Series: Montgomery Brothers Series
Author: Laura Pavlov
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 5, 2021
Cover Design: Sarah Hansen ~ Okay Creations
REBELI’m always down for a good time. I’m that guy.
I love women. I love sex. And I love my life.
Go big or go home, right?
My father’s death is a constant reminder of why I like to keep it simple.
Life is short.
Emotional attachments make you weak.
Grieving sucks. And I have no interest in caring deeply for anyone outside of my family.
I’m not looking for complications.
Monroe Buckley is a complication.
She’s driven.
She’s focused.
And she’s my best friend’s little sister.
Not happening.
But once we’re forced to spend time together…I only want more.
Too bad she’s the one woman who is off-limits.
MONROE
I don’t trust most people, and I have my reasons.
I’m passionate about my work, and I came here to do a job.
Not date the boss.
Getting hired at the top media company in the city is the break of my life.
But it means working for Jack Montgomery.
My one-time crush.
My brother’s best friend.
And the current thorn in my side.
He’s exactly what I want to avoid.
Yet he’s everywhere I turn. Even when he’s not there—he’s in my head.
He’s a magnet for attention.
A heartbreak just waiting to happen.
And my heart is something I fiercely protect. At all costs.
They say the heart wants what the heart wants...
But my heart isn’t allowed to make that decision anymore.
There’s too much to lose.
REVIEW
Since first meeting Jack in Legacy I have been eager for his book and Laura Pavlov absolutely delivered. This is a highly addicting friends to lovers tale that is drama-filled, full of tension, angst, humor and heart.
Jack is the good time brother, he is always laughing and joking and is the life of the party. Underneath it all he is loyal, passionate and has a huge heart. In the previous two books in the series we see a little bit of his shenanighans of hooking up with one woman after the next without consequence but we also saw him step up in a major way for the family when needed. He is the perfect man and has a personality that will have you laughing one moment and swooning the next.
Monroe is the little sister of Jack’s best friend. She is completely off limits. She has had a thing for Jack years ago but after witnessing his playboy ways she wants nothing to do with him, until circumstances thrust them together and have them embarking on a fake relationship. Monroe is feisty, and fiery. She is smart and beautiful and is trying hard to resist all that is Jack Montgomery but soon that becomes impossible. The two have incredible chemistry. There were parts of Monroe that I struggled with. Her trust issues are big and she came off as selfish at times and there were a few times where I felt she treated Jack unfairly.
The Montgomery family is an incredible gang. I already loved Jack in the previous books and fell for him even harder in this book. The way he loves his family hard is such a strong quality in him.
Laura Pavlov is a new to me author and I will most definitely be on the lookout for more of her work in the future.
*Advanced reader copy received in exchange of an honest review.
I limped back to my office and found Monroe sitting in the chair behind my desk. I shut the door behind me and studied her.
“Nice to see you, darling,” she said through her laughter.
“What are you doing?” I rubbed my lower back before stumbling to a chair and dropping to sit.
“Ah, a little sore, are we? Mr. Badass Football Player.”
I rolled my eyes. “I’m fine. Why are you behind my desk, and what’s with the evil smirk? What are you up to?”
She pushed to her feet and came around the desk. “I just thought I’d sit here with the door open, because I assume if we were actually dating, I would do that, right?”
“Good thinking, ole wise one.”
“This is why I get paid the mediocre bucks.” She used her pointer finger to tap her temple and smiled. “Don’t forget, it’s Tuesday. We’re going back to The Dark Temptress tonight. Operation Dirty Reynolds is on.”
I nodded. I had a private investigator following Simon, but I wouldn’t tell her that just yet. I knew she wanted to do this on her own, and I didn’t want to ruin all the fun. No one liked a buzzkill.
“Don’t forget, we have the fundraiser at his house this weekend. You’ll go as my date.”
“No duh. We’re dating. I have no choice.” She moved to her feet.
“As if you aren’t dying to go,” I said, trying to stand and wincing because my muscles were screaming like little bitches.
She patted me on the back, just enough to make me flinch. “Buck up, buttercup. You’ve got a couple more weeks with me if you’re lucky.”
She waltzed out the door, and I stood frozen in my office. Partly because I had physically taken an ass-kicking this morning—but also because she was right.
I was lucky.
And I was in no hurry for my luck to end.
Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost-grown kids, and dog-whisperer to a couple crazy yorkies. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after.
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