From the New York Times bestselling author of Suddenly Royal comes the first in a sparkling new series about America’s favorite royal—the First Daughter.
Everyone makes mistakes, especially in college. But when you’re the daughter of the President of the United States, any little slip up is a huge embarrassment. Maddie McGuire’s latest error in judgment lands her in police custody, giving the press a field day. Agreeing to do community service as penance and to restore her tattered reputation, Maddie never dreams incredibly good looking but extremely annoying vice president’s son, Jake Simmon, will be along for the ride.
Recently returning from Afghanistan with a life-altering injury, Jake is wrestling with his own demons. He doesn’t have the time or patience to deal with the likes of Maddie. They’re like oil and water and every time they’re together, it’s combustible. But there’s a thin line between love and hate, and it’s not long before their fiery arguments give way to infinitely sexier encounters.
When Jake receives devastating news about the last remaining member of his unit, the darkness he’s resisted for so long begins to overwhelm him. Scared to let anyone close, he pushes Maddie away. But she isn’t about to give up on Jake that easily. Maddie’s fallen for him, and she’ll do anything to keep him from the edge as they both discover that love is a battlefield and there are some fights you just can’t lose.
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EXCERPT
“Have
you been crying?” Warm fingers touched my cheek and I jerked in
surprise at the sparks that danced through my blood. I couldn’t
remember if he had ever touched me except for obligatory dances at
celebrations and fund- raisers. “What happened? Are you okay?”
“No,
I’m fine.” I stepped out of his reach and rubbed under my eyes.
Tearing my gaze from his I leaned over and picked up his cane. “It’s
allergies.”
“We’ve
known each other too long for you to lie to me.” He let his hand
fall back to his side. I handed him the cane and stepped back.
“Someone told you that I was on my way, huh? We all know how much
you hate me. I’m surprised you didn’t jump out of the window.”
“It
was an option.” I rolled my eyes. I guess I wasn’t the only one
that remembered our last meeting hadn’t been pleasant. “I also
considered hiding in the closet, but was too slow.”
There!
Take that, perfect Jake Simmon. I was quick on my feet today.
“So,
you know why I’m here.” The way his eyes ran over me as if taking
stock was obnoxious.
“I’m
your body guard. When the crazy women start running after you, I’m
to dive in the way.” And damn if they wouldn’t come running when
they saw how he looked all grown up and rough around the edges.
“I’m
glad they have a plan.” He scratched his chin. “Getting bombarded
with underwear and bras is a health issue.”
“If
they got to know you, it wouldn’t be a problem.” I rolled my
eyes.
“What
does that mean?” His head cocked to the side.
“I
thought you lost your leg, not your brain.” My eyes widened, but it
was too late to take it back. Why was it that I said the most
horrible things around him? Even when we’d been younger I’d had
diarrhea of the mouth. Especially around Jake.
He
threw his head back and laughed. “I don’t think they’re after
my brain, Maddie. Thankfully the part they’re most interested in is
still fully functional.”
His
lazy smile and sparkling eyes had me swallowing hard.
Heat
crept up my neck and I fought to not look away. “Well, good for
you.”
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About Nichole Chase:
Nichole Chase is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Suddenly Royal, The Accidental Assassin, Flukes, The Dark Betrayal Trilogy, The American Royalty Series and several short stories.
Nichole lives in Georgia with her husband, energetic daughter, two rescue dogs, Sulcata tortoise, and two cats. When not writing, you may find her reading, painting, crafting, or chasing her daughter around the house while making monster noises.
5 stars(!!!) I've got the FEELS read.
Review:
I will start by saying that ever since Nichole Chase announced Bedmates it was one of my most anticipated reads of 2016.
I mean, who can say know to an enemy to friends to lovers romance?
the answer is NO ONE.
And one written by Nichole Chase?
Well, you'll have to be crazy to decide not to read it.
Then, I learned it was about the first daughter and as sad as I am to admit, doubts started to creep in.
I love politics and intrigue....but I wasn't so sure that I was up for some likeable characters.
Then a chance presented itself for a review copy and being a Nichole Chase fan of course I jumped at the opportunity.
in a warm cozy chair I snuggled and sat down to read my ARC, pretty soon I realized Jake was an army veteran missing a leg (not to talk about the psychological damage he suffered during his employment in Afghanistan).
I should not have worried at all, because as Nichole has proven many times over she writes great, likeable, reasonable, sweet, relateable characters that are just too human.
Nichole gave us an interesting ride feeled with funny moments, sad moments, heartwarming moments, strong characters, real issues, the light we can find in our darkest moments and the meaning of standing up for what you believe in and standing next to the people that mean most to you.
What I'm trying to say is that Nichole proved once again why she is such a great author expressing human emotions, dynamics and moments (family, friends. lovers, enemies....everything).
For me this was a five stars amazing read. and I'm happy for the opportuninty to read it and can't wait to see what Nichole will write next.
Simply put, I'n in love with Maddie and Jake (Maddie was awesome and great and Jake was truly drool worthy), not to mention the easter egg of the Duchess and Prince of Liliria(!!! can you believe it??).
I recieved an ARC by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Sharon.
