Synopsis:Single mother, Jade Miller, has just witnessed a murder. Now, set to testify against the cold-blooded killer, Jade must be placed under protection. While she is grateful to the kind folks who’ve offered to take in her and her son, Jade is surprised to find the man escorting them from L.A. to Montana is Gavin Emerson. A womanizing, far-too-attractive-for-his-own-good, rebel cowboy. Jade assures Gavin that she has sworn off men until her son is grown, but all too soon she finds herself fighting back feelings for the man who’s agreed to care for them.
Gavin wants nothing to do with ranch life. Not since the ugly fallout he had with his father over eight years ago. But when he agrees to come back, harboring Jade and her son for a time, Gavin falls in love with life on the land once again. Above that, he finds his heart has been captured by his lovely house guest, Jade Miller.
After reservations on both parts, the two are finally ready to open up and give their new-found love a try. Only they aren’t in the clear just yet, and as a dark and deadly threat falls upon them, Gavin finds that his bad-boy past may have led the danger right to their door.
My review: 5 Stars
Jade is a single mother who has sworn off relationships until her son, Luke, is grown. She's determined to give him the best life possible. But when she witnesses the murder of her friend and has to go into hiding, she finds herself in a fake marriage with the good-looking rebel cowboy, Gavin, she met one time over a year ago. In order to keep Luke safe, she'll go along with the ruse. She just hopes when all is said and done that she and Luke won't have too much heartache to overcome.
After a falling out with his father, Gavin left Montana at the age of 18 without so much as a glance over his shoulder. He isn't proud of his past but he's moved on from it and is determined to make the best of it. When he receives a frantic call from home asking him to bring a murder witness from L.A. to Montana, Gavin wants to blow it off. But he agrees when his father offers him the one thing he has always wanted.
Gavin can't believe his luck when he discovers who the witness is... the gorgeous redhead he met once over a year ago that he has been trying to get to meet him in person again. But his new found luck goes right out the window when he discovers she's a single mother. If there's one thing Gavin doesn't do it's kids. He'll do his part to protect them, go along with the ruse and then hightail it out of there and back to his bachelor life in L.A. There's no way he'll lose his heart to this pair.. no matter how gorgeous and cute they are.
But the more time they spend together and get to know one another, the more they realize their hearts are in trouble. They are falling for each other and being together just feels right. With their growing feelings they think that maybe, just maybe this could work.
With the trial looming closer, Gavin starts to feel uneasy. When a "friend" from L.A. reaches out asking questions about why he's in Montana, his senses go on high alert. His past is coming back to haunt him and in the process, it's putting Jade and Luke in danger. But Gavin refuses to let anything happen to his new family. He finally has everything he has ever dreamed of and he will do everything in his power to protect them and ensure their HEA.
Wow! Just wow! I am going to go out on a limb here and say that Jade's Cowboy Crush is my favorite in the series! I stayed up WAY too late reading and woke up early on Sunday morning just to finish it! Gavin and Jade had me rooting for them from the very first chapter! And little Luke was absolutely adorable! I knew from the moment Gavin first met him that Luke would have him wrapped around his little pinky. Such a cute little family!
I am really enjoying this series. It has been on my TBR list forever! When I saw that Ms. Krey's latest book had someone from this series in it, I decided it was time to read it because I had no clue who he was! Haha. Oh! And Rough Edges is on my
2018 Reading Challenge so I wanted a little back story on Allie as well. Once again I find myself saying... why have I waited so long to read these books?! I can't wait to read the next book in the series!
I just have to say that I love Ms. Krey's motto... "Romance that's clean without losing the steam!" I think she also needs to add swoony in there somewhere because let me tell you... all of her books I have read so far are definitely swoony... ;)
And of course I can't forget my casting! *dreamy sigh* I love these two for Jade and Gavin! What do you think?
Content: Mild language. Steamy kisses.
