Liza B.—the only DJ who gives a jam—wants to take her neighborhood back from the soulless property developer dropping unaffordable condos on every street corner in DC. But her planned protest at a corporate event takes a turn after she mistakes the smoldering-hot CEO for the waitstaff. When they go toe-to-toe, the sparks fly—but her impossible-to-ignore family thwarts her every move. Liza wants Dorsey Fitzgerald out of her hood, but she’ll settle for getting him out of her head.
At first, Dorsey writes off Liza Bennett as more interested in performing outrage than acting on it. As the adopted Filipino son of a wealthy white family, he’s always felt a bit out of place and knows a fraud when he sees one. But when Liza’s protest results in a viral meme, their lives are turned upside down, and Dorsey comes to realize this irresistible revolutionary is the most real woman he’s ever met.
Release Date: Nov 15, 2022
Heat Level: Hot
Publisher: Penguin Group
Imprint: Berkley
Price: $10.99
Liza is headstrong and determined to stop her home from being brought and sold off like so many in her neighborhood. She goes into full-on battle with the CEO of the property development company. She just didn’t anticipate finding him extremely handsome and a worthy opponent.
Dorsey wasn’t ready for Liza. She comes on a bit strong, but it is nothing that he can’t handle. What finally throws him for a loop is the intense feelings she stirs up inside him. Can the two of them throw aside their differences to find common ground?
The story is a bit slow and awkward in the beginning. Liza really did come off as prejudiced and held a lot of stereotypes. She thought she knew everything, but she was wrong. I’m glad the author used that to get the characters closer and develop Liza’s character more.
This is my first read by the author, and I look forward to more stories. Pride and Protest is such a funny read. This is a clever, fun, modern twist on Pride and Prejudice. I went into the story making a few comparisons but mostly remaining neutral, and the author didn’t disappoint.
Dorsey and Liza steamed up the sheets. I love the more sexual take on the story to give it a more modernized spin. The banter between Liza and Dorsey is something I love when I get into my favorite trope. They throw barbs at one another but in such a hilarious way that it is not snarky and downright mean. The chemistry flowed organically, and I loved every moment of it.
Even though Dorsey and Liza had great chemistry, I wanted more from the secondary characters. I did chalk this up to my liking the original story so I went in curious about how each character will fair under this new version.
Fans of pride and prejudice will love this take. I recommend this for all my enemies to lovers fans.
~ Samantha
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