To win a bet with his cousins Nash and Griff, cosmetics company CEO Dixon Beckett turns to a dating app to find a woman who is exactly the opposite of perfect for him. The winner of the bet must remain single until the end of the year in order to receive the mysterious final gift from their late grandmother, and Dixon has no plans to lose. After all, Becketts never lose, and besides, he doesn't intend to open himself up to love again after being betrayed by his late wife, Nicole. However, he must go on six dates planned by his cousins, so he creates a dating profile and accepts the first woman to respond: third-grade teacher Fiona Hartigan. What Dixon doesn't know is that the relationship is also a means to an end for Fiona; he's canceled each of the three appointments she's made to meet with him, so in exchange for helping him win the bet, she plans to ask Dixon for the chance to pitch her Nana's senior skincare line to his company.
The sparks between Fiona and Dixon were immediate, as was the
witty banter. I laughed so hard when she asked him if he was a serial killer because
he put in his dating profile that he was looking for a woman who hates
dogs! Dixon and Fiona were a lot alike despite their vastly different backgrounds and upbringings, but because they were both trying so hard to
be something they weren't, it took them quite some time to realize it. That said, their behavior was totally understandable; after being badly hurt in previous romantic relationships, they were just trying to protect themselves. It was obvious from the beginning that they were perfect for each other, however, and I loved Dixon's grand gesture in the end.
Overall, I adored "Mama's Boy," but that came as no surprise to me because I've loved all of Avery Flynn's books so far. I highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy and can't wait for Dixon's cousins' books, which should be releasing later this fall. (I hope Fiona's sister Faith will get a story of her own, too!)
Overall, I adored "Mama's Boy," but that came as no surprise to me because I've loved all of Avery Flynn's books so far. I highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy and can't wait for Dixon's cousins' books, which should be releasing later this fall. (I hope Fiona's sister Faith will get a story of her own, too!)
*Review copy provided by the author/publisher via Grey's Promotions. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Mama's Boy"
He's exactly who you want to take home.
Top three lies about mama's boys:
1. That we don't know what we want. That one is straight up BS. I know exactly what I want—to win this bet with my cousins by any means necessary even if it means finding the worst possible date in all of Harbor City and agreeing to whatever she asks in exchange for her pretending to fall for me.
2. That we are soft, little wimps. Yeah, you don't get to be CEO of a multibillion dollar company by letting other people take advantage of you. So as soon as I realize my date Fiona Hartigan isn't exactly who she appears to be, there's nothing that will stop me from figuring out the truth—no matter how many dates it takes to unravel that mystery.
3. That we don't know how to kiss. Oh yes we do. The only problem is that once I start kissing Fiona, I don't want to stop and I have to because we've already agreed that all of this is temporary.
Now I'm the guy that every woman wants to bring home to mom—except for the woman I'm fake dating and falling in love with for real.
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