Maya Goodwin doesn’t believe in holding back. Ever. As a cop, she never hesitated to throw herself into harm’s way to save someone. Even after an injury on the job forces her to retire, she’s not afraid to keep risking it all to get the life she wants. With a new career teaching martial arts to kids already underway, she’s looking forward to the future – and taking a chance on the unbelievably … hot Dr. Alex Nolan.
Maya – daring and spontaneous – is the exact opposite of what Alex always thought he wanted. But when a nine-year-old daughter he never knew existed shows up on his doorstep, Maya is the one who helps them hold it together. With love on the line, will the guy who’s always played it safe be willing to take the biggest risk of all?more
I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH! Maya goes all in all the time in everything she does and really doesn’t know any other way to live so when she meets Alex Nolan and he needs her help to learn about martial arts and comic books and other assorted things she goes all in. Maya was injured as a police officer and her injury was severe enough to keep her from being in the field. Alex has a bleeding disorder and, surprise!, he has a daughter, Charli, he didn’t know about and she has the same disorder and this impacts what she can do but Charli is a typical, active nine year old. Alex tries to keep everything compartmentalized but Maya is pusher and trying to keep everything separated is challenging. I loved everything about this story. Alex is a wonderful father who is learning to adapt to having a daughter and how to be a dad. Maya is Supergirl through and through and leads with her heart.
I highly recommend this one. It could be read as a standalone.
Wow.
This was such a good story. Loved Maya and Alex and what happens–beautiful characterization, excellent plotting and storytelling, great secondary characters… There is a meet cute but then the story really takes off and what I’m coming to truly appreciate is that Erin Nicholas not only writes the charming flirty moments and the heat, she also keeps it real and we also see the tough choices and uncomfortable feelings and the pressures of relationships and life. And she does it in a way that gives hope and inspiration for our own difficult times. We can see how honesty and vulnerability and trust are worth the effort and bring lasting rewards and that behaving like a grown up can really pay off. Put on those big girl / big boy undies and face down your challenges!
Maya and Alex definitely are coming from opposite backgrounds. Maya’s all-in, pedal-to-the-metal attitude both fascinates and alarms Alex, whose life is far more carefully controlled. Their mutual attraction is undeniable though, and they find much to appreciate and learn from each other.
Naturally adjustments have to be made though, and the beauty is all in how their relationship unfolds. Ms Nicholas does this so beautifully. This one’s a keeper, and I trust that the next book to come will be as well. I can’t wait!
This was an entertaining romance between a sexy doctor, Alex, and a former cop, Maya. Alex suffers from hemophilia and recently learned he has a daughter, Charli, who suffers from the same hereditary disease. Alex is a terrific romantic hero – after all, who doesn’t love a devoted, involved father? He’s navigating his newfound relationship with his daughter when he meets Maya, an expert on fictional superheroes who teaches martial arts classes to children. Maya helps him relate to his daughter, who is a huge fan of superheroes. Alex is torn between protecting his daughter from the very real dangers of living with hemophilia and letting her live the life she wants. Maya and Alex form a bond as they work together to care for Charli. This book was sweet, steamy, and romantic with characters you can really root for.
Erin Nicholas just keeps getting better and better. I absolutely loved this story. I thought book 1 in this series was my favorite book of hers but this one just moved to the top of my fave list because it made me feel all sorts of wonderful things. I laughed. I cried. I swooned. Such an amazing story with so many heart felt moments and such lovable characters. Loved how totally kick ass Maya was and how loving Alex was towards his daughter. All the things that Maya felt for him was exactly how I felt too. Seriously, an awesome series. Can’t wait for the next one and I’m kinda hoping for a fourth book because I think Rachel from this story deserves an HEA too. Or even maybe just a novella?
This is a wonderful book. I highly recommend it. This book deals with hemophilia. I did not know much about it,but after reading this book I understand more about it.
Favorite Quotes:
She had never been this wrapped up in how a guy looked. It was as if she couldn’t stop looking at him. And thinking dirty thoughts. Was this what it was like to be shallow? She didn’t mind it as much as she would have thought.
I’m kind of hating that we’re on the phone right now… That’s a throw-you-over-my-shoulder thing to say, Maya.
You’re the epitome of girl power…
… he would never deserve her. But he was going to spend his life trying to.
My Review:
Alex was a man of science, as a medical researcher and doctor. He also had a significant medical condition. He has lived his life carefully and in a purposefully segmented manner. But that doesn’t always work with other people, especially confident, pushy, in-your-face/grab-life-by-the-horns type people, which was how Maya lived. I adored Maya. I love a feisty kick-ass chick, and she was certainly that and a whole lot more. I wasn’t the only one who adored Maya, Alex did too, although he was conflicted about his overwhelming attraction to Maya as he was already struggling with his new role of father to a nine-year-old daughter, and he seemed to think he could only focus on one thing at a time. Silly man!
Erin Nicholas is a recent discovery for me and I adore her sweet and sexy style of storytelling. Her books are a tasty treat worthy of breaking any diet. All of her works that I have read have been thankfully low on melodrama and conflict while featuring sweet and engaging tales with realistic and endearingly flawed characters that cherish and support each other, what a novel concept for a romance! I have enjoyed her easy to follow and amusing stories, as well as her enticing characters, and plan to follow her like a treasure hunter.
This is the second book in the Opposites Attract series, and when the opposites do compliment each other, they do attract. This book is about Maya, who we met in the previous book. An ex cop, wounded in the line of duty rescuing a trapped pup from a car about to blow, she has transformed herself into a martial arts instructor, owning her own studio, concentrating on teaching others how to protect themselves, especially children.
Dr Alex Nolan is a world renown pediatrician and expert on hemophilia. He had never planned on having children because of the condition, but has recently discovered that a one night stand, 9 years ago (condom used) while he was still in college had resulted in a girl, Charli, who inherited hemophilia from him. The mother, Rachel, had not shared the information until recently, and now he wants to make up for all those lost year. He goes to Maya’s studio to learn how to relate to Charli and some techniques that he could teach her. He didn’t planned on the instant attraction between the two. He doesn’t have the time for a relationship with anyone but Charli, but he can’t keep away, and Maya is ready to fight for them all. Engaging characters, unusual plot and conflict and HEA.