Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh
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Book Review at a Glance
Heroine Rating: Isa
Shani: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Bridget: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Hero Rating: Sailor Bishop
Shani: 🍆🍆🍆🍆
Bridget: 🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆
McDreamy to Mc Steamy:
Shani: McDreamy.
Bridget: Mc FUCKING Dreamy. The whole package… (hehe).
Classy to Nasty:
SEXY AF Vanilla with a hint of kink. They also forget the condom the first time which is an erotic multi-orgasm moment for her. He does handcuff her a bit, but for the most part it is vanilla. Lots of dirty talk.
Romance at a Glance Reviews Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh
A sexy, modern romance of a landscape architect falling in love with the smart, capable heiress to a company but doesn't want it woman. We're talking Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh, book #1 of the Hard Play series.
Expect this book, and our review, to get down and dirty with hero Sailor Bishop, literally and figuratively and listen to us discuss it's sweet, sweet romance with heroine Ísa Rain as well.
On Romance at a Glance we discuss and review all genres of romance novels, as well as get into the nitty gritty of real-life romance, relationships and sex... while cracking each other up. Expect some spontaneous singing, funny anecdotes, honest reviews, and naughty language.
Quick Guide Review of the Book and Notes
Book Title: Cherish Hard
Author: Nalini Singh
Audio Narrator: Justine O. Keef
Part of a Series: Yes - Rock Hard book #1
Genre: Modern Romance
Synopsis:
Sailor Bishop has only one goal for his future – to create a successful landscaping business. No distractions allowed. Then he comes face-to-face and lips-to-lips with a woman who blushes like an innocent… and kisses like pure sin.
Ísa Rain craves a man who will cherish her, aches to create a loving family of her own. Trading steamy kisses with a hot gardener in a parking lot? Not the way to true love. Then a deal with the devil (aka her CEO-mother) makes Ísa a corporate VP for the summer. Her main task? Working closely with a certain hot gardener.
And Sailor Bishop has wickedness on his mind.
As Ísa starts to fall for a man who makes her want to throttle and pounce on him at the same time, she knows she has to choose – play it safe and steady, or risk all her dreams and hope Sailor doesn’t destroy her heart.
Heroine Rating: Isa
Shani: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Bridget: 🍑🍑🍑🍑 | LOVE HER. She’s so great. Strong and smart and very caring. Possibly too good without any bad qualities… but it works.
Hero Rating: Sailor Bishop
Shani: 🍆🍆🍆🍆
Bridget: 🍆🍆🍆🍆🍆 | Sex on a mutha fuckin stick. Plus he’s a gardener who works with his rough hands, but also a savvy businessman. Who chooses her, and loves her upon first sight as a teenager. The AWWW shucks cuteness factor is REAL.
McDreamy to Mc Steamy:
Shani: McDreamy.
Bridget: Mc FUCKING Dreamy. The whole package… (hehe).
Classy to Nasty:
SEXY AF Vanilla with a hint of kink. They also forget the condom the first time which is an erotic multi-orgasm moment for her. He does handcuff her a bit, but for the most part it is vanilla. Lots of dirty talk.
Favorite Line in the Book:
Shani:
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Bridget - most favorite & least favorite:
"“I’m no poet, Ísa. I can’t give you fancy words. But I know what we have is special. It’s worth a fight.”
“Sailor, darling, will you touch me on my pussy”.
Favorite Review:
Shani’s from Audible:
Bridget’s from Goodreads:
CC rated it 5 stars
Reading this book was like eating fluffy bunnies playing in the woods and you are just waiting for the fox to jump out and eat one. But there is no fox. This is just a fluffy bunny story. And sometimes that is all we need.
So it is light, low angst, fairly mature, sweet and easy read. The hero is dreamy and Isa never did anything to disappoint me, even though I expected her to.
If you are looking for a sweet, albeit a little slow at times, romance, this will for the bill.
Cover Art:
Shani: Similar to the other Nalini Singh books in this series. Not sure it would make me grab it from the shelf, but I didn’t hate it.
Bridget: Mediocre cover art. Don’t feel like it got me all revved up. Cherish hard was a good title for this one. They cherish each other but also like that good fucking.
Worth the Read?
Shani: Yes.
Bridget: YES!
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Welcome to Romance at a Glance, a podcast that uses romance novels to dive into candid conversations about life, relationship dynamics, and sexual desires.
As hosts Bridget and Shani review books and interview some of romance’s biggest authors, they explore the breadth of the genre, openly embracing the sex, diverse couplings, and taboo in order to create a safe space for listeners to be exposed to different lifestyles, fantasies, and to pique their naughty curiosity.
Expect 100% honest reviews, spontaneous singing, life lessons, indecent anecdotes, and bawdy humor.
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