Wrong Turn

WRONG TURN is the second instalment in Samantha Chase’s contemporary, adult ROADTRIPPING romance series. This is thirty year old, software specialist Drew Russo, and twenty-nine year old, physio therapist / voice narrator Chelsea Coopers story line. WRONG TURN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Told from dual third person perspectives (Drew and Chelsea) WRONG TURN follows the enemies to lovers relationship between thirty year old, software specialist Drew Russo, and twenty-nine year old, physio therapist / voice narrator Chelsea Cooper. For close to a year Chelsea Cooper has struggled to accept her best friend Bianca’s relationship with Jimmy, a relationship that was about to become more serious. Friday night get togethers meant spending time with Jimmy’s best friend Drew Russo, a man who pushed all of our heroine’s buttons but when Bianca and Jimmy left town for a secret destination wedding, Chelsea made it her mission to stop the wedding at all cost. Enter Drew Russo, Jimmy’s best friend, and the man with whom Chelsea will fall in love. What ensues is a cross country journey between Drew and Chelsea, and the potential fall-out as Chelsea comes to the realization that she is better off alone than with friends who continually push her down. Chelsea Cooper battles between head and heart as it pertains to her best friend Bianca, a self-centred, self-righteous “Malibu Barbie” type who never considers the feelings of anyone else but it has taken Bianca most of her life to realize she has enabled her friend in all the wrong ways, adding to the toxicity of their struggling relationship. Hoping to stop Bianca from crashing the wedding, Drew makes all the wrong turns in their cross country trek, but finds himself falling in love, along the way. The relationship between Chelsea and Drew is an enemies to lovers wherein our couple will discover their hatred for one another was fueled by the very friends tearing them down. Chelsea and Drew will have several heart to heart talks that will reveal the truth about what has happened, and probably why. The back and forth banter is witty and fun. The $ex scenes are all implied and fade to black. We are introduced to Chelsea's best friend Bianca, and Drew’s best friend Jimmy, as well as Bianca and Chelsea’s friends Kendall and Shauna. WRONG TURN focuses on two converging pathways: the toxic relationship of life long friends, and the fall-out when one friend has finally had enough; and the building relationship between Chelsea and Drew. The maturity level of many of the characters is questionable-their behavior and emotional out-bursts are adolescent and frustrating-I wanted to give everyone a time out. The premise is, at times, heart breaking; the character's attitudes are discouraging but saying that, Samantha Chase wrote a story that will resonate with many readers who have quite possibly experienced something similar in their own lives. The author has also added a bit of an “Easter Egg” from Drive Me Crazy.

4 star review of Wrong Turn (Road Tripping #2) by Samantha Chase This is an enemies to lovers story that drew me in and hooked me from the first to the last chapter. Chelsea Cooper thinks her best friend’s fiance is a jerk and will do whatever it takes to stop her from making a big mistake, even if it means putting up with the jerks best friend Drew Russo. Chelsea and Drew could not be more opposite. Drew cannot stand Chelsea, he finds her too bossy, a know it all and someone he wants to avoid at all costs. Charged with keeping her occupied while their friends elope, Drew is unhappy. Of course there is a fine line between love and hate and forced into the confined space of a road trip, sparks fly between Chelsea and Drew. There were numerous laugh out loud moments, romance and steam that made this an entertaining read. Ironically despite their rocky start Chelsea and Drew end up agreeing that the wedding should not go ahead which of course leads to some shenanigans that had me in tears of laughter. I have read several books by Samantha Chase and I found this one to be as well written and enjoyable as her previous books.

This is book 2 in Ms. Chase's roadtripping series. This book hooks you right away and really makes you feel like you're part of the story. Chelsea and Drew's story is exactly what makes Ms. Chase's books so AMAZING and what we look for in romance. The dynamics between them as frenemies, their dealings with their best friends as well as the heartwarming moments that you don't want to miss. This is one of Ms. Chase's BEST books for touching your emotions! I would definitely recommend reading this book and going along for the ride with Chelsea and Drew. You'll be glad you did. I was given an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion of this book and I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.