Series: Modern Love #1 (full reading order below)
Publication Date: August 6th 2019
Links: Ebook • Paperback • Audible • Goodreads
Source: I received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Alisha Rai returns with a sizzling new novel, in which two rival dating app creators find themselves at odds in the boardroom but in sync in the bedroom.
Rhiannon Hunter may have revolutionized romance in the digital world, but in real life she only swipes right on her career—and the occasional hookup. The cynical dating app creator controls her love life with a few key rules:
– Nude pics are by invitation only
– If someone stands you up, block them with extreme prejudice
– Protect your heart
Only there aren’t any rules to govern her attraction to her newest match, former pro-football player Samson Lima. The sexy and seemingly sweet hunk woos her one magical night… and disappears.
Rhi thought she’d buried her hurt over Samson ghosting her, until he suddenly surfaces months later, still big, still beautiful—and in league with a business rival. He says he won’t fumble their second chance, but she’s wary. A temporary physical partnership is one thing, but a merger of hearts? Surely that’s too high a risk…
Alisha Rai is a wonderful contemporary romance author. I love her love stories and her diverse characters. Her Forbidden Hearts series is FANTASTIC. So I had high hopes going into The Right Swipe and I wasn’t disappointed! I enjoyed this one SO much. It’s very steamy and the dating-app rivalry aspect was fun. It has its fluffy moments, but there are also so many good meaningful, emotional moments that made this book a well-rounded read.
The series is called Modern Love, which I think fits perfectly. The Right Swipe is all about feminism, technology, dating apps, and the whole culture and lingo that comes along with it. Rhiannon is the CEO and founder of one of the most popular dating apps, though she herself is cynical in love. The last time she used her app Crush, there was a possibility of something more, except he ghosted her after their first meeting. That is, until he shows up all big and gorgeous as the new spokesperson for her rival company’s new campaign, a company she wants to buy.
I adored Samson, who is the sweetest, most respectful hero ever. He had a good reason for ghosting but he’s determined this second time around to win back Rhiannon’s trust and work his way into her heart. Rhiannon is a ball-buster CEO, but she’s also flawed and quick to make snap judgments. She’s not the easiest heroine to love in the beginning, but the more I read her, the more I understood and felt for her. She’s an empowering heroine I admired so much.
There are some great discussions about assault in the workplace as well as CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) with Samson’s family history of football. These topics as well as Rhiannon’s goal of buying her rival company almost overshadows the romance, but I didn’t even care, because they’re so well-written and relevant in real life. Alisha Rai did an amazing job at writing such a complex, multilayered story.
I’m SO ready for the next Modern Love book, which is about Rhiannon’s best friend. I’m highly invested in all of these characters and I can’t wait to see how they’ll turn out! Oh, and if you loved Forbidden Hearts, you get to see some lovely cameos at the end of The Right Swipe!
Reading Order: Modern Love series
#1 ~ The Right Swipe: Ebook • Paperback • Audible • Goodreads (Aug. 6, 2019)
#2 ~ Girl Gone Viral: Ebook • Goodreads (April 21, 2020)
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