Mystery Man

This is a case of Audio and good will triumphing over personal taste. No one was hurt in the process. HuzzahI can't say I've ever been a dedicated contemporary M/F reader, in fact most of my M/F reads are/were historical. However [a:Kristen Ashley 2958084 Kristen Ashley https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442937365p2/2958084.jpg] is an author who seems to be EVERYWHERE and I gave her a try, on Audio, with [b:Knight 36146228 Knight (Unfinished Hero, #1) Kristen Ashley https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1504030448s/36146228.jpg 19143978], which I understand was a departure of sorts in her regular style. I liked it. The couple had nothing to do with me or what personally gets my ya yas going but it came off as an honest portrayal of a certain kind of couple. More power to them but this couple or more precisely the heroine in this story? Umm ... NO. Nope. And more Ugh. The female protagonist of [b:Mystery Man 17333485 Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1) Kristen Ashley https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361485925s/17333485.jpg 17276473] is a walking cliche: she loves shopping, shoes, and eating cookie dough when feeling stressed. I'm sure there are people who tick all these boxes but add to that saying things like “uh-oh!” whenever things get bad? I almost thought KA was putting us on with an “I Love Lucy”parody. The plot itself is on the ludicrous side. For a year-and-a-half Gwendolyn, our heroine, has been receiving regular nightly visits from a man whose name she doesn't know or whose face she wouldn't recognize in the light of day. He comes, she comes and ‘later'. Sure. That happens all the time. I'll bite. Her sister seems to have gotten on the wrong side of some bad ass bikers. But they're actually good guys and their leader, Tack, has the hots for Gwen. Same goes for the Detective Mitch Lawson, who's in charge of investigating ... whatever, he too thirsts for Gwen. Of course. Why not? This is her reaction to his name:“I kept my cheek to my knee when I told him quietly, “That's the perfect name for a cop.” ... “It is?” he asked.“Mitch,” I whispered. “Strong, the last three consonants, that is, but not in a harsh way, in a soft way. And when you're with someone you care about and you're close and they say something you can't hear, you don't say, ‘What?' you say, ‘Mm?' real soft. Put that and the last together, soft and strong, things a cop needs to be ... Mitch.”Yep. WTF?!?! That's how this chick talks. And he's not even her Mystery Man! After that it's a convoluted and busy plot concocted by some teenager with an overactive imagination full of soft whispers and uh-ohs. I gamely rolled with all this nonsense, it wasn't hurting anyone, but I have to draw a HARD line at Gwendolyn being an editor of ANYTHING. Anyway ... the audio is decent and I'm sure girls/women like this live somewhere out in this great big world. In the spirit of sisterhood: NO JUDGEMENT. Oh! I almost forgot. The Hero is your standard former military, all knowing, and practically invincible, hot dude who works as ... dunno. It wasn't too clear and frankly I didn't care. Gwen wants someone to rescue her and he's up for the job. Enough said. Enjoy or not. Drinks, good will, and a vacationing mind might be required.

Re-Read number 100000001. I STILL get all pissed at how KA twists Hawk's being an asshole that dumps Gwen into somehow being Gwen's fault and she has to beg him to forgive her!! And...DO NOT even get me started on his mother coming to yell at Gwen and guilt tripping her when it was HER son that was being the asshole...sigh. Why do I keep re-reading this book?? LMAO



There are so many things that annoy me with this book, Gwen's an idiot, Hawk is a douche, but it is still one of my favorite books and I re-read it often...

Re-Read April 2017. My above sentiments are the same. Such a ridiculous book but I still love every minute of it!