Outmatched by
Kristen Callihan and Samantha Young
Kristen Callihan and Samantha Young
Release Date: November 19, 2019
What happens when a boxer finds chemistry
with a geek?
Parker Brown can’t believe she needs to
hire a fake boyfriend. When she landed her dream job in renewable energy, she
thought she’d be entering a world at the forefront of progressive thinking. But
the head boss prefers to promote employees who are “settled.” Thankfully, she’s
found the perfect candidate, a fellow intellectual looking for some quick cash.
What Parker gets is his protective big brother—Rhys Morgan. The tall, muscled
ex-boxer with a foul mouth shows up just as her boss does, and now she’s stuck
with the manipulative jerk.
Responsibility weighs heavily on Rhys. Now
permanently out of the ring, he’s trying to hold together his late father’s gym
and keep his younger brother, Dean, on the straight and narrow. To save Dean
from himself, Rhys takes his place, ready to give this society girl a piece of
his mind. Instead, he finds an opportunity. Even though they can hardly stand
each other, posing as Parker’s boyfriend is a win-win deal. She gets to keep
her job, and he’ll charm her star-struck boss into sponsoring his gym.
Problem is, they can barely keep their
hands off each other. And what started as an easy deal isn’t so easy anymore.
Because what future can a rough ex-boxer, afraid to open his heart, and a
polished society geek, who has sworn off real relationships, possibly have?
They say opposites attract. These opposites
are about to combust on impact.
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Excerpt:
AngryTink: Hey.
This is Parker. Parker Brown.
My phone dinged loudly. I fumbled
around my bed, finally finding the damn thing under a pillow. Wiping the sleep
off my face, I rolled onto my back and read the text that had pulled me out of
a pleasant sleep. I smiled. It was just so … Parker. Settling in, I answered
her.
RhysThis: Don’t have to tell me who you are. Your number is
programmed on my phone. What do you want?
AngryTink: Well, good morning to you too, Happy Pants.
My smile turned into an evil grin.
The girl was always going to punch back and make it count.
RhysThis: That’s Mr. Happy Pants. Though, TBH, my pants
aren’t too happy at the moment. Want to help me out with that?
AngryTink: Tempting. Truly. But, no.
RhysThis: RU sure? ‘Cuz Happy Pants Rhys is much more
agreeable than Sad That He Had to Self-Satisfy Rhys.
AngryTink: Would you please behave?
RhysThis: I’m not the one who mentioned the emotional state
of my pants.
AngryTink: ARGH!
A chuckle rumbled in my chest as my
thumbs tapped out a response I knew would piss her off more.
RhysThis: Was that even English? Honestly, Ms. Brown, I
thought you were educated.
She took a moment to answer. I could
picture her, phone in hand, grinding her teeth.
AngryTink: You’re deliberately trying to annoy me, aren’t
you?
RhysThis: You’re quick. I’ll give you that.
AngryTink: Mr. Morgan, I’m about ten seconds away from
finding an alternate fake boyfriend. A goat on a rope would be a better
candidate at this point.
It was cute she thought that was
threatening.
RhysThis: Yeah, probably. But the goat doesn’t have a signed
contract. I do, Tinker Bell.
AngryTink: ARGH@!!
RhysThis: You’re kind of cute when you talk pirate.
What I thought about Outmatched
I love opposites attract romances since they seem to always
have the right amount of steam and conflict for this reader. Outmatched
outdoes itself with the career-focused woman and her ex-boxer fake
boyfriend. There's great banter between them, along with an explosion of
chemistry that had me smiling to the very end.
Parker is perfection as the nerdy, society woman and Rhys thinks he knows how to play it with Parker, but they are both in for some surprises as their pretend relationship advances. Together they light up the page and had me captured to the final pages.There's a lot of passion in this steamy sweet romance to like.
I've read both of these authors in the past and I'm a big fan of collaborative writing and Samantha Young and Kristen Callihan hit the mark together with Outmatched. Loved it!
An ARC was provided for review.
Parker is perfection as the nerdy, society woman and Rhys thinks he knows how to play it with Parker, but they are both in for some surprises as their pretend relationship advances. Together they light up the page and had me captured to the final pages.There's a lot of passion in this steamy sweet romance to like.
I've read both of these authors in the past and I'm a big fan of collaborative writing and Samantha Young and Kristen Callihan hit the mark together with Outmatched. Loved it!
An ARC was provided for review.
About Kristen
Kristen Callihan is an author because there is nothing else she'd rather be. She is a RITA winner and three-time nominee and winner of two RT Reviewer's Choice awards. Her novels have garnered starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and the Library Journal, as well as being awarded top picks by many reviewers. Her debut book FIRELIGHT received RT Magazine's Seal of Excellence, was named a best book of the year by Library Journal, best book of Spring 2012 by Publisher's Weekly, and was named the best romance book of 2012 by ALA RUSA. When she is not writing, she is reading.
Connect with Kristen
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About Samantha
Samantha Young is a New York Times and #1 International bestselling author from Stirlingshire, Scotland. On Dublin Street was Samantha's first adult contemporary romance series and has sold in thirty countries. She has since published over thirteen romance titles including the New York Times Bestsellers Into the Deep, Hero, and her most recent contemporary romance Play On. When writing Adult Paranormal romance she writes under the pen name S. Young.
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