Review: Only You by Denise Grover Swank

Posted August 7, 2016 by Cocktails and Books in Reviews / 0 Comments

Review:  Only You by Denise Grover SwankOnly You by Denise Grover Swank
Series: Bachelor Brotherhood #1
Published by Forever Publication Date: October 25th 2016
Pages: 368
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three-half-stars

Never say never . . .
Romance isn't an option for Holly Greenwood. With her wedding planner career on the line she needs to stay focused, and that means pleasing her demanding boss, not getting distracted by her mind-alteringly hot neighbor . . .
Ex-Marine Kevin Vandemeer craves normalcy. Instead, he has a broken-down old house in need of a match and some gasoline, a meddling family, and the uncanny ability to attract the world's craziest women. At least that last one he can fix: he and his buddies have made a pact to swear off women, and this includes his sweetly sexy new neighbor.
After one hot night that looks a whole lot like a disaster in the light of day, Kevin and Holly are about to learn that true love doesn't play by the rules . . .

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This is a fun summer read that you can read by the pool.  It’s a spinoff from author Denise Grover Swank’s The Wedding Pact series but you don’t need to have read the first series to appreciate Only You.

Kevin is home – after 12 years in the Marines he is looking to start a new life away from psycho women.  The last girlfriend he had was a little crazy so he and his 2 friends make a no women pact – that for Kevin only lasts until he starts to spend time with his next door neighbor Holly.

Holly is just trying to make ends meet – between her ill grandmother, crazy boss and her high-strung cousin things are rough.  Then a handsome marine moves in next door who makes her feel things she doesn’t want or has time for.  Then to find out he is her bosses’ son just adds to the reason why she should stay away.  The problem is he makes her feel things she has never felt before and she genuinely likes him.   Can she stay away?

I love a good light rom-com every once in a while and this one is definitely that.  There were parts that were laughed out loud funny that make this a fun book to read.  Told in dual POV’s you get a lot of insight in what both Holly and Kevin are thinking and feeling which just makes it funnier.  The story moves extremely fast which seemed a little off for me but that being said I am looking forward to the two other books in the series.