Valentine's Day is only a few weeks away, and Ryan Ashton hates that holiday. One of the reasons being that she had to put her horse down that day when she was 11, and that she now has no boyfriend with whom to celebrate. She works with her good friend Gregg Phillips, and Gregg asks her if she has anything planned for V-Day. As neither of them has a romantic outing planned, he asks her out to dinner and to watch some very unromantic movie; she declines.

Gregg is a nice and very hot guy, and Ryan secretly wishes he'd look at her as more than a friend, but she cannot picture him liking the very conservative self she projects; she has unfortunately once been told by a former boyfriend that she was boring. Ryan suddenly thinks of asking Rock Canyon's fashionista Gracie, who briefly dated Gregg; she could help show Ryan how to dress and act sexy and stop being so dowdy and dull. And it sort of backfires...

THE TROUBLE WITH SEXY first appeared in the Kiss Me anthology, and I think it is a brilliant idea to release it as a novella. It's a special treat to Codi Gary fans, it's great as a standalone as well as being a great introduction to the Rock Canyon series. THE TROUBLE WITH SEXY is a fun twist on makeover stories; it's lovely and unpretentious but in no way inane. There is such great chemistry between Gregg and Ryan, and the progression from friends to lovers is entirely convincing. They have an easy and comfortable relationship as friends, especially apparent in their verbal exchanges, which are almost too honest, which make for some rather amusing banter. I also liked the accidental friendship that blooms between Gracie and Ryan and their true-to-life girl talks.

THE TROUBLE WITH SEXY is a lovely and sexy read, very well written, and the story flows so well, it's over before you know it! I highly recommend it!

Book Summary

Previously appeared in the anthology Kiss Me.

Fact: Ryan Ashton has never been the hottest girl in the room. Prim and proper doesn't really lend itself to sexy, but Ryan's okay with that. She's come to terms with her perpetual single status. Or at least she would have, if it weren't for her deliciously gorgeous boss.

Fact: Gregg Phillips is sex on a stick. And Ryan knows that if she wants him to sit up and take notice of her, she's gotta take a chance … and ditch the frumpy librarian look she's been rocking for way too long.

It's gonna take a whole new wardrobe and the help of the local sex kitten to make it happen, but Ryan's up for it. After all, true love is worth the trouble—and that's a fact.

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