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New Release Review: The Stranger by J. L. Perry



About the Book

*Synopsis from Goodreads

Spencer:

When I woke to my phone ringing at 5 am on a Sunday—my only day off—it was safe to say I wasn’t impressed. Glancing down at the screen and seeing it was my mother, I answered the call with an abrupt, "What!" The audible gasp and berating that followed had me grumbling, “Someone better be dead, Mother.”


“After the relationship status you were tagged in on Facebook, no less, I very well could be,” was her reply.


Relationship status?


With who?


I immediately clicked on the app, only to find it was true.


Delilah St. James had one of those faces that was hard to forget, and I knew I’d never laid eyes on this pretty blonde with beautiful blue eyes before.


I could’ve let my assistant, my PR company, or my lawyer deal with it, but against my better judgment, I clicked on the messenger app.


“Do I know you?” I typed.


Delilah:

When my sister decided to post photos of her—on what was supposed to be my honeymoon—with my ex-fiancé on social media, I did something reckless and impulsive. I tagged her long-time crush, Spencer Prescott, in a fake relationship post. The last thing I expected was for him to reach out.


I apologised profusely and told him I’d take it down immediately, briefly explaining why I had done it, and he replied with something unexpected.


“Leave it up, what can it hurt?”


Minutes later, I got a friend request from his mother … inviting me to brunch. I only agreed to go, so I could tell her the truth to her face.


What happened next was a domino effect that would change the course of all our lives.



Genre(s)

Contemporary Romance; Romantic Fiction



Trope(s)

Fake Dating

Forced Proximity

Age Gap (10 years, both adults)

Billionaire CEO

Office Romance

Grumpy/Sunshine



Review

The Stranger was an engaging, sweet & steamy romance! Perry's writing was descriptive and really came to life. As I read, I could easily picture the scene in my head, playing like a movie.


Both main characters were well fleshed out and likable. I adored how sweet and kind-hearted Delilah's character was, and I loved how assertive and protective Spencer was. They complimented each other nicely, their growing connection was believable, and their chemistry was fire!


The conflict in the story was not over the top, but enough to cause a little tension and drama. I wanted to throat punch Delilah's Dad, sister, and ex more times than I could count. Wretched people. Mom was redeemable, but she still should have done more to stand up for Delilah, and therefore, she deserved a few throat punches herself! Perry did an excellent job at creating unlikable antagonists.


If you're in the mood for a sexy, age gap, rich CEO, office romance, grab yourself a copy of The Stranger and enjoy!



*Complimentary copy for review provided by the author. All opinions expressed here are honest and entirely my own.



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About the Author

OVERALL WINNER OF THE 2018 RWA RUBY AWARD FOR ROMANTIC BOOK OF THE YEAR


Jodi is a wife and mother, born in Sydney, Australia. She recently moved to property in the Hunter Valley with her family for a tree change. Under the name of J. L. Perry, five of her books have been #1 Bestsellers; including BASTARD, JAX, HOOKER, NINETEEN LETTERS and THE BOSS. Foreign rights to some of her books have been sold to Germany, Hungary, Czech and France where BASTARD became a top #20 bestseller. Some of her other titles include, FINDING HIM, FINDING FOREVER, FINDING US, FINDING FORGIVENESS, THE THIEF, ONLY ONE NIGHT, MR. BLACK, MR. EDWARDS and THE STRANGER.


NINETEEN LETTERS was debuted under the name of Jodi Perry through publishing giants, Hachette where it won the RWA Ruby Award for 2018 Romance Book of the Year. She also secured a publishing deal in the UK, with Sphere, an imprint company of Little Brown.


J. L.'s love of romance and happy endings makes a perfect combination when it comes to writing her heartfelt stories. Her other loves are travelling, shopping, shoes and wine.



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