Suddenly You by Sarah Mayberry

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Title: Suddenly You
Author: Sarah Mayberry
Series: Porter Siblings #2
Published by: Harlequin Superromance
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 281
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2022 Backlist Reader Challenge, Lenoreo's 2022 Bookish Resolutions DTTH, Lenoreo's 2022 COYER Summer
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My rating:

Blurb:

The definition of a happy man?

The guy who knows exactly what he wants and has it. That's Harry Porter. He's got the perfect job, the best buddies and no commitments beyond the next good time. It's the ideal life. Then he stops to help Pippa White when she's stranded by the side of the road. He's known--and liked--her for a while, but as the ex of a friend, she's entirely off-limits. And as fun as the banter with her is, Harry knows single moms are out of his league.

So why all the excuses to see Pippa again...and again? And why can't he stop thinking about her? But most puzzling of all is how Harry suddenly wants to swap a night with the boys for one with only Pippa!

My Review:

4 stars — Harry and Pippa were both very likeable characters, but I think I’m still not quite in reading mode and so I got a bit frustrated with them (mostly Pippa) at times…I also might have had a hard time suspending my disbelief on how often Alice conveniently napped. *snort*

For all that Harry is shown to be a party boy, we don’t actually get to see it in action that much.  But I still appreciated that we got to see a little bit of perhaps how he came to be that way.  I will admit I wish we’d learned a bit more about what happened in his previous relationship, since it kind of had a pretty profound effect on why he still was the way he was.  But aside from all that, he was delightfully charming and sassy, with a soft heart and a strong sense of doing the right thing…kind of a funny attribute given his avoidance of responsibilities.

Pippa had been righteously burned by Steve, and it definitely affected so much of her interactions with Harry.  I did grow a bit frustrated with her at the end, even if in theory I understood where she was coming from.  She was suuuuper stubborn, and had a bit of a temper (but not in a bad way).  It definitely got her into trouble, and seeing her struggle against her sense of pride was…rough.  On the other side, though, she was thoughtful, hardworking, and sassy as all get out.

One of my favourite aspects of the story was definitely the interplay between Harry and Pippa.  It was a bit slow burn, but I didn’t mind because we got to see them developing a friendship and fighting their attractions.  And when the tension built up to a boiling point?  Oh yeah, that was some good stuff.

I wondered if Harry’s older sister had a story, and now I’m going to have to look for it.

I appreciated that the side story with Steve was as complicated as it should be…and while there was resolution, it was realistic.

So yeah.  Definitely a solid Sarah Mayberry, but I think it wasn’t quite enough to get me out of my reading slump.