“The Right Swipe is everything you want in a Summer read: fun, clever, and so, so sexy.” — Popsugar
Alisha Rai returns with a sizzling new novel, in which two rival dating app creators find themselves at odds in the boardroom but in sync in the bedroom.
Rhiannon Hunter may have revolutionized romance in the digital world, but in real life she only swipes right on her career—and the occasional … in real life she only swipes right on her career—and the occasional hookup. The cynical dating app creator controls her love life with a few key rules:
– Nude pics are by invitation only
– If someone stands you up, block them with extreme prejudice
– Protect your heart
Only there aren’t any rules to govern her attraction to her newest match, former pro-football player Samson Lima. The sexy and seemingly sweet hunk woos her one magical night… and disappears.
Rhi thought she’d buried her hurt over Samson ghosting her, until he suddenly surfaces months later, still big, still beautiful—and in league with a business rival. He says he won’t fumble their second chance, but she’s wary. A temporary physical partnership is one thing, but a merger of hearts? Surely that’s too high a risk…
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I finished it in four hours. A fine start to a new series.
Alisha Rai is one of the champions of diversity in romance and I love her for that. The Right Swipe has representation and inclusion down pat. Her storytelling is superbly fluid. I always love that her books celebrate close-knit family relationships, either blood or found. The themes are current and on-point.
Rhiannon and Samson are two damaged people. Their story is one borne in the age of technology and fast responses. The story brings up issues that are common in our current society and deals with them in a positive and uplifting manner. The two characters along with their friends are using their struggles to make the world a better place. You will enjoy the stories strong bonds of friendship and families. There are some steamy and fun scenes that will fulfill your fantasies. A great story with lots of heart.
I went into this book expecting a mostly lighthearted rom-com but Alisha Rai delivers so much more than that with The Right Swipe. So much more. This is a vibrant, diverse and dynamic romance featuring a powerful and successful woman of color up against all the crappy odds and swirling b.s. that dominate our news cycle every day. Prejudice. Racism. Sexism. Harassment in the work place. And yet Rhiannon kills it in the business world. It was just the sort of heroine I needed to read right now.
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However…Rhiannon isn’t perfect. In fact, I was often pretty mad at her. She has MAJOR trust issues, and I get it, but I think she was too hard on Samson most of the time. Because, seriously, he had a REALLY good reason for “ghosting” her. And she held that against him for way too long. Come on, Rhiannon… I loved Samson. He was all things kind and patient and muscley-hot and what else could you want?! I don’t often want to see a heroine grovel before a hero but…Samson deserved a grovel.
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Having said that though…I loved The Right Swipe. I completely FREAKED OUT when I was granted the chance to read an ARC. The Right Swipe will be released in July and it’s going to be a glorious summer pool-side read! Thank you to Edelweiss and @netgalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy.
I’m sad to say, I didn’t love The Right Swipe. You can probably chalk it up to fact that I’m a big character reader and these characters underwhelmed me.
The premise of The Right Swipe is great. Rhiannon, jilted at a second date, runs into the man that ghosted her when he becomes the spokesperson for her competitor. The competing company she wants to buy.
Samson, when starting his new job, runs into the woman he’s been trying to find for months – after life stopped him from showing up for a second date he begged to get.
It has the makings for some cute and awkward romance shenanigans. And it sort of did have some of that.
Except it’s just not as much fun when the characters aren’t A+.
Rhiannon was hard. In all honesty, I couldn’t get past her bitch shell. Even if I understand the reasoning for her to have her armor, I didn’t always love the way she treated everyone. It was too much for me to find her endearing, ever.
Samson on the other hand, was sticky sweet and caring and humble. But absolutely nothing about him stood out as something special or that will stay with me for any length of time.
Not engaging with the characters made this a long read for me.