Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940161382295 |
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| Publisher: | Be You Publishing, LLC |
| Publication date: | 05/15/2018 |
| Series: | Stumbling Through Life , #1 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | NOOK Book |
| Sales rank: | 23,547 |
| File size: | 499 KB |
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Stumbling Into Him
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Stumbling Into Him is book one in the Stumbling Through Life series by Molly O’Hare. This is my very first book by Molly and what a joy this book was.
Holly Flanagan is a librarian and mom to a very spoiled Corgi. Holly sees herself as a bigger girl, who was clumsy to a fault. She couldn’t seem to walk across a room without tripping over some invisible object. Holly’s father can no longer work and is partially disabled so Holly spends any free time she has doing what she can for him. Holly only had to work a half day so she decided to take her Corgi, Waffles, to the dog park. But when a runaway Frisbee hits her in the face and she finds a man straight out of the romance novels she loves to read standing over her, her life is forever changed.
“If there were a sporting category on tripping over invisible objects she’d win gold twice over.”
Ben Richman loves being a veterinarian. His mother not so much. Ben lost his father years ago and now his manipulative mother wants him to take over the family business. But Ben has no interest in the business what so ever. He’s playing Frisbee with his dog at the park when the Frisbee accidentally hits a woman in the head. She’s the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. First, he needs to see to her injuries. Then he needs to see if he can get to know her better.
“When I’ve read scenes like this in books I used to roll my eyes and say the author had an overactive imagination. Guess I was wrong.”
Ben and Holly soon realize that they can’t deny the chemistry between them. But they also fill an empty place in each other’s lives. Holly can’t believe someone like Ben wants to spend time with her. Ben loves that Holly makes him laugh. She and her father feel like family. But not everyone is happy about them. Ben’s mother will do just about anything to get what she wants. She wants Holly out of her son’s life and wants her son working for her.
These two were just so cute together. Hot guy with cute animals? That alone makes him a winner! He was so wonderful for Holly. Where she saw flaws, he saw beauty. This was a fun, sexy story that I really enjoyed.
“Who said real life wasn’t like romance novels? She’d love to beg to differ. Her life was a romance novel come to life.”
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I always go into RomComs by new to me authors with a bit of cynicism, but that cynical side quickly flew by the wayside with this one. Molly O'Hare has wonderfully blended a sweet romance with laugh out loud funny. The romance does progress quickly, almost crossing into instalove, but for Ben and Holly, it just plain works. The sassy klutz that is Holly compliments Ben's super sweetness and they are absolutely adorable together. I had to smile every time Ben called Holly, 'Grace' (I've called my wonderful, clumsy daughter that for years for the same reason).
We do get a bit of angst by way of Ben's overbearing mother, but it's mixed with plenty of humor to keep things light and fun. By contrast, Holly's dad is the parent everyone should have.
To run it down, this one is a sweet, steamy romance with lots of laughs and just the right amount of angst. The story is engaging, the characters are interesting, and the dialogue is witty and often hilarious. As if all of that isn't enough, I have to say that I was impressed with how real Holly is. She has the same insecurities about her curves that plague many women and I love that even with those insecurities, she's still confident enough in herself to make a move on the sexy Ben, who is more than happy to show her just how much he appreciates those curves. This in one RomCom that I would easily recommend to anyone looking for an entertaining story and needs a good laugh.
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Reading Stumbling Into Him is like getting the greatest hug in the world. Overflowing with feel good sweetness and laugh out loud humor! My face hurts from the nonstop smile I’ve been wearing the entire time I was reading this. You could be having the worst day ever, but if you pick up this book I guarantee it will cure whatever ails you. It’s like Molly O’Hare sat down and said “Today I’m going to bring pure happiness to the world” when she started writing this. Stumbling Into Him is not only sweeter than sugar and hilarious, it’s also got the absolute perfect amount of steam to boot making it the book equivalent of eating your favorite candy with the bonus of being calorie free!
Aside from the epic levels of feel good (but seriously, did I mention enough how epic those levels are?) the characters themselves are wonderful. I think every woman out there can relate to Holly on some level. Be it her expert clumsy abilities, her love of animals, or even how she views her own body. She’s witty, smart, adorable, and has such a loving heart, but most of all she’s REAL. Reading Holly is like seeing bits of not just myself but other women who mean the world to me all wrapped up into one hilarious character.
And don’t even get me started on Waffles. We all deserve a dog like Lord Waffles in our lives. I loved that little canine diva! Fur babies aside, there’s also Ben aka the most perfect book boyfriend there ever was. Going along with what I’ve mentioned once or twice (or a hundred times) the man is a complete sweetheart. Gentle, caring, HOT, and did I mention he’s a vet who dedicates his life to saving animals? No? Well he is. *dies at Ben’s perfection* Together Holly and Ben bring endless amounts of laughter, happiness, and swoony romance in this irresistibly adorable book.
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