Guess who’s my new boss? Now we’re shoulder to shoulder, sweaty, tired and…she’s not anything like I expected. There might just be a heart under that hardass exterior. She’s invading my dreams and I can’t shake the feeling she’s the key to unlocking a piece of me that I’ve hidden away. It’s only a matter of time until she finds out why I’m really here. Maybe I can break through her walls and into her heart before that happens...one screw at a time. PURCHASE A COPY
READ MY BOOK REVIEWRelease Date: October 17, 2019 Actual Rating: 4.25 stars New Adult | College Romance | Enemies-to-Lovers The Second We Met is the first book I have read from the wonderful Maya Hughes and I feel like I have been missing out! Don't get me wrong, her books have been on my radar and I have been WANTING to read her books, I just haven't had the chance until now. This book has everything I wanted in an enemies-to-lovers romance. The banter (or should I say bickering) was on point for two people who clearly despised one another. Some authors who write enemies-t0-lovers don't make it SEEM like the characters are truly enemies- that's not the case here. They are CLEARLY not fond of one another and it was a riot to watch. It actually reminded me of the movie NEIGHBORS with Zac Effron and Seth Rogen (which is a favorite of mine BTW). It was GREAT. That being said, this book is fantastic! I feel the need to not only go back and see how the series started (don't worry, each book can stand alone) but am going to be keeping my eye out for all the other ones that release in the future. This is the perfect college romance series and definitely satiated my need for the genre. READ AN EXCERPT“Do you need some help, B and E?” Nix called out from his porch, leaning against the railing with a beer in his hand. “Not from you.” I stacked another box on top of the one in my arm and used my leg to heft them both higher. Picturing him with a beer gut in fifteen years lifted my spirits slightly. “Don’t be silly.” He swung his body over the railing, and a solid thud landed behind me. Showoff. “Let me grab one. Those look heavy.” I swung the boxes away. “Touch them and die.” It probably would’ve been a bit more convincing if the top box hadn’t toppled out of my arms and fallen over, spilling out some of my volunteer stuff all over the sidewalk and street, namely a jumbo box of condoms. Everyone who’d been hanging around to get some face time with Nix watched our little tug of war, which meant everyone was now one hundred percent locked onto the two hundred blue-foil-wrapped discs splayed everywhere. “Busy semester for you,” someone called out, and the please-open-a-portal-into-the-underworld feeling was back. Leaving the condoms, I rushed back across the street and into my house. I’d get the rest of my stuff after my shift later. Maybe the cover of night would be enough to tamp down my embarrassment. At this point, I’d have napped on the mystery-stained couch if my sheets weren’t in the box I’d brought in. No way was I going back out there unless absolutely necessary until the semester started. Was it too late to find another place? Yes. We’d been lucky to find this death trap. The hard thump of a knock stopped my embarrassment spiral from pulling me down into the depths of my clown freak-out at Becky Smith’s ninth birthday. I tugged the front door open. Nix stood there with his arms loaded with the discarded condoms. “You left these behind.” He turned up the charm, flashing dimples and everything, looking like a shiny new toy on my ramshackle porch. “She forgot some more,” someone shouted across the street, the foil wrappers catching the later summer sun. Great, now I’d be known as the prostitute of Aspen Drive. I glared at them and back at Nix. Grabbing the half-empty box off the floor, I held it out to him and let him dump the contents out. “We’re having a party—” The rest of his sentence was cut off by me slamming the door in his face. Really? And make my humiliation totally complete? ‘Hey guys, this is the chick who walked into the wrong house like a dumbass, gawked at me naked, and then exploded a condom factory all over the street.’ No thanks. I was sure he thought I’d be all over him after the way I couldn’t keep my eyes off him. I slapped my hand against my forehead. I knew all about guys like him. Arrogant. Hungry for the attention of anyone around them. All about the adoring fans and accolades and expecting every woman under retirement age to throw herself at them. Screw that! Wouldn’t you know it? My sheets were absolutely not in the box. Mystery stains and a balled-up sweatshirt would have to do. The front door swung open and slammed shut sometime later. Jules pushed up her glasses with the back of her hand, her travel pole in its bag slung over her arm, backpack on her shoulders. “Damn, you look like shit. I’ll make brownies.” Her go-to solution for any situation was exactly what I needed right now. She peered out the front window. “There are a ton of people out on the sidewalk blowing up condoms like balloons. What’d I miss?” ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE SERIES #1 The Perfect First US: https://amzn.to/2GsWvNM UK: https://amzn.to/2vfiBht CA: https://amzn.to/2PonNJm AU: https://amzn.to/2GAVh4k Free in Kindle Unlimited ABOUT THE AUTHORMaya Hughes has always loved romance novels. One look at her Kindle is confirmation. She started writing her first romance novel while pregnant with her third child and she hasn’t looked back. Now, her romance writing addiction has replaced her romance reading addiction.
You can find her writing on her foldable keyboard and phone anytime inspiration strikes. Her sweet and steamy stories range from rockstars to small towns and everything in between. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her three kids, running errands or vegging on the couch with the love of her life and biggest fan, her husband. AUTHOR LINKS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mayahugheswrites Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/703786113127402 Book+Main: https://bookandmainbites.com/maya Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayahugheswrites Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/maya-hughes Twitter: https://twitter.com/mhugheswrites Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cZoUzT Website: http://mayahughes.com
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