Truly Madly Yours audiobook

4-4 ½ stars – Contemporary RomanceRachel Gibson has a knack for making me enjoy her books, despite that her heroes are often players and jerks who exhibit at least one major asshat moment with the heroine.Nick is the boy who teases, taunts, and pulls the girl’s pigtails because he secretly likes her. But in this case, it was a snowball in the face that gave the heroine twin black eyes. And as an adult, he continues his mean streak where the heroine is concerned, but it’s all because he’s fiercely attracted to her and frustrated over what he can’t have.Delaney and Nick zoom from enemies with a past engaging in a snarky battle of wills and insults and fighting their explosive attraction (while he’s fooling around and flirting with half the floozies in town) to having smokin’ hot sex. Then suddenly, things get too serious between them and Nick freaks out and has that aforementioned asshat moment. Eventually he realizes he acted like a jerk and what follows is some pretty sweet groveling.I didn’t really feel the “romance” all that convincingly in this one, but the H/h have an amusing hate/love relationship, nonetheless. So Truly Madly Yours is another entertaining read from Ms. Gibson’s backlist. 4-4 ½ stars!Nick’s sigh-worthy groveling:(view spoiler)[ “I have loved you my whole life, Delaney. I can’t remember a day when I didn’t love you. I loved you the day I practically knocked you out with a snowball. I loved you when I flattened the tires on your bike so I could walk you home. I loved you when I saw you hiding behind the sunglasses at the Value Rite, and I loved you when you loved that loser son of a bitch Tommy Markham. I never forgot the smell of your hair or the texture of your skin the night I laid you on the hood of my car at Angel Beach. So don’t tell me I don’t love you.”“I know. I know I’ve been a jerk, and I don’t have a good excuse. But touching you and loving you, and knowing you were planning to leave me, made me crazy. After we made love the second time, I began to think maybe you’d decide to stay with me. I started to think about you and me waking up every day together for the rest of our lives. I even thought about kids and taking some of those breathing classes when you got pregnant. Maybe buying one of those mini-vans.” (hide spoiler)] And here’s Nick on his bike. Yummy! ["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>

Loved it. One of my favorites by this author. I read all the time, and Rachel Gibson is easily one of my all time favorites. If you like contemporary, funny but with depth stories, and of course sexual tension and some hot love scenes, this book (and the author) is a must read. I don't usually read books over and over (why would I? I have a TBR shelf with 100+ unread books!) but this book I have read three times, and I know I will read over and over again. Some times I just need my fix of a great Rachel Gibson.

After a ten-year absence, Delaney Shaw has returned to her hometown for her stepfather's funeral. She wants to get in and out of town quickly and doesn't want to see Nick Allegreeza, the reason she left town in the first place. Her plans for a short stay are disrupted when she learns of the stipulations in the will. Delaney will inherit three million dollars if she stays in the small town of Truly, Idaho for a year. Nick is also named in the will. Mayor Shaw was his biological father, but never wanted anything to do with him until it was too late. Now he is leaving Nick a fortune in land with one stipulation. He has to keep his hands off of Delaney Shaw. Is the town big enough for the two of them?Delaney is a hairdresser and decides to open her own shop while she is staying in Truly. She has an on-going feud with a woman she knows from high school who owns a rival shop. I found some of the scenes and dialogue hilarious. Nick and Delaney try to keep their distance, but can't seem to keep their hands off of each other. The whole town knows about the will and is talking about the two of them.I read this book when it first came out and loved it. This time around I listened to the audiobook. Emma Bates is the narrator and does a fantastic job. My rating: 4.5 Stars.

Cover & Title - Cover 1/5, seriously it totally put me off reading this. Title 4/5. Favorite line - "I have loved you my whole life, Delaney. I can't remember a day when I didn't love you. I loved you the day I practically knocked you out with a snowball. I loved you when I flattened the tires on your bike so I could walk you home. I loved you when I saw you hiding behind the sunglasses at the Value Rite, and I loved you when you loved that loser son of a bitch Tommy Markham. I never forgot the smell of your hair or the texture of your skin the night I laid you on the hood of my car at Angel Beach. So don't tell me I don't love you. Don't tell me--" His voice shook and he pointed a finger at her. "Just don't tell me that.” Favorite Character - NickI think throughout almost the entire book i wanted to punch Nick so it is crazy he ended up being me favorite character. I hate players & cheaters but yet something made me love him as much as i hated him, you could tell Delaney felt the same way. You can tell i totally got into the book since i am acting like they are real people :) I loved the book, the story was ridiculous but funny & spunky. It was an easy read with loads of laughs along the way. I loved the writing, characters & the ending. I would recommend this book & plan on reading more by this author. For more review by me check out my blog - http://bookprotagonist.blogspot.co.uk/

This was such a great second chance romance novel! I loved Delaney and I loved Nick too. Together? They were so swoony! This won't be my last Rachel Gibson!Review to come!

This is my favorite book of all time! I've reread it at least 5 times over the years. A romance must read!!!