Text Me, Maybe is an adult contemporary romance by Jolyse Barnett. This book is a standalone and it is pure frivolous fun, which is just what I am in the mood for sometimes. I really enjoyed this book, and I was able to read it in one sitting in just a few short hours. It is perfect for when you are looking for a flirty fun pick me up.

In Text Me, Maybe we meet our main character Lexie. Lexie is an administrative assistant who has help woo literature professor for her boss. In order to do that she is playing cyrano for her boss and writing all of her flirty and witty texts to send to Mr. Brit Lit. And then in real life, Lexie is falling for her super hot trainer at the gym. Little does she know that not only are these two guys actually the same person, but also that the man in question is on to her little trick for her boss. He knows Lexie is the one texting him, and he decides to play along. I know it is not the most original plot line ever, but it is a winner in my book. It's just the recipe for some lighthearted flirty fun and I ate up every cute little text message.

Text Me, Maybe was a lot of fun. My favorite character in this book was not actually Lexie, but rather it was Matthew the romantic lead. I loved him! Where oh where are all the hot literature nerd in my life? That's what I was pondering the whole time I was reading about their flirtmance.

Bottom line: If you are looking for lighthearted, flirty fun, look no further than Text Me Maybe. This book was a quick read and I had a lot of fun while reading it.

When you have such a cute blurb, you just know that you need to pick this one up – and it was such a treat to read this cute little romance of misunderstandings.

Lexie Bloom is new to the Big Apple, and though she has aspirations of becoming a writer, till she can make a break, she has started working as an Executive Assistant in an MNC. Now she knows that assistants nothing more than gofers for their bosses, she is still shocked when her boss asks her to woo a man using her literature background. So accepting the order with apprehensions, she sallies forth and gets right on her assignment.

The man though is none other than the trainer at their company gym – Mathew Hennessey, a man who Lexie was attracted to from the FIRST meet. Really! But she doesn’t really know that!

Now, Mathew is a Brit Lit Professor as well as a trainer and is enchanted by Lexie as well and that enchantment just freaking blooms the more he gets to know her!

Now, Lexie is a very cautious person, but since she is wooing a guy over text messages and that guy doesn’t even know who she actually is, she ends up opening to him, but the kicker actually is that Mathew knows that she is the one texting him, so he is also more open to talking to her over texts.

Now, this romance had all the makings of being actually a very cute romance, and it was really – I adored the kind of soulful connection that Mathew and Lexie seemed to have with each other and it was absolutely wonderful to read the kind of mistakes that they could have made, but didn’t cause logical minds prevailed ;)

But I had one issue with the book – it was written in a way that seemed like I had missed that there was a book where these characters were already introduced and their background stories already told and that wasn’t actually true – for I checked. The plot made so many references to their past and their reasons for their reticence. And that made it a bit of irritant, for the author went about giving references that I KNEW weren’t actually explained in the book, though to be fair, she did go on to explain at least part of it towards the end of the book – but in my opinion it would have gone a bit better if these pertinent facts were explained at the start, even if it were a part of the internal monologue of the characters!

Still, this was a book I could have curled up with in the bed late at night (which I did!), and end up with a warm feeling, because too much drama, even in fiction can be draining after a hard day!

DNF at 75%

I tried...I really tried. The premise sounded fun, but even 3/4 of the way through the book, I had no idea what was going on, who felt what for who, or who knew what.

DNF. I wanted to like and enjoy this novel but though I liked the characters the plot just wasn't holding my interest.

I'm sorry. I'd recommend it to those wanting a contemporary romance.


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Matthew Hennessey is a Brit Lit Professor and trainer at the J&C Company gym. He worked hard to become a professor, reaching the top with sheer determination, but his life wasn’t an easy road to hoe. His parents were never there for him (and non existent when they were around), and the only person that mattered to him, his childhood housekeeper, in a nursing home, sick. When Lexie Bloom comes into the gym, and he is assigned as her personal trainer, he feels his life might just be looking up.

Lexie Bloom is determined to get in shape while trying to achieve her goal of becoming a playwright. And it isn’t going to kill her to look at her sexy as hell personal trainer, Matthew, while achieving this. But when her fantasies become a smoking hot reality, she constantly waits for the other shoe to drop….and boy when it does….all hell breaks lose!

The one thing I really struggled with this read is how long it took for the two main characters, Lexie and Matthew, to finally get together. I felt like there was roadblock after roadblock and then someone coming in while they were trying to even kiss…it just seemed to take FOREVER! The chemistry between them, when something finally did happen, was good, but both always seemed so WORRIED that it would all blow up that I even, as the reader, started worrying and getting anxious, waiting for something horrible to happen! I loved how Lexie was able to battle through a horrible time in her life, helping Matt. The two really did have good characteristics, which made it a solid 3.5* read.

I tried to read this book but was unable to due to a issue with the book format.

This was such a sweet, fun book to read. I enjoyed this story right from the beginning. Lexie and Matthew just grabbed ahold of me and didn't want to let go. I wanted to know their story and to see them get their HEA.

Lexi is not in the market for a boyfriend; however, she can't ignore how hot the trainer is at the gym. The more she is around him, the harder it is to resist his sweet charms. However, she alsocan't ignore the way she feels when she is trading text with her boss' potential new date. She loves how smart and charming he is and she could easily fall for him.

Matthew is completely awe struck by the new customer at the gym. She is unlike any of the women he usually sees there and he can't help but try and get closer to her. When he finds out that is she the one behind the rest texts he is receiving, he can't believe his luck. Not only is Lexie beautiful, she is also smart and whitty.

So what happens when Lexie realizes she has fallen for Matthew? She will act on her urges to maul him or keep the distance between them? When she finds out what Matthew is hiding, will it be the end of their love story? In order to find out make sure you pick up a copy of this lovely read.

As I said before, I really enjoyed this book. The author did a wonderful job of creating a story that grabbed your attention from the first few pages and kept you glued to the book in order to find out how Lexie and Matthew's story plays out. I especially loved the ending. Is it just me or is there nothing better than a man who is willing to embarrass himself to win the girl's heart? In order to read the great "please forgive" scene, make sure to 1-click your copy today!