Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins
Chastity is a tall, athletic journalist who has moved back to her hometown where her parents, older brothers and long-time crush Trevor live. She gets dumped by her current guy, who says her strength and athleticism just aren’t that attractive for him. Then Chastity meets and dates a handsome doctor, but still pines for Trevor.
This was a rollercoaster read – I laughed out loud but was also a sniffling mess when things got gritty towards the end. I went through one small pack of Kleenex - 15 tissues, and it felt like I’d been through the ringer right along with Chastity. I wasn’t too fond of the triangle here though – Chastity is with the doctor for a good chunk of the book, and Trevor’s motives are a mystery until the end. I have to say, I got quite absorbed in the outcome of Chastity’s parents rather than her own problems.
3.5/5
HQN, 2008, 978-0373772995
blurb:
Being one of the guys isn’t all it’s cracked up to be…
So when journalist Chastity O’Neill returns to her hometown, she decides it’s time to start working on some of those feminine wiles. Two tiny problems: #1—she’s five feet eleven inches of rock-solid girl power, and #2—she’s cursed with four alpha male older brothers.
While doing a story on local heroes, she meets a hunky doctor and things start to look up. Now there’s only one problem: Trevor Meade, her first love and the one man she’s never quite gotten over—although he seems to have gotten over her just fine.
Yet the more time she spends with Dr. Perfect, the better Trevor looks. But even with the in-your-face competition, the irresistible Trevor just can’t seem to see Chastity as anything more than just one of the guys…
