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Start Us Up
By Lexi Blake
- Release Date: 2023-08-08
- Genre: Contemporary Romance
- $5.99
Description
From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series...
Three young women make a pact in high school—
to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan.
She’s a high-tech boss who lost it all…
Ivy Jensen was the darling of the tech world, right up until her company fell apart completely after she trusted the wrong person. Her reputation in tatters, she finds herself back in the tiny apartment she grew up in, living with her mom. When a group of angel investors offer her a meeting, she knows she has to come up with the new big idea or her career is over.
He’s an up and coming coder…
Heath Marino has always been fascinated with writing code. He’s worked on a dozen games and apps and is considered one of the industry’s more eccentric talents. But now he’s back in New York to spend time with his grandmother. She was known as one of the city’s greatest matchmakers, and he wants to know why. Surely there’s some kind of code in his grandmother’s methods, and he’s going to find them.
When Ivy meets Heath it’s instant attraction, but she’s got a career to get back to and he just might be her on-ramp. It could be a perfect partnership or absolute heartbreak.
Reviews for Start Us Up:
“This book is funny, emotional, swoony and basically has everything a romance book should have. It’s certainly one of my top reads of 2023!” ~ Dutchiereadsromance
“Start Us Up was so much fun to read, I couldn’t put it down and read it in one day.” ~ Tcantstopreading
“With START US UP, Blake writes what may be my favorite book of hers and is a showcase for the women of her newest series, Park Avenue Promise.” ~ Reads & Reviews
“So many great messages, such honest representations of relationships encountered in life, laughs, tears, smiles, this is one epic read you definitely don't wanna miss.” ~ bookreviewsbyjames
“I loved this book. L-O-V-E-D IT.” ~ bookshelfofmydreams
Reviews
Start Us Up
4By Jen G FStart Us Up is book 1 in the Park Avenue series by Lexi Blake. What a great start to this new series about three friends since high school, who are determined to make it big in Manhattan. First up is Ivy Jensen, high tech boss, who had her own company and lost it all after trusting the wrong person. Now back home, living with her mother, she’s looking for angel investors to start over…she gets an invitation to attend a party where she might get offers but needs a big idea to bring to the table. In comes Heath Marino, a brilliant coder, who has a match making app patterned after his grandmother…buts needs Ivy’s help with getting it running and securing funding…Good read
4By Cheryl33610Start Us Up is more what I would catagorize as a women's lit book, rather than the romance I am used to from Lexi Blake. This isn't a complaint, just an observation and my opinion. I liked Ivy, our FMC and loved that she's in the tech field. That's not the profession often held by female characters, so it intrigued me. She and her quirky besties were very different, proving that opposites attract in friendships and romantic partners. Heath is a little cutie and more like the "romance" MMC I'm used to. I liked him and Ivy together, but they didn't have the hot chemistry I hoped for. Heath's grandma...she was the firecracker! She bought the spunk to this nice but sort of bland pairing. Ultimately, I enjoyed this book. It's not my beloved M&M series, but it still contains tons of that Lexi Blake humor I love.Less romance, more women’s lit
4By RenavooThis is a different style that Lexi Blake’s usual books. I would characterize this more as women’s fiction rather than a straight romance, though I did find Ivy and Heath’s romance cute. Just it never took center stage. Ivy’s work and her growth did and I did love that but I kept expecting more from the relationship. As ivy fought against her own perception of failure and success as well as her family and friend’s perception and desire to help her, we, the readers, got to follow along. I loved the setting, the cast and how well the struggle of being a woman trying to succeed was characterized and overall, really enjoyed this story.
