Book Review: In Bed with the Bachelor by Megan Crane

A romantic comedy with lots of UST, “In Bed with the Bachelor ” follows Jesse Grey and Michaela Townsend, both of whom are out-of-towners but have deep Marietta roots.

Winning Jesse in the Marietta Bachelor Auction, Michaela found herself being driven back to Seattle by Jesse with both of them trying to be ahead of the snowstorm. But Mother Nature is faster than Jesse’s SUV and they had to stop in a very small Montana town.

And in the grand tradition of “It Happened One Night,” the chemistry between Jesse and Michaela that has been simmering since the night of the auction finally began to boil.

There is only one big problem though; Michaela is engaged to be married and Jesse refuses to be “that guy” who cheats and steals a girl from another man.

“In Bed with the Bachelor ” has a great storyline! Two strangers who has this inexplicable attraction to each other and yet even with the impossible situation they were thrown in, both of them were able to hold on to their principles.

I would have loved to give this book 5 stars but I have to give it 4 because of the references to “Fifty Shades of Grey” which were unnecessary. And I don’t mean Jesse’s last name being Grey.

Even before the movie came out, “Fifty Shades of Grey” was already ubiquitous. The dialog between Christian and Anastasia had been parodied so many times. So for Michaela to ask, “What do I get if I say yes,” and Jesse answering, “You’ll get me” was superfluous.

There was no need to reference “Fifty Shades of Grey”. Jesse and Michaela’s story is strong on its own right without referencing Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele.

“In Bed with the Bachelor ” is Rated YA for Young Adult due to some sexual content.