Title: Shameless
Author: Lex Martin
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Blurb
Brady…
What the hell do I know about raising a baby? Nothing. Not a goddamn thing.
Yet here I am, the sole guardian of my niece. I’d be lost if it weren’t for Katherine, the beautiful girl who seems to have all the answers. Katherine, who’s slowly finding her way into my cynical heart.
I keep reminding myself that I can’t fall for someone when we don’t have a future. But telling myself this lie and believing it are two different things.
Katherine…
Yet here I am, the sole guardian of my niece. I’d be lost if it weren’t for Katherine, the beautiful girl who seems to have all the answers. Katherine, who’s slowly finding her way into my cynical heart.
I keep reminding myself that I can’t fall for someone when we don’t have a future. But telling myself this lie and believing it are two different things.
Katherine…
When Brady shows up on a Harley, looking like an avenging angel—six feet, three inches of chiseled muscle, eyes the color of wild sage, and sun-kissed skin emblazoned with tattoos—I’m not sure if I should fall at his feet or run like hell. Because if I tell him what happened the night his family died, he might hate me.
What I don’t count on are the nights we spend together trying to forget the heartache that brought us here. I promise him it won’t mean anything, that I won’t fall in love.
I shouldn’t make promises I can’t keep.
Shameless is an adult contemporary romance/spinoff featuring a character from The Dearest Series, but it can be read as a complete standalone.
What I don’t count on are the nights we spend together trying to forget the heartache that brought us here. I promise him it won’t mean anything, that I won’t fall in love.
I shouldn’t make promises I can’t keep.
Shameless is an adult contemporary romance/spinoff featuring a character from The Dearest Series, but it can be read as a complete standalone.
My Review (ARC
provided)
4.5 stars
I distinctly remember Brady from Finding Dandelion and remember
how delicious he sounded. I'm a sucker for tattoos and the hero that has that
bad boy quality but is mostly the exterior, Yum. I have read all of Lex Martin’s
books and loved every single one of them.
This book was a little bittersweet in the way Brady and Katherine
met. At times I was so very sad but the two of them gave a little light to the
subject and what had happened.
After Brady's brother and sister-in-law have a terrible
accident, he is left to deal with the aftermath, temporarily moving from his fast
paced life in Boston to their farm in Texas to help out. At this farm is where
he meets Katherine.
"Big hazel
eyes stare back from behind her glasses, which she pushes up her pert little
nose. Did I mention she's cute?"
After a few misunderstanding Brady finally realizes Katherine
is there to help. She has lived there and helps in every way possible from
farming to cooking, advertising and babysitting. There is a mutual attraction
there but they are also grieving while trying to help support the other.
"I realize Kat's
rested her head on my shoulder. And for a quiet moment, we share the loss.
Together."
As they continue to work together and Kat teaches Brady
how things are done they slowly become closer and closer until they finally
give into their feelings, even if it’s just for a short time.
"Coming here
to Mel's farm has always been about figuring out what I want in life. Brady is
one of those things, even if it's just short term."
What's so great about this is that Brady didn't realize
it but he really needed to figure out what he wanted too. He thought he had it
all figured out until he met Katherine.
I love Brady and Kat’s relationship and how Katherine was
able to really come out of herself and be a spunky person, they both brought
out the best in each other and their chemistry was HOT HOT HOT. They were both
such likable characters too. I love how Brady was portrayed (as I said earlier),
not too alpha, not to cocky but just the right about to make the perfect guy.
I recommend this book as well as all of Lex's others.
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The Dearest Series Boxed Set is FREE on KU for a limited time. Get all three Dearest Series books, including Dearest Clementine, Finding Dandelion and Kissing Madeline, as well as Dearest Series bonus scenes and the first chapter of Shameless.
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Author Bio
Lex writes adult novels, 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 the City of Angels with her husband and twin daughters.
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