Review of Romancing The Bookworm by Kate Evangelista

Sometimes, even the best-laid plans can unravel.

It’s spring break, and Tamara Winters would rather stay on campus and read romance novels than flaunt her size-fourteen body on a beach. But her best friend, Ronni, has other ideas. Against her wishes, Tamara is whisked away to picturesque Maverick Bay, where she’s wrangled into waiting tables with Ronni at the Shore Shack for its busy week leading to Maverick’s Surf Invitational. There she meets fellow schoolmate Xavier Solomon, the Invitational’s organizer and campus womanizer by reputation. From the moment Tamara sees him emerging from the waves like a hero in of one of her romance novels, all she wants to do is run away from the feelings he inspires in her.

Little does she know Xavier has been watching her for weeks now. In fact, after failed attempts at asking her out on campus, he’s concocted a crazy plan: fabricating romantic situations straight out of her favorite books. Xavier quickly realizes that if Tamara gets a whiff of his designs, he might as well spell CREEPER across his forehead. Yet as they grow closer, he’s convinced it’s a risk worth taking. What he hasn’t planned on, of course, is his drug-addicted, alcoholic stepbrother, who decides to join the fun and put a wrench in Xavier’s scheme.

Spring break is proving hotter than Tamara expected. Will her romance novels be able to compete?

When Kate Evangelista was told she had a knack for writing stories, she did the next best thing: entered medical school. After realizing she wasn’t going to be the next Doogie Howser, M.D., Kate wandered into the Literature department and never looked back. Today, she is a graduate of De La Salle University – Manila with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature. She taught high school English for three years and was an essay consultant for two. Currently she writes full-time and is based in the Philippines.

Carla’s Review:

*I was given a copy of this book as a gift from Stephanie’s Book Reports in exchange for an honest review.

4 stars for Romancing the Bookworm by Kate Evangelista.

After the loss of her parents, Tamra decides to immerse herself in romance novels.  Because she spends her time in a fictional world, she has never dated.  Her best friend forces her to take a trip with her during spring break and take a much needed break from her book boyfriends.

When she arrives in Maverick Bay, she discovers that she will be helping her friend’s brother as his restaurant during a surf tournament.  This is where she meets the handsome and sexy Xavier.  Xavier is instantly attracted to Tamra and finds her sexy curves quite alluring.  He is determined to get to know her, but bless his heart things don’t go as he hopes.  Will he be able to win her over or will she run back to her safe and predictable book boyfriends?

This is a great story.  All of the characters are very endearing.  Being a book nerd myself, I love the idea of the nerdy, curvy girl winning the heart of the good looking surfer guy!  I really hope this author will write stories for each of the supporting characters.  Kudos to Kate Evangelista for a job well done!