Stuck
On You
By:
Heather Thurmeier
Mature Content Advisory, must be 18+
Blurb
If
being forced to team up with reality TV’s favorite bad girl wasn’t
enough, falling for her brother might just make this reality show a
real nightmare.
Paige
Anderson agrees to be on a new reality show called Treasure
Trekkers,
a show where contestants use handheld GPS units to find hidden caches
filled with prizes, with her good friend Cassidy. But when Cassidy is
unable to compete, Chip Cormack, the show’s producer, steps in with
a last-minute replacement to be Paige’s partner - Zoe Oliver,
reality TV’s favorite bad girl.
Jack
Miles (aka Miles) is a mountain climber with the body to prove it.
Miles convinced his climbing partner Ben to come on the show with him
for one reason - to prove to Ben that they can still hike together,
regardless of the fact that Ben lost his foot in a tragic accident.
Miles isn’t about to let anything get in his way of winning - not
even beautiful Paige.
But
when Miles and Paige are thrown into an alliance with their
teammates, working closely together leads to more than just good
strategy. Can Paige steal Miles’ heart while surviving Zoe long
enough to win the game?
Excerpt
Paige
Anderson stood on the outskirts of the staging area under a clear
blue sky trying her best not to hurl on her new hiking boots. She’d
made a mistake. She didn’t stand a chance against teams like Mr.
Muscles and Friend—Team Everest, according to the official game
team names—or any of the others for that matter.
Speaking
of Mr. Muscles, every time she glanced his way—which seemed to be
more and more often—she’d catch him staring at her when he was
supposed to be engaging in conversation with his teammate. This time
when her eyes caught his, she noted his subtle eyebrow raise and a
tiny smirk pulling up the corners of his mouth. Combine that with his
light brown hair and sun-kissed skin, and it was hard to look away.
Not to mention a little twinkle of something interesting in his dark
chocolate eyes she couldn’t quite pinpoint but found incredibly
intriguing nonetheless. She tried to look away but it was difficult
when Mr. Muscles stood there with his arms folded across his chest,
biceps bulging against his thin cotton t-shirt.
Poor
material doesn’t stand a chance.
She
swallowed the sudden urge to comfort the pathetic t-shirt that looked
as if it were a single pushup away from tearing and forced her eyes
to keep moving. She couldn’t enjoy the man-candy competition fully
while her own teammate was still MIA.
Where
the hell was Cassidy? She should have arrived yesterday or the day
before like everyone else, and yet Paige hadn’t heard from her. Nor
had Cassidy answered any of the texts or voicemails she’d left
before the show’s producer Chip had confiscated her phone. How were
they supposed to survive on an adventure show if they couldn’t even
communicate their whereabouts before the show started?
Cassidy
and Paige had become fast friends the year before while on a
different reality show—one where they’d both vied for a
bachelor’s attention, along with eight other women. Out of all the
women on the show, Cassidy was the nicest and most beautiful and it
came as no surprise to Paige when not only the bachelor, but also a
cameraman, had fallen in love with Cassidy during the show.
Of
course, Paige hadn’t made it anywhere near the finale with bachelor
Brad. Nope. She’d been sent packing at the third
elimination—humiliated and crushed.
Thank
God this wasn’t another dating show. No chance of major televised
rejection to tarnish the experience. No sexy bachelor to distract her
and Cassidy from winning the money and prizes.
Her
eyes flickered back to Mr. Muscles again as if to prove her theory
wrong right from the start. Damn. He was built to climb mountains.
She’d like to climb his mountain.
Yeah,
right. In my dreams.
So I didn’t read the first book In the
series yet, but I didn’t need to for this one. It does well in a kind
of stand-alone as well. Not really hard to keep up.
The last thing Paige expected was to be
roped into doing another reality show, especially since her other
went so well (not). But it gave Paige a chance to have some fun with
her friend Cassidy, especially since its a treasure hunting show that
doesn’t eliminate anyone till the end, and the prize is a good chunk
of money. Unfortunately with unforeseen turn of events, Cassidy is
unable to participate in the show and Paige is stuck with Zoe – a
mean girl from her other reality TV show.
I have to say, the book draws you in
from chapter one. The tone and the characters and just the whole plot
I found appealing. I have not read a book about a reality TV show in
like…ever, so this was a very new experience for me. I loved the
tone, it was funny with a lot of smart ass comments and attitude.
Paige was sweet and in a way amusing. Her whole approach to the show
was suppose to be just having fun with Cassidy while they drive
around searching for treasure. Instead she is with Zoe, with a bit of
tension between them, so things get amusing at times. I like that she
felt so real at times, especially with her driving skills.
Zoe was a whole different animal. The
fact that she runs around on stilettos was odd for me, since I know
very few women that trot around in those like it’s second nature to
them. I myself would probably break both of my ankles trying to run
in heels. Thought she was annoying, she was funny and there is a
deeper side to Zoe beneath the bitch faced.
Mile was swoon worthy, and he comes
with his own baggage and guilt especially when it comes to his game
partner and friend, Ben. His connection to Zoe is interesting, but
his actions around Paige are kind of amusing and naughty.
The book was amazing. I loved that it
was funny, laced with interesting part, characters with depth and of
course don’t forget the steamy romance served on top. Definitely
looking more from this author.
About The Author
Heather
Thurmeier is a lover of strawberry margaritas, a hater of spiders,
and a reality TV junkie. She was born and raised in the Canadian
prairies, but now lives in upstate New York with her own personal
romance hero (aka her husband) and their two little princesses. When
she’s not busy taking care of the kids and an adventurous puppy named
Indy, Heather’s hard at work on her next romance novel.
“Heather
Thurmeier’s hunky heroes and feisty heroines will have you laughing
out loud, falling in love … and coming back for more!” ~ Carly
Phillips, NY Times Bestselling Author
“Heather
Thurmeier writes sweet, funny romances that capture your heart!”
-NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Probst
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