Book Review: Speaking of Love by Ophelia London

I received a copy of Speaking of Love by Ophelia London in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
Speech teacher and successful matchmaker Mackenzie Simms decides to find a woman for her friend, handsome newspaper tycoon Rick Duffy. Though they’ve been each other’s go-to dates for the past month, Mac and Rick couldn’t be more different: she is outspoken, sarcastic, and completely loathes his privileged lifestyle. He’s laid-back, unassuming, and seems comfortable at an upper-class charity function. So why can’t she stop thinking about him?
Rick knows he and the opinionated-though-adorable Mackenzie are better off as friends, so he agrees to the double-date getaway Mac plans at his family cabin. But seeing Mac cuddle up with her “friendly” date rankles Rick beyond reason, and Mac regrets her matchmaking scheme the minute she sees the way her beauty-queen cousin looks at Rick. Can Mac ‘fess up to what’s really in her heart, when speaking her mind puts everything at risk?
Review:
This book is a part of the Perfect Kisses series, which I have not read any previous books. If I had, I might have enjoyed this better. The story is basically of Mac and Rick knowing they belong together but all the hoops they must jump through. I know a lot of romance and chick lit books have an obvious couple, but so many are fun to read about their journey and some can even really leave readers guessing. This one wasn’t like that. I was bored easily and didn’t understand why Mac knows she has such intense feelings for Rick but tries to hook him up with her cousin, then feeling guilty towards the cousin because she wants to be with him. Again, maybe if I had read the previous books and already had a connection with the characters I would have liked this one more, but it just wasn’t my cup of tea.
3 stars