She’s crushed on him for the past six years. He’s always seen her as his best friend’s little sister. What happens when they’re forced together?Gavin Mitchell is a star soccer player, the best looking senior at Cedar Oaks High, and a potential recruit for the college of his dreams. But if Gavin doesn’t raise his English grade, all his plans of playing soccer for his dream school will be crushed. … be crushed. Enter Kenzie Fair, his best friend’s smart little sister.
Mackenzie (Kenzie) Fair has the best friend in the world, an enviable collection of books, and the highest grades in the junior class. But there’s one thing she doesn’t have—Gavin Mitchell—the guy she’s crushed on for forever. The guy she acts like a total spaz around. The guy who also happens to be her brother’s best friend.
When the two are forced to spend time together studying Shakespeare, it’s only a matter of time before Gavin sees Kenzie as more than his best friend’s little sister.
The problem is, she still is. Is it worth risking his lifelong friendship for the chance to date Kenzie?
This is book 1 in the Never Ever Love series. All books in the series are sweet and swoon-worthy novellas that can be read in any order.
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She has had a crush on him for as long as she can remember. He is her brother best friend and he never sees her other than that. Now he needs to get his English grades up and she is the best to help him. Will he ever see her as her? What would her brother think it they date? See if they get together
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A sweet quick well written fun young romance read. This engaging storyline is fun, lighthearted, some threats, and a little drama in an amazing journey. The characters are interesting and have a mutual attraction. A great narrator that easily distinguishes between characters and really have you feeling the characters emotions. Wonderfully done. Can’t wait for more from this fun series.
While I enjoy clean, sweet romances, this is the first young adult that I’ve listened to/read. I did enjoy the story and felt like it was well written but it just felt a little too juvenile for me (I’m 51). I thought she did well with the family dynamics and can see teens/young adults really enjoying this book.
Fun, G-rated, YA, contemporary-romance novella
Mackenzie (Kenzie) Fair is a 17-year-old junior who is a typical “geek.” She loves to read, has the highest grades in her class, and has never been kissed. Partly because she’s too focused on her studies to go out on dates, and partly because her older brother is very protective and believes no guy is good enough for her, but mostly because no boy in her school can measure up to her long-time, secret crush, her older brother’s best friend, Gavin Mitchel, a gorgeous, popular jock who also happens to be an all-round, great guy.
Gavin is a star soccer player with an excellent chance of achieving his dream of an athletic scholarship to pay for his college education. The problem is, he’s failing English, and without Kenzie’s help to raise his grade, he’ll be kicked off the team, and no college scouts can see him play.
Spending time tutoring Gavin is a dream come true for Kenzie, a chance to spend time with him and change his perception of her as still a child. Unfortunately, Kenzie constantly embarrasses herself around him by acting like a klutz.
The more time Gavin spends with Kenzie one-on-one, the more he is attracted to her as a potential girlfriend, but is it worth risking his longtime friendship with Kenzie and her brother to take a chance on a romance that might not work out?
This YA novella is a fun, G-rated romance that is geared toward a target audience of tweens and younger teenagers. It combines two popular tropes in YA novels, a geek and a jock fall for each other and platonic friends develop romantic feelings. There are some sad elements included within the story, but not enough to turn it into a typical, angsty, teen drama. Finally, as is expected with a classic romance plot, there is a lovely, well motivated HEA (happily ever after).
All in all, this is a quick, entertaining read.
I rate this book as follows:
Heroine: 4 stars
Hero: 4 stars
Subcharacters: 3 stars
Romance Plot: 4 stars
Sibling Plot: 3 stars
Writing: 4 stars
Overall: 3.7 rounded to 4 stars
This was a great story and was very entertaining. Once I started I could not put it down. The chemistry between the hero and heroine is sizzling hot. I would recommend this to anyone that loves a great love story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.