I want Hadley Holiday. In fact, I’ve been obsessed with her for months. But a good girl like her would never be with a scoundrel like me.My reputation is shot. Asking Hadley to fake a relationship with me to improve my image would be the easy way out, but it could ruin her. No thanks. I’ve got a better idea, and my plan will work perfectly as long as I can keep my hands to myself.I can be a good … myself.
I can be a good boy.
Really, I can.
Until I can’t.
Untrainable is a standalone romantic comedy in the Night Time Television Series.
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4.5 Stars A beautiful, poignant, heart-wrenching story that brings you characters that will steal your heart.
Theo is trying to come back from ruining his own public reputation. His family was on a reality show years ago and he’s still in the public eye. He is constant fodder for the gossip rags and he feeds the best with bad decisions. He’s ready for a change. He wants to turn his bad reputation around and he knows just the woman to help him out.
Hadley Holiday is currently America’s Sweetheart. After being a runner up in a talent competition that aired across the country, she caught Theo’s attention. She’s a sweet, wholesome girl who is loving, giving and loyal. All she wants to do is find a job that she loves to pay the bills. Opportunity is about to come knocking.
Theo’s proposal for a new reality show could not have come at a better time.
This story was emotional and pulled at the heartstrings. Hadley and Theo had an amazing connection and super hot attraction. This story was so much more than I expected. Theo was a good guy, with a good heart but his self-sacrificing nature put him on the wrong path. To move forward and have a better life, Theo is going to have to own his past and learn to let go of the hurt. Hadley, she’s the perfect person to stand by his side and show him that love is unconditional. There were some great characters, a few tears, laugh out loud pranks and special moments that I won’t soon forget. Read it! You are going to love Theo and Hadley.
Untrainable is my very first book by Jamie Schlosser. I had an inkling that I was going to really enjoy this book going in. It’s the exact sort of book I normally go for. But, what I didn’t expect is the way this book grabbed my heart, pretty much right from the start. These characters! They were amazing.
Theodore (Theo-Dog) Legend was used to being the bad boy, the one to attract all the negative attention. It’s just what he did, what he’d always done. One big mistake that involved a lot of alcohol and a fire hydrant gave him the nickname, Theo-Dog. Theo is a product of reality television. Currently he is not working and is about broke. But he has an idea. It came to him after he first saw her, Hadley Holiday. She was a participant on the program, The Final Showdown. Her act with her border collie was adorable. Theo doesn’t necessarily believe in love at first sight. What would he know about love? All he does know is that he has to know her. That somehow he has to be a part of her life. Thus his idea for a new show. It’s perfect.
Hadley got her college degree in accounting. But after her experience on The Final Showdown, even though she didn’t win, she knew that somehow she wanted to pursue a career in show business. When she was approached about a brand new show with tv’s bad boy, Theo Legend, she’s all in. Not to mention the fact that he is gorgeous. But there’s more to it than that. There was something there in the way he looked at her, in the way he made her feel.
“No one had ever looked at me that way before. Like he was a starving man and I was the last snack on earth. Unfortunately, I wasn’t on the menu.”
Theo and Hadley’s feelings escalate quickly but they are forced to keep things secret. Their show is all about fixing Theo, not romancing Theo. All of this is happening right at Christmas time. Theo has never experienced a real family Christmas before. Hadley’s parents, though, put a little spin on their Christmas festivities, and Theo seems to fit right in, loving every minute of it. It also gives them some time away from the cameras to explore their relationship in privacy.
“Undressing Hadley was like unwrapping the best present ever. All the gifts I’d missed out on. All the disappointments of my past…it was like the universe was reimbursing me for all the heartache I’d been through.”
“I never knew I could feel destroyed, yet whole at the same time. Like Hadley broke me apart, then put me back together the way I was always meant to be.”
These two! I couldn’t have loved them more. It started out with Hadley being nervous and out of her element. But she was a strong, determined woman. She knew what she wanted. She wanted this career and she wanted Theo. She saw the man he was inside. The man no one else ever bothered to look for. The man she loved. Theo didn’t need fixing. He just needed to be loved. And she was definitely the person to do it.
If you want a feel good book that is going to leave you with all the warm and fuzzies you can handle, this is for you. It is steamy and sweet and just plain perfect. This might have been my first Jamie Schlosser book but I can guarantee you, it won’t be my last.
Untrainable
By: Jamie Schlosser
5 out of 5 stars
The story Untrainable by Jamie Schlosser is a romantic comedy that I loved reading. It is a book that draws you in from the very beginning and had me hooked. The main reason for me is the characters of Theodore “Theo-Dog” Legend and Hadley Holiday. Hadley is a woman who is intelligent, independent, and driven. She is kind, caring and compassionate. While Theo has quite a reputation Hadley finds him confident, intelligent, and perceptive. Theo can’t seem to keep his mind off of Hadley. He has a strong attraction to her. They both have their reasons for starting a new show together. Will the new show be just the thing to start Hadley on a new career and Theo to rid himself of his reputation? Will it be a disaster or the best thing that has happened to them? What does the future hold for them? Read this book to find out. This story is one that had me with a constant smile on my face and laughing out loud. The kind of laughter that could lead to you fall out of your seat! I also loved reading about the bantering that goes back and forth between Hadley and Theo. The book has moments that warm your heart and make you go “Aww.” I grew to love Hadley and Theo with every chapter that I read. They are characters that you can root for and want to be happy. There are also other additional characters that I enjoyed reading about the part they play in the story and also their interactions with Hadley and Theo. Don’t miss out on a story that you won’t want to put down until you find out the ending.
4.5 stars
Untrainable is an interesting and rather different story centering on Theo and Hadley!
The genuine feelings behind the characters and the beautiful friendship that develops is rather wonderful!
It took me a little bit to get into the book but I was tearing up part way through and laughing with the characters!
Hadley and her family are an absolute hoot and I felt sad that Theo didn’t have that in his family!
I wondered how things would progress and if there would be a happily ever after!
Theo really endeared himself in so many ways if not for his beautiful compassionate heart!
I enjoyed reading this book and thought the storyline was unique!
Theo bares himself to Hadley and theres a raw emotion and sizzling connection between the two that is undeniable!
The storyline hooked me and I especially loved how it ended!
Omg! Untrainable had me laughing so hard all while I was swooning! Theo has a bad rep, reality tv star gone crazy. Hadley is a sweet and innocent girl who placed third in a reality tv talent show. Theo fell in love with her while watching her compete and just had to have the girl. Hadley is upset she didn’t win and needs money and a job soon. Theo concocts a brilliant new reality show that has Hadley helping his rep. Now at first I thought Theo would be a bad boy asshole, oh boy was I wrong. He is the most sweet and devoted guy I’ve ever read! He wants Hadley more than anything but is willing to hold back his feelings so she doesn’t get dragged into the dirt. Hadley is the most adorable and sweet chick ever! She has such a big heart and has so much room for the broken Theo. Theo’s story is heartbreaking, but Hadley shows him how to heal and how it feels to truly be loved.
Jamie Schlosser made my heart melt and my stomach ache from the extreme sweetness and hilarity that just blended so seamlessly! Untrainable is an unputdownable read that will steal your heart!
Showbiz. It can make or break you in a minute. For Theo, a drunken moment tagged him forever–maybe. Not that he hadn’t made some efforts in that direction during his family stint in the reality TV world. Hadley had that moment of success–almost. Being second doesn’t win the money or the TV show. It did grab some attention and the audience loved her with her pup and her training skills.
She also won Theo’s attention. He had to figure out how to get them together. If it brought them both that moment of success–and more–better yet. He’d be his self-deprecating self and she’d do her best to train/teach him how to be acceptable. During their trial run, they learned about each other and how good they could be together. There were surprises for them all. Could they keep the good parts and find love?
This is a fun, feel-good, love story that brings light and laughter.
Reviewed for Words Turn Me On.
What a wonderful heartwarming storyline. One thing you can count one with Ms. Schlosser’s books (at least the ones I have read) is her unique style making you laugh, smile and feel good all over as you read along. Untrainable fits all of that and then some. The characters will melt your heart and their story will have you rooting for a happy ending.
Theo and Hadley, our “celebrity couple”, come across so down to earth and genuine that you can’t help but love them. I don’t do spoilers so I will just say this is a very well written, feel good romance that you will want to read again and again. Kudos to Ms. Schlosser for a wonderful holiday romance. 5 Heartwarming stars and 2 Thumbs Up for this highly recommended must read story.