work against all odds.
She tried to fight her attraction to Cristian for a long time and I really wanted to smack her or push her aside to take him for myself when she couldn’t see what a sweetheart of a man he was. I was really mad at her once for being so rude and unfair to him and thought that he deserved better but I get that she was just trying to keep herself from getting hurt. Luckily though, she came to her senses eventually.
Vanessa’s secret added a little extra to the story because my curiosity was piqued the moment it first came up in the first book and I really wanted to find out what she was hiding.
I really liked that there was a lot more to the story than what meets the eye because there was also a very sentimental moment that took my breath away and really surprised me so much that it brought tears to my eyes.
Of course, the sex scenes were unbelievably hot! The sexual tension was explosive and those two were insatiable which made for very steamy scenes! And who knew that washing hands and cutting pepper could be so hot?!
I was really happy that we got some more of M & M because those two are just so adorable and warm my heart every time they look at each other with hearts in their eyes!
Now I count the days until I get my hands on Luca’s story because I know it will be as amazing as the other books especially because the epilogue in this book surprised the heck out of me. Bring it on L & L! I know your story will be so fun, I can hardly wait!
Love it
Vanessa and Cristians story was a well written story. Loved how he got her to come out of herself get over her hang ups and come to love him. Can’t wait for Lucas story
This series is going to kill me! These Bianco brothers are so funny, sexy and their story is a great read.
This time we are reading about the middle child, Christian Bianco, the one who does it all right, the cop, the runner and all healthy. He is a great guy and all momma’s boy. How come Vanessa, the daughter of the Captain of Police (and Christian’s boss) will have nothing with him!? She is crazy and lucky for her she discover in the story how wonderful he is. Actually, Christian too discover Vanessa for who she is and the lovely hurting soul that she is.
I loved this book and looking forward to Luca!