Where has Kaci Rose been all my life? This is my first read in this series and I am seriously bummed I didn't start at the beginning. Gavin and Lauren's story was super sweet and I fell in love. Lauren has made a good life with all the hurtles she had. Gavin has been at war and is now blind, learning this new life, when a voice shakes him to the core. A voice of his past. I loved this group of people and how I just fell in life with them.
Waiting on Forever, an all-new standalone romance full of steam and angst in The Walker Brothers Series from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Connor is available now!
Dallas Walker is haunted. He won’t ever forget the horrors he witnessed while working undercover to bust a human trafficking ring, but he has a plan to start a new life. Coming home to his family is step one. Getting to know his alluring new neighbor could be step two. If only she’d give him a chance…
Maggie Ellis just wants to be left alone. She’d rather spend her days spinning clay into art and feel nothing than open herself up to another devastating loss. But her sexy new neighbor with a lonely look in his eyes isn’t giving up. And he makes her question everything…
Together, Dallas and Maggie might have a shot at happily ever after. But only if they can let go of the past and hold on to each other when it matters most.
Review:
We are back with a favorite family. We meet Dallas who has been talked about but not really present in the previous stories. We find out his back story and the reasons he hasn't been around his family. He has dealt with a lot of tragedy in his line of work. His neighbor Maggie sparks something in him. Maggie wants to be alone, she figures fate has deemed her to be alone. Everyone who she has given her heart too has be taken from her. These two lost souls will go through a lot together. This story was all heart and I loved being back with this family.
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Excerpt
Her motion activated lights cast faint shadows near the house, but the light didn’t nearly reach the back of the yard. She searched the dense brush along the back, saw movement and fired a warning shot into the air, then another. She heard the rustling of an animal scurrying away then the sound of leaves crunching and twigs breaking behind her and to her left. She swung around, gun raised. “Jesus!” “Nope, just me.” Dallas stood just a few yards away, stock still, chest bare, in a dark shade of boxer briefs and his hands up in surrender. “That’s a good way to get shot.” She lowered the weapon. “Sorry.” He took a step forward toward the faint light she stood in. “I thought you were getting shot. What the hell are you doing?” “Scaring away whatever was snooping around the chicken coop. Raccoon maybe, or a fox.” “I guess you know how to use that?” “I do.” Her lips twitched. “I have a permit and everything, officer.” She lifted the butt a few inches off the ground. Still looking distressed, he rubbed the heel of his hand up his forehead and into his hair. “I’m sorry if I scared you. And woke you up.” Obviously, because again, he was standing there in his boxers and…yeah. Just boxers. “You didn’t wake me. I was outside. With my popcorn.” “Do you always come outside in your underwear to eat popcorn?” “I burned it.” “Ahh.” She grimaced. “That’s a bad smell. Guess you weren’t kidding when you said you couldn’t cook.” “Mmm. Is this a usual thing?” he asked with a nod to the gun, closing the distance between them even more. “Scaring away predators?” “Oh. Every now and then. I lost one last year.” She kept talking, kept looking at the man. Her gaze skimmed over a muscled chest, sculpted arms, over a tattoo on his upper right bicep that she couldn’t make out. “Holly’s not much of a guard dog,” she went on. “But her hearing’s still good, so when her ears perk up I know something’s amiss. Were you coming to save me?” “I didn’t know what I was coming to do, but I heard gunshots and—” “And you came bounding over. I hope you didn’t um…scratch anything.” Dallas glanced down, winced, then looked back up. “Nah. I’m good.” Uh, huh. Well. She forced her attention up to his face and not on the dark boxers that hugged his thighs…annnnd… she was staring. How could she not? But when her eyes finally met his she saw he was staring too. And it dawned on her that she was also barefooted and in her underwear. She tugged the tank top she slept in, stretching it until it covered the juncture between her thighs. “Well, I…uh…” A cool breeze rippled over her and she shivered. Or maybe that was the man now just a couple of feet away giving her chills. What had she been about to say? And when had he gotten so close? Or had she? Just an arm’s length apart now and she found herself imagining all kinds of things. Like what would she do if he moved closer? If he touched her? The feeling changed like a coin flipping from heads to tails and even with the cool wind she felt hot. It was uncomfortable and also layered with a ripple of nervous excitement. Standing in her backyard at night with a man—this man. And both of them barely dressed. When Holly barked from inside the back door, she glanced toward the house. When she looked back, the moment was gone. “Guess I should go back in. Holly’s probably worried.” She shifted the gun hanging at her side. “Probably so,” he said. “I’ll get myself back. Finish airing out the house.” “Yeah. Maybe try another bag. Listen for the popping. More than a second between pops and it’s done.” “Yeah. Okay.” He still wasn’t moving and she swallowed hard. Had a ludicrous thought of asking him in. To make popcorn. To watch Downton Abbey? He nodded toward her house. “I’ll wait until you’re inside.” “Oh. Right. Thank you.” She turned, went inside, locking the door behind her. It’d been a long time since she’d been in the position for someone to care about her getting safely inside. She had to admit it didn’t totally suck.
About Claudia Claudia Connor is an award winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary Romance, including the beloved McKinney Brothers series. Claudia writes, warm, heartfelt romances with a bit of steam, a lot of family and always a happily ever after.
Claudia attended Auburn University, where she received her undergraduate and masters degrees in early childhood education, and completed her studies in Sawbridgeworth, England. When she's not writing, she enjoys movies, reading, and travel, with a heavy dose of daydreaming during all three. Claudia lives near Memphis, Tennessee, with her husband and three daughters.
Nate Morris is Manchester Athletic’s starting keeper and resident good guy. He trains, works out and looks after his daughters.
My job isn’t to stare unless it’s in a professional capacity, and I’ve sworn off footballers. As one of the team’s physios, my hands on job, is very hands off.
Until the flirting starts.
And then Nate isn’t saving goals – he’s scoring them. In my net.
We weren’t meant to be serious. This wasn’t meant to be anything more than a few steamy nights. Only one of those goals leads to a title for me in nine months’ time.
Nate Morris isn’t your typical footballer. He doesn’t just want his heart to be saved – he wants to keep mine.
Heart Keeper is a single dad, surprise pregnancy workplace romance that will have you swooning right into the back of your net!
Hot. This one is Hot. Nate is raising his girls and grieving his wife. He is trying to figure out his new life. Amber is working for the club, making his skin crawl with all good feelings. Soon he takes his shot and she is right there on the same page. These two have a lot to learn about each other and themselves. Nate learns he can love again and it's okay. Amber learns that maybe a family, even an already built one, is okay. Lots of heart and lots of love in this wonderful story.
Meet Annie Dyer
Annie lives in the north of England, not too far from the amazing city of Manchester.
She is owned by several cats and many hens, narrowly avoiding being a mad cat woman by enslaving a very understanding husband.
She’s an avid reader of many genres and if she’s not writing a book, she’s usually reading one!
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Sam is the life of every party at her sorority house, but now she’s just one failed class away from losing her softball scholarship and being forced to drop out of school.
Enter Miles, the massive brute of a linebacker with a secret talent for math. As she learns more about him, Sam is drawn to the reclusive giant and his unexpected sweetness.
Miles is convinced that Sam is just another girl who sees him as a big, dumb jock. But when Sam talks him into helping her for the good of their respective athletic teams, they both have to contend with the consequences of their actions.
What starts out as an innocent friendship soon turns into more. A relationship is the last thing either of them wants. So why does it feel so right?
Boy oh Boy this story. I had the burning desire to just hug Miles and take out the knees of a lot of other people. This story was real. It took us to a college campus and took us on a journey. Miles is on the football team and a big boy. His self confidence is low when in big group settings, he knows how others see him and he just wants to finish college and move on. When Sam enters his life, he is taken for a loop. He just doesn't know whether to trust her reasoning for the friendship or to keep her at arms length. This love story will squeeze your heart like it did mine.
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I knew, someday, I’d have the life of my dreams.
I just wasn’t prepared to lose him in return.
Growing up in small-town Mason Creek, it's hard for a girl to dream big. Since my mom was barely making ends meet, I knew moving away for college wasn’t in the cards. What I didn’t know was how singing a Miranda Lambert song while unpacking a box would change my life forever ... and take me away from the only boy I’d ever loved.
Matthew Simms was the guy I was destined to be with. Understanding, caring, and the town’s star athlete, he was my everything … including my first heartbreak. We both left Mason Creek to chase our dreams, leaving our love behind.
I never planned on coming back, but when a cruel turn of events strikes five years later, I’m shocked to come face-to-face with Matthew. Gone is the boy I left, and in his place is a man—handsome, strong, and rugged. There’s no denying our attraction lingers in the air, yet the reasons that kept us apart all this time are still as strong as ever.
He is the man of my dreams, but I chose the life I desired over him.
In the back of my mind, I always thought we'd be together someday.
Well, someday is today.
Only now, just as everything I’ve ever wished for is coming true, I wonder if I chose to chase the wrong dream.
Review: Hannah and Matthew's story was such a sweet story. High school sweethearts that get twisted. I loved feeling like I was there arms intertwined with Hannah watching it all pass. The heart in this story was so good for the soul. I enjoyed this story and this series.
MEET THE AUTHOR:
Lauren Runow is the author of multiple Adult Contemporary Romance novels, some more dirty than others. When Lauren isn't writing, you'll find her listening to music, at her local CrossFit, reading, or at the baseball field with her boys. Her only vice is coffee, and she swears it makes her a better mom!
Lauren is a graduate from the Academy of Art in San Francisco and is the founder and co-owner of the community magazine she and her husband publish. She is a proud Rotarian, helps run a local non-profit kids science museum, and was awarded Woman of the Year from Congressman Garamendi. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two sons. You can also stay in touch through the social media links below.
This series is so hot. I am loving the concept and how it is all playing out for some of my favorite people. Shelby is set to get married, her sisters are funny and in the back of everyone's mind is what happened to their brother. Shelby is my hero standing there at the alter and reading that famous email, you'd never know her nerves were shot and how nervous she was. Ace is taken by surprise and shocked at what he is hearing, he could be wrong, but no he isn't. His best friend really is going through this. The honeymoon that should have been turns into a week of learning how to forget and get through a new life. It was a wonderful story and I am so thankful I was able to enjoy it.
Meet Natasha Madison
When her nose isn't buried in a book, or her fingers flying across a keyboard writing, she's in the kitchen creating gourmet meals. You can find her, in four inch heels no less, in the car chauffeuring kids, or possibly with her husband scheduling his business trips. It's a good thing her characters do what she says, because even her Labrador doesn't listen to her...
