Title: The Devil’s Own Chloe
Author: Alix Nichols
Genre: Romantic Comedy / Contemporary Romance
Young Parisian architect Chloe Germain hires childhood friend Hugo Bonnet as a builder. Lethally toxic to loved ones, Chloe keeps them at arm’s length in order to protect them.
Or so she thinks.
Capable, strong and patient, Hugo prides himself on being able to fix anything. Trouble is, he’s never tried repairing a chasm in someone’s soul before.
Will his love save Chloe or will fixing her leave him broken?
Chloe thinks she's cursed. Bound to lose those who she may hold close to her heart, she shuts them out before things get any further. And that what she plans to do to Hugo, her business partner and best friend, whom she feels something more. That was what she planned, until Hugo breaks the walls on her heart and the only question that's left is if she would let him be the one to break the "curse" she has.
What made me pick up this book was the supposed fantasy, lifting-the-curse-theme that the synopsis had first set up. It made me excited to turn page after page to know if the curse is true or not. In the end, Chloe placed the "curse" upon herself, making it difficult to let others love her back. And yet, we see Chloe begin to release her fears as she slowly lets in her friends and the possibility of a future with the person she wanted it the most with.
Though there may not have been the element that I was looking for, The Devil's Own Chloe is a good quick read for those needing their fix on stories where the characters find home with the people they hold dear and love with the people that has always been there. They just need to keep their eyes and hearts open.
What made me pick up this book was the supposed fantasy, lifting-the-curse-theme that the synopsis had first set up. It made me excited to turn page after page to know if the curse is true or not. In the end, Chloe placed the "curse" upon herself, making it difficult to let others love her back. And yet, we see Chloe begin to release her fears as she slowly lets in her friends and the possibility of a future with the person she wanted it the most with.
Though there may not have been the element that I was looking for, The Devil's Own Chloe is a good quick read for those needing their fix on stories where the characters find home with the people they hold dear and love with the people that has always been there. They just need to keep their eyes and hearts open.
Alix Nichols is an unapologetic caffeine addict and a longtime fan of Mr. Darcy, especially in his Colin Firth incarnation. She is a Kindle Scout and Dante Rossetti Award winning author of critically acclaimed romantic comedies.At the age of six, she released her first rom com. It featured highly creative spelling on a dozen pages stitched together and bound in velvet paper.
Decades later, she still loves the romance genre. Her spelling has improved (somewhat), and her books have made Amazon bestseller lists, climbing as high as #1. She lives in France with her family and their almost-human dog.
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