SMARTASS
An Alpha Nerd, Curvy Woman Second Chance Romance
Kristin
Cheer captain, student council president, homecoming queen—that was me. I was so good at holding myself together. Until ten years, two kids, and one ugly divorce later, and I fell apart.
Now I’m putting the pieces back together. I need to take care of myself and my kids. And find a way to give my cooled-off journalism career a hot … career a hot boost.
An interview with research scientist Jonathan Wells? Ugh.
If only my boss would stop assigning me fluff pieces…
Jonathan
I was pictured next to the hottest girl in school as “Most Likely to Succeed,” but that’s the extent of the attention I got in high school.
Now I’m working my dream job exploring potential cancer vaccines. Getting paid well for it too.
And the women…well, I no longer struggle in that department.
I might’ve done anything for a chance with Kristin Max in high school. But that was years ago. She didn’t even know who I was back then.
She still has no idea.
SMARTASS is a short, steamy, happily-ever-after romance. No cliffhangers, no cheating! This is a standalone insta-love story with high heat and All The Feels.
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“Cheer captain, student council president, homecoming queen—that was Kristin. Jonathan was pictured next to the hottest girl in school as “Most Likely to Succeed.”” Fast forward to present time. She’s a reporter and he’s a scientist. This story was well delivered. Quick, steamy, great characters, high school memories, and well written. So happy that I found this author.
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Kristen wants to be a journalist. After having a bad marriage and having twin daughters she need something to keep her busy and food on the table. She’s getting a flat piece at least an opinion that’s what it is to meet with Jonathan. Jonathan works in the lab nobody knows exactly what he’s doing which is why he cannot meet her in the lab. The community is where they go. Big John a.k.a. Jonathan is someone from Kristen‘s past. He’s basically got a full physique change Kristen istian doesn’t recognize him but he recognizes her. From there attraction is seen, felt and insecurities rise just as quickly. His confession versus her confession leads to the ending of a short story with no cliffhangers.
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An absolutely fantastic engaging page turner that will draw you in from the first page and hold you captivated until the end! It is well written, emotionally deep, funny, steamy, and enjoyable. Likeable characters; the chemistry between them is amazing. A recommended read!
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I have not read a bad book from this author yet and this book is no exception! The great plot and character development kept me so engaged throughout the entire book that I had a very hard time putting this book down until the very last page was turned!
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Second chance in a new life
3,5
Tender short and simple romance of two people who find themselves, but only one remembers the other. The romance is cute, a little hot and the characters are friendly.
Jonathan finds Kristin whom he liked in high school, but she was the admired cheerleader and he was only a geek. So when she finds herself divorced and she has to interview him, when she doesn’t recognize him Jonathan decides to try seducing her and Kristin responds favorably to his approach, until he tells her about their past.
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Big Jon and Kristy
So who exactly is the Smartass? Well that will be for you to decide once you read this book.
This is the story of Kristin Max, a recently divorced mother of two who has had to go back to work. In high school Kristin was the golden girl – class president, popular, voted Most Likely to Succeed and inspirer of wet dreams. Ten years later Kristin is living in a two bedroom apartment on the outskirts of town with her two wonderful girls while her ex is living in a plush house. As Kristin always took care of everyone and her husband did not want her to work she does not have any experience but is determined. She has gotten a job at the local paper as a reporter and been assigned a fluff piece on a scientist named Jonathan Wells.
Jonathan, “Big Jon” Wells is a highly educated research scientist working on a vaccine for different types of cancer. Jonathan was a geek in high school but he definitely grew out of it. He is tall, built and handsome now. What Kristin does not know, even after meeting Jonathan over coffee for the interview, is that he knew her before as Kristy. They had attended high school together and even had a couple classes together. Plus he was also voted Most Likely to Succeed and they had their pictures side by side in the yearbook.
They connect on a lot of ways and before long they are back at his place having better coffee and then having some very satisfying adult play time together. But afterward things go wrong when Jonathan reveals that he knows more about Kristy than she realizes and she does not take it well, calls him an a$$, grabs her clothes and slams the door. For one brief moment he had it all and now he has lost it. Will Jonathan be able to get his Kristy back?
This is a well written fast-paced, sweet, funny, romantic, entertaining and very steamy short story. it makes you wonder maybe what would happen if you reconnected with someone that you went to school with and just how they thought you were, and compare that to what your life actually was like. I really enjoyed this story and recommend it.
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This is a wonderful fast-paced story, the storyline is sweet and steamy between high school classmates, Jonathan and Kristen were at opposite social circles at school but now years later Kristen is recently divorced with twin girls and Jonathan is working on a cure for cancer. Kristen is hired to interview him and the interest between them starts to intensify.
Quick to read, OTT insta romance. Really sweet and fun to read.
This short and sexy and a story about second chances after divorce. I would have loved for it to be just little longer or to have an epilogue where we actually see Jonathan and Kristy in their future.
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