From USA Today bestselling author Naima Simone comes an electrifying romance about a pro basketball player and a graphic novelist who can’t seem to stay in the friend zone.
Miriam
It’s no coincidence that my family’s breakup service is called BURNED Inc. I know what it’s like to be dumped. I’ve been there.
Long story short, I’ve got a rule when it comes to my love life: no athletes. As it happens, my best friend, Jordan, is a professional basketball player. He also has a delicious body and sexy tattoos.
But rules are rules.
Jordan
Miriam is my best friend. She’s also the love of my life, the woman I’ve been dreaming about since we met. But she doesn’t do athletes.
I get it. I really do. And I just want Miriam to be happy. Which is why I set her up with a teammate to help her find the man she deserves—even though I can tell she’s into me from that one hot-as-hell night we shared months ago. Still, rules are rules.
But here’s the thing: I’m a competitor.
And sometimes you have to break the rules to win.
About the series
BURNED Inc. is the premiere antimatchmaking service. For the entrepreneurial Nelson siblings, they’re about helping Denver’s unlucky in love break up to find a path to someone new. But they know better than anyone, it can be fraught with awkward exes, mixed messages, and complicated emotions. But for this enterprising trio, it just might be worth it.
What I thought about Ravaged
I read the blurb for this book and thought it might satisfy my need for a hot romance. This is a first-time author for me.
In Ravaged, Miriam has sworn off athletes, but she has one huge problem -- she's in love with her best friend, Jordan who happens to be a sexy, tatted up basketball player.
And Jordan -- he's in love with his best friend, too. Easy - peasy!
From the first pages, it's clear this is going to be story of these two figuring out what is important to them. I think that was one of the problems I had with this story - there weren't any real surprises here.
When Jordan encourages Miriam to go out with his recently widowed teammate, I wasn't sure if it was misguided or downright mean for him to do this. In any case, it was guaranteed to cause the conflict in the story.
There were some aspects outside of the love story that I enjoyed. Miriam has a secret life as a graphic novelist and that was an interesting part of the story. The family business she's involved with also could have had more page time as it was a unique aspect to the story.
Overall, Ravaged was a predictable romance. I had a bit of trouble connecting with Jordan, partly because the cover of this book was in conflict with how I envisioned the character. The couples do get very steamy which saved the story for me, so if that's what you are looking for, Ravaged could be a good fit for you.
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