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Charmed by the Bartender (Modern Love Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Piper Rayne (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 3: Modern Love Series

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Who knew sleeping with the enemy could be this fun?

Was the one night stand a good idea?

Well, no. Probably not in retrospect.

In my defense I had just moved back into my grandparent’s house, I’d lost my dream job, and a guy on Tinder had stood me up. It was like life had suddenly stamped ‘LOSER’ on my forehead.

So when the guy behind the bar started giving me THE look…you know, the one that promised I’d be screaming his name into the wee hours of the morning? When that guy also has the perfect amount of scruff on his chiseled chin, biceps bulging out of his t-shirt, and a cocky grin you knew he’d earned in the sack…when he gives you that look, you don’t bother to figure out what your six degrees of separation are. You jump on that horse and ride it!

Pun fully and completely intended. And accurate by the way.

I fully admit to feeling sorry for myself and acting impulsively, but by the time I’d figured out WHO the bartender was, I was already falling for him.

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"Piper Rayne has knocked it out of the park with this hilarious and witty RomCom. I devoured this book in one sitting. I laughed till tears filled my eyes. It's a must read for me!" ~ Author Callie Anderson

"If you're a lover of romantic comedy that will make you laugh so hard you pee your pants, with a bit of feels thrown in, this is just the book for you!" ~ Heather White from White Hot Reads

"What a way to start a series! Book one and I am absolutely addicted to this new series by Piper Rayne." ~ Sarah Reads

"I absolutely adored this book and I can't recommend it enough." ~ The Erotic Book Blog by Misty

"If you want a hot sexy romantic read this is the book for you. If you want a hot sexy hilarious romantic read this is a book you cannot miss!!!" ~ Banger Belles

"I devoured this book in one sitting, it was laugh out loud funny, had me swooning HARD and had a good amount of angst and drama! Piper Rayne has now become an author I will be stalking from now on, I can't wait to see what they have in store for us in the future." ~ Reflections from a Book Geek

"The Bartender is a romantic comedy with just the right amount of sass and heat that will have you laughing out loud one minute and blushing the next, a brilliant 5 star read." ~ Books & Boys Book Blog

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MSD3OFL
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (January 30, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 30, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5554 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 270 pages

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Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling author duo. Our goal is to bring you romance stories that have "Heartwarming Humor With a Side of Sizzle" (okay...you caught us, that's our tagline). A little about us... We both have kindle’s full of one-clickable books. We're both married to husbands who drive us to drink. We're both chauffeurs to our kids. Most of all, we love hot heroes and quirky heroines that make us laugh, and we hope you do, too.

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Gillek2

Whitney and Cole!

Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2022

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Whitney’s life is not turning out the way she planned either personally or professionally, so she decides to connect for a night of fun from someone she connected with on Tinder only to find herself stood up. The one bright spot of the evening was the connection she felt with Cole, the bartender, but when she wakes up in his bed alone her only thought is to flee and hopefully never see him again.

Fate had other ideas when he happens to be the brother of her best friend Tahlia’s fiancé and what she knows about him she doesn’t like. Although she despises him she would do anything for her best friend which includes working with him to secure a venue for Tahlia’s wedding. As they spend time together the sparks fly but between the past and the complications in the present they are in for a bumpy ride.

Witty banter, hot chemistry and not only do Whitney and Cole’s characters draw you in but there is a great cast of secondary characters as well. I thought the narrators did a great job at bringing the story and the characters to life.

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chrissycf

I'll take a shot of Cole please!

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2017

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The Bartender by Piper Rayne is hilarious, sexy, and an all around great read!

Whitney is back in town and down on her luck, so when she meets a sexy bartender, she figures, what the heck, and decides to give it a go, too bad she gets too drunk and can't remember what happened the previous night when she wakes up in his bed the next morning. A few weeks later when she runs into him again and realizes he is the enemy the guy she can't stand, things definitely get interesting. Cole has not idea why Whitney hates him so much, but does everything in his power to get her to give him the time of day.

When these two are forced to work together to help Whitney's best friend Tahlia and Cole's brother plan their wedding, Whit realizes she needs to work with him for the happiness of her best friend, and soon she realizes that maybe Cole isn't as bad as she seems. I love how Cole plays with her and makes her be nice to him to give her bits and pieces of information from the night she can't remember with him. The "unicorn cock" references are hilarious, and I really enjoyed the friendship that these two formed, even though you can tell they both definitely wanted more.

The chemistry between these two is undeniable, but I couldn't figure out why Whit wouldn't give Cole the chance I knew he wanted. Sure him standing her up all those years ago on a blind date was rude, but there had to be more to it, if not sue was just bitter and it would have really made me not like her character, thankfully there was and my heart broke when we got the full story. How Cole handled it was beautiful and it made me fall in love with him even more. One thing I really didn't like with these two was how adamant they were to hide their friendship and relationship from Tahlia. I think if she would have seen them together she would have understood, but in the end it kind of worked out better that it was a secret.

This was a hilarious and sexy read that had me laughing out loud and swooning over and over again. I fell hard for Cole even if I didn't want to at times. He may have been presented as a "bad boy" but he really wasn't. He was sweet and kind and the way he treated Whitney was something most girls would dream about. He truly did care about her and wanted to see her happy. It was Whitney that I had trouble with at times, she drove me insane with her indecisiveness and her back and forth, but in the end I really did enjoy her character.

Piper Rayne did an amazing job of kicking off a series of stand-alones with The Bartender. I really enjoyed Whitney and Cole's story and can't wait to read Tahlia's book now! The secondary characters in this book were awesome, and this story was one I wasn't able to put down. If you're looking for a swoony laugh out loud romance, definitely one-click this one today!

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Mel_t

Loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024

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I one-clicked Charmed by the Bartender while it was on sale for free and I was not disappointed! It was the first book I'd read by Piper Rayne and I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end. The story and dialogue are funny, Whit and Cole's chemistry is off the charts and Whit's friends Lennon and Talia were a great addition. I can't wait to find out what happens in the next in the series!

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K. Hammond

Sweet, slow-burn romance with a little drama and some heat

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2022

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When Whitney's life falls apart and she's forced to move in with her grandparents, she decides a few drinks and a one night stand will fill that void. But when sparks fly with the handsome bartended, Cole, who turns out to be someone she shares a past with... she has to decide whether or not to let him into her life.

The book is a nice slow burn romance with delicious depth and zany characters. The budding romance grows steadily throughout the book, but leaves enough pizzaz to dazzle the reader. The story was believable and had some good subplots within it that tantalize with a faint hint of drama.

I enjoyed that the book ended satisfactory, and wrapped up all the loose ends in a way that didn't seem fake or rushed. It was well thought out and believable...

The dry humping dog was a little weird, as was the friend with the unicorn van... but it brought a sense of comic relief into an otherwise heavy scene or two. Really, a job well done.

Not a bad book to read. Cute and satisfying.

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Charmed By The Bartender

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2024

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Great story well written had me hooked from beginning to end, the main characters meet at a bar and it’s love, lust and lots of hot passion from there on but nothing runs smoothly for them.
Highly recommended

Zeinab

enjoyed it

Reviewed in Canada on May 25, 2019

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I chose to read and review this book. I enjoyed reading this one it had a lot of haha moments and full of spunk lots of nice moments sweetness joy it was well written it got me reading

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Charmed by the authors

Reviewed in Brazil on March 13, 2018

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Thank you so very much for writing this book! It is great! I wish I can read many others by you!

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Daniela S.

So einen Barkeeper würd ich auch gern treffen

Reviewed in Germany on August 30, 2018

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Das Buch hab ich mitlerweile einmal auf englisch und nun nochmal auf deutsch gelesen. Den Charme den es im englischen Original versprüht, kann es im Deutschen nicht ganz verbreiten.
Erstmal zur Geschichte:
Whitney muss nach ein paar schlechten Entscheidungen und ohne Arbeit wieder bei ihren Großeltern einziehen, um über die Runden zu kommen. Das bringt aber wieder näher an ihre besten Freundinnen aus Collegezeiten, also doch nicht ganz so schlimm. Um sich ein bisschen abzulenken, besondern da Tahlia eine ihrer Freundinnen grad frisch verlobt ist, beschließt sie sich auf ein Tinder-Date einzulassen. Fürs Ego ist es aber auch nicht gut, wenn man vom besagten Tinder-Date versetzt wird. Also mach Whitney was jede Frau machen würde, sie lässt sich voll laufen in einer Bar. Dabei trifft sie auf den gut aussehenden Barkeeper Cole.
Nach einem (wahrscheinlichen) One-Night-Stand flieht Whitney vom Ort des Geschehen in der Hoffnung Cole nie wieder zu sehen. Daraus wird aber nichts, denn Cole stellt sich raus ist der Bruder von Tahlias Verlobten.
Natürlich müssen beide bei den Hochzeitsvorbereitungen helfen und natürlich kommen sich die zwei dabei näher.

Auch wenn der Klappentext sich teilweise klischeehaft anhört, wird man doch überrascht. Die Verbindung der Hauptfiguren zueinander wird langsam aufgebaut und sie lernen sich erst wirklich kennen, bevor etwas passiert. Auch sind die Dialoge zwischen den beiden recht witzig, was natürlich im englischen noch besser zur Geltung kommt.

Als Leser bekommt man vermittelt, dass man direkt mit dabei ist, durch die direkte Erzählweise von der Protagonistin. Auch wird in diesem Buch die Geschichte lediglich aus Whitneys Sichtweise erzählt ohne das sonst typische Wechseln in die männliche Sichtweise.

Den "Konflikt" am Ende und die entsprechende Lösung hätten noch ein bisschen ausgebaut werden können, oder die Lösung nicht so einfach erscheinen lassen, aber das sind Details.
Alles im Allem eine interssante Geschichte und die Charaktere bleiben einem ja erhalten, denn in der Reihe werden in den Nachfolgebänden die besten Freundinnen von Whitney beleuchtet.

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Jolie découverte

Reviewed in France on August 31, 2018

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oui! jolie découverte que ce roman. Certes, le suspense ne s'étend pas plus loin que les premiers chapitres mais on est pris par l'histoire. Les personnages sont sympathiques. L'histoire est bien montée et on passe un très agréable moment à lire ce livre. A ce prix là, pourquoi hésiter...
C'était pour moi une découverte que ce premier tome de cette série et également le premier livre de Piper & Rayne. Ces deux auteur(e)s ont trouvé un moyen pour nous distraire et je crois bien que je vais me laisser tenter par la suite de la série, voire d'autres séries des mêmes auteurs.

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