Broody Brit
by Naima Simone
Series: Cocky Hero Club
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 27, 2021
Dear Axel,
It is incredibly stupid to write this text while I’m drunk. But what’s the saying? No gain, no pain. Or, no pain, no shame... Whatever. You know what I mean. And let’s face it. There’s no way I would be doing this if I was stone-cold sober. But since I’m plastered? To hell with it.
I want you.
I know. Crazy, right? Not only am I your temporary roommate but I’m a chatty nurse from Providence with an impeccable bedside manner and secrets. You’re a broody, commitment-phobe sculptor from England who communicates in grunts and single syllables. Not to mention, you’re returning home in several weeks. And yet, from the moment you dragged me for being a Swiftie, I’ve wanted to climb you like my personal jungle gym.
There’s no future for us. I’m not even sure I like you half the time. But that doesn’t stop me from hungering for those same hands that bend and shape metal to bend and shape me. So in all my drunken glory, I guess what I’m trying to say is if you want me, I’m yours. For the next few weeks until you return across the pond and we resume our lives as before. No strings. No demands. No regrets.
So meet me in the kitchen where all this started.
Or don’t.
It’s your decision.
Not that it matters. It’s not like I’m going to do something monumentally dumb like hit send on this text.
--Zenobia
Another great story from Naima Simone! With heat and steam as well as heart and humor, this story delivers on all fronts.
Zenobia and Axel were such a great couple. On the surface these two seem to be total opposites, but underneath it all they both know loss and grief. Where Zenobia is sunshine to Axel’s grumpy, they both have a vulnerability that the other sees. I loved how Zenobia just “got” Axel, seeing beyond the silence and short answers and really seeing him. When things get physical, it isn’t long before their hearts get involved. And even though they have to work for their happy ever after, there was no question that these two would find their way to each other and begin to help each other heal.
Naima Simone always knows just how to mix in humor and heart with her heat, and Zenobia embodied all of that and more. There was plenty of steamy times, but underneath it all was an emotional story that deals with love, loss, and redefining who you are so you can move forward.
I have yet to find a Naima Simone book that doesn’t check off all the boxes for me, and Broody Brit is no exception!
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book I received from the author.
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