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Blog Tour: Crazy For Your Love: Lexi Ryan

by - Friday, April 12, 2019


Crazy For Your Love
(The Boys of Jackson Harbor #5)
Lexi Ryan
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Release Date April 9, 2019

A family wedding with a fake boyfriend, meddling parents, and an obsessive ex . . . What could go wrong? 

The only thing worse than being single at my sister’s wedding is finding out that my ex will be there too. Not just any ex—the guy everyone expected me to marry, the man I came to Jackson Harbor to escape.

Now I need a date, and fast. Enter Carter Jackson—the firefighter who’s dealing with an unwanted five minutes of fame ever since a shirtless photo of him saving a puppy went viral. He’s warding off propositions left and right, and he needs a fake relationship as much as I do.

Sweet and sexy, Carter is completely off-limits. See, I have a rule. A no heartache rule. Not only is Carter my friend and a known heartbreaker, but his job as a firefighter puts him in danger daily, and that’s something I just can’t handle. 

The commitment between us might be pretend, but the passion all too real. As crazy as it makes me, I have to keep Carter at an arm’s length. Even that might not be enough to spare my heart.

Crazy for Your Love is book five in The Boys of Jackson Harbor series. All books in this series can be read as standalones. 
I have been looking forward to Carter Jackson's story for a while now. He is a firefighter, and has become a media sensation due to a puppy rescue. So he is getting more and more attention he does not really want. Internally he is really struggling with guilt over a recent event and not acting like his former self. He does not want to be called a hero and get anymore attention, so when he needs a cover, he enlists Teagan to be is fake girlfriend for a night. One little white lie...

Teagan Chopra has been his friend for four years and is close to his own family. She is funny, smart, caring, and easy to be around. But now her family is descending upon Jackson Harbor for her sister's wedding, including her ex. So she needs some reciprocal help in the fake dating department and he agrees. Another little white lie...

A fake relationship for a weekend shouldn't be a big deal, right? Well, the little lies just seems to keep growing. And even though both of them clearly state they don't want a relationship and it should stay platonic, that sexual tension and chemistry keeps building and building.

There is the fact that he has wanted her for years, but she has always friend-zoned him. Situations from her past make her afraid to get involved with him. And his own personal issues make him feel unworthy as well. Both of them are carrying around some deep hurts, secrets, and guilt. And their pasts just to keep coming up and messing with them. And there are others with their own agendas intervening and manipulating situations. So the simple plan gets pretty complicated and messy.

It's a wedding party weekend full of sexual tension, secrets, lies, and questions. It gets hotter and more emotional than it should. It's hard to know what is fake or real. It's hard to know who or what to believe when everyone seems to have an opinion or agenda. And they are also their own worst critics.

Can these two learn to  trust, be honest and vulnerable, and forgive themselves in order to open up their hearts to the other? Can a friendship to fake relationship become a real chance at long time love?

I liked this installment, but I got frustrated with her backstory and all the secrecy about it. It kind of dragged out and I just did not get why she did not deal with the issues sooner. But I did like her and Carter. I felt bad that they beat themselves up so much. It is really a story about needing healing and self forgiveness before they could even have a chance at moving on. I am looking for the next book for Jackson sister, Shay! There was a little tease as to who her man might be in this one. 

 I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Carter Jackson and Teagan Chopra have been friends for years, the kind of friends who jump in and pretend to be more when the need arises. But no matter how much Carter may wish there was more between them, Teagan consistently makes sure he knows he is in the friend zone. When Carter needs Teagan to pretend to be his girlfriend to get him out of a bachelor auction, he promises he’ll owe her. Big. She has the opportunity to collect much sooner than she anticipates though, when she learns her ex will be at her sister’s wedding. Not wanting to deal with her over-encouraging family and the ex at the same time, she enlists Carter’s help. If she already “has” a boyfriend, her family can’t push her towards her ex, can they?

I loved watching these two pretend to be lovers. Each had been hiding an attraction for the other for fear of hurting the friendship, but beneath the hidden feelings is true chemistry. Their banter and humor together keeps things light even as they are sorting through what is acting and what is the truth beneath.

As Teagan shared more of her history with her ex with Carter, I couldn’t help but echo Carters outrage that her family would continue to push them together. They each have their hang-ups when it comes to relationships and though they may want to explore more with each other, there are obstacles that have to be sorted before they can move forward. Teagan is so feisty normally, that I couldn’t help but wonder why it took so long for her to reveal the big secret she had been hiding.

This was a drama filled wedding weekend, with story elements coming from all sides. I loved the banter from the fire house, as well as the support Carter receives from his co-workers. Teagan’s bond with the entire Jackson family makes it easy for her to fall into the folds of the family. And even though I found myself frustrated that Teagan’s family couldn’t see that she didn’t want to be pushed towards her ex, they are a tight-knit bunch who really do love her.

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

“The whole drive from the hospital, I told myself I wanted to check on you.” Carter wraps his hands around his coffee and looks up at me through thick, dark lashes most women would pay a premium for. “But the second I walked in the door, I knew that wasn’t what brought me here. I want to finish what we started.”I bite my lip and whimper. “You’re killing me.”
“And when you look at me like that, all I want to do is seduce you into ignoring your better judgment.”
That! my traitorous body cries. Yes, let’s do that! 
“But I get it,” he continues. “We’re friends, and as tempting as I find you—as tempting as I’ve always found you—if adding sex to our friendship is out of the question for you, this conversation is over. I want you, but I’m not enough of an idiot to ruin this just to take you to bed.”
My brain stumbles on as tempting as I’ve always found you before landing on adding sex to our friendship. Is that an option? Does that ever work? Crap on a cracker. I’ve known Carter for four years, and I’ve never had to exert so much self-control for something as simple as not straddling his lap. 
“Tell me what you’re thinking.” His voice is low, a husky rumble that bypasses my brain and speaks directly to the parts of my anatomy I’d rather exclude from this conversation.
I’m thinking I want you too. I’m thinking we could be naked and in my bed in less than sixty seconds. “I’m thinking you should leave,” I blurt, pushing the words past the other really bad ideas on the tip of my tongue.
He blinks at me, then nods as he pushes out of his chair. “Sure. I understand.”
Jumping up, I catch his arm. I can feel the heat of his skin through the cotton of his shirt sleeve. “I’ve never done this.”
His eyes go wide. “Wow. I thought . . . Seriously?”
“Not sex, you idiot. The whole friends-with-benefits thing. I’m not sure I’m made that way.”
He’s quiet for a long beat. “If you need more than that from me, Tea, I—”
I press my fingers to his lips and shake my head before he can say anything else. I’m not hoping for more. More is out of the question for me with someone like Carter. But even so, I don’t want to hear that he doesn’t want anything either. I know it’ll feel like rejection—even if that makes me a hypocrite. “I don’t want more, but I don’t know if . . .”
I drop my hand from his mouth and lift onto my toes to press my lips to his. I want to know if it’ll feel like it did last night, and the second our mouths touch, I have my answer. Electric need zips through me. I loop my arms behind his neck, planning to take the kiss deeper. 
He doesn’t let me. With a hand on either of my wrists, he pulls my arms away and steps back, his eyes dark. “I’ll go. You think. If we do this, it needs to be a decision, not an accident.”
I nod and watch him leave, but I stand there for a solid five minutes, considering running after him.
The Wrong Kind Of Love (The Boys of Jackson Harbor #1)
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From New York Times bestseller Lexi Ryan comes a sexy new romance novel about a runaway bride, a single dad who’s sworn off love, and the kind of family secrets that can threaten to break even the deepest bonds.

You never forget your wedding day. Or the moment your twin sister pukes on your bouquet and confesses she’s pregnant . . . with your fiancé’s baby.

I wanted to get away, to hide until my heart mended. I found myself in a strange town with a mysterious stranger whose talented mouth and hands almost made me forget it was supposed to be my wedding night.

Afraid to go home to face my broken life, I pretend to be my twin so I can take her job in Jackson Harbor caring for a six-year-old girl. Imagine my surprise when I find out my new boss is my mysterious stranger—Dr. Ethan Jackson.

I never meant for Ethan to discover my secrets. I never meant for them to matter. But the longer I work with him and his sweet daughter, the harder I fall, and the clearer it becomes that I’m not the only one carrying a secret that could tear us apart.

Get ready to fall for the boys of Jackson Harbor in Lexi Ryan’s sexy new contemporary romance series. These books can all be read as standalones, but you’ll enjoy reading them as a series!


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From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan comes a sexy new standalone romance about a woman who’d do anything to have a baby and the man who’d do anything to have her…

For my 30th birthday, I’m giving myself the one thing I want most: a baby. Sure, this would be easier if I had a husband—or even a boyfriend—but I refuse to be thwarted by minor details.

When I drunkenly confess my plans to my friends, they convince me to ask Jake Jackson for help. Jake, the best friend who’s been there for me through thick and thin. Jake, who also happens to be smart, funny, ridiculously good looking, and the winner of all the genetic lotteries.

So when Jake takes me up on my request—with the stipulation that we get the job done the old-fashioned way—I’d be a fool to decline.

The only problem? I don’t know if I can separate sex from all the things I feel for this amazing man. If I can’t keep my heart under lock and key, I risk losing the relationship I need the most.

Jake has his own reasons for granting my baby wish. But when I discover his secrets, it could mean the end of us. I have to choose—run or stay and fight for love.

Fall for the boys of Jackson Harbor in Lexi Ryan’s sexy new contemporary romance series. These books can all be read as standalones, but you’ll enjoy reading them as a series!


Dirty, Reckless Love(The Boys of Jackson Harbor #3)
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I’m in love with a man who tried to kill me. At least that’s what they tell me . . .

Six weeks ago, paramedics found me unconscious in my apartment. Beaten. Bruised. Hardly breathing. When I woke up, I couldn’t remember the last three years or anything about my life in Jackson Harbor. They tell me my fiancé, Colton McKinley, is on the run for what he did to me. They tell me I’m safer if I stay away. 

I don’t care if my memories ever come back. I want nothing to do with those missing years . . . until a sexy stranger with angry eyes shows up on my doorstep and demands I stop ignoring him. 

Levi Jackson is my fiancé’s best friend, but seeing him sparks something inside me. As the truth unravels in my mind, I know they’re wrong about Colton. My own secrets are far more dangerous than the man I was engaged to.

I return to Jackson Harbor to search for answers and find myself running from a faceless boogeyman and seeking refuge in Levi’s arms. And in his bed. 

I can’t deny my feelings for Levi. But as the pile of lies between us grows, I realize that sometimes the truth can’t set us free. Sometimes, it’s the very thing that can destroy us.


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A one-night stand with the boss was never in her plans. Neither was falling in love . . . 

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.

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Expected June 25, 2019

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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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