Ms. Vale is back with another family that readers will be clamoring for after glimpses given throughout the author's previous series. Keep reading to get a tempting taste of No Cap by Lani Lynn Vale, along with my impressions of it, then add this first installment in the Carter Brothers series to your bookshelf!
You know when you see that big red flag, and you think to yourself, I should probably not go anywhere near there?
Yeah, Quincy Carter ignored that big red flag. He walked right up to that red flag, waving blatantly in the wind, and kissed the holy hell out of her.Sure, he probably should’ve arrested her for breaking a restraining order.
He probably also should’ve stopped her from continuing to break that restraining order.
Yet...he can’t.
By the time he realizes he’s in deep, Quincy has no other options but to ride the wave of continuous disaster that is Hollis Aue.
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Hollis Aue is on the road to revenge.
After a famous comedian rips her best friend in the middle of his biggest show ever and elevated her disabilities to the butt of his joke, her best friend spirals.
After finding out from a kindhearted detective that her best friend took her own life, Hollis makes it her new mission to make that comedian’s life a living hell.
The only problem with that is Detective Quincy Carter with the Dallas Police Department insinuates himself into her life, making it impossible for her to achieve her goals.
Try as she might, she can’t shake him, and soon, the lines between hate and love start to blur.
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MY IMPRESSIONS OF THIS BOOK:
At the conclusion of Ms. Vale's previous series it was clear that readers weren't done with the new family introduced towards the end. The Carter brothers take center stage here with a likable tale of opposites attracting as the good guy cop finds himself drawn to the wild child heroine with a painful past. With a heartbreaking start readers will quickly get swept up in a romance with the perfect balance of fun and flirty banter along with steamy encounters. Add in bits of suspense and mystery and you end up with a solid series starter!
Quincy Carter is a drool-worthy hero, a dedicated and hardworking detective with a heart of gold. He knows that he and Hollis shouldn't work, but he just doesn't care and wants her despite her criminal behavior. He's a good support to Hollis and gets her when no one else does in a romance that made me smile and blush a time or two. Hollis Aue has had a lifetime of pain, been on her own with virtually no one in her corner...until one person became her unlikely friend. When the cruelty of another leads to a gut-wrenching choice though, Hollis is left reeling and out for revenge. Through every vengeful encounter, Hollis finds herself staring Quincy down...and more than ready to do more with him in a sizzling connection that weathered all the ups and downs. Hollis is a blunt person who tells it like it is, a tough girl exterior with a hidden soft side that Quincy brings out. I very much liked her and could easily understand why she wanted revenge. She's a loyal person with few people who care about her, so I could relate to and appreciate that fierce loyalty. These two may seem like opposites but they fit beautifully together.
On a whole this was an entertaining series starter with a strong main couple who brought out the best in each other. Their romance was both sizzling with moments of sweetness sprinkled in along with banter that amplified the sexual tension. The only speed bump in my journey of enjoyment was the rather rushed ending. It was a bit jarring, but until that moment there's much to like about this book and I'm looking forward to meeting the rest of the family!
My rating for this is a B+
*I got this book from the author for review in exchange for my honest opinion.
AUTHOR INFO:
Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown, in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.
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