Synopsis:
Nash Ellis knows music. Producing, performing, writing—if it involves the creative process he’s there for it. He knows nothing about copy machines. Or financial reports. Or anything related to the stuck-up business world his best friends have been chasing since they were kids. But Nash also needs money, so when his roommate gets him a paid internship at Reedweather Media, he reluctantly agrees. At least his know-it-all intern competitor is kind of cute in a nerdy-librarian sort of way—especially when she’s being tormented by an angsty rocker she can’t stand.
The only thing Paige Andrews hates more than failure? Nash Ellis. She has little patience for incompetence and zero tolerance for indifference. He clearly doesn’t belong in their corporate world, so why does he insist on ruining her dream job? And the worst part—he’s not what he seems. In fact, it’s all the things he’s hiding behind those electric blue eyes that make him straight-up captivating in an ironic-slacker sort of way.
But their smoldering friction bursts into open flames when the feuding interns are forced into a high-stakes mission that requires intimate knowledge of the music industry. Yep, what could go wrong when the least-qualified candidate to ever walk the halls of a major corporation becomes their only hope of success?
Review:
I've really enjoyed revisiting Reedweather Media and see that there still is a bunch of chaotic workers and someone who works hard.
Nash Ellis becomes an intern at the Reedweather Media only to help his best friend and to make the money to buy something he really wants. His true calling is to make music, but he put it back in a closed drawer for the time being. Paige Andrews is a new intern who wants to gain experience for a future work.
The two intern are so different from each other, they have different personalities and expectations, will they call a truce for the good of the company?
I liked Nash and Paige so much, they are polar opposites yet believable as a couple. Their attraction is strong, and their chemistry is steaming, and their clashing personalities make their banters fervent and funny.
Aly Stiles unmistakable writing shows her talent in every kind of trope.
Play Smart is a nice rom com but the characters' past give more depth to the story, and it's an even more pleasurable read.
I look forward to reading more from this author!
Excerpt:
Turning around, he stops in his tracks when he sees me. His face falls, and I don’t know how to read the mix of emotions that filters over him. He clearly doesn’t know what to do next, so I close the gap and grab his wrist.
“Let’s dance,” I say.
“What?”
“Dancing.” I wave behind me at the sea of bodies demonstrating this ancient ritual.
“You… wait. You want to dance with me? You’ve been turning me down all night.”
I nod. “Yes. Because I don’t dance.”
“But you do now?”
“No.”
“I don’t understand. What’s changed?”
“My internal—and a few external—organs.”
“Huh?”
His brow scrunches, and I notice for the first time how much I like the image of his silver piercing when he does that. I reach up and brush my finger near it, then let my touch drift down the side of his face. My gaze settles on his lips and a sharp wave of desire surges through me.
“I turned you down because you’re extremely attractive tonight,” I explain. “Dangerously so.”
“Wait, you’ve been turning me down because you wanted me too much?”
I nod again, forcing my attention back to his entrancing gaze. “Yes, and since we agreed we can’t have what we want, it felt like a terrible idea to indulge in a sample of the forbidden fruit.”
His confusion morphs into amusement. “Do you always have to say stuff in the weirdest way possible?”
I narrow my eyes at him. “Do you always have to be a jerk when I’m trying to be nice?”
“This is you being nice?”
Release Date: 10.13.2022
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