REVIEW - Somehow, Some Way - Jennifer Probst

TITLE - Somehow, Some Way

AUTHOR - Jennifer Probst 

BLURB:

Bolivar Randy Heart (aka Brady) knows exactly what he wants next in life: the perfect wife. Raised in a strict traditional family household, he seeks a woman who is sweet, conservative, and eager to settle down. With his well-known protective and dominant streak, he needs a woman to offer him balance in a world where he relishes control.

Too bad the newly hired, gorgeous, rehab addict is blasting through all his preconceptions and wrecking his ideals…one nail at a time…

Charlotte Flowers knows who she is and refuses to apologize. Growing up poor made her appreciate the simple things in life, and her new job at Pierce Brothers Construction is perfect to help her carve out a career in renovating houses. When an opportunity to transform a dilapidated house in a dangerous neighborhood pops up, she goes in full throttle. Unfortunately, she’s forced to work with the firm’s sexy architect who’s driving her crazy with his archaic views on women. 

Too bad he’s beginning to tempt her to take a chance on more than just work…one stroke at a time…

Somehow, some way, they need to work together to renovate a house without killing each other…or surrendering to the white-hot chemistry knocking at the front door.


REVIEW:

Somehow, Some Way is a wonderful novella. This story is a short and sweet contemporary romance. While is it classified as a novella, it feels like a complete story. This is a enemies to lovers romance with a lot of steam. There are also some very sweet and endearing aspects to this novella.

The plot of this novella is a strong woman who is on her own decides to take a side project flipping a house outside her normal work. Her employers, who also view her as family, decide she should not be doing it alone so they task their partner and friend to assist her. The only problem is the two cannot stand each other. I love this type of plot. I love when two characters feel so passionately about each other that they feel they cannot stand one another. Especially when it is due to misguided opinions about each other. This leaves room for some wonderful development and lots of sparks.

Charlie is a wonderful female character. Charlie is a strong willed woman who knows how to take care of herself. She knows what she wants and is not afraid to do what’s necessary to get it. What I think I love most is that she is determined and not afraid to get her hands dirty in order to finish her task. Brady is a character I loved to hate at the beginning. He seemed so overly confident and cave man like. The alpha male can be hot, but only if there is some give and take between the characters. I was not seeing this at first for dear old Brady. I loved watching these two interact. They are wonderful characters. The author even had enough time in this novella to allow them both to have some personal growth. I love that!

The heat is unrivaled in this book. I think because these two characters are so explosive with each other outside the sheets, that witnessing them getting into the sheets should be just as hot. These two could burn a house down with the smoldering looks and intense feelings. Now whether those feelings are love or hate that is to be determined through most of novella. Either way, it lead to some amazing scenes.

The writing style of this novella is great. The pace is a bit quick, but not so fast as to make the story feel rushed. I think the author did a good job slowing the story down enough that the reader still felt they were reading a full length novel. I loved the dual point of views. Getting to read from Brady’s point of view had me in his corner a bit more than in the beginning of the book. I also loved how the author wrote the ending to the novella. It shows that things change quickly in life and it is up to us to jump on and change with it or stay behind and miss out on amazing opportunities.

Overall, I loved this novella. I think the characters were amazing and I would read more from them in the future. I also really liked the feel of the series. It is obvious that I missed a book (I read book one but missed book 2) but I still felt like I understood what was going on. I cannot wait to see what happens next with these characters.

Star Ratings:

Plot: 5/5

Characters: 5/5

Heat: 5/5

Writing Style: 5/5

Overall: 5/5