Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

A special thank you to Edelweiss and Avon Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Danika Brown is a workaholic PhD student that doesn't have time for a relationship, nor has had much luck with either sex. Partaking in some witchyness with her best friend, Sorcha, Dani asks the goddess, Oshun, for a casual partner to ahem...release some of her stress on a regular basis.

Zafir Ansari is the security guard in the building Dani works at. Seven years ago, he was a professional rugby player but stopped playing because of the depression he suffered when his father and brother were killed in a car accident. When not at work, Zaf volunteers his time to coach a youth rugby team. He has also started his own nonprofit, Tackle It, to destigmatize mental illness and teach young athletes how to stay in touch with their emotions.

When a video surfaces of Zaf rescuing Dani from a fire drill gone amiss, they become a social medial sensation—they even have their own hashtag, #DrRugbae. Zaf asks Dani if they can pretend they are a couple because it is good publicity for his nonprofit and she agrees with the hopes of Zaf becoming her plus one in the bedroom. But there's a problem: Zaf is actually a secret romantic and he is determined to tackle Dani's cold heart. Could this be the universe telling her to take a hint?

Talia Hibbert is back with her second instalment of the Brown Sisters!

In Take a Hint, Dani Brown, Hibbert's main characters are well-developed, complex, and not without their flaws: Zaf has a tragic past that he must learn to embrace, and although Dani's work ethic is admirable, she had difficulty with her work/life balance. Dani also struggles with relationships—she doesn't like letting people in. In a leading man, Zaf is the perfect combination of being sensitive and vulnerable, yet intelligent and strong. 

These sexy and diverse romances are exactly what we need more of. This book was just as good as, if not better than, Get a Life, Chloe Brown. It too captured my heart with its engaging, hilarious, and steamy prose (fans self). I'm also a total sucker for a fake romance.  

Talia, you are a true talent! I was utterly charmed and I can't wait to read Eve's story. 

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TALIA HIBBERT is an award winning author who believes that people of marginalized identities need honest and positive representation. Her interests include makeup, junk food, and unnecessary sarcasm.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

A special thank you to Libro.fm and HarperAudio for an audiobook listening copy.

Chloe Brown is a computer geek with a debilitating chronic illness. She has allowed her disorder to rob her of living her best life. After a near death experience, she decides to get a life and makes a list of things that will help her accomplish this.

The list is underway—Chloe has already checked off the first task which is to move out of her family's mansion. But she's going to need help with the rest of the items and knows just who to ask. She enlists the help of Redford 'Red' Morgan, her building's handyman. He has tattoos, a motorcycle, and is incredibly hot. Red is also an artist, he paints at night—Chloe may have spied on him a time or two.

Told in alternating points of view, Red is working on overcoming a past abusive relationship and Chloe is learning to stop letting her fibromyalgia steal any more of her happiness than it already has.

The narrator, Adjoa Andoh, was so FAB! She did a bang up job and was absolute perfection with all of the different character voices. (I hope she is signed on to do the rest of the series.)

This is a romance that deals with some rather heavy subject matter and Hibbert handles this with care. Her writing is authentic with multi-faceted characters: Red is sexy and charming, but vulnerable and creative, whereas Chloe deflects with her sharp-tongue and wit. She is also fabulously stylish and smart.

Hibbert writes sexy and diverse romances and this is exactly what we need more of. This book took me by surprise and quite simply captured my heart. Not only was it engaging, it was incredibly delightful and absolutely hilarious!

Talia, you are such a talent! I was utterly charmed and I can't wait to read the second book about the Brown sisters.

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TALIA HIBBERT is an award winning author who believes that people of marginalized identities need honest and positive representation. Her interests include makeup, junk food, and unnecessary sarcasm.