Blindsided by Brooke

Theresa Paolo

Dec 2018 · Red Maple Falls Book 8 · TMP Books Inc.

About this ebook

To reach the top, they’ll have to reach for each other. 

Brooke Marshall is trapped… in her home town, in her minimum wage job, and in her lack of relationships. The only thing she has to look forward to is trivia night. Her dream in fashion design disappeared when her bank account reached zero, and she feels doomed to remain in Red Maple Falls till the end of time. 

Tyler Carrington grew up rich and spoiled, but is ready to get out from under his father’s thumb and make something of his own. After buying property to start a vacation home business, he dives in headfirst. Only he’s not too sure of what he’s doing. Good thing Brooke is savvy in how to make something sell. 

The trivia rivals turn the other cheek to help each other out, but when an opportunity comes to Brooke to get out of Red Maple Falls, will she stay put or leave the man she loves behind?

Ratings and reviews

Brooke and Tyler were young and a bit immature. They showed their competitive nature during trivia night at the local brewery, which was pretty funny but they also descended to petty mean levels. I was surprised she wanted to help him out sprucing up his rental property so he could get renters. She was good at it, but it was his business. Their bickering turns to passion, but they hurt each other several times. I haven't read any of the other books in this series, but I got the impression that Brooke wasn't always a nice person. She put up walls and acted in off putting ways to keep people out and so she wouldn't get hurt. When she finally gets the chance to realize one of her dreams after she helped Tyler, he makes her feel like it's insignificant and she should cast it aside for the sake of their relationship. This was a steamy enemies to lovers romance with plenty of funny and rocky moments.

I didn't like Brooke... their argument was her fault and she blamed him...she didn't even acknowledge that she humiliated him in front of a potential business client.

Read this in one day picking it up and putting it down, thoroughly enjoyed it. A straight forward romantic, forget the time, indulgence.

About the author

 Theresa Paolo lives on Long Island, NY with her fiancé and their fish. She is the author of NA and Adult contemporary romances. Her debut novel (NEVER) AGAIN, released in Fall 2013 with Berkley (Penguin) and the companion novel (ONCE) AGAIN released Summer 2014. Mad About Matt, the first book in her new Red Maple Falls series, released March 2017. 

She loves to write heartfelt romances with a dash of fun and a side of spice. When she's not writing, she's reading, brewery hopping, daydreaming, wasting time on Pinterest, or can be found chatting away on Twitter and Facebook. She also writes YA romance under Tessa Marie.