The Playboy Bachelor by Rachel Van Dyken Series: The Bachelors of Arizona, #2
Published by Forever Publication Date: August 29th 2017
Pages: 352
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She's no Sleeping Beauty. And he's definitely no prince . . . Margot McCleery could have lived her whole life without seeing Bentley Wellington again-her ex-best friend and the poster boy for Hot, Rich Man-Whores everywhere. But Margot's whiskey-augmented grandmother "buys" Bentley at a charity bachelor auction, and now suddenly he's at her door. Impossibly charming. Impossibly sexy. And still a complete and utter jackass. Bentley's just been coerced by his grandfather to spend the next thirty days charming and romancing the reclusive red-haired beauty who hates him. The woman he abandoned when she needed him the most. Bentley knows just as much about romance as he knows about love-nothing. But the more time he spends with Margot, the more he realizes that "just friends" will never be enough. Now all he has to do is convince her to trust him with her heart . . .
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I have to say first off that this is my first Rachel Van Dyken book and I am happy to say it won’t be my last.
Margot McCleery lost everything in a blink of an eye, her parents, her best friend, and part of her leg. Everything changed which caused the bookworm to become reclusive, but also a successful romance author, which lucky for her didn’tΒ require her to leave her house. Β Then when her former best friend Bentley Wellington shows up on her doorstep – having been bought at a bachelorΒ auction to be hers for a weekend the anger and hurt feelings that she never really dealt with resurface. Β Now the boy is a man, a man with a womanizingΒ reputation – a man she is still in love with.
Bentley Wellington lost everything (or so he thought) the day he was told about Margot’s accident. Β It’s something he never has trulyΒ recovered from which has lead him down a path of heavy drinking and lots of women. Β His grandfather trying to get Bentley into the family business sets him up to stay with Margot not for just a weekend as originally intended but for 30 days. Β Now Bentley is forced to come to terms with who he really is and want he wants and the impact those choices have made on Margot the girl he still loves.
First, have to say I loved the characters – Bentley and Margot are not cookie cutter rich millionaires who lead perfect lives. Β Both have had a lot of pain and heartache and need to come to terms with that before they can move forward. Β The dialog between the two characters was fantastic – along with being told in dual 3rd person POV’s both were so well written. Β I did feel that somethings were never really fully explained – especially around Bentley and what he knows about Margot’s accident. Β I thought it was strange that his grandfather and twin brother who both knew the truth never explained why they didn’t say anything. Β Speaking of twin brother – Brant is another character that we meet who is living in the dark. Β Loved getting to know him and with the next book in the series about him can’t wait to read it.
All in all, I do recommend The Playboy Bachelor – the characters and love story is so worth the time.
About Rachel Van Dyken
Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!
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