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Not Without Your Love
Lexi Ryan
Return to Jackson Harbor for the story of two people who never thought to hope for their own happily ever after.
Not Without Your Love is the seventh novel in The Boys of Jackson Harbor series. These books can all be read as standalones, but you’ll enjoy reading them as a series!
Colton McKinley is not quite one of the Jackson brothers, but grew up right alongside them and has been brought into the Jackson fold even if he sometimes feels like an outsider looking in.
Veronica Maddox need this job, but the less time she has to deal with Colton the better. He might be her boss, but the one night they spent together (before she worked for his company) turned into disaster and she isn’t keen to repeat it. She doesn’t have time to date, and even with the job is barely making ends meet. Her entire focus is on keeping a safe home for her son and making sure her decisions don’t hurt him.
These two are quite the pair. Both are used to being out the outside and feeling like they don’t belong. He feels like he doesn’t get to be happy. She feels like she doesn’t deserve it. They may have similar feelings of separateness, but they are holding back for different reasons. He isn’t sure why she has so much animosity towards him, but also knows that he is attracted to her.
This enemies to lovers had a lot going in several directions that had me fully engrossed in the story. Even as I was frustrated by Colton’s conclusions and everyone’s tendency to assume the worst of Veronica, I couldn’t help but hope that Ronnie would have her moment to be able to let everyone in on what she’s been dealing with. These characters needed their moments of redemption, forgiveness, and learning to depend on someone to have their back. This was the final Jackson Harbor story, but with the way we are let into the world of Colton’s company, there is room for spin off potential!
This is more of a story of two people not exactly part of the Jackson family and more like accepted outsiders looking in and wishing they really fit.
Veronica Maddox is an identical twin to her sister, Nic. They grew up with an addict mother and foster care and while Nic was the "good" twin, Ronnie was the one who acted out and got them in trouble. Now Nic has found her own HEA with a picture-perfect husband and family in the Jacksons. Veronica's mistakes have left marks on their relationship and she is currently a single mom struggling just to make ends meet. She has found her own group of friends and works hard but does not seem to be able to catch a break.
Colton McKinley is best friends with a Jackson brother. And that best friend is now marrying Colton's ex-love. Although he has been unofficially part of the Jackson family for years, he still feels like an outsider and not good enough. His life hit rock bottom a couple years ago and he has clawed his way out of it and is now a respectable business owner. But he is a bit broody, jerkish, and judgmental as a boss.
Veronica and Colton shared one hot interlude that went a bit awry. And now she is his employee that pushes his buttons and drives him crazy. It's a "hate to be attracted and like the other" situation. And eventually the sexual tension is hard to deny. And they find it might not be hate that they are feeling at all. But when the past comes knocking, will it ruin any chance they may have to try something more?
This is a sweet and sexy enemies-to-lovers, second chance, redemption story with two people who feel like outcasts. There is some drama and angst regarding her circumstances that added to their issues. These two do not really expect happy endings for themselves and are usually the ones messing things up. But I found myself rooting for them to show everyone their true worth and big hearts.
This introduces a new group of guys in the Heartbreak Adventures business and her friends that I would be interested in seeing more from in the future.
This is a sweet and sexy enemies-to-lovers, second chance, redemption story with two people who feel like outcasts. There is some drama and angst regarding her circumstances that added to their issues. These two do not really expect happy endings for themselves and are usually the ones messing things up. But I found myself rooting for them to show everyone their true worth and big hearts.
This introduces a new group of guys in the Heartbreak Adventures business and her friends that I would be interested in seeing more from in the future.
Veronica Maddox need this job, but the less time she has to deal with Colton the better. He might be her boss, but the one night they spent together (before she worked for his company) turned into disaster and she isn’t keen to repeat it. She doesn’t have time to date, and even with the job is barely making ends meet. Her entire focus is on keeping a safe home for her son and making sure her decisions don’t hurt him.
These two are quite the pair. Both are used to being out the outside and feeling like they don’t belong. He feels like he doesn’t get to be happy. She feels like she doesn’t deserve it. They may have similar feelings of separateness, but they are holding back for different reasons. He isn’t sure why she has so much animosity towards him, but also knows that he is attracted to her.
This enemies to lovers had a lot going in several directions that had me fully engrossed in the story. Even as I was frustrated by Colton’s conclusions and everyone’s tendency to assume the worst of Veronica, I couldn’t help but hope that Ronnie would have her moment to be able to let everyone in on what she’s been dealing with. These characters needed their moments of redemption, forgiveness, and learning to depend on someone to have their back. This was the final Jackson Harbor story, but with the way we are let into the world of Colton’s company, there is room for spin off potential!
The Boys of Jackson Harbor:
These books can all be read as standalones, but you’ll enjoy reading them as a series!
The Wrong Kind Of Love (The Boys of Jackson Harbor #1)Add to Goodreads
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.
Straight Up Love (The Boys of Jackson Harbor #2)Our 4 star reviews
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.
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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.
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
From New York Times bestseller Lexi Ryan comes a sexy new standalone romance in the bestselling Boys of Jackson Harbor series. Meet single dad Easton Connor as he leaves the NFL and returns to Jackson Harbor to fight for another chance with the love of his life.
I don’t regret much.
Not my decision to enter the NFL draft before finishing college.
Not fighting custody of my daughter—even if, biologically speaking, it turns out she’s not mine.
And certainly not seducing my buddy’s little sister ten years ago.
But when it comes to Shayleigh Jackson, my no-regrets attitude stops there. I screwed up royally where she’s concerned. Then I made another mistake when I let her shut me out of her life.
Now after more than a decade living in different time zones, I’m coming home to Jackson Harbor. My first priority is getting my daughter away from the media circus in LA, but the moment I see Shay, I know I’ll stop at nothing to win her back.
So what if she won’t speak to me? So what if she’s changed? So what if she’s fallen for some douchebag professor? I’ve never gotten over her and I know she feels the same about me. I’ve let her go twice. I won’t make that mistake again.
Lexi Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of emotional romance that sizzles. Lexi is the 2018 winner of the Romance Writers of America® RITA® award for Best Long Contemporary Romance. She 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.
Lexi lives in Indiana with her husband, two children, and a spoiled dog.
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