I'm excited to be a part of the Blog Tour for The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashley Winstead! I received a free electronic copy for honest review from the publisher. Thanks so much to Graydon House and Ashley Winstead for letting me be a part of the tour!
Author: Ashley Winstead
Published by: Graydon House
Released: May 9, 2023
Source: Electronic Review Copy Provided by Publisher
Synopsis: As a shy school librarian, Alexis Stone is comfortable keeping out of the spotlight. But when she’s dumped for being too meek—in bed!—the humiliation is a wake-up call. She decides she needs to change, and what better way to kick-start her new more adventurous life than with her first one-night stand?
Enter Logan, the gorgeous, foul-mouthed stranger she meets at a hotel bar. Logan is audacious and filterless, making him Alexis’s opposite—and boy, do opposites attract! Just as she’s about to fulfill her hookup wish, the hotel catches fire in a freak lightning storm—and in their rush to escape, Logan is discovered carrying her into the street, where people are waiting with cameras. Cameras Logan promptly—and shockingly—flees.
Alexis is bewildered until breaking news hits: pictures of her and Logan escaping the fire are all over the internet. It turns out Logan is none other than Logan Arthur, the hotshot politician challenging the Texas governor’s seat. The salacious images are poised to sink his career—and jeopardize Alexis’s job—until a solution is proposed: to squash the scandal, he and Alexis could pretend to be in a relationship until election day…in two months. What could possibly go wrong? (Synopsis from Goodreads)
Enter Logan, the gorgeous, foul-mouthed stranger she meets at a hotel bar. Logan is audacious and filterless, making him Alexis’s opposite—and boy, do opposites attract! Just as she’s about to fulfill her hookup wish, the hotel catches fire in a freak lightning storm—and in their rush to escape, Logan is discovered carrying her into the street, where people are waiting with cameras. Cameras Logan promptly—and shockingly—flees.
Alexis is bewildered until breaking news hits: pictures of her and Logan escaping the fire are all over the internet. It turns out Logan is none other than Logan Arthur, the hotshot politician challenging the Texas governor’s seat. The salacious images are poised to sink his career—and jeopardize Alexis’s job—until a solution is proposed: to squash the scandal, he and Alexis could pretend to be in a relationship until election day…in two months. What could possibly go wrong? (Synopsis from Goodreads)
My Thoughts: This was a lot of fun!! I am a sucker for the fake relationship trope. As soon as I saw that in the synopsis, I knew I had to read it. I also love that Alexis is a librarian. Book people are the best people.
I've read one of Ashley Winstead's thrillers, and I'm definitely enjoying her rom-coms. I like that she can write many things.
I really enjoyed reading this one.
Politics does play a part in this, which might seem like a given, but it's not just surface level politics. There are people that don't want politics in their books, and I feel that way sometimes. It never put me off, but I did want to warn that it's there.
I do wonder why someone running for political office would put themselves in that kind of situation. Logan's campaign staff were probably not pleased.
I had a good time reading this one. I think other people would enjoy it too.
ASHLEY WINSTEAD is an academic turned novelist with a PhD in contemporary American literature. She lives in Houston with her husband, two cats, and beloved wine fridge. You can find her at www.ashleywinstead.com.
Thanks so much for checking out my Blog Tour Stop for The Boyfriend Candidate by Ashley Winstead. Thank you to Graydon House and Ashley Winstead for letting me be a part of the tour. This is definitely one that would be fun for your warm weather TBR.
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