Title: Quit Bein’ Ugly
Series: The Southern Gentleman Series Book 3
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Release Date: April 20, 2021
About the Book
There’s a crush, and then there are the type of feelings that Croft Cruisie evokes from a person.
He’s everything that any straight woman would want: tall, handsome, charismatic, muscular, and sweet.
At least, Carmichael thought he was sweet, until he brings another woman to the gym she owns with her brother, on the night that’s to be their first date, and lets her know in a quick and painful, non-verbal way that her feelings are not reciprocated.
Fast forward six months, and she’s still trying to move on from the rejection.
It doesn’t help that the jerk moves in next door to her, and that she has to see him workout shirtless every single day.
How can a woman get over a silly crush when that silly crush won’t so much as give her room to breathe?
***
Croft doesn’t know what happened.
One day he was supposed to go on a date with the girl that wouldn’t leave his thoughts for even a second, and the next she’s avoiding him like the plague.
No matter how hard he tries—and admittedly, it isn’t all that hard due to the biggest case of his career taking over his life—he can’t get her to tell him what he did wrong. She refuses to give him a second chance.
At least, not until he’s nearly killed in front of the courthouse, that is.
The moment he sees his chance, he pounces. Or, more literally, he limps.
But the limping is what draws Carmichael in. The Southern charm that was instilled in him since birth will be what gets her to stay.
That’s his plan, anyway.
Funny thing about plans… they never seem to work out how you expect them to.
Caroline's Review
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This was an easy 5-star read for me! I just love this author so much.
"Croft was an enigma to me. A beautiful trophy to look at, but never to touch."
Carmichael Stone was hugely disappointed in Croft Cruisie and the date that never happened. These days, she avoids him like the plague and never fails to show him that she dislikes him and has no desire to be anywhere near him. Although..that's not quite true!
"Oh, what I wouldn't give to have her with me tonight. And tomorrow. Possibly all the days after that."
Croft can't understand what exactly he did wrong. He's been taken with Carmichael since the moment he laid eyes on her but between her hostility and his heavy caseload, it's been almost impossible to make any headway with her. Until a life-threatening situation has her coming to his aide. As danger starts to heat up around them, so does the chemistry between Carmichael and Croft.
This author's books are just the right length and are always an addictive melange of sexy, feel-good, and drama. This story was no different. There was slow-burn attraction between the main characters, great camaraderie and banter with their friends, and a suspense element woven through the storyline. Carmichael is feisty, confident and stubborn. Croft was a little clueless where she was concerned, but I loved how enamoured he was with her, and how direct he was about his desire for her. A fab read and I'm so looking forward to this author's next book!
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THE SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN SERIES
HISSY FIT: The Southern Gentleman Series, Book 1
He is the one that never looks her way.
He is handsome and strong.
He is rough around the edges and mean.
He is everything she’s ever wanted.
He doesn’t even know she exists.
Her life is a joke.
***
She doesn’t step on cracks in the sidewalk.
She laughs at inappropriate times.
She talks when she shouldn’t.
She is clumsy and trips on air.
She is finally on his radar.
God help her now.
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LORD HAVE MERCY: The Southern Gentleman Series, Book 2
Poor judgment: knowing better yet doing it anyway.
Flint Stone is a professional in every way.
He’s a police officer with the K-9 unit and works at Gun Barrel High as the school resource officer. In his spare time, he’s working his heart out to create a successful gym from the ground up.
He’s loved by every single person he ever encounters—student, faculty, and employees—Everyone but Camryn Elvis Presley.
The only thing they have in common is their mothers’ poor excuses for names.
Period. The end.
So why is it every time she crosses his path that he has the urge to mess up her perfectly curled hair? Or unbutton a few of her prim and proper buttons?
He knows he should stay away, yet like the high schoolers he’s around every day, he has no choice but to react first and think about the consequences later.
Side note—bad decisions are made, leading to lapses in judgment that threaten both of their jobs. Yet when the time comes, neither one can seem to find the wherewithal to care. Why? Because being bad feels so good.
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About Lani Lynn Vale
Lani Lynn Vale is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.
When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.
Lani is married with three children and lives in the Great State of Texas.
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