Book Review: Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh

Author: Nalini Singh
Title: Cherish Hard
(Hard Play #1)
Genre: Romance, Contemporary
Format: ebook
Pages: 374 
Published: November 14th 2017 
Where I Got It: My shelf (Amazon)



Summary: Sailor Bishop has only one goal for his future – to create a successful landscaping business. No distractions allowed. Then he comes face-to-face and lips-to-lips with a woman who blushes like an innocent… and kisses like pure sin.

Ísa Rain craves a man who will cherish her, aches to create a loving family of her own. Trading steamy kisses with a hot gardener in a parking lot? Not the way to true love. Then a deal with the devil (aka her CEO-mother) makes Ísa a corporate VP for the summer. Her main task? Working closely with a certain hot gardener.

And Sailor Bishop has wickedness on his mind.

As Ísa starts to fall for a man who makes her want to throttle and pounce on him at the same time, she knows she has to choose – play it safe and steady, or risk all her dreams and hope Sailor doesn’t destroy her heart.

Review:
A friend recommended this (*cough* Blodeuedd *cough*) and it was freeeeeeeeeeeeeee on Amazon so I grabbed it. Plus I've been wanting to read more by this author. 

The story follows Isa and Sailor. Sailor has only one goal for his future - to create a successful landscaping business. Isa craves a man who will cherish her and love her. She had cold parents and she wants a future where she and her children will never feel that coldness.

This was for sure insta-lust from the moment they meet. I loved how they did meet as adults (spoiler - no spoiler - they had seen each other in their youths at a party). I laughed out loud and applauded Isa. GET IT GIRL!

Yes, the lust was there. The love happened fairly quickly too, but it took a while for them to really realize it...especially Isa. She had a lot of doubts.

I LOVED SAILOR! He is adorable!!!!!!! He was soooo sweet even when they were just in the lust phase of their relationship. So very sweet. Isa was fun too and I really connected with her. I am so happy for her. 

Loved Isa's friend. I hope she gets a book (no I didn't look yet so she might).

My only issue was how unrealistic some of the issues of Isa's life were. A little over-the-top sometimes, but it didn't bug me too much. I just wanted her to find her own happiness and not have to take care of everyone.

But yes - I enjoyed this overall. It was fun and a cute romance between two great people who need it. I want to read book 2! I'll give this 4 stars. 

Best of January

Hello all to 2018 (just in case some people were not aware of the year change)! We shall continue our monthly award giving meme to the best ofs!

Here is our best of January. 

First, favorite movie:

My choice is......Star Wars The Last Jedi

"Had a couple really good ones, but nothing amazing this month for movies. I’ll have to say that ‘Star Wars the Last Jedi’ is the one for this month. I really enjoyed it. I personally think it was the best Star Wars movie I have seen to date. I’ve never been a huge fan. Just a passive one, so this really stuck with me. Plus it doesn’t hurt Kylo is a cutie LOL."

Blodeuedd's choice is...................Kubo and the two strings

"This one was so good and do not diss it just cos it is animated. Shame on you ;) Watch it!"

Next, Book favorite:

Up first is Blodeudd's pick............Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh

"Best book is harder. I read lots of good ones, but not a single amazing one. SO how to choose from equally good books? I will therefore choose the one with the best accents, Cherish hard by Nalini Singh.The narrators male voice was suberb."

Next, my choice..............The Tercentennial Baron by Will Damron

"I had a couple excellent ones this month. However, I think I’ll have to stick with this. It was an audiobook and I was so glued to the story. I didn’t want to stop listening! Such a good story. I loved the Baron the most. I WANT MORE!"

Lastly, cover (a new category for the new year)

My choice......

"This cover certainly stuck with me. It is a simple but beautiful in my opinion. The cover is what drew me in to give this short story a try."

Blodeuedd's choice...................

"Carole was talking about covers and I was all, I do not have an amazing one! So I will go with the cutest one, and the one that made me want to buy a dress"

About the Authors

Carole and Blodeuedd have been blogging a long while now. The last couple of years the epic duo have been discussing books, watching movies, and even wetting the pen and sharing their stories with the worldwide web. They both love cats, chocolate, and a good story.