Though I tried, I just could not get past the heroine in this book. She was awful. Just really no redeeming qualities whatsoever. And while I loved the idea of a sweet kindergarten teacher, the author made him out to be way too beta for my tastes. I'm fine with the heroes standing down and being more laid back, but don't have him be a doormat.

Requested and downloaded this book back in 2013 with every intention of reading it but then it expired on my device before I had the chance. Have felt bad about that and as a result haven't wanted to leave a review but with more and more publishers relying on Feedback ratings I need to clear out some of these older titles in my queue.

The Rebound Girl is the first book that I have read by Tamara Morgan. It is fun, witty, and extremely hot. Whitney Vidra is a plastic surgeon with commitment issues who meets an overly nice and recently divorced kindergarten teacher named Matt Fuller while they were both playing wingmen. On the surface, they seem so different that they can’t possibly be right for each other. Whitney is loud, inappropriate, and flashy while Matt is mild-mannered, politically correct, and wears clothes with patches. However, in the bedroom, Matt is in total control and Whitney enjoys every minute of it. Mind you, she can pretty much have sex anywhere which gets them both in a bit of trouble.

Just as the title suggests, Whitney volunteers to be Matt’s rebound girl. She wants Matt to be able to move on from his divorce and be primed the next girl without all of the rebound luggage. Matt doesn’t totally buy into the idea so he agrees to a semi-sexual relationship where they can do anything but actually have intercourse. As crazy as it sounds, their arrangement works for them in the beginning. Eventually, they both realize that they want more but it comes at a cost. They both have to look within themselves and address the baggage that they carry from their prior relationships. Watching them realize what they really want is both entertaining and intriguing. Whitney’s brash attitude is refreshing. She says whatever is on her mind. Matt is such a white knight that it’s almost impossible to believe that his nobility toward his ex-wife is genuine. These two really needed each other in order to put their lives in perspective.

Rarely do I read a book that is so different that I hate that it ends. The Rebound Girl was awesome. I laughed a lot. I’m sure that it wasn’t really supposed to be that funny but it was. Even Whitney’s parents are hilarious. They are just as inappropriate as she is. I hope that Tamara Morgan has other books that pull no punches. If she does, I’m her new biggest fan.