Thursday 6 December 2018

Blog Tour: Lexi Ryan's "Wrapped in Love (The Boys of Jackson Harbor #4)."

The Hopeless Romantics Book Blog are pleased to be part of the Blog Tour for Lexi Ryan's "Wrapped in Love (The Boys of Jackson Harbor #4)."


Synopsis: 

The rumors are true. I am a hot mess with an awful track record at love. Single mom. Down on her luck. Yeah, I’m bad news. 

So if the hardest part of moving back home to Jackson Harbor was going to be people talking? I’d be fine. I’ve kept my chin up through worse than their decade-old gossip. 

I was wrong. The hardest part is resisting my boss. Brayden Jackson is the very picture of tall-dark-and-handsome. And thanks to an ill-advised one-night stand we had seven months ago, I know exactly what I’m missing when I turn him down. Every. Single. Delicious. Inch. 

But I have my son to care for and my job to keep, so I’ll keep on saying no. 

Until my string of bad luck continues, and suddenly my precious four-year old and I find ourselves with nowhere to live. At Christmas, no less. It’s for my son that I accept Brayden’s offer to stay at his place. One by one, my defenses are falling, as fast as I am. If Brayden was smart, he’d run, because it’s only a matter of time before he realizes he deserves better than what a girl like me can offer. 

Unless, for once, my bad luck is leading me exactly where I need to be.

Review: Jo 

There is nothing more frustrating to me than a slow burn romance, and this book was such a long slow burn that I felt as though I was going to go crazy waiting for things to happen between Brayden and Molly. I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy reading "Wrapped in Love" because I did, it was just that there were so many times throughout this story that I felt like bashing my head against the wall, or maybe bashing Brayden and Molly's heads together and tell them to speed things up. This pair tested my patience more than any other book couple that I've read in a while. 

"Letting Brayden know he makes me feel melty inside-
letting him know how easily I could want more-is dangerous territory." 

This story saw another of the swoon-worthy Jackson brothers, Brayden and single parent Molly finally begin to act on their true feelings for one another and eventually become a couple. However, before that actually happened there was a whole host of problems before then. So much was happening between Molly and Brayden, so many ups and downs. Their tale of true love was not a simple one. With each of the pair carrying scars from their past, a relationship wasn't going to be easy, but boy was I willing the couple to work things out. I just wanted Brayden and Molly to take that leap of faith and believe in their love for one another. 

"Love. Somehow it's there, whether we're prepared for it or not. 
It grows whether it's wanted or not."

I really liked Brayden and Molly. Both were lovable characters and I knew that they would make a gorgeous couple. Brayden made my heart melt so many times. He was such a dreamy and sexy guy, Molly would have been mad to walk away. And as for Molly's son. He was too cute for words. Although there was a lot of soul searching and drama throughout this story, there was also some romance and steam thrown in between Brayden and Molly that I loved, Especially towards the end. I adored seeing Brayden and Molly together, finally getting their HEA that they both deserved. It made the perfect gift after their will they/won't they saga. I also loved that this book was a holiday read, making this the perfect time to one-click. If you love slow burn love and a festive romance, this book was written just for you. 

"I see all of you, and I want all of you. 
I'm not interested in picking you apart or only taking the shiny bits. 
I'm in love with the woman who's all of those things." 

"Wrapped in Love" gets ❤️❤️❤️❤️ from me. 



Excerpt:

“Oh, and this box wasn’t labeled. Where do you want it?” Brayden pulls open the flaps of the box he set on the bed when he entered. “Looks like there are some washcloths in here. And . . .” He lifts a stack of washcloths and peers at the contents beneath. His eyes go wide. “Oh.”

The moment my brain registers what he’s looking at, I lunge for him and smack a hand over his eyes. I intentionally put that box in my car, separate from the others. And I forgot.

Brayden’s chest rumbles with laughter, and I want the floor to open up and swallow me whole. 

Brayden Jackson just saw my entire vibrator collection.

He gently pulls my hand away, revealing eyes full of mischief. 

I squeak. “Don’t look in that box again.”

His lips twitch. “But I really, really want to.”

I point a finger at him. “Don’t you dare.” 

He presses his lips into a thin line, amusement dancing in his eyes. Then, as if he can’t help himself, he asks, “Are they all pink?”

“Shut up!” My cheeks are on fire. 

His voice is the softest caress of a whisper when he says, “Molly, your cheeks are almost as pink as your vibrators.”

I smack both hands against his chest. “You did not just say that word!”

“Vibrators?” He grins. Not one of his smirks or half smiles, but a grin, and damn me and my stupid chemical attraction to this man, because it makes me want to slam the bedroom door closed and climb him like a tree. “If you don’t like the word, why do you have—”

I throw my hand over his mouth. “Don’t say it. We agreed we’d keep our relationship professional—that’s what we both wanted. So don’t say it. Don’t even think about it.” Then, because I realize his lips are pressed to my palm and it reminds me too much of our night in New York when his lips were everywhere, I back away.

The warm amusement in his eyes turns to heat. “First of all,” he says, his voice like silky steel, “those were your rules, not mine. I agreed for you, not because that’s what I want.” He drags his gaze over me, and my heart pounds so fast it feels like a hummingbird’s trying to escape my chest. “Second, even if I tried not to think about you using your little collection of pink toys, I’d fail miserably.” He dips his head, and I can feel his breath against my ear as he says, “I’m already thinking about it, and I will be for a long time yet.”



About Lexi Ryan:

Lexi Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of emotional romance that sizzles. A former academic and English professor, Lexi considers herself the luckiest girl around to make a living through storytelling. She loves spending time with her crazy kids, weightlifting, ice cream, swoony heroes, and vodka martinis.

Lexi lives in Indiana with her husband, two children, and a spoiled dog. You can find her at her website: www.lexiryan.com

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