Review Time!

*****

A struggling business and one act of vandalism may have brought them together, but bakery owner Chloe Nelson and professional hockey player Griffin Lange get along like chocolate and pickles. Chloe needs the famous (and famously unattached) Griffin to attract people to her pastries, and Griffin needs the curvaceous and fiery Chloe to keep him out of trouble. A fake relationship to keep the media interested seems like the perfect plan.

But when temptation throws them into bed together, a new plan arises. Why not make the fake real? Griffin’s winning every home game, and Chloe’s business has never been better. Both know it’s only physical—and only temporary. But can they drop their defenses for love, even if it means getting a little bit sinful?

Some Like It Sinful is part of Robbie Terman’s “Perfect Recipe” series, but don’t let that stop you because it can definitely stand alone.  Ty and Ashton from the first novel do make a lot of appearances in this one, though, so for those of you who have read their story you get a nice little update and for those of us who haven’t …. well, I’m ready to go read Some Like It Spicy as soon as I can.  Terman has a delightfully smooth writing style and the story flows nicely – I never felt that the pacing was off and the characters are very entertaining.

Griffin is your typical commitment-phobe.  As a professional athlete, he has the world by the tail so why would he settle down?  And then he meets Chloe.  Striking out on her own, Chloe is under a lot of stress and her unwanted attraction to Griffin isn’t helping.  But she’s got the grit and determination to make her business work … and find a way to handle Griffin too.  I love her sass and the way that the two play off each other is definitely entertaining.  They make a fun (and snarky) couple and I loved watching them fall in love, while fighting it most of the way.

We also get a little bit of a sneak peek at the next story with Chloe’s friend, Jenna.  If it is anything like Some Like It Sinful, I’ll be the first in line.  Not just because Terman writes engaging romances but she also gives the three women a wonderful friendship that I’d like to see more of.

Although Terman doesn’t really go outside of the box with her sports-star/normal-girl romance, the journey to Griffin and Chole’s HEA has enough zing and passion to keep readers quickly turning pages.  With the perfect mix of humor, sexiness and emotion, Some Like It Sinful showcases Terman’s writing talent.