Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance

Penny Reid

Jun 2013 · Knitting in the City Series Book 1 · Cipher-Naught

About this ebook

“5 stars!!! Smart, funny, sexy and all around wonderful!” -Book Babes Unite Blog

“Such a fun read! A quirky, nerdy, shy girl and a sexy, hot alpha male.” -Goodreads reviewer

There are three things you need to know about Janie Morris: 1) She is incapable of engaging in a conversation without volunteering TMTI (Too Much Trivial Information), especially when she is unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her more than Quinn Sullivan, and 3) She doesn't know how to knit.

After losing her boyfriend, apartment, and job in the same day, Janie Morris can't help wondering what new torment fate has in store. 

To her utter mortification, Quinn Sullivan—aka Sir McHotpants—witnesses it all then keeps turning up like a pair of shoes you lust after but can't afford. The last thing she expects is for Quinn to make her an offer she can't refuse.

New York Times Bestselling Author Penny Reid’s debut novel!

★ AAR top 100 romances of all time ★

Neanderthal Seeks Human is book #1 in the Knitting in the City series. Each book is a standalone, full length (110k words), contemporary romantic comedy novel, and follows the misadventures and exploits of seven friends in Chicago, all members of the same knitting group.

Ratings and reviews

I think I am in the minority here but I did not enjoy this book. Quinn was so secretive and cold and I did not understand his appeal to the heroine. Janie was so stupid although being ridiculously smart. She just accepted everything and never questioned what was happening around her. They are not sweet or romantic toward each other. There are literally no sex scenes in this. Also there was no resolution to the many questions I had. What does Quinn do? Why is he so bad? Is he a criminal or not? The only reason I continued reading this stupid book was to get those answers. Needless to say I did not get them and is why I rated this 1 star.

4.5 Stars I so love nerdy, quirky characters so Janie is right up my alley. She's brilliant, but a little oblivious when it comes to the opposite sex. I love she just blurts out random factoids. This book is quite humorous and it just sucked me right in. Janie's ex was a piece of work and how she was with him is a mystery to me. Quinn is just perfect for her. He's is super yummy and I love how he treats Janie. They bring out the best in one another.The only thing I would have liked is getting Quinn's point of view through out the book, but that's just a personal reader preference. Penny Reid did a bang up job writing in the first person. I highly recommend this one.

After 6 pages where all you have are the thoughts in her head and maybe 2 sentences. I quit. There was no way it could grab my attention fast enough.

About the author

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Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she writes kissing books. Penny is an obsessive knitter and manages the #OwnVoices-focused mentorship incubator / publishing imprint, Smartypants Romance. She lives in Seattle Washington with her husband, three kids, and dog named Hazel.

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