Release Blitz + Review: "Cocky Hotshot" by Anne Marsh

I'm excited to participate in the release blitz celebrating "Cocky Hotshot" by Anne Marsh, a standalone Cocky Hero Club novel inspired by "Cocky Bastard."

Software developer and confirmed city girl Peony Anne Bloom was hiking up the side of a mountain to meet her boyfriend/business partner at a romantic cabin in the woods when he called to inform her that not only was he canceling their getaway, he was breaking up with her. Worse, without her knowledge or consent, he had arranged to sell the matchmaking algorithm she developed for millions of dollars. Now, Peony is lost in the woods with only 36 hours to try and stop the sale, her phone keeps losing reception, and there's a massive wildfire between her and her car. When smokejumper Bane Wilson suddenly appears and offers to help her get off the mountain in exchange for a ride back to San Francisco, she has no choice but to agree. He drives her crazy with his constant chatter and penchant for taking unnecessary risks, but the more time they spend together, the more Peony is drawn to Bane. Maybe things aren't so bad after all...

The book's first chapter was so funny and did a great job of getting me hooked on the story. I especially enjoyed Peony and Bane's banter and constant battle to be the boss, which carried on throughout their journey. They both had more than their fair share of baggage from past relationships to overcome, and while I particularly empathized with Bane's struggles, I wish he had been up front with Peony and let her make her own choice about whether or not to pursue a relationship with him. I was glad that she made him work to win her back in the end.
 

Overall, "Cocky Hotshot" was a fun story featuring likeable characters, and I would recommend it for all fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy. It was the first book I've read by Anne Marsh but won't be the last. 

 

*Review copy provided by the author/publisher via Give Me Books Promotions. All opinions expressed are my own.

 

 

About "Cocky Hotshot"

What do you do when your cheating business partner/boyfriend (bad, bad idea) announces he’s selling your software company on Thursday to fund his new life with his other girlfriend?

You hurry back to stop him, of course. He’s not getting rich on my dime! Or that would be the plan, but I’m currently lost in the Klamath Mountains, access to my car cut off by a California wildfire, and there’s no way I make it back in time.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, so I come up with a backup plan: putting the six-plus feet of hot, sexy, mountain man who crash-lands at my feet to good use (no, no that).

Bane Wilson is a very cocky hotshot firefighter with a dirty attitude. He never shuts up and he always jumps in feet-first. We clash over life choices, the value of having a good plan, and who’s the boss of who, but it turns out we both sing loudly when no one’s listening, love junk food, and have really lousy exes.

We make a deal. He’ll be my guide down the trail, and I’ll be his chauffeur back to San Francisco. Traveling together disrupts all my carefully laid plans—and no matter how many times I tell myself I don’t even like this guy, the California wilderness isn’t the only thing on fire. Bane and I have serious chemistry. He’s not Mr. Forever. He’s just Mr. Fun. There’s no future for us and we’re supposed to part ways as soon as we reach San Francisco, exactly as I planned. We’ve both been scarred by our pasts and I don’t take chances. Turns out, I never should have let him into my car, let alone my life—or my heart.

Cocky Hotshot is a road trip/forced proximity romantic comedy inspired by Cocky Bastard.