Title: The Hooker and the Hermit
Authors: L.H. Cosway & Penny Reid
Release Date: February 2, 2015
New York’s Finest
February 14, 2015LADIES AND GENTS! I have an announcement!
You know that guy I featured on my blog a few months ago? The really, really hot Irish rugby player who plays the position of ‘hooker’ in the RLI (Rugby League International)? The one with the questionable fashion choices leading me to ask whether he was the lovechild of a leprechaun and a hobbit? The one with the anger management issues and the body of a gladiator and the face of a movie star? Ronan Fitzpatrick? Yeah, that guy.
Well, I have a confession to make…
THE HERMIT
Annie Catrel, social media expert extraordinaire at Davidson & Croft Media and clandestine celebrity blogger, can make anyone shine in the court of public opinion. She is the Socialmedialite, anonymous creator of New York’s Finest and the internet’s darling. Virtual reality is Annie’s forte, but actual reality? Not so much.
THE HOOKER
Ronan Fitzpatrick, aka the best hooker the world of rugby has seen in decades, despises the media—social or otherwise. The press has spun a web of lies depicting him as rugby’s wild and reckless bad boy.
Suspended from his team, Ronan has come to Manhattan to escape the drama, lay low, fly under the radar. Only, Ronan isn’t easy to overlook, and he can’t escape the notice of the Socialmedialite…
THE PLAN
When Ronan is sent to Davidson & Croft Media to reshape his public image, he never expects to cross paths with shy but beautiful Annie, nor does he expect his fierce attraction to her. He couldn’t be happier when her boss suggests pairing them together.
What lengths will Annie take to keep her virtual identity concealed? And what happens when the hooker discovers who the hermit really is?
The Hooker and the Hermit is a collaboration between authors L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid, is a full length 100k word novel, and is a standalone.
Admittedly, when I saw the title, I had to have this, because who doesn't love a good hooker with a heart of gold story? Once in a while I'm in the mood for an edgy story. So I thought, a prostitute and a shut in! Perfect! Well, I was wrong; so, so wrong. It turns out a hooker is a rugby term. Oops. I kid, I kid. If you like humorous, sexy little dittys, light on the drama, and full of heart, I highly suggest this one! This is by far the most clever book I've ever read.
Meet Annie, our hermit. She's shy and socially awkward but online she's got an entirely different persona. Ronan is our hooker. Bad boy of rugby. He needs a bit of an image makeover and Annie is the image expert assigned to make it happen. Can the hermit turn this hooker around and not lose her panties or her heart in the process?
I think I smiled almost the entire way through this book. It's fan-flipping-tactic! These characters stole my heart. It's brilliant and witty. And honest to goodness, I can totally see this as a movie. This is the absolute best RomCom romance I have ever read! The. Best. No lie. Ronan, sigh. Oh sweet, dirty, bad Ronan. He ended up being the hooker with the heart of gold that I mentioned earlier. This author duo truly delivered on every single thing I look for in a book. Originality, check! Humor, check! Sexy times, check! Real and relatable characters, check! In fact I can't even count all the checks I can give them!
This is a spunky and spicy full length standalone. And I highly recommend it!
~ Review by Erin
 Very rarely do I give 5 full stars. This book deserved every last one!
I had tears running down my face for much of this book, but not from crying… I was laughing that hard. The wit and off-norm humor is interspersed throughout this book to keep the mood light, even between the heavy stuff.
The title seems a bit misleading, until you read the book (if you are like me and didn’t read the blurb because you loved the title so much, you knew you had to read it). I was expecting a prostitute and an old fat man shut in. What I got instead was a man who plays rugby, and a funny woman who is a self-professed hermit.
I will not be giving away any of the story for you because you really need to read it for yourself to get the full affect. But here are a few quotes that I loved!
“Struck by sudden curiosity and because I am a red-blooded woman, I zoomed in on the area of his groin”
“I’d practically groped her under the guise of helping her get out a stain, but still, she looked like she found me as appealing as second-hand underpants”
“You never have to ask permission. Okay? Not unless I am f--king you – then you always ask permission.”
~ Review by Devlynn |
L.H. COSWAY
L.H. Cosway has a BA in English Literature and Greek and Roman Civilisation, and an MA in Postcolonial Literature. She lives in Dublin city. Her inspiration to write comes from music. Her favourite things in life include writing stories, vintage clothing, dark cabaret music, food, musical comedy, and of course, books.
She thinks that imperfect people are the most interesting kind. They tell the best stories.
PENNY REID
SEX! It all started with sex, between my parents. Personally I don’t like thinking about it, but whatever works for you is a-ok with me. No judgment. The sex happened in California and much of my life also occurred in that state until I moved from the land of nuts (almonds), wine, silicon… boobs, and heavy traffic to the southeast US. Like most writers I like to write, but let’s get back to sex. Eventually I married and gave birth to 2 small people-children (boy-6, girl-4 as of this writing).
By day I’m a biomedical researcher with focus on rare diseases. By night I’m a knitter, sewer, lino block carver, fabric printer, soap maker, and general crafter. By the wee hours of the morning or when I’m intoxicated I love to listen to the voices in my head and let them tell me stories. I hope you enjoy their stories.
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