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I really enjoyed this book. I loved the interaction between the characters and enjoyed watching them fall in love with each other.

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I am a BIG fan of Natasha Anders. I have loved all her books and she is pretty much an auto buy for me. Knowing all that, this book was beyond good. I think its the funnest and best book she has ever written. If anything about this book I did not like it was its title. I totally think it should have been called The Other One or The Ugly Duckling because that is a much better description of this book.

This book stars 3 sisters, Daisy (our heroine), Dahlia (who is getting married), and Daphne. It also stars two brothers, Mason (our hero), and Spencer (who has had a thing for Daphne for years.).

The story begins at a bar where Dahlia is having her Hen Party (girls night out/bachelorette/wedding shower). She leaves early and so Spencer sees Daphne and wants to hit on her but her Other Sister is with her. That is what everyone calls Daisy. She is a veternarian and is brainy but is not as pretty or as skinny as her sisters. So Spencer asks Mason to be his Wingman and keep her company.

What happens when Mason meets Daisy? Magic happens. Daisy is quirky and funny and she entrances Mason even though she is not his type. And she knows she is not his type. You see Mason is also a former military man and male model and bodyguard to the stars.

However as expected Daphne, shoots Spencer down and he lets it slip to Daisy that Mason was his wingman. Which pisses her off, but Mason really likes her so he chases after her. In the end she gets him to be her wingman at her sisters wedding. Mason though decides they need to pre-date before the wedding. And it was so fun. I love Mason and their pre-dates.

This is really one of the best books I have read this year. Daisy totally sees herself as unattractive. And Mason sees who she is deeply. He never changes her but she totally chnages him and it was really a beautiful thing to see.

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Our hero Mason is meeting his brother at a bar for a drink and he's not sure why yet. Well come to find out his brother needs a favor, he needs a wingman. His brother has always had a thing for one of the three McGregor sisters and he needs his brother to distract/flirt with the younger one Daisy. Mason feels bad for his brother as he's just gone through a tough and hurtful break up and feels he needs to do this for him, even though he doesn't really like it or feel comfortable doing it.

Daisy is at a bar with her sisters (the pretty ones) to celebrate one of her sisters coming marriage. She always been the forgotten, quirky, quiet, curvy McGregor sister and she's fine with it. Daisy is not only with her sisters but some of her friends that are not what you'd call likable either.

While at the bar for the her sisters party Daisy is approached by Mason and the next thing she know he's flirting with her. Daisy is shocked and unsure about what going on but Mason and her connect.
Unfortunately Daisy learns accidentally (overhears) what Mason and his brother had cooked up/planned. She's hurt and mad, but she comes up with her own plan that involves Mason and he agrees and goes along with it. Daisy needs a date for her sisters wedding, she doesn't want to go alone and so she talks Mason into being her "wingman"/date.

The story unfolds as Mason and her start dating to give the appearance that they are a couple and make it more credible to others. These two have some great chemistry and repertoire. I enjoyed the development of their relationship and how it had depth, dialogue as well as spark. It was nice to have a heroine that was curvy and considered "plain" as well as a hot military hero who was a underwear model for a while. The pace was steady and didn't lag anywhere and great secondary characters too. A enjoyable read.

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4 1/2 stars. I think I'm in a book funk, I've said that before but this is different, the last book I read(before this book) was amazing, and the book before that was too but in between books I just feel like mmm. I've decided that it might be that I need to branch out on books I feel like I read too many books last year with not enough story and even though I liked them then I think I need more this year(maybe) what I can tell you was the story in this book was one of the very best things in this book. And of course a book needs a good story but I think now that the market is saturated with romance we have lost some of the storytelling that makes romance great(in some books, I know not all have this).

Don't get me wrong I loved Mason and Daisy. Mason is all man and strong and an amazing person, Daisy has some scrapes from life but she's strong and I loved seeing her growth. They were an amazing couple but I loved that we really see their relationship in this book, I feel like there have been too many books lately that we are just supposed to believe they love each other and I"m left think yeah but why do they love each other. In this book we see their love grow, we see their friendship build and we see the transformation it has on both of their lives both individually and together.

I loved this one the flow was great I wasn't bored and I just really enjoyed myself and I actually want to read something right now and that doesn't always happen for me(lately) and I know being busy is part of that but I think I just needed more and this book gave me that. The romance wasn't rushed it was built and the story wasn't a side not for sex. Yes there is sex but this book is so much more. We get to see what I am guessing is book two's main characters and I can't wait for that one either. This book just made me excited and for that I am so appreciative.

Mason is called by his brother to meet him at a bar agreeing because of his brothers resent breakup Mason finds himself agreeing to be his brothers wingman. Mason's brother has always had a thing for the oldest of the McGregor sisters and since the middle sister is taken that only leaves the youngest. So Mason agrees to talk to her so his brother can make his move. Daisy knows she is the odd one in the family the forgotten sister and one who gets looked over so when Mason comes and talks to her she is shocked and even more so that she finds herself opening up to him.

But when Daisy hears the truth, she is surprised she has let this hurt her and then a crazy ideas pops into her head and she goes with it. With her sisters wedding coming up and knowing Mason feels bad Daisy asks him to be her wing man for the wedding to stop all the stares and questions she will get for once again being alone. What neither of them planned was the friendship that grows and then the feelings neither planned, and soon they are questioning it all including the fact that this is supposed to be temporary.

I can't recommend this book enough. Nathan Anders does a great job pulling the reader into this story and giving us that an amazing story and romance.

*Thank you NetGallery, Natasha Anders, and Montlake Romance for this ARC for my review.

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