In the first book of the Original Heartbreakers
series, Gena Showalter takes a
bad boy straight out of prison and places him in
Strawberry Valley, Oklahoma
where Jase Hollister hopes to find some peace.
Unfortunately trouble with a
capital T finds him in the form of Brook Lynn Dillon, a
busybody who tries
extra hard to keep her partygirl sister in line.
I will warn you that the circumstances in which Jase and
Brook Lynn meet
are unconventional so I had to give Showalter a hand at
being original.
However, there is also a chance that it can put some
people off. I didn't like
it at first because it made me wonder how Brook Lynn and
Jase could have a
relationship after what had happened to them but as I
continued reading, I
found that I could eventually forget about that and just
enjoy their romance.
This is a pretty big deal if you ask me because Showalter
isn't just capable
of making you believe in a romance but she also makes you
believe in a
romance with a faulty start. I'm really impressed by that!
It seems that both characters aren't looking for a
relationship but it's
impossible to deny the chemistry that the both of them
have. As a longtime
fan of Gena Showalter, I was happy to see that she stuck
to her roots and
stayed within that she is most good at. The humor is in
this novel is
absolutely amazing and brought numerous smiles to my face.
It keeps it from
getting too dark, which I prefer in my Contemporary
Romances but that isn't
to say that there isn't a lot of heart as well.
Showalter introduces several secondary characters
expertly, building
towards their own stories. I'm very much looking forward
to see what the
author has planned for Jase's friends. Each one of them
brings something
fun to the table so I'm sure reading about them will be a
blast. The only one
I'm not sure of is Brook Lynn's sister, who seems to be an
uncontrollable ball
of fire. She has some major fixing up to do but I'm eager
for the challenge.
THE CLOSER YOU COME is a promising start to the
Original Heartbreakers
series!
New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter
introduces
the Original Heartbreakers—three not-quite-reformed bad
boys
about to meet the women who will bring them to their knees
Just released from prison, Jase Hollister has one goal:
stay
out of trouble. Strawberry Valley, Oklahoma, sounds like
the
perfect place for him and his two brothers-by-circumstance
to settle down and live a nice, simple life. But model
citizen isn't exactly this rugged bachelor's default
setting—especially when it comes to a certain hot-blooded
Southern beauty...
Brook Lynn Dillon has always been responsible. Not that
it's
done her much good. The down-on-her-luck waitress is
broke,
single and fun-deprived. Until Jase comes along. He is
dangerous, sexy and tempting as sin, and the sizzling
passion between them is undeniable. But can it melt her
resistance? After all, the right kind of trouble might be
just what they both need.
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