Review: Charming Like Us by Krista & Becca Ritchie
SYNOPSIS:
As the hottest bodyguard on Security Force Omega, Oscar Oliveira has no trouble finding a warm body at any odd hour. But he’s ready for more.
And for the first time in this ex-pro boxer’s life, he just got rejected. For a kiss.
Oscar’s friends warned him not to fall for the straight guy, but flirty, sexy-as-hell Jack Highland made that difficult. Now Jack has Oscar’s sweater. His belt. His bandana. And Oscar seriously wants them back.
As for Jack – well, Jack wants a lot of things.
But for the first time in this confident filmmaker’s life, he’s absolutely 100%… confused. Add another ultra-complication in a sea of complicated: Enter Charlie Cobalt.
The enigmatic famous one that Oscar is sworn to protect wants his own show, and he’s asked Jack to film it. A Charlie-centric docuseries will force Oscar & Jack to share the same air again.
Option 1: Ignore each other.
Option 2: Flirt, aw yeah. And act like the rejection never happened.
Option 3: Confront each other about the rejected kiss.
With options on the table and their romantic lives unsettled, both Jack & Oscar are concerned about why Charlie wants his own show. And the longer filming lasts, the more tumultuous their personal & professional worlds become.
Chaos reigns when you’re around the Cobalts, and Jack & Oscar are swept up among the most destructive one.
REVIEW:
This story was a sweet little escape from the three esteemed families. I loved the step back and chance that Oscar gets to find his happily ever after. Jack has a sexual awakening, realizes that he isn’t straight, and does, in fact, find Oscar attractive. Their sizzling chemistry and witty flirting had me endlessly smiling.
I really enjoyed how Oscar and Jack came together. They are both seen in such a positive light that it was nice just to read something where the characters clicked. While the love did at times seem instantaneous, they have both been floating in and out of each others lives for 5 years before finally giving in. Jack finds himself over the course of the story. And he becomes a pillar of support for Oscar. Oscar and Quinn finally have it out and their frail relationship can start to mend.
But the real star of this book, or who stole the show, was Charlie Cobalt. I was drawn to the enigmatic member of the Cobalt family since he was first introduced so many books ago. And after spending the majority of the story with him, I can fully say I am invested in him as a character. I am dying to know more about this beautifully broken man and I hope he finds the love he so desperately deserves.
The whole crew is back and much like Oscar would say, the upcoming drama is definitely 5 buckets of popcorn worthy. I enjoyed seeing these teases of Sulli with her body guards or Donnelly longing for Luna but I felt that it sorta stole the spot light from Oscar and Jack. But I think it is safe to say that I am invested enough in the couples and characters that I will read on.
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