Becoming an Evans #1
Kindle e-book
Author: Jenni Bara
Beth Evans has become a modern Snow White. Former Olympic gold medalist and daughter of the Secretary of State and hopeful VP candidate, Beth is no stranger to the media. And she hates it! She’s had her touch of scandal in the past and it basically sent her to living a life “off the grid” when it comes to social media. Now, widowed at a young age, with two kids, she’s surrounded by her “seven giants” – seven protectives brothers-in-law (+ a friend), who protect her but also dominate every aspect of her life. The last thing she needs is to add another “giant” in the form of Twitter’s favorite bad boy, Marc Demoda.
Marc had been living the dream – baseball, women, fame – until a car accident ends his pitching career. He doesn’t know how to live without baseball, but who wants to hire a notorious bad boy as a coach?
A fortuitous picture of Marc and Beth on the media prompts them to strike a deal: they will both “clean up their images” to the media and then part ways. All this courtesy of Beth’s highly domineering and bulldozing politician dad. DNAs are signed, dates are arranged, deadlines are set… but no one bothered to tell the rules to their hearts.
What a wonderful kickstart to the Becoming an Evans series and it’s also the author’s debut novel!
You get Beth, and you really want to root for her. Her kids (loved little Mandy!) are adorable. Her band of brothers are a very interesting bunch (can’t wait to read about all of them). And you get Marc… oh @sshole-y, stupid, alpha, commitment-phobe Marc! It was a joy to watch you fall, especially because you had no idea you were falling!
Great read! Sweet, slow burn, steamy fun!
Possible triggers and rep: Marc is hispanic/Latinx, his mother is Colombian. Mention of cheating by secondary characters, MMC was in a career-ending car accident, FMC lost her husband unexpectedly through illness; toxic relationship with parents.
