Review: "Tumbling Head Over Heels" by Kacie West

Tumbling Head Over Heels by Kacie West
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jack Nickles, account manager for his father's marketing firm, the Nickles Group, is traveling to Asheville to meet with a potential client. His colleague had planned to attend the meeting until his pregnant wife unexpectedly went into labor, forcing Jack to hop on a plane at the last minute. He's grateful for the opportunity, however; he made a big mistake several months ago, and now everyone at work, especially his father, thinks he's a screw-up. If he can land this new account, Jack's sure his reputation will be restored.

Meanwhile, Kelly Jillian has been working two jobs while she tries to figure out her future after dropping out of nursing school. After meeting with a bakery in Asheville for her day job with a catering company, she decides to pick up an Uber fare to cover the cost of her trip. She heads to the airport and winds up with Jack as her passenger. Unfortunately, her car runs out of gas on the side of the road on the way to the mountain resort where he's meeting his potential clients. Even though she's done nothing but annoy him since she picked him up, Jack can't in good conscience leave Kelly there alone, so he convinces her to walk with him through the pouring rain to a nearby motel. He plans to Zoom into his meeting while she waits for roadside assistance. It doesn't quite work out that way, however; when his family-oriented potential clients accidentally catch sight of Kelly waiting in his hotel room, Jack panics and says that she's his fiancee. They insist on having her join them for the weekend, leaving him to convince her to go along with his scheme.

I really enjoyed this fun, quick read. Jack came across as kind of a jerk at first, but I don't think that was his true personality. He was under a tremendous amount of pressure, and while he shouldn't have been taking it out on Kelly or anyone else, I understood why he was crabby. As for Kelly, she was a lot smarter and more observant than Jack (and probably a lot of people) initially thought. I loved that as much as she drove him crazy (and made his eye twitch), he never tried to change her, just rolled with the chaos. I think he secretly enjoyed the unpredictability and fun she brought into his life.

I highly recommend this book for all romantic comedy fans and look forward to whatever the authors come up with next!

*Review copy provided by the authors. All opinions expressed are my own.

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