Caroline Willis, Rock Canyon Idaho's notorious bad girl,
is back in town. Twelve years ago, Caroline left town to
escape a miserable home situation. She ended up in
Nevada, stripped for a year, worked as a bartender, saved
enough money, and the high school drop-out got a BA. Now
she has a consulting business for struggling bars. Her
father had a heart attack, and even though he said he
never wanted to see her again, she goes to see him When
she reaches her father's home, her worst enemy opens the
door: Kyle Jenner. A Senator's son, Kyle is now her
father's right-hand man; no one but Caroline knows about
the crime he committed against her years ago.
When Caroline goes to pick up the keys to her new
apartment, she is told that there was some confusion and
someone else is also moving in. She meets the new tenant:
Gabe Moriarty, all hotness, tattoos and piercings. Gabe
has secrets of his own: he is an ex-con. Neither of them
likes the idea of sharing their lodgings, but it's
cheaper for Gabe and Caroline to try to be roommates than
any other alternative.
RETURN OF THE BAD GIRL is the latest instalment in Codi
Gary's Rock Canyon series but it can easily be
read as a standalone. Although it does refer to some
characters from previous books in the highly
dysfunctional Willis family, Gabe and Caroline's story is
complete.
The road to love is a hard one for Caroline and Gabe;
they resist even though they're attracted to each other
because they simply don't know how to love and be loved.
They are extraordinary characters: flawed, broken,
determined to get their life back on track; they are
works in progress. They both have heartbreaking stories,
and Codi Gary does a remarkable job at making us care for
them in spite of all their imperfections. They are
definitely not always nice, especially Caroline, but they
are profoundly human, and Ms. Gary does a splendid job at
slowly building their romance.
The characters in RETURN OF THE BAD GIRL are even more
complex than any others in this exciting series, and
secondary characters play a huge part in the story.
Kittens play a major role in Caroline and Gabe's road to
acceptance, trust, and love; in fact, the felines
constitute a plot point, and are not there for the cute
factor. RETURN OF THE BAD GIRL is a moving and intense
story of two people who do not conform to the accepted
norms but that love will find you, if you open your
heart.
Caroline Willis may be known for causing trouble, but she
is NOT about to become homeless. So when she learns that
her perfect apartment has been double-booked—to a
dangerously hot bad boy—Caroline's bad-girl reputation
comes out in full force. He may be sexy as sin, but she's
not afraid of him … or his panty-melting smile.
Rock Canyon's got room for only one bad attitude—and Gabe
Moriarty was here first. Still, starting over means
playing it smart, so while sharing his new apartment is
less than ideal, it's worth getting his dream business off
the ground. Not to mention that it means shacking up with
a sexy wild child. Caroline may be giving him the cold
shoulder, but Gabe always was good at starting fires …
Caroline vows to keep things professional with Gabe, but
as close quarters begin to ignite the sizzling chemistry
between them, she's left wondering: Bad boy plus bad girl
equals nothing but trouble … right?
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