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Mountain Man Crush by: Chloe Morgan

Mountain Man Crush: A BBW Brother's BFF Romance by [Morgan, Chloe]

This is a short and sweet read that will leave you wanting your own mountain man.

Luke, who had spent family vacations at Winter Moon Lodge, returns years later to find it closed down, a Mason Graves Development sign hanging on fence. He goes on the hunt to find this Mason person and give him a piece of his mind, but ends up making a deal with him and becoming partial owner.

Sara, who spent a little time at Winter Moon Lodge when she was younger returns, along with her two best friends for a girls week. Her brother, Nathan, and Luke were best of friends back in the day. Nathan says he got he a deal on the trip because she deserves it, it’s actually Luke that upgrades them to a three bedroom cottage instead of a double room. On the first day, the girls decide to go tubing and it ends with Sara slipping and sliding all the way down the hill. Later that evening they order room service, while Luke is in the kitchen he hears that there is an order going to their cottage so he offer to take it to them. He delivers it all right, right along with a steamy kiss and leaving his room number with Sara.

Wanting to try skiing, they go to a big hill instead of smaller one and since Sara hasn’t been in so long she ends up tumbling again, but this time she injures herself. Luke has been watching from the window and seen her fall and took off after her. Luke takes her back to his room where Nathan shows up all mad because she is staying there instead of her cottage. Luke, trying to calm the situation, tells him to get a key for Jenny and Amber and that they can come whenever they want to check on her.

The next morning while they are in the tub together, a knock on the door causes Luke to get out and answer it only wearing a towel. When Sara hears raised voices, she gets out and puts on Luke’s robe to go see what is going on. After a major fight between all of them, Sara heads back with Nathan. Once Luke is left on his own, he comes up with a plan to win her back and shows his sweet side.

Publication Date: February 28, 2019   Pages: 87 Adult 18+ Romance

 

The Impact Zone by: Jordan Ford

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Where to start. This is book two in the Ryder Bay series and follows Savannah a.k.a. Savvy and Griffin. May contain spoilers.

Savannah has had a lot on her plate the last couple of days, starting with her breaking up with Aiden, to her best friend Sklyar falling into the water, ultimately ending with Sklyar suffering a head injury leading to her coma. Griffin is a nomad surfer running from his past. He starts to have feelings for Savannah but keeps telling himself he is not allowed to because by the end of the summer he will be gone again off to somewhere new.

Savannah’s dad, Dr. Kevin, tells her she needs a summer hobby that will get her out of the house and away from being “mom” to her two younger siblings and that she’s not allowed to sit at the hospital everyday waiting on Skylar to wake up. After debating about what she would enjoy, she lands on surfing. Harley is the only surfer she knows, Savannah finally get the courage and asks her to teach her.

Griffin spots Savannah about to go surfing by herself one evening and stops to explain why it’s not safe to go surfing alone-especially at night.  He offers to join her and they surf and hang out for a while, ending their night with a steamy kiss. Griffin follows this kiss by giving her the cold shoulder. He finally gets the nerve to call and apologize to her, only to find out something has happened to Harley and she had broken up with Aiden via text with no warning whatsoever. While  at the hospital, Savannah runs into Jed and fills him in on what’s going on. He tells her Harley’s mom’s boyfriend must be back in the picture and that he has tried to touch her inappropriately, that she probably took off. The last time it happened, she left and hitchhiked her way to San Diego. They all go in a different direction looking for her, Griffin finally finding her and convincing her to get in his truck and go to Savannah’s.

They finally get to go on that first date, and what better date than grabbing burgers and going to an overlook of the beach while sitting in the back of his truck watching the sun set.

The next day, while Savannah is out buying groceries, she runs into Craig, who is Skylar’s on-again off-again. He tells her that his dad thinks she was pushed and a witness even came by and told him it was a man with dreads. Thinking of Griffin, Savannah tries to find him and after driving around forever she gives up. When she gets home, she finds him sitting on the curb by her mailbox. Since her dad is gone for the evening, she invites him inside and they fall asleep on the couch. They’re woken by her dad coming in, slamming doors and yelling at them. After Griffin leaves, Savannah and her dad get into a fight. The next day, she stays in bed all day and when her dad gets home they go on a walk to talk and work through things. While walking along the beach, they spot a body they believe is dead, but upon further inspection they discover it’s Griffin and he’s been beaten badly. Once they get him back to their house and Kevin doctors him up, he confesses all his dark past. And after that, well let’s just say all kinds of shit hits the fan, and things come to light

The ending left me speechless. Oh how I can’t wait for April 12 to come and book 3 to come out so we get Skylar’s story. I love how they all get along. Normally ex’s and new girlfriends are enemies but in this story they are all friends.

Publication: March 1, 2019 Pages: 354  YA Romance