They are obviously attracted to each other and it was funny to read Darcy trying to provoke and seduce him, while he tried to keep their relationship on the friendship zone. The relationship between Darcy and Tom is beautiful. They are twins, they take care of each other, but they have completely different personalities that clash over and over again. The witty exchanges between Darcy and her brother Jamie were hilarious. I laughed a lot and I didn’t want it to end. And how can she stay away from him when he is so sweet, caring, and funny? The only problem? The contractor doing the job is none other than Tom Valeska, her first and only true love. And now she is preparing to leave home again, as soon as the renovations of the house her grandmother left her are done. It’s romantic, hilarious, and captivating, the perfect read for this hot summer.ĭarcy Barrett has been running away her whole life, traveling around the world as soon as possible. If you loved Sally Thorne’s previous novel, The Hating Game, then you are going to ADORE this one. She’s going to make Tom Valeska ninety-nine percent hers. This time around, Darcy’s switching things up. But a one percent chance with Tom is no longer enough. Sparks start to fly – and not just because of the faulty wiring. Darcy plans to leave as soon as the renovations start, but before she can cut and run – her usual MO – she finds a familiar face on her porch: Tom’s arrived bearing power tools, and he’s single for the first time in almost a decade. When the twins inherit their grandmother’s tumble-down cottage, they’re left with strict instructions to bring it back to its former glory. Having conducted a global survey of men, she can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that he’s her twin brother Jamie’s best friend – oh, and that ninety-nine of the time, he hasn’t seemed interested in her. ĭarcy Barrett found her dream man at age eight – ever since, she’s had to settle for good enough. Crush (n.): a strong infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach.

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