Book Review: Try Me (Cherry Blossom Lake #1) by Tawna Fenske @tawnafenske

Try Me
(Cherry Blossom Lake #1)
by Tawna Fenske

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If money talks, it’s telling me to steer clear of Cassidy Brooks.
Too bad my heart’s got the sense of a jellyfish.
The rest of me knows I’m reckless craving a woman wrapped up with wealthy outsiders.
Rich pricks like Cassidy’s boss, slapping glitzy mansions on the old gravel pit they’ve dubbed “Luxury, lakefront Oregon Coast land.”
Land that’s been in my family for decades, but not now. Not anymore.
Blame my shady uncle and a cast of cash-flush, toxic ass-crabs for that.
I want to blame Cassidy, but really? I just want her .
Cassidy and her smart mouth and sunshine eyes and rich lady shoes that make her legs look––
No. Not going there. It’s all I can do to keep my fishing fleet afloat while watching over a boatload of wild brothers and one bossy sister.
And Cassidy’s got her own troubles. A sick sister and a mom with chronic bad taste in men.
We should keep our distance, right?
But this town’s so small we’re crossing paths over sexy trivia night, hermit crab hijinks, and a wardrobe malfunction that lands me up close and clumsily personal with Cassidy’s mom.
I just want my town back. My family’s land.
Land Cassidy’s crew has their eye on.
There’s no way this ends well.
So why can’t we keep our hands off each other?
One-click this laugh-out-loud, enemies-to-lovers rom-com about a small-town fisherman who can’t resist the woman whose wealthy world he blames for his family’s downfall.

My Rating:

Favorite Quotes:

 

I have hermit crab trauma.

“How good are you at Candyland?” “Terrible.” My mouth twitches, too. “I played once when I was six and got pissed there was no actual candy.”

“His wife lost her leg in that car wreck?” Slick coastal roads suck. “She doing okay?” “We’re raising money for a new prosthetic. I need to name the beer.” Mason looks at Kaleb. “What about Peg Leg Porter?” Kaleb gives him an incredulous look. “Were you dropped on your head as a child?”

No, really— listen to the words coming out of your mouth. Replay them slowly. If you don’t hear how asinine you sound, just punch yourself in the junk before I do it for you.

My Review:

 

I don’t know how she does it but each book Tawna Fenske writes is incrementally better than the last. However, she has jumped several steps and truly topped herself with this witty missive as it sparkled with clever banter and created highly amusing visuals that danced across my gray matter and kept me smirking into my wine glass. I must also mention the Kindle melting sensual scenes that left me short of breath and flipping on the highest setting for the ceiling fan. I adored this tale, it was a total delight to read.

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When Tawna Fenske finished her English lit degree at 22, she celebrated by filling a giant trash bag full of romance novels and dragging it everywhere until she’d read them all. Now she’s a RITA-nominated, USA Today bestselling author who writes humorous fiction, risqué romance, and heartwarming love stories with a quirky twist. Publishers Weekly has praised Tawna’s offbeat romances with multiple starred reviews and noted, “There’s something wonderfully relaxing about being immersed in a story filled with over-the-top characters in undeniably relatable situations. Heartache and humor go hand in hand.”

Tawna lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband, stepkids, and a menagerie of ill-behaved pets. She loves hiking, snowshoeing, standup paddleboarding, and inventing excuses to sip wine on her back porch. She can peel a banana with her toes and loses an average of twenty pairs of eyeglasses per year. To find out more about Tawna and her books, visit www.tawnafenske.com.