YANKED
Series: Frenched #1.5
By Melanie Harlow

Mia Devine fell hard for Lucas Fournier after their magical week in Paris. But eight months later, the free-spirited half-French musician still hasn’t made any promises about their future. And as magnifique as long-distance phone sex is, nothing compares to the real thing.

Fed up with stolen weekends and lonely nights, Mia flies to New York armed with a list of reasons why they should take the next step, but an unexpected guest in Lucas’s apartment derails her plans. He’s been keeping secrets–worse, he claims he’s happy with the way things are.

Without the magic of Paris, can their mismatched love survive?

No.
Just no.
As my mom would say, “Damn. Damn. Double Damn. Triple Damn. Hell”

If you are like me and enjoyed the first novel, Frenched, then I will warn you that Yanked will give you the ‘hate feels’.  You don’t even know how many times I wanted to throw my precious Kindle across the room.  I cussed. I cried. I begged for the author to turn this book around when I was at the halfway mark. How could the author do this to us?! Our beloved Lucas was completely changed.  The things he does in Yanked is so out of character — at least in my opinion.

When Mia discovers his secrets, I couldn’t believe she just rolls over, accepts it and forgives him! What the hell was this woman/character thinking? I would not only have beat the crap out of Jessica — if you read the first book you know this is the ex of Lucas — but I would have told Lucas to enjoy being alone as I threw his home deco at him.

Then the author goes and sweeps it under the rug and makes it all better by the end. Um, no. The damage is done. I can’t forgive and forget as easily as Mia. I wish I had listened to the other reviewers and skipped this installment even if there is a major revelation of sorts near the end with Lucas and Mia.

MY RATING
[sc:rate2 ]

GOODREADS / AMAZON

Frenched (Frenched #1)
by Melanie Harlow

When Tucker Branch, playboy heir to Branch Bolt and Screw, screws and bolts a week before their wedding, Mia Devine wants nothing more than to crawl under her newly monogrammed sheets and plan a funeral for her dignity. But her friends convince her that bitter tastes better when it’s drowned in Bordeaux, so Mia grits her teeth and packs her bags, determined to make the best of her luxurious Paris honeymoon—alone.

She never planned on meeting Lucas Fournier.

The easygoing bartender’s scruffy good looks and less-than-sympathetic ear annoy her at first, but when she takes him up on his offer to show her around the city, she discovers that the romance of Paris isn’t just a myth.

Nor is the simultaneous O.

The last thing Mia needs is another doomed love affair, but since she only has a week, she figures she might as well enjoy la vie en O with Lucas while she can. But each day—and night—with Lucas is better than the last, and suddenly her heart is telling her this is more than a rebound fling.

Is it just the seduction of Paris…or could this be the real thing?

I went into this book thinking it was going to be a hot and steamy read — which it is! — but I also found that this book was fun and oh so sigh worthy.  The best part about this book? LUCAS.  You will fall in love with this fabulous French-American man.  He will sweep you off your feet just like he did with Mia.

After Mia’s fiance dumps her one week before their glamorous wedding, her friends convince her to take her honeymoon Paris trip anyway.  Mia goes against her OCD planning and just goes to Paris to start enjoying herself.  You see, Mia has everything planned out including what age she will have children, what age she will be married by, and what age she will have a home, etc.  She is a major list maker.  Anything and everything is made into a list and planned out.  Lucas throws Mia for a loop when she walks into his family bar in Paris.  She is upset and missing her relationship status and ready to head home the first night.  Lucas convinces her to let him take her on a tour of Paris before she decides if she wants to leave early.  She agrees as long as he doesn’t show her any romantic sites.

These two quickly fall for each other only to find out that Lucas has some secrets of his own. Not only does Lucas disrupt Mia and her plans, but Lucas is a person who lives in the ‘now’ and refuses to plan his life in the future. This translates into Lucas not wanting to settle into a commitment with anyone.  He doesn’t believe in marriage, kids or anything Mia desires for her future.  In Frenched, Mia and Lucas have to deal with their feelings and what it means to be with someone they can’t live without.

FAVORITE QUOTES

“Stop it, Mia. And don’t even look at his crotch right now. Don’t do it, don’t do it, don’t— I did it. I couldn’t help myself.” –Mia

“Any requests?” he asked.
“Take off your pants.”
He grinned at me over his shoulder. “I meant music.”
— Mia and Lucas

MY RATING
[sc:rate5 ]

GOODREADS / AMAZON