Make Me Lose by Ember Leigh

Make Me Lose by Ember LeighMake Me Lose by Ember Leigh
Series: Bayshore #1
on July 23, 2019
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 264
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
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Grayson Daly and I aren’t just rivals. We’re enemies.
Born minutes apart on the same day in the same hospital, our parents thought this meant we were somehow destined to be together. We knew were we just destined to beat each other.
Competition boiled over until junior year, when the cold war turned into an unexpected peace offering. Maybe my hormones allowed me to notice his broad shoulders, stormy gray-blue eyes, and soccer star’s chiseled frame. But after I fell for him…he stomped all over my heart.
Ten years later, I’m at the top of the realty game in Bayshore and Grayson is just a distant memory. Until he shows up from NYC, his ego bigger than a skyscraper, and asks me to sell the house he recently inherited.
It’s easy to say no. Even though I want to climb him like the jungle gyms we used to dangle from in strong arm battles.
But I forgot that Gray doesn’t take no for an answer. And that he isn’t content unless he’s defeating me.
He butts into my evenings on the boat. Ropes me into water skiing battles. Even shows up at the bar and creates a scene when I’m scouting a date to the upcoming Bicentennial Ball.
It’s almost like he’s gunning to win me.
But if he wins, that means I lose.
And I’m not ready to cede victory just yet.

three-half-stars

review

Make Me Lose by Ember Leigh was an easy to read romance that I really enjoyed! I picked this up only because I wanted to read book 4 in the Bayshore series, but decided to give the first book a chance to ensure I could get behind the writing style. I’m really happy I did! The friends to rivals to lovers second chance romance was done extremely well and felt real without making any character feel like a dick.

The tension between Grayson and Hazel is there from their very first meeting. You can feel just how attracted they are to one another, but refuse to be the one to give in until things bubble over. What I especially loved was how their relationship is handled in the latter half of the book. With Grayson only in town for a funeral, and Hazel having her entire established life in Bayshore, the logistics of making a relationship work is hard and relatable.

I think for anyone looking to read a quick and steamy romance with fairly low angst, Make Me Lose by Ember Leigh is a winner.

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