Title: Craft
Series: The Gibson Boys #2
Author: Adriana Locke
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Told in the first person. Alternating
persons.
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Blurb:
They’re not quite enemies. Not really friends. More like frustrated balls of sexual tension and neither will give in.
Lance Gibson drives Mariah Malarkey absolutely crazy. He uses her office like a phone booth, takes cupcakes from the corner of her desk like she baked them just for him. She didn’t. Maybe she knew the history teacher happened to love peanut butter icing, but that was purely a coincidence. All sixteen times.
Mariah has a way of getting under Lance’s skin too. She calls him out on his crap, spoils him even if inadvertently, and seeing the librarian in skirts drives him wild. She won’t give in. It’s for the best, really, considering there’s no way he could lie to a woman like that and he’s not about to tell her the truth about himself. Not in a million years.
These two don’t hate each other. They don’t really like each other. But for this to be a friends-to-lovers story, they have to start somewhere, right?
Note: This can be read as a standalone novel.
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My Thoughts:
Lance Gibson gives the reader an interesting first
impression. He has a Nana that’s a real
hot ticket – reminds me of my own grandmother.
Mariah Malarkey wants to have more in life going on than she currently
does. She has a great friend in
Whitney. Would love to see more of her –
can she be my friend as well? Don’t go
into this being hungry either. There’s
either eating or baking going on so make sure you either eat first or have your
treats of choice handy.
You might also start to think of Mariah as a friend. And as such you’ll start to get mad that
there are people in her life that make her feel inadequate. Then you’ll start to think of people in your
own life that may have made you feel the same.
It’s just another form of bullying – but it’s worse when it’s your own
family. Was glad to see that Mariah
found her voice in a way that says “you can’t continue to treat me this
way”. The sad part is that the familial
bullies out there probably won’t recognize themselves here.
Lance will be your page-turner character. He’s holding a “conversation” with a mystery
person so you will find yourself wondering where is this going. When he and Mariah are in a scene together
you can expect to laugh. He knows what
buttons to push and you’ll find it hard to hold it in. You will want to make
sure to keep turning the page too otherwise you’ll miss the bomb he drops on
Mariah as we get toward the end of the book.
And be prepared to be happy because the ending will get you ready for
book three.
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USA Today Bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys created by other authors, Adriana has created her own.
She resides in the Midwest with her husband, sons, and two dogs. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather's nice and there's always a piece of candy in her
pocket.
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