Elena Armstrong & Ben Kessel's book
Cheapskates in Love
by Evelyn Jules
Book Blurb:It’s couples skating night down at the local rink and Elena Armstrong can’t seem to keep her cocky jock blind date around long enough to knee him in the balls. Sadly, she was too much of a cheapskate to pay for a membership to an online dating site and based everything on Leonard’s personality profile alone. Big mistake.
At the opposite end of the rink, Ben Kessel, another cheapskate on a blind date with Iris, the ice princess, is having a similarly miserable time. Elena, a hater of all things sports-related, inches out into the skating world butt-first and collides with Ben. After sharing their hilarious and horrifying dates-gone-wrong stories, the two disappear and make everything right again on the floor in the players’ dressing room. Almost everything. They forget to exchange numbers. Now these two cheapskates need to make the ultimate sacrifice: pay for a membership to the online dating site so they can track each other down. But is the possibility of love really worth the price of $24.95 per month?
How adorable is that cover?!?!?
I immediately fell in love with Cheapskates in Love and was really disappointed that it ended too quickly. This couple demanded a full novel!
Cheapskates in Love is my third time reviewing a novella by Evelyn Jules and I think it is high time that she write a full length story. I ADORE her heroines. They have all been so fun and Elena is a great addition to that club.
When I think of a romantic date, certain scenarios pop into my mind. Ice skating is one of them. That is why I was smiling while reading about both Ben and Elena meeting at the ice rink while on dates with other people. I was cracking up reading about the personalities and the hilarious descriptions of those other dud dates. I suppose when you try out the online dating game, you have to kiss a lot of toads to get to that one prince.
It made me smile that both Ben and Elena aren't really getting the best selections lined up for their blind dates. They are both too cheap to spring for the full dating package offered by the online dating service. I know that there are some real cheapskates out there that can relate to their monetary dilemma.
As I was reading along loving the chemistry that Ben and Elena were experiencing with their laughs and banter that I completely forgot that this is suppose to be an erotic novel. I actually wanted them to continue with their joking and date longer instead of getting to the hot steamy stuff. Now that ought to tell you something right there!
It was so refreshing to read an erotic themed novella that was light and contemporary.
Teasers: Hookups.com, The big dope and the ice princess, damn coccyx, 555-bite me
I love the cover too. Perfection! Great review for a great novella. I'm on board with you on the humor and fun this story had. I think I wouldn't have even minded if it had been an erotic story. Just the banter and fun the characters were having was entertaining to me. Great job by Evelyn Jules
ReplyDeleteI totally agree, Cheapskates in Love was a delight!!
ReplyDeleteYou have no idea how much this review means to me! I'm so thrilled you love my characters, particularly the heroines. I always try to infuse a bit of my own humour and quirkiness into my stories. I'm working on that 'novel' as we speak! :)
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