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Kate L., an American accountant, who fled to NZ to evade her crazy, stalking, ex-boyfriend, met up with the famous, womanizing, playboy, Koti and they were off to a very rocky start. Kate's abrasive personality threw Koti for a loop, as he was a custom to women fawning over him. Their six-month friendship bet gave them a deeper understanding of each other, so much that he save her life at the novel's end.
Koti' s fickle personality was well portrayed, as well as Kate's sturdy, stubborn, abrasive one. The dialogue and integrated Maori songs, history, and sayings were well placed and added substance to the novel, as well as what it means to be a Maori to the reader. My only disappointment was Kate's failure to take some sort of self-defense classes, while becoming physically fit, and how long it took Koti to committee to the All Black team and Kate.
1/4/17


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Just Good Friends Escape to New Zealand Book 2 edition by Rosalind James Romance eBooks Reviews

I have really enjoyed the Rosalind James series Escape to New Zealand. There are 5 books in all, and each one tells a unique story of a relationship blossoming from first introduction on. The first book is Hannah and Drew's story. It is arguably the slowest of the 5, providing the New Zealand setting and the Rugby football instruction. While the slowest of the 5, it is in no ways a negative on the book itself. In book one, Hard working Hanna meets hard working Drew, and together they learn that sometimes it is ok to relax a little bit and to have someone to share the down time with. This review is about Book 2 - the story of Koti and Kate. They have a bet that he can't be friends with a girl without sex getting in the way. They can barely stand each other, her strong Italian personality a unique experience for him, as well as the fact that she is completely unimpressed with his celebrity status. They have a rocky start, and only begin to like each other when they begin to leave the preconceived notions on the wayside, and take each other at face value. It was refreshing that this couple were together for over 6 weeks before anything happened, and in the end they both end up losing the bet. Book 3 tells of Jenna and Finn. She is a nanny to his children. His love evolves from watching her with his kids, watching her maternal instincts, her strong character. They bond over failed marriages and feelings of unworthy, to learn that it was only because they needed each other to heal. Again, a relationship that develops first as friends over the course of several months before it becomes anything more. Book 4 is about Nic and Emma. One week six years ago was the best of their lives, but when they split apart to go their separate ways, something was left behind, something neither one ever forgot - for him it was a week of his life where he felt unconditional love for who he was, not what he could do on the field. For her it was a son, a son she is unable to let Nic know about even though she tries several times over the years. Chance brings them together again, and while Nic is getting to know his son, Emma and Nic are getting to know each other, too. Emma has to learn how to trust Nic again, even as outside forces try to make her doubt him. Last is Book 5, a dual love story with Nate and Allie, and Kristen and Liam. Kristen and Liam are secondary characters, though their story gets only slightly less development than Nate and Allie's. Kristen is a woman who has been used and hurt and is recovering from past failed relationships and he a recovering alcoholic recovering from a past failed marriage, learning to be strong on their own, and strong together, as this recovery takes place. Nate and Allie's relationship takes center stage with Nate doing everything he can to ruin the relationship before it ever starts, and Allie a strong independent woman hoping he can learn to get it right.

I came across this series with book 1, a free kindle download. I did not expect to like it, especially when I realized it had a foreign setting. I expected the book to be step 1. Meet at the beach. Step 2. Have wild passionate relationship for 2 weeks. Step 3. Realize you can't live without each other and get married. End of story. I was so pleasantly surprised that that wasn't the case with book 1, or with any of the books in the series actually. The relationships evolved. The couples courted. You got to see the relationships develop over realistic conversations and realistic events. The books that Rosalind James writes for this series all have this formula. It is refreshing to read a book that doesn't have a couple falling madly in love after 4 days together and living happily ever after. Some of these couples have real problems they have to overcome. Each of these characters stick with you long after the story is over, and it was such a pleasant surprise to have past characters pop up in each new book I read. Rosalind James made believe characters, with believable lives, in a memorable setting that made me want to learn about New Zealand and the world of Rugby Football. And as a nice little bonus, each book comes with a dictionary of common New Zealand terms so that you can see just what it is that these handsome Rugby players are saying. Try the books and you won't be disappointed. I'm only disappointed that book 5 seems to be the last one.
About the book
• 359 Pages • Contemporary • Standalone • In A Series • Happily Ever After • Her POV • His POV • Third-Person Narrative

About the story
• Light Read • Educating • Addictive • Good Pace • Entertaining • Funny • Touching • Sexy • +Violence

Romance factors
• Enemies To Lovers • Sports Romance • Witty Banter • Instant Clash • Relationship Agreement • Heroic Rescue

Heat Level
• 2 / 5 (Includes sex scenes, but not overly explicit) • M / F • Vanilla

About him
• High Profile • Cocky • Hot • Beautiful • Fit • Tattooed • Wealthy • Manwhore

About her
• Pretty • Sassy • Brainy • Strong • Model Figure • Fit • Few Bed Partners • Troubled Past • On The Run

More details
Kate is feisty american, running away from a psycho ex-boyfriend. To keep herself and her family safe, she decides to temporarily move to Auckland, NZ, where her friend Hannah lives. Hannah’s husband is a professional rugby player, and he helps Kate secure a job as an accountant in the rugby team’s office.

Koti, is the gorgeous rugby player on the same team. He's the youngest son of an all women Maori family, so he’s used to being the center of attention, and getting everything he wants. He is charming, and ridiculously handsome, so women are always falling at his feet. But not Kate. 

From the first second they meet, they argue and fight, and when Kate says he can't be just a friend with a woman, they decide to put it to the test. They agree to be just friends, nothing sexual, for 6 weeks. Needless to say, as Kate and Koti start hanging out together, they discover the sparks between them are not just verbal, but also very physical.

This is a fun, romantic, entertaining read. The dialogs are great, and we also get to learn a lot of interesting facts about New Zealand and the Maori heritage. There’s also a suspenseful side to this book, as Kate’s old boyfriend tracks her down in New Zealand, and this is a great opportunity for Koti to come to the rescue and make a great happy ending.
Kate L., an American accountant, who fled to NZ to evade her crazy, stalking, ex-boyfriend, met up with the famous, womanizing, playboy, Koti and they were off to a very rocky start. Kate's abrasive personality threw Koti for a loop, as he was a custom to women fawning over him. Their six-month friendship bet gave them a deeper understanding of each other, so much that he save her life at the novel's end.
Koti' s fickle personality was well portrayed, as well as Kate's sturdy, stubborn, abrasive one. The dialogue and integrated Maori songs, history, and sayings were well placed and added substance to the novel, as well as what it means to be a Maori to the reader. My only disappointment was Kate's failure to take some sort of self-defense classes, while becoming physically fit, and how long it took Koti to committee to the All Black team and Kate.
1/4/17