Title: Reckless
Author: Lex Martin
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: February 20, 2018
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Told in the first person. Alternating persons.
Told in the first person. Alternating persons.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this
book for review from Give Me Books Promotions and the author. I was
not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The
opinions I have expressed are my own. I am posting this in
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Blurb:
Tori…
For the record, I’m not going to hook up with my boss.
I'm a lot of things—a screwup, a basket case, a flunky. But when I take a nanny job to be near my pregnant sister, I swear to myself I’ll walk the straight and narrow, which means I cannot fall for my insanely hot boss.
I don't want to be tempted by that rugged rancher. By his chiseled muscles or southern charm or the way he snuggles his kids at bedtime. Ethan Carter won't get the key to my heart, no matter how much I want him.
Ethan…
Between us, she's the last thing I need as I finalize my hellish divorce.
What sane man trying to rebuild his life wants a hot nanny with long, sexy hair, curves for miles, and a smart mouth? A perfectly kissable, pouty mouth that I shouldn't notice.
My focus is on my kids and my ranch, not the insufferable siren who sleeps in the room next to mine. It doesn't matter that she wins over my kids in a heartbeat or runs my life better than I do. Tori Duran is the one woman I can't have and shouldn't want, no matter how much I crave her.
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My Thoughts:
Victoria “Tori” Duran gets a shock that no woman wants to
get. Her sister is something else –
shows I’ve been missing something by only having brothers. Another reason is because I haven’t read Shameless. I guess that I’ll be checking that out at
some point. Good thing this was a
standalone so I didn’t feel as if there were gaps in the story.
One thing
that I loved about Tori was her “I don’t care who you are” attitude when she
meets Ethan Carter for the first time – and I loved that she still had that
attitude at the end. Ethan has a mother
that’s not afraid to tell him what’s what – wish I could meet her. The author does a good job of building a
tension that slowly builds as scenes go by.
By adding children into the mix we have our scene-stealers. And every once in a while even Tori will
steal the scene – because she’s so caring and you can almost feel it. The author also shows what happens when the
heart cares too much.
Another
character I got to liking was Logan. At
times he seemed to be there just to push Ethan’s buttons. I know I haven’t said much about Ethan but he
was a pretty good character. After all,
I got to laugh at his expense more than once.
All around these characters really made this story work. Today was such a perfect day to play hooky
and if I could have done that I would have had this book with me. I can see myself dangling my legs over a
river bank and have my feet in the water just enjoying the situation that is
Tori and Ethan – but then maybe I’ll wait until the weather really warms up a
little bit instead of this teaser. In a
message to her readers, the author asks a question and my answer is yes please.
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Author Bio:
Lex writes contemporary romance, the sexy kind with lotsa
angst, a whole lotta kissing, and the hot happily ever afters. When she's not writing, she lives a parallel life as an English teacher. She loves printing black and white photos, listening to music on vinyl, and getting lost in a great book. Bitten by wanderlust, she's lived all over the country but currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and twin daughters.
angst, a whole lotta kissing, and the hot happily ever afters. When she's not writing, she lives a parallel life as an English teacher. She loves printing black and white photos, listening to music on vinyl, and getting lost in a great book. Bitten by wanderlust, she's lived all over the country but currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and twin daughters.
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