You can imagine Vaughan’s face when he found a woman in a wedding gown sitting in his bathtub. After some shocking news, Lydia decides it’s a great idea to run and hide in someone’s bathroom. She’s already put on a perfect wedding gown, spent hours on her hair and makeup only to find herself becoming a runaway bride because her fiancé has done quite a number on her. The story starts on the day Lydia’s getting married. It is exactly everything I imagined it would be. People who’ve read her Stage Dive series will definitely agree with me - Kylie is a great author and her books are just ideal for a lonely evening. Her stories albeit simple and entertaining feel real to me. She really knows how to mix silly humor with some drama and lots of hot between the sheets action. I am a great fan of Kylie Scott’s books, as they are simply the most entertaining, the cutest and the sexiest of stories I always have so much fun while reading what she’s written.

I'm going to say it was probably just a case of 'It's not you, it's me.' I was in the minority with this one, so if you're interested, give it a try. It didn't wow me or make any sort of lasting impression. I just couldn't see two adults, with their life experiences, carrying on the way they did. While their was some humor and a sweet undertone, their interactions came across as very immature to me. Within a matter of days, Lydia and Vaughan are engaged in a no-strings, sex-only relationship. However, it made it hard for me to think of her as a 'victim'. Really, she wasn't heartbroken as much as humiliated and scorned, which she had every right to be. I had trouble buying Lydia as the heartbroken bride-to-be when she was able to get over her heartache almost immediately. Then, somewhere along the way things just fizzled out for me.

I was certain that I was going to be hooked on this story. Her first interactions with Vaughan were promising. It still makes me smile when I think of her scaling that fence in her wedding dress. Lydia was hilarious in her heartbreak and I could not stop laughing. In the beginning, I thought I was surely going to love it. Whatever the reason, this book was just good and not great for me.

Maybe I just expected too much, based on how much I loved that series. Most of my friends really liked this one and I loved the 'Stage Dive' series by this same author. This is one of those books that I expected to love, but that ended up falling flat for me.

Dirty by Kylie Scott