There’s a crush, and then there are the type of feelings
that Croft Cruisie evokes from a person.
He’s everything that any straight woman would want: tall,
handsome, charismatic, muscular, and sweet.
At least, Carmichael thought he was sweet, until he brings
another woman to the gym she owns with her brother, on the night that’s to be
their first date, and lets her know in a quick and painful, non-verbal way that
her feelings are not reciprocated.
Fast forward six months, and she’s still trying to move on
from the rejection.
It doesn’t help that the jerk moves in next door to her, and
that she has to see him workout shirtless every single day.
How can a woman get over a silly crush when that silly crush
won’t so much as give her room to breathe?
***
Croft doesn’t know what happened.
One day he was supposed to go on a date with the girl that
wouldn’t leave his thoughts for even a second, and the next she’s avoiding him
like the plague.
No matter how hard he tries—and admittedly, it isn’t all
that hard due to the biggest case of his career taking over his life—he can’t
get her to tell him what he did wrong. She refuses to give him a second chance.
At least, not until he’s nearly killed in front of the
courthouse, that is.
The moment he sees his chance, he pounces. Or, more
literally, he limps.
But the limping is what draws Carmichael in. The Southern
charm that was instilled in him since birth will be what gets her to stay.
That’s his plan, anyway.
Funny thing about plans… they never seem to work out how you
expect them to.
Johnaka's Revew
“Second chance, 5 stars”
Croft and Carmichael gave me life! Vale has done it once again, giving us a story thick with love and suspense. These two should have started their HEA a lot sooner, but a misunderstanding derailed it. When weird things start happening, these two can’t help but drift toward each other. The question is, will they get together or will they keep each other at arm's length?
The chemistry between these two is perfection. At times I wanted to punch not one but both characters for missing what was right in front of them. But in the end I was satisfied. I cannot wait to see what Vale has up her sleeve next.
Plot-5/5 Characters-5/5 Heat-5/5 Writing style- 5/5 Overall-5/5
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THE SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN SERIES
HISSY FIT: The Southern Gentleman Series, Book 1
He is the one that never looks her way.
He is handsome and strong.
He is rough around the edges and mean.
He is everything she’s ever wanted.
He doesn’t even know she exists.
Her life is a joke.
***
She doesn’t step on cracks in the sidewalk.
She laughs at inappropriate times.
She talks when she shouldn’t.
She is clumsy and trips on air.
She is finally on his radar.
God help her now.
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LORD HAVE MERCY: The Southern Gentleman Series, Book 2
Poor judgment: knowing better yet doing it anyway.
Flint Stone is a professional in every way.
He’s a police officer with the K-9 unit and works at Gun
Barrel High as the school resource officer. In his spare time, he’s working his
heart out to create a successful gym from the ground up.
He’s loved by every single person he ever
encounters—student, faculty, and employees—Everyone but Camryn Elvis Presley.
The only thing they have in common is their mothers’ poor
excuses for names.
Period. The end.
So why is it every time she crosses his path that he has the
urge to mess up her perfectly curled hair? Or unbutton a few of her prim and
proper buttons?
He knows he should stay away, yet like the high schoolers
he’s around every day, he has no choice but to react first and think about the
consequences later.
Side note—bad decisions are made, leading to lapses in
judgment that threaten both of their jobs. Yet when the time comes, neither one
can seem to find the wherewithal to care. Why? Because being bad feels so good.
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About Lani Lynn Vale
Lani Lynn Vale is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today
Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children,
two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty)
chickens.
When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her
favorite chair reading.
Lani is married with three children and lives in the Great
State of Texas.
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