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The last thing Vaughan Hewson expects to find when he
returns to his childhood home is a broken hearted bride in his shower, let
alone the drama and chaos that comes with her.
Lydia Green doesn't know whether to burn down the church
or sit and cry in a corner. Discovering the love of your life is having an
affair on your wedding day is bad enough. Finding out it's with his best man is
another thing all together. She narrowly escapes tying the knot and meets
Vaughan only hours later.
Vaughan is the exact opposite of the picture perfect,
respected businessman she thought she'd marry. This former
musician-turned-bartender is rough around the edges and unsettled. But she
already tried Mr. Right and discovered he's all wrong-maybe it's time to give
Mr. Right Now a chance.
After all, what's wrong with getting dirty?
Let me count the ways Dirty is magnificient:
1. It’s a spin-off of the riotously funny and seductive
Stage Dive series featuring a cast of new and recurring characters.
2. It features another formidable heroine.
3. It has another hot and sexy guy.
4. It’s witty and hilarious.
5. It’s about family.
Lydia, a runaway bride, finds herself hiding out in a
bathtub in a stranger’s house reassessing where her life’s at and how it got to
be that way. In walks the stranger and can we say awkward? Vaughan is the hot guitarist in a band that
is on the verge of breaking up. He, too, has some mulling over to do about his
future. Now for any of us, finding a complete mess of a stranger in our bathtub
would warrant a quick phone call to the police in addition to a near-heart
attack. Not in this world. And thank goodness for that! Lydia and Vaughan strike
up a bizarre alliance that’s comforting and at the same time blurs the line of
friendship and lust. It’s a strange time for both of them and it’s rather nice
to have a new person far removed from their own world to lean on. The only
catch is to not get attached because neither knows where they’re headed.
Scott once again delivers witty banter and hysterical
moments. Lydia is quite self-aware and Vaughan exudes sex appeal. The chemistry
between these two is something else! I do feel that Dirty has a different tone.
Set in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, this is far away from the distraction of touring
and fame which makes it an interesting change of pace from the other series. Family
ties play a big part in this story particularly with Vaughan, and Lydia is lucky
enough to witness their strong bonds. I love how she is accepted into the fold
at a time in her life when so much is uncertain, and she has to set new plans
to replace the previous ones that fell apart. Lydia isn’t the only one dealing
with issues though. Vaughan is reluctant to address the things that are weighing on
him. And even though they barely know each other, Lydia’s straight-forwardness
is exactly what he needs even if he may not like it.
If I haven’t mentioned it before, Kylie Scott is a
goddess. I don’t know where she comes up with this stuff. Really. I suspect she has a treasure chest of biting comments, one-line zingers
and endless funny anecdotes at her disposal because she keeps coming up with brilliant stuff. After reading Dirty I know that I will love this series just as much as I do her Stage Dive series. So yes, you should get dirty, too!
~ Bel
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