More to Love (A Perfect Fit #3)
by Alison Bliss
Blurb:
Jessa
Gibson may be new in the little town of Granite, Texas, but in no time at all
her gourmet food truck business is booming. Soon she'll have enough money to
open the restaurant of her dreams. But first, she'll have to appease the hot
local health inspector, no matter how strange his "violations" sound
to her. No pink plastic gloves? Really?
Max
Hager isn't exactly who he says he is. Pretending to be a health inspector is a
(mostly) innocent mistake. A mistake made way worse by Max's immediate,
electrifying attraction to the curvy, sexy, redheaded chef. Throw in a whole
lot of lust, and things in Jessa's little kitchen are about to really start
heating up. But can Max find a way to come clean with Jessa before his little
deception turns into a recipe for disaster?
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 3.5 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
So sometimes I have to wonder where an author
is going when they embark on these types of series that seem to stem from a
quest or goal, in this case the weight and body image issues
society places on individuals and the problems it forces on relationships. Sometimes it becomes all about “the message”
and the author forgets that the important part of a romance is the characters
and the love being developed between them, but I am comfortable saying that in
this series Ms. Bliss has escaped that dreaded fate. While the goal is to educate people that even though someone doesn’t fit into a size 6 or fights with their insecurities about
their weight, the people themselves and their mistakes and ultimate triumphs
are what make her stories great. This
third story in the series took a different turn in that the hero was the one
with the body image issues while the heroine was comfortable in her sensual
and sexy plus-sized body. I enjoyed this gender-bending bit of storytelling,
though I was very upset with Max through the majority of the book because let’s
face it he was a dickhead and even he knew it.
Jessa—Jess to her friends—was an amazing woman, full of laughter and
fire, but with a warm heart and giving nature that made her the perfect woman
and a great character to counter Max’s asshole mistakes. Max had been a character that was mischievous
but lovable throughout previous novels in the series, but getting to know him
more we see the serious levels of insecurity he hides behind and that only the
right woman will be able to bring him into the light and let him live a truly
fulfilled and happy life. He might be a
sexy and alpha male, but his past has left too many scars and he needs to let
them go quickly or he won’t be man enough for the woman he loves. Jessa on the other hand was a strong and seriously
kick ass woman, sure of herself and even willing to throw caution to the wind
when she feels the universe offering her something almost too good to be
true. She has been burned in the past
but doesn’t let it keep her from being who she is or offering her heart when Max
comes into her life, even though she knows something with him isn’t entirely
right. I loved getting to know her and
seeing her come even more out of her shell as she found her roots and when her
past comes to light the full truth of her history was a plot twist I never saw
coming. The heat and intensity between Max and Jess was there from the very
beginning and I knew they would be combustible as soon as they allowed themselves
to give in, but the passionate love that developed between them reminds me that
sometimes even something that is most unexpected and definitely not conveniently
timed can become the most important thing in our lives. I enjoyed every moment of this story and
though I am not sure if this is the end of the series, I will be keeping my
eyes open for more by this author and hoping to get to see these sensual ladies
and the sexy men that earned their big hearts in future. Thanks for a wild and emotional ride, Alison.
*ebook provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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