Release Launch and Reviews: UNBROKEN: Jay Crownover
From New York Times bestselling author Jay Crownover comes UNBROKEN, the prequel novella in her brand new Loveless, Texas series!
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UNBROKEN
Jay Crownover
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Release Date May 14, 2019
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes a captivating novella about a rugged rodeo star who will do anything to protect the people he loves.
When rodeo star Crew Lawton loses everything in a bad bet, he has no choice but to take a new job to pay off his debts – even if it means becoming the face of an expensive male skincare line. Crew is used to getting sweaty and rustling in the dirt, not posing for photo shoots. And he’s certainly not used to being bossed around by a woman who doesn’t even know the difference between bulls and broncs. But Crew owes money to dangerous criminals, and he’ll do anything Della says in order to pay them back and keep them far away from his family in Loveless, Texas…
The launch of her new men’s line for her family’s company means everything to Della Deveaux, and she’s not willing to let some rugged, arrogant cowboy ruin her campaign. Crew Lawton is the last man she would have chosen to represent her chic, sophisticated brand. Unfortunately, her father already invested millions in Crew’s stupidly handsome face. Yet the more time they spend together, Della and Crew realize that opposites do attract. But when the time comes for Crew to face his past mistakes, will he be able to protect his family…and the woman he’s come to love?
This is a novella getting us more ready for the Lawtons in Loveless, Texas. This one is about Crew Lawton, middle brother, rodeo star, and total screw up. He's impulsive, a risk taker, adrenaline junkie, womanizer, and has some bad vices...some so bad that he now owes a lot of money to a dangerous man. His life is spiraling fast and just as he hits rock bottom, there is a little unexpected glimmer of hope.Della Deveaux is his opposite. She is controlled, cautious, driven, and hard working. She has spent her life trying to impress and get affection from her father. As she keeps trying to prove herself in business, she needs a face for her new mens' line. And for some reason her father wants it to be Crew.
Opposites attract and all that, but despite their conflicting personality traits, these two are also truly from different worlds and circumstances.
At first there is some antagonism as she wants to tame him and mold him. But then that charisma of his just keeps shining through. Somehow they balance each other with her soothing his raw edges and restlessness, and him adding a bit more spontaneity and passion to her life. It's the rule breaker versus the rule follower. The King of Chaos and the Queen of control.
But Crew's life is a big mess that is dragging him down and could affect those he cares about. And she has a new line to focus on in a world consumed by image and status. So what happens when it all comes to a boil? Is feeling good and being a little bad worth the risk?
This is a fast-paced, suspenseful, sexy, opposites-attract series starter. It is a novella so things do occur pretty quickly or some occurred off scene, but there was enough conflict and suspense to make it interesting. I enjoyed getting the dual points of view and thought Crew and Della had great chemistry. The characters both had some growing to do and needed to push the boundaries of their expectations. The changing scenes from the rodeo, to New York, to Loveless added more interest. I cannot wait to return to Loveless for more with his stoic big brother, Case, and spitfire sister, Kody. These Lawtons have plenty of personality and issues.
Crew Lawton is a gambler, on top of a rodeo star. When a bad bet puts him in a bind, he knows he has to do whatever it takes to pay off his debt and keep his family out of his problem.
Della Deveaux has a lot to prove to her father. She has worked in the family business trying to get his attention, but always seems to go to the background when she thinks she has his eye. Her latest project is the project she’s been working since it’s infancy and her biggest hope for making her father proud.
When she learns her father signed Crew Lawton to be the face of her new men’s skin care line, Della is disappointed - the rough around the edge (but sexy as hell) cowboy is light-years away from the vision she had for the marketing campaign. Crew isn’t a skin care kind of guy, and can’t believe his manager signed him up for this gig. But as he travels with Della and learns what the line means to her, he decides he can put his best foot forward in the hopes they each get what they need out of the partnership.
Della and Crew are a bit of an odd couple. From opposite backgrounds, they just fit. Each is driven - Della wants to get her father’s attention, while Crew is trying to keep his family safe. I loved watching as these two learned how to combine what they want with what they need, as well as how to let go of what is not important.
Things happen quickly in Unbroken. There was constant movement, between the main characters, from their respective storylines, and from the unexpected. I loved the way their differences played together as they got to know each other in all their travels. They challenge each other in ways they could not have foreseen - and I loved watching their journey!
This was a fun novella and a taste of who the Lawton’s are in the upcoming Loveless, Texas series from Crownover. I love her take on cowboys, as we saw in the Getaway series, and I can’t wait to see her take on more traditional cowboys in this series.
Della Deveaux has a lot to prove to her father. She has worked in the family business trying to get his attention, but always seems to go to the background when she thinks she has his eye. Her latest project is the project she’s been working since it’s infancy and her biggest hope for making her father proud.
When she learns her father signed Crew Lawton to be the face of her new men’s skin care line, Della is disappointed - the rough around the edge (but sexy as hell) cowboy is light-years away from the vision she had for the marketing campaign. Crew isn’t a skin care kind of guy, and can’t believe his manager signed him up for this gig. But as he travels with Della and learns what the line means to her, he decides he can put his best foot forward in the hopes they each get what they need out of the partnership.
Della and Crew are a bit of an odd couple. From opposite backgrounds, they just fit. Each is driven - Della wants to get her father’s attention, while Crew is trying to keep his family safe. I loved watching as these two learned how to combine what they want with what they need, as well as how to let go of what is not important.
Things happen quickly in Unbroken. There was constant movement, between the main characters, from their respective storylines, and from the unexpected. I loved the way their differences played together as they got to know each other in all their travels. They challenge each other in ways they could not have foreseen - and I loved watching their journey!
This was a fun novella and a taste of who the Lawton’s are in the upcoming Loveless, Texas series from Crownover. I love her take on cowboys, as we saw in the Getaway series, and I can’t wait to see her take on more traditional cowboys in this series.
I received this book for free from netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
“This the one, Ms. Priss?” I turned in a circle, hating how restrictive and stiff the refined suit felt. There would be no staying on the horse for eight seconds in something like this. I doubted I could even bend over and pull my boots on in this getup. I failed to see how being dressed like I was going to high tea with the queen was going to convince normal men with a little extra cash to buy the junk in my hair. It felt like overkill, but I would chew my tongue off before telling Della that. I knew how much this campaign meant to her, and I needed her to keep me around so I could get paid. .. and get to kiss her again.
Della circled around me, eyes scanning from head to toe. A small frown tugged her perfectly arched brows down into a V, and her lush, soft mouth pulled into a pout I was becoming achingly familiar with. She lifted a hand and touched the knot of the silk tie where it rested at the base of my throat. She fingered the delicate material and heaved a sigh.
“You look perfect, but something is still off.” She met my gaze with a scowl. “Can you try and look a little less like you’re being tortured? That might help the overall image.”
Her snippy tone and the upturn of her nose made me grin. I rolled my head around, causing my neck to pop and my shoulders to relax. Della’s expression softened when I was no longer standing at attention, but she still let out a dejected-sounding sigh and reached for my tie, releasing me from the expensive noose.
“You have a body made for designer clothes, but something is lost when you put them on. I feel like we’re trying to wrap the Mona Lisa in silk or something. Frankly, it’s annoying that you make denim and flannel look just as good as Versace and Prada.” Once she had the tie off, she told me to go ahead and get back into my own clothes. I asked her what the plan was for the shoot and a brief flare of panic and doubt lit up her cat like eyes. She forced a smile and told me she would figure it out.
Since I was totally a fish out of water in this scenario, all I could do was follow orders like a good soldier. I stripped out of the fitted vest and worked on the tiny buttons of the shirt. I was handing them both off to the flirty wardrobe girl who was enjoying the impromptu striptease when Della’s “Wait a second!” had both of us freezing on the spot.
She was looking at me in the mirror, eyes roving over my half-dressed form. She wandered over to where my jeans and boots were tossed in a haphazard pile on the floor. After a second of rooting around, she came toward me, my black wifebeater in one hand and my boots in the other.
“Put these on with the pants.” She looked at the wardrobe girl with a lifted brow and had to snap her fingers in the woman’s face to get her attention. “Go find me a pair of suspenders, leather if you have them.” The other woman scurried off to do as she was told and I dropped to the seat to pull on my boots.
“I keep trying to turn you into something better.” I looked up at Della as she snorted out a laugh. “But from the start, you were perfect the way you are.”
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Release date June 25, 2019
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes an irresistible and thrilling romance between a rugged Texas sheriff and the woman who was once his sworn enemy…
Case Lawton comes from a family of criminals. So as the sheriff of Loveless, Texas, he’s determined to do everything by the book – until he’s called to Aspen Barlow’s office after a so-called break-in. The last thing he wants to do is help the woman who cost him custody of his son. But Aspen isn’t the heartless lawyer Case remembers, and he starts to question his long-held grudge…
Aspen is scared for her life, and Case is her last hope for protection. But to get him on her side, she’ll have to reveal the painful truth from all those years ago. Now, as they work together to track down a dangerous criminal, Case and Aspen learn to trust each other. And as the threats escalate, it becomes clear there’s a thin line between love and hate… because there’s nothing Case wouldn’t do to keep her safe.
Includes a bonus story: “It’s All About That Cowboy” by Carly Bloom!
Jay Crownover
Jay Crownover is the international and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men series, the Saints of Denver series, the Point series, the Breaking Point series, the Getaway series, and the Loveless, Texas series. Her books can be found translated in many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.
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