Release Blitz + Review: "The Worst Guy" by Kate Canterbary

I'm thrilled to participate in the release blitz celebrating "The Worst Guy" by Kate Canterbary, book #2 of the Vital Signs series. Characters from the previous book as well as the earlier Walsh Family series appear in this one, but it reads as a standalone.

When a disagreement over a patient's treatment results in the accidental destruction of a hospital exam room, surgeons Sebastian Stremmel and Sara Shapiro are ordered to take an 8-week conflict resolution class together. Neither of them is happy to be stuck in the workplace version of couples counseling and each resolves to put in as little effort as possible. What neither of them could have predicted is that their explosive chemistry would spill over after the sessions and turn them into enemies with benefits.
 
The evolution of Sara and Sebastian's relationship was honestly fascinating to me. They were intensely attracted to each other from the start but obviously didn't want to be, and their efforts to resist those feelings caused much of their conflict. As they were forced to spend time together, they slowly, reluctantly began to open up to each other, and it became clear just how much they were hiding beneath the surface. I couldn't help but empathize with Sara's mental health struggles, and I loved seeing the sweet, caring, and protective side of Stremmel emerge from beneath his grumpy exterior. Every time he covered her with a blanket, poured her a glass of water, and told her to lock the door as he was leaving, it gave me all the feels.

 

I absolutely loved "The Worst Guy" and highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy. I can't wait to see what Kate Canterbary comes up with next.

 

*Review copy provided by the author/publisher via Grey's Promotions. All opinions expressed are my own.   

 

 

About "The Worst Guy"

Eight weeks of forced proximity is a long time to hate someone you're trying not to love.

Sebastian Stremmel doesn't need another headache. He has enough of his own without Sara Shapiro, the noisy new reconstructive surgeon, stomping all around his surgical wing with her chippy, chirpy cheerfulness.

But Sebastian doesn't usually get what he wants.

No one gets under his skin like Sara - so much so a heated "debate" and an exam room left in shambles later, they land themselves in eight weeks of hospital-mandated conflict resolution counseling. Now they're forced to fight fair...which quickly leads them to playing dirty when no one's looking.

They know it's a mistake.

They promise themselves it will never happen again.

They swear they got it out of their systems.

They didn't.

Author's Note: Grumpy/recovering people-pleaser sunshine. Introverts attract. Enemies-to-lovers in the workplace. Banter, bicker, and button-pushing foreplay. Don't tell the friend group, get jealous when the friend group tries to fix her up.

Heat: Rip her clothes off before you get the front door open.