Book Review: We Shouldn't by Vi Keeland

Bennett Fox walked into my life on one hell of a crappy Monday morning.

I was late for the first day at my new job—a job I’d now have to compete for even though I’d already worked eight years to earn it, because of an unexpected merger. 

While I lugged my belongings up to my new office, a meter maid wrote me a parking summons.

She’d ticketed a long line of cars—except for the Audi parked in front of me, which happened to be the same make and model as mine.

Annoyed, I decided to regift my ticket to the car that had evaded a fine. Chances were, the owner would pay it and be none the wiser.

Except, I accidentally broke the windshield wiper while slipping the ticket onto the car’s window.

Seriously, my day couldn’t get any worse.

Things started to perk up when I ran into a gorgeous man in the elevator. We had one of those brief moments that only happened in movies.

You know the deal…your body lights up, fireworks go off, and the air around you crackles with electricity. 

His heated stare left me flush when I stepped off the elevator. 

Maybe things here wouldn’t be so bad after all. 

Or so I thought.

Until I walked into my new boss’s office and met my competition.

The gorgeous man from the elevator was now my nemesis. His heated stare wasn’t because of any mutual attraction. It was because he’d seen me vandalize his car. And now he couldn’t wait to annihilate his rival. 

There’s a fine line between love and hate—and we shouldn’t cross it. 

We shouldn’t—but straddling that line could be so much fun.

We Shouldn't is an rivals to lovers romance that left swooning,while wiping away so many happy tears. There's plenty of laughter and fireworks to make this a much loved story. It never fails that I get deeply engrossed in a Vi Keeland story. At the end I feel as much as part of the story as the characters. The author knows how to pull you in and make you feel at home. 

Bennett Fox's first day at his new job doesn't start off well.  He's in competition for the position that he deserved because of his company's merger. To his surprise he's in competition with the same woman who broke with windshield wiper off his car and left him a parking ticket.  Annalise O'Neil started off her day with a comedy of errors. To top if off she discovers her competition is the same gorgeous man she had just seen on her way up to work.  

It doesn't take long before their fighting leads to some steamy bedroom action. Although their chemistry is off the wall, they are nemesis until someone is sent to Texas. 

Bennett Fox is is our broken hero. His past is heartbreaking and has left him damaged. Annalise breaks through Bennett's barriers until he's ready to find love. I loved the their tug-of-war relationship. The ending still has me crying! 5 Stars