dukefn99's review against another edition
3.0
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emilyhei's review against another edition
4.0
Superbowl quarterback Tyler Harris should be celebrating his newest win, but he finds his excitement lacking and making another blow to his already tarnished reputation. Needing a breather he finds himself accepting the terms of a will that leaves him inhabiting a mansion in much need of help, but there is one positive to his temporary move his neighbor stunning Lavender Mead whose immediate hate for him is providing him with a new form of entertainment. Two people who are polar opposites find their mutual attraction to one another forming into a passionate relationship neither was ready to have and unless they address the baggage they both carry they could end up the best thing that ever happened to them.
The second in the Seattle Lumberjack series. The banter between Lavender and Tyler is like a seductive dance of foreplay, humorous and sensual wrapped all up in one. Tyler tries to be such jerk to keep up the guarded walls he has sheltered himself with, but he is drifting and Lavender begins to see there is much more to the dumb jock then she initially thought. I am a big fan of this series and this addition makes me firmly believe they are just going to get better and better as it continues.
The second in the Seattle Lumberjack series. The banter between Lavender and Tyler is like a seductive dance of foreplay, humorous and sensual wrapped all up in one. Tyler tries to be such jerk to keep up the guarded walls he has sheltered himself with, but he is drifting and Lavender begins to see there is much more to the dumb jock then she initially thought. I am a big fan of this series and this addition makes me firmly believe they are just going to get better and better as it continues.
bananatricky's review against another edition
3.0
Hmm, reasonable story slightly spoilt by the author's inability to write a sex scene! I don't even want to dignify the scenes by repeating them.
So Tyler was a giant ass in the first book (which also suffered from he same issue). But apparently underneath it all he is a kind and caring guy, brought up to respect Mom, apple pie etc, etc. Of course that doesn't stop him from having a really bad attitude to women - apparently it's all an act to stop people realising he cares.
In a convoluted series of unlikely coincidences Ty inherits a huge old mansion on San Juan island, however in order to keep the house he needs to spend 90 days on the island. If he doesn't, then the house goes to his next-door neighbour and the local Island Yankee Brotherhood. Ty fully intends to stay the 90 days then sell the property and get the hell out of dodge but of course the wily old men of the Brotherhood and his sexy neighbour Lavender change his mind.
Now apparently despite being an NFL quarterback and two times Superbowl champion Ty is a bit strapped for cash and instead of hiring a team of crack craftsmen to repair and/or restore the old house he decides to do it himself. He also can't manage to get a phone line installed!
Ty has lost his mojo since Ryan died of cancer at the end of the first book. He sees his time on the island as a way of avoiding dealing with his loss of the desire to win. Then he finds out that the Lumberjacks (his team) have signed a new player - his arch enemy.
Lavender is under the control of her domineering grandmother who hates jocks and all they stand for.
In other words, there's loads going on, lots of issues, lots of sub-plots etc and if she could write some more believable sex scenes. These are both clinical, graphic and yet a bit meh. She overuses four-letter words and I am reminded of someone uptight trying to talk dirty by just using the same words over and over.
So Tyler was a giant ass in the first book (which also suffered from he same issue). But apparently underneath it all he is a kind and caring guy, brought up to respect Mom, apple pie etc, etc. Of course that doesn't stop him from having a really bad attitude to women - apparently it's all an act to stop people realising he cares.
In a convoluted series of unlikely coincidences Ty inherits a huge old mansion on San Juan island, however in order to keep the house he needs to spend 90 days on the island. If he doesn't, then the house goes to his next-door neighbour and the local Island Yankee Brotherhood. Ty fully intends to stay the 90 days then sell the property and get the hell out of dodge but of course the wily old men of the Brotherhood and his sexy neighbour Lavender change his mind.
Now apparently despite being an NFL quarterback and two times Superbowl champion Ty is a bit strapped for cash and instead of hiring a team of crack craftsmen to repair and/or restore the old house he decides to do it himself. He also can't manage to get a phone line installed!
Ty has lost his mojo since Ryan died of cancer at the end of the first book. He sees his time on the island as a way of avoiding dealing with his loss of the desire to win. Then he finds out that the Lumberjacks (his team) have signed a new player - his arch enemy.
Lavender is under the control of her domineering grandmother who hates jocks and all they stand for.
In other words, there's loads going on, lots of issues, lots of sub-plots etc and if she could write some more believable sex scenes. These are both clinical, graphic and yet a bit meh. She overuses four-letter words and I am reminded of someone uptight trying to talk dirty by just using the same words over and over.
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