Undercover BromanceBromance Book Club #2
By: Lyssa Kay Adams
Release Date: March 10, 2020
Publisher: Berkley Romance
Source: eARC from the publisher in exchange for a honest review
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Book Synopsis:
Braden Mack thinks reading romance novels makes him an expert in love, but he’ll soon discover that real life is better than fiction.
Liv Papandreas has a dream job as a sous chef at Nashville’s hottest restaurant. Too bad the celebrity chef owner is less than charming behind kitchen doors. After she catches him harassing a young hostess, she confronts him and gets fired. Liv vows revenge, but she’ll need assistance to take on the powerful chef.
Unfortunately, that means turning to Braden Mack. When Liv’s blackballed from the restaurant scene, the charismatic nightclub entrepreneur offers to help expose her ex-boss, but she is suspicious of his motives. He’ll need to call in reinforcements: the Bromance Book Club.
Inspired by the romantic suspense novel they’re reading, the book club assist Liv in setting up a sting operation to take down the chef. But they’re just as eager to help Mack figure out the way to Liv’s heart… even while she’s determined to squelch the sparks between them before she gets burned.
Braden Mack thinks reading romance novels makes him an expert in love, but he’ll soon discover that real life is better than fiction.
Liv Papandreas has a dream job as a sous chef at Nashville’s hottest restaurant. Too bad the celebrity chef owner is less than charming behind kitchen doors. After she catches him harassing a young hostess, she confronts him and gets fired. Liv vows revenge, but she’ll need assistance to take on the powerful chef.
Unfortunately, that means turning to Braden Mack. When Liv’s blackballed from the restaurant scene, the charismatic nightclub entrepreneur offers to help expose her ex-boss, but she is suspicious of his motives. He’ll need to call in reinforcements: the Bromance Book Club.
Inspired by the romantic suspense novel they’re reading, the book club assist Liv in setting up a sting operation to take down the chef. But they’re just as eager to help Mack figure out the way to Liv’s heart… even while she’s determined to squelch the sparks between them before she gets burned.
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| My Review |
My Thoughts:
In this book, we get Braden Mack and Liv Papandreas' love story told through their dual perspectives. Liv is a talented pastry chef at Savoy, a top notch restaurant, where she works for the famous reality star, owner, and despicable head chef of the establishment. When she catches him sexually harassing a young hostess, she is outraged, and speaks up, only to be fired, and blacklisted.
Braden offers to help bring down Liv's ex-boss, and even though Liv is determined to do it on her own, Braden won't take "no" for an answer. He enlists the help of his best friends, members of the Bromance Book Club. What follows is a page-turning, fun, humorous, entertaining, and romantic love story.
Undercover Bromance was such a treat! This story had me smiling, chuckling, and laughing out loud at the love story that developed between Braden and Liv, as well as the shenanigans of the bromance book club members.
Liv struggled with trusting others, especially members of the opposite sex. She refused to lean on anyone, and was determined to do everything on her own. Braden was a modern day, "Knight in Shining Armor." I loved how his actions showed Liv that good men exist. She didn't make it easy on him, but through patience, determination, and persistence, Braden managed to break down her walls.
He was lonely, and wanted love, and a family all his own. Braden thought by being "perfect," and living life by a manual, (his romance novels), he could get what he wanted. However, he learned that "real" or authentic, wasn't perfect; and all of the crazy feelings that Liv stirred up in him, and drove him crazy in a good way, where what true love was all about.
I loved Braden and Liv's story. The pages just flew by, and I completely escaped in this book. I loved every moment of this story, and didn't want it to end. It had me swooning and excited for the intense, and passionate love that Braden and Liv experienced. I thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie and friendships from the Bromance Book Club Members. They were fun, hilarious, and entertaining. When things got tough, they were always there for Braden and each other.
I liked the way the author addressed the issues of sexual harassment, woman's rights, and treatment in our society. She gave women a voice and delivered a strong message about blaming the victim, women supporting women, and people standing up, instead of passively standing by when they witness the abuse and ill treatment of women in our society.
If you are looking for an entertaining, super fast paced, fun, humorous, and romantic read, check out Undercover Bromance!
About the Author:
Lyssa Kay Adams is the pen name of an award-winning journalist who gave up the world of telling true stories to pen emotional romances. She’s also a diehard Detroit Tigers fan who will occasionally cheer for the Red Sox because her husband is from Boston.
Lyssa lives in Michigan with her family and an anxiety-ridden Maltese who steals food and buries it around the house and who will undoubtedly be a character in a future book.
Things Lyssa loves: Baseball pants, mashed potatoes, and that little clicking sound that scissors make on the cutting table at fabric stores.
Things she doesn’t love: Mean people, melting ice cream cones, and finding food in her underwear drawer.
Keep up with Lyssa on Twitter at @LyssaKayAdams. Please note: She mostly tweets about baseball pants and mashed potatoes.
I've been hearing really good things about this one. it sounds like it was pretty good.
ReplyDeleteIt was such a great story :)
DeleteOh yes I'm hearing some nice things for this one as well
ReplyDeleteIt is getting a lot of good buzz Melliane!
DeleteAdams did a good job helping me understand Liv, because honestly, I didn't really like her in the first book, but she grew on me. I loved her and Mack together. They were both slightly wounded, and I loved seeing them find something great with one another.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I can't wait to read the next book! This series just keeps getting better and better :)
DeleteI just skimmed since I'm getting ready to read this book too, but I'm so thrilled to hear you enjoyed this even more than the first book.
ReplyDeleteI hope you love it Suzanne :)
DeleteOkay I want this but I just downloaded an e-arc from Netgalley. Thanks LIndy
ReplyDeleteYou're going to love it Debbie :)
Deletefrom your review it tells me the cover is great, making me think this would be a fun read. i can always use some chuckles
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
Well this story is sure to make you laugh Sherry :)
DeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed this one! It sounds like Adams tackled some pretty timely topics (like sexual harassment in the workplace) while still delivering a fun rom-com.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was such a well-rounded and balanced book, and I really loved it :)
DeleteI couldn't agree more, I just love this series and it really is just getting better!
ReplyDeleteIt's exciting, isn't it?!!!
DeleteI was a little wary of picking up Liv's story since she was so down on men in the first book, but it sounds like Lyssa Adams really made another hit with this second one.
ReplyDeleteI was too, because Liv was so prickly, but I really loved this book, and I think you would too :)
DeleteI'll come back to your review when I've finished the book. Glad to see your four stars, though! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds good :) I know you’re going to love it!
DeleteYou’ve made a serious case for me to put this series on my TBR! There’s another Asian Romance series that everyone’s reviews has mad3 me want to read. But I e been following this series with you from book 1 and it seems to be a lot of bromance fun.
ReplyDeleteIt is a lot of fun :)
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