12 Steps to Mr.
Right by Cindi Madsen
Publication Date: September
26, 2016
Genres: Adult,
Entangled: Contemporary Select, Romance
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Synopsis:
12 steps to
finding Mr. Right, composed by dating coach extraordinaire Savannah Gamble1:
Admit to being powerless over your attraction to the wrong type of guy. (Like
Lincoln Wells, who broke your heart after an unforgettable one-night stand.) 2:
Believe Mr. Right is out there. 3: Take inventory of past mistakes. (See
step #1.) 4: Make a list of qualities you want in a man. (Avoid charming
baseball players/reason you made these rules in the first place) 5: Take
charge of your own life. 6: Learn to love yourself. 7: Sort the
hookup guys from the relationship guys. (Avoid a painful brushoff after an
amazing night together.) 8: Never, ever settle. (Even if the chemistry is
off-the-charts.) 9: Don’t believe you can change a guy. (Once a
commitment-phobe, always a commitment-phobe) 10: Communicate your needs. 11:
Open your heart & love fully. (Still working on this one…) 12: Don’t
ever, ever stray from the steps.
EXCERPT
When I turned to
Linc, every thought involving other guys faded. My focus honed in on his hand
still on my back, his body only a breath away from mine. The temptation to see
what’d happen if I made a move called to me as I remembered exactly what it
felt like to be flush against him.
I managed to resist that
move, but despite my brain telling me not to do it, I placed my hand on his
biceps, my thumb tracing the curve there. “Did you get your mysterious work
done, then?”
“I got what I need,
yeah.” His fingers twitched against my back, the fingertips radiating five
spots of heat. “You ready to go, or do you need to do more ogling—er,
research?”
I smiled and said, “I
think I’m good. To the bar with all the happy Braves fans?”
Just as I was about
to drop my hand, my fingertips hit a rougher patch of skin. My gaze dropped to
the puckered pink scar, and I traced the long line underneath his elbow, from
the bottom of his biceps to the beginning of his forearm. “From the surgery?”
His throat worked a
swallow. “Yeah.”
“Is it hard being in
the locker room? I’m sure it brings back a lot of memories.”
Linc glanced around.
“Missing it comes and goes in waves. When we first walked in, it punched me in
the gut, but now…” His gaze met mine again, and my heart tugged, because I
could tell how hard he was fighting his emotions. It reminded me of a night in
college when he’d shown up at my door, told me he’d received some bad news, and
asked me to distract him.
Obviously he wasn’t
totally in the not-missing-baseball phase yet, and after seeing the passion he
still had for the game, what he’d been through the past year hit me. How did
you recover from losing the thing you were most passionate about?
“I remember when you
first told me about your big baseball plans—the same night we climbed on top of
the natural science building because you got it into your head that you needed
to be closer to the stars, and I was sure we were going to get suspended.”
While I’d been pursing my English degree, and I liked what I studied, I’d thought
that I’d never been as passionate about anything as he was about baseball.
“I remember that
night. I also remember that I barely got a C on that project—you kinda sucked
as a constellation-spotting wingman.”
I poked his chest.
“Hey! You’re the one who brought all the beer! Once the stars blurred and swam
together, telling one from the other became impossible. I was sure I was going
to fall to my death on the way down.”
“I would’ve caught
you.” Linc’s hand curled around my hip, like he was prepared to catch me now,
and in that instant, I wanted to fall.
Title: 12 Steps to Mr. Right
Author: Cindi Madsen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series or Standalone: Standalone
Rating: ★★★★
Reviewer: Melyssa
This book was the
first time I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading a book by this author. So I
had no idea going in just what I was going to be in for, but I’m really glad
that after reading the blurb and being sucked in by it, I did indeed give this
story a chance.
It’s at its very
basic, a second chance romance, but definitely more friends to lovers based on
the personal history between two characters. At least that’s how it came across
for me. I’m a sucker for two friends eventually finding the love of a lifetime
in each other, so for this reader, that aspect especially pulled me right in.
What I also loved was
the line of work Savannah found herself in. This was a first for me in my
reading ventures. The whole dating coach concept, especially tackling it while
having to handle her own relationship upheaval at the same time. It made for
some fun moments as well as some sweet ones as she navigated both aspects of
her life.
There were a few
moments where the internal struggle against her feelings for Linc got to me a
bit, but I think a lot of that has to do with how sweet he came across and me
wanting her to just go for it. I’m kind of impatient like that when you’ve got
a character laid out the way Linc was.
But when they do finally
give into things, it was a beautiful sensual and sweet ride and definitely one
that I’m glad I took. A story that delivered on everything it promises and more
and a second chance/friends to lovers story that as I said before, I’m really
glad I stepped out of the box and decided to read.
I enjoyed the authors
writing style, the pacing of the story and I’m definitely going to be checking
out more by her in the future.
If you’re a fan of
this author from previous works, or are just in the mood for a friends to
lovers romance with the right amount of humor and sweetness mixed in, I think
this one might be for you.
My thanks to the
author and all others involved in letting me read this before release. Linc and
Savannah’s journey was one that I was glad to be a part of.
About Cindi Madsen
Cindi Madsen is a USA
Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance and young adult novels. She
sits at her computer every chance she gets, plotting revising, and falling in
love with her characters. Sometimes it makes her a crazy person. Without it,
she’d be even crazier. She has way too many shoes, but can always find a reason
to buy a new pretty pair, especially if they’re sparkly, colorful, or super
tall. She loves music, dancing, and wishes summer lasted all year long. She
lives in Colorado (where summer is most definitely NOT all year long) with her
husband and three children.
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