First Star I See Tonight
First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips is $2.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and is being price-matched! I know this book was on many readers’ TBR list. If you’ve already devoured it, what did you think?
A star quarterback and a feisty detective play for keeps in this sporty, sexy, sassy novel—a long-awaited new entry in the beloved, award-winning, New York Times bestselling author’s fan-favorite Chicago Stars football series.
Piper Dove is a woman with a dream—to become the best detective in the city of Chicago. First job? Trail former Chicago Stars quarterback, Cooper Graham. Problem? Graham’s spotted her, and he’s not happy.
Which is why a good detective needs to think on her feet. “The fact is…I’m your stalker. Not full-out barmy. Just…mildly unhinged.”
Piper soon finds herself working for Graham himself, although not as the bodyguard he refuses to admit he so desperately needs. Instead, he’s hired her to keep an eye on the employees at his exclusive new nightclub. But Coop’s life might be in danger, and Piper’s determined to protect him, whether he wants it or not. (Hint: Not!) If only she weren’t also dealing with a bevy of Middle Eastern princesses, a Pakistani servant girl yearning for freedom, a teenager who just wants to fit in, and an elderly neighbor demanding Piper find her very dead husband.
And then there’s Cooper Graham himself, a legendary sports hero who always gets what he wants—even if what he wants is a feisty detective hell bent on proving she’s as tough as he is.
From the bustling streets of Chicago to a windswept lighthouse on Lake Superior to the glistening waters of Biscayne Bay, two people who can’t stand to lose will test themselves and each other to discover what matters most.
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RECOMMENDED: The Countess by Lynsay Sands is $2.49! Redheadedgirl bought this book after we featured it on sale and she gave it an A:
This was just a lot of fun, even if I had to stop in the middle and go to the other Bitches and say, “GUYS THE HERO AND HEROINE JUST FUCKED ON A DEAD GUY.”
The fairy tale courtship did not turn into a happily-ever-after…
Not until her husband dropped dead, that is. He had been horrible enough to Christiana during their short marriage, and she was not going to allow the traditional period of mourning to ruin her sisters’ debuts as well. So she decides to put him on ice and go on as if nothing’s happened…
Until the real earl appears. Richard Fairgrave had every intention of confronting his villainous twin who had robbed him of his name and title…only to discover that he had died. Quietly assuming his identity, Richard must now deal with a maddening desire for his ravishing inherited “wife”— certainly a gold digger and possibly a murderess. And Christiana must deal with an unwanted new “husband”…and they both must figure out what to do before the ice melts!
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RECOMMENDED: Hollywood on Tap by Avery Flynn is 99c! This is the second book in the Sweet Salvation Brewery series. The first book, Enemies on Tap ( A | BN | K | G | ARe | iB ), wasn’t too bad. A little fluffy. A little overdramatic at times. But it was an enjoyable, quick read. However, I was really excited for the second book seeing as how the hero is a quiet, lumberjack of a man (not a real lumberjack, but you know…big, beefy, and mmm) and the heroine is a bit of a Type-A workaholic. My kind of pairing. I definitely liked this one more than the first in terms of character chemistry, though I felt having the hero be a former Hollywood celebrity was unnecessary.
For years, Sean O’Dell has hidden his past as a Hollywood heartthrob from everyone at the Sweet Salvation Brewery. However, the arrival of nosey efficiency expert Natalie Sweet threatens the status quo. It doesn’t help that with her glasses, buttoned-up sweaters and always pulled-back hair that she’s uncovered one secret already: His attraction for hot librarian types.
Natalie has had enough of the strong-and-silent Sean submarining her efforts to change the brewery for the better. She’s ready to do whatever it takes to make her vision a reality, even if that means taking down the pig-headed and too-hot-for-his-own-good brewmaster.
Sizzling attraction battles stubborn determination as Natalie and Sean go head to head in a battle that’s anything but business as usual.
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Slow Hand by Victoria Vane is 99c! This is a contemporary western romance, though some readers on Goodreads have labeled it as erotica. The hero is a favorite amongst the reviews, while the heroine seemed to toe the line between independent and just plain bitchy. It has a 3.8-star rating on Goodreads and is the first book in the Hot Cowboy Nights series. If you like cowboys, a bunch of Sourcebooks cowboy titles are 99c!
In rural Montana…
Wade Knowlton is a hardworking lawyer who’s torn between his small-town Montana law practice and a struggling family ranch. He’s on the brink of exhaustion from trying to save everybody and everything, when gorgeous Nicole Powell walks into his office. She’s a damsel in distress and the breath of fresh air he needs.Even the lawyers wear boots…
Nicole Powell is a sassy Southern girl who has officially sworn off cowboys after a spate of bad seeds-until her father’s death sends her to Montana and into the arms of a man who seems too good to be true. Her instincts tell her to high tail it out of Montana, but she can’t resist a cowboy with a slow hand…Add to Goodreads To-Read List →
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I just finished reading “First Star I See Tonight” and I didn’t love it. I usually really enjoy SEP books but there were just too many missteps here – from side characters that felt more like tokens, to a baffling series of decisions by the h at the end, to some dubious consent – it just wasn’t up to the standard I have come to expect from SEP. I was especially sad as this book was cited repeatedly as the top romance of 2016 by an article you posted recently.
I agree with you about Hollywood on Tap. I enjoyed it mostly for being a solid example of the tropes it represented (my catnip!) but found him being a former movie star inconsequential to the story. I’m waiting for book 3 to go on sale, because that’s more of my catnip :p
And despite seeing many recs for First Star I See Tonight, I’ve read reviews that say it is REALLY problematic. I don’t think I want to touch it.
I concur with Sara – I finished “First Star I See Tonight” a couple of days ago and was left disappointed. I am also a fan of SEP’s work and have really enjoyed some of her previous books, but there were a couple of points in this book where I really struggled to pick the book back up and finish it. I couldn’t suspend disbelief at some of the plot.
I liked First Star I See Tonight even though it did have a lot of problems. I felt that nothing was so problematic that I couldn’t still enjoy the humor. It helped that my expectations were very low after not enjoying the last several SEP books. I would say it’s better than her last three books but not as good as her earlier Chicago Stars books. I did get it from the library and I’m not sure I would pay $2.99 for it (although I’m currently being super cheap on books since my tbr list is so out of control).
Hollywood on Tap had been on my TBR for a while, so at .99c I one-clicked like whoa! Checking out the Sourcebooks cowboy sale now (while wearing my new cowboy boots, no less).
Aislinn, if you get me your email I can send you Trouble on Tap (it’s lendable!). It will probably cause you to just buy the thing, because it’s good. My email is my name here plus @gmail.com
*reads address bar* Now I want to read about a crazy historical actor who’s hiding cowboys.
I hated The Countess, have no idea how it got an A. It’s basically Weekend at Bernies but without any of the laughs. This is on my list of worse romances ever…
I didn’t enjoy First Star I See Tonight. I really don’t understand how it was considered the best romance of 2016 by so many people.
After reading the comments I think I will skip First Star I See Tonight. SEP used to be an autobuy for me but I honestly can’t remember the last book of hers I actually enjoyed. And The Countess sounds disturbing. Yikes!
I liked the romance plot of First Star I See Tonight but I had some issues with side plots specifically involving minority side characters who I thought were just a bunch of stereotypes not given enough agency or fleshed out enough and really seemed unnecessary and out of place. But I liked the hero and heroine and their story. It did kinda remind me of Natural Born Charmer though (in terms of dynamic) and that is my favorite SEP book
For me, First Star was the best SEP book of the last four. I think the reason it was on so many best of lists is that she returned to the Chicago Stars world, there were references to old characters making it a comfort read for many. I felt that she had a lighter touch in it than her most recent books. But, having been burned by my previous autobuys, I read a library copy and don’t feel any overwhelming need to own it now.
Add me to the list of mehs on SEP’s latest book. I paid full price for it a few weeks back, and found the characters and their romance not very believable. The price isn’t bad if you’re a diehard fan, hoping for a glimpse of old favorite characters – otherwise I’d skip it..
Ditto the comments about First Star…. the writing was strong in parts and then the story would fall off onto some weird tangent. That was forgivable, but the racist/zeno phobic characterizations were not.