Reckless

Feisty heroine, check Hunky single dad, check Perfect blend of sexy and swoony, double double check check! I loved this! Tori has this no nonsense exterior and is on a self imposed "man diet" after having her heartbroken by a scumbag. The black sheep of her family, she really wants to get her life back on track. When her pregnant sister suggests interviewing for a summer nanny job on a farm down from her own, Tori is reluctantly on board. Ethan is a single dad, Hemsworth look a like, going through a divorce and trying to run a farm on his own with the help of his brother. And he's kind of an ass, lol. Their first meeting has sparks flying everywhere and the claws are out. I love Tori. She has this fairly easy going personality but she's definitely a spitfire. Ethan was a hunk of swoony man meat. If that's what they're serving up in Texas then let's go, I'm moving, lol. Ethan's children are heartbreakers, so sweet, yet caught in this divorce. I wanted so much to just give them hugs. If you've read Shameless, you get small doses of Kat and Brady in this book which was a real treat to Lex fans. Overall this was the perfect blend of sweet and spicy, swoony and sexy. I devoured it with a smile on my face. Oh yeah, two more words for you...stable sex! On fire! You know you're curious. I recommend!

Ethan and Tori’s story is pure magic! If you love sexy single dad romances, you want this book!! **This guy’s rude. My skin prickles with irritation. And Kat could’ve mentioned he looks like a Hemsworth. I set my palm on my stomach to calm my nerves. It’s bad enough living with a stranger, but a sexy one? Rugged and tatted up, someone who looks like he wrestles bears in his spare time? He’s definitely not on my diet plan. Tori hasn’t had the best of luck when it comes to men. She has sworn off men for awhile, to try to get her life back on track. That is, until her sister talks her into being a nanny for a single father who owns the ranch down from them. She’s immediately put off by his gruff exterior and her smart wit puts him in his place right up front. She doesn’t want to take the job, i mean the temptation would just be too great. Underneath that jaded exterior, Ethan is a great guy. He’s sweet, sexy and loves his children more than anything. And he owns a ranch so imagining him in those jeans, shirtless, all tatted up, and all those muscles from working hard...YUM! Every woman’s fantasy. Put these two together and the chemistry is off the charts!! I loved everything about this book! All the sweet parts, all the hard parts, and all the completely steamy parts. Someone say barn sex? Oh yeah, that’s in there too! Along with a couple of cute kids, a few crazy ex’s and a whole out of swoon!! I really missed Kat and Brady and was so excited to see them again. If you haven’t read Shameless yet, you should! You don’t need to in order to read this book but you would be missing out. Lex is amazing at writing a great story and would definitely be worth it to pick this up! You won’t be sorry

Can we talk about this cover? I mean, come on! I adore it so much. It's stunning, and so Ethan and Tori. I just keep going back and gazing at it. Beautiful! This book was such a joy to read, I loved every second of it. I loved Shameless so much and couldn’t wait to get my hands on Reckless, and it didn’t disappoint. It was sweet and sexy. Totally a standalone, it's set years after Shameless, although Kat and Brady do make appearances it's not necessary to read their story first, but seriously, why wouldn't you? They're awesome. I love Lex’s writing, the way she pulls you into the scene and the story that you lose all sense of where you are and who is around you. I got lost a lot with this book, I was torn between wanting to get to the end and find out what happened to wanting it to last longer. It was all the things. It's not a secret that I adore single parent stories, there is just something about the struggle the parent goes through and somebody coming into their lives and loving the children like their own, ya know? It gives me all the feels. In all honesty, I wasn’t particularly fond of Tori in Shameless, but I totally loved her in this book, she was feisty and vulnerable. I really felt for her a few times through the story. The way she cared for the children and stood up for herself. Yes! Tori’s growth through the story was wonderful to see and the development of her character really made the story. Ethan, oh boy, I wanna save a horse and ride a cowboy too, especially if he’s anything like the sweet, hardworking, loving father that Ethan is. He wasn’t afraid to say he screwed up. I just adored him. Logan was a great side character, that bad boy needs a book. Friends to Lovers? Yes please! Seriously, Lex, I'll do almost anything, just gimme! Allison, ugh, I hated her. So much. I wanted to throat-punch her on more than one occasion. Mila and Cody stole the show, they were the sweetest things. The way Ethan and Tori's relationship started and progressed and changed was wonderful to be a part of. There wasn’t a lot of angst, the conflict was not dragged out and I really enjoyed that about this story. It really focused on their relationship together and with the children - some of those moments were so precious. I may have teared up at seemingly random moments. It had some great humour, usually courtesy of Logan, but it wasn't overused. The sexy times were sexy, for sure, but also pretty swoonworthy too. It was simply beautiful.