About BIRTHDAY GIRL:
Jordan has nowhere else to go when her boyfriend offers to let her move in with him and his dad. Working a dead-end job, with her relationship sputtering, she jumps at the opportunity, expecting to help out around the house in exchange. What she doesn’t anticipate is for her heart to race every time Pike pulls into the driveway, or to burn when their eyes meet over the breakfast table. He’s kind and listens to her and protects her in a way no man ever has before. Her sister once told her there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable. Only Pike isn't the unavailable one…she is.
As the days go by, Pike’s finding it anything but simple to have his son’s girlfriend living in his house. He can’t stop thinking about her and holding his breath every time they cross paths. It feels like she’s becoming a part of him. Except he knows they’re not free to give in to this. How could they when he’s her boyfriend’s father?
*BIRTHDAY GIRL is a stand-alone, contemporary romance suitable for ages 18+.
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What I thought about Birthday Girl
In Birthday Girl, Jordan is a young woman with lots of responsibilities. She takes care of herself and her boyfriend Cole, goes to school, works late and still somehow manages to maintain a happy disposition. In spite of her sister's encouragement to work at the local strip club to make more money, she prefers to handle things on her own.
Her life isn't the greatest, but she manages. But when she meets a mysterious man at the movies one night, she realizes she might not be as happy as she thinks she is with Cole. There's only one problem-- that mysterious, sexy man is Cole's father, Pike. Things get even more interesting when circumstances force Cole and Jordan to move in with Pike.
There's plenty of forced proximity and ample yearning going on here. Jordan and Pike work very hard to push their feelings for each other away, thinking that it's wrong for them to be together. There's a 20 year age difference, Pike's estranged son is involved, and they both know it's probably not a good idea --- but....
I really, really liked this story. I could not put it down. There was a chance this could get icky with the age difference, but that did not happen. Jordan's maturity shines through and the age difference really doesn't matter here. It was so easy to want Pike and Jordan to be together, because their chemistry shines through right from the start. It's terrific, really, how well this romance worked for me, as I haven't been all that thrilled with my romance reading and Birthday Girl really turned that around for me. I just loved this story and these characters. The sexual tension is top-notch and I adored the dual POVs from Pike and Jordan. It really made the story sing.
If you are in the mood for a forbidden love type of romance, Birthday Girl just might do it for you. It did for me. It made me believe in romance reading again, and I truly loved that about this story.
About the Author
Penelope Douglas is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Their books have been translated into twenty languages and include The Fall Away Series, The Hellbent Series, The Devil’s Night Series, and the stand-alones, Misconduct, Punk 57, Birthday Girl, Credence, and Tryst Six Venom. They live in New England with their husband and daughter.
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