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Release Review: Just Jack: Christina Lee

by - Thursday, January 09, 2025


Just Jack
Aqua Vista #1
Christina Lee
Goodreads
January 9, 2025

Aaron

When I’m running on fumes while driving on what feels like the loneliest stretch of road in California, I worry I’m in trouble. Luckily, I happen upon Aqua Vista, a sleepy coastal town with the only pump for miles, and the grumpy owner who is more gorgeous than he has any right to be. When I’m told I’ll need more than fuel to disable the check engine light on my dash, I figure there are worse places to be stuck while my car gets needed repairs.

Jack

After driving the handsome city dweller to a local motel, the last thing I expect is the hot hookup that happens afterward. As soon as his car is ready, he’s on his way home, so imagine my surprise when he shows up a couple of months later with an offer to buy my business. No way I want an out-of-towner to own part of what my family has built here. Even if I’m not always fulfilled by it. Besides, it belonged to my parents, and it’s all I have left of them.

When Aaron decides to spend several days in town, I figure it’s to soften me up to his proposal. I shouldn’t hook up with him again. Or spend time showing him around…but I do. Before I know it, the charming, attractive visitor starts to feel familiar, almost like he belongs here. Like he’s woven himself into the very fabric of Aqua Vista. I’m fooling myself, of course, and it’ll certainly sting when he hits the road. Outsiders never stay, and though I secretly wish he would, I’m no stranger to heartache.



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Aaron Edwards finds himself at a last-chance gas station in Aqua Vista and it leads to one unforgettable hot hook up. It was so unforgettable that Aaron heads back there for a bit of vacation and a business proposition. He is a charismatic businessman from San Jose and is finding the small town quirky and charming.  

Jack McCoy is from a local family with history deeply entrenched in Aqua Vista with both bad and good memories. He is a bit grumpy, untrusting, closed off, sentimental, and loyal. But he can also be bossy and sweet when the moment calls for it. Even though he liked the idea of seeing Aaron again, he is not interested in selling. 

As these two share new adventures, hot times, special moments, and get to know each other it is all supposed to be temporary because their lives do not mesh. But they also begin to inspire each other to maybe reach for more fulfillment and passion in their lives that seemed mapped out. 

This is a low angst, sweet and spicy, opposites-attract, city boy-small town romance about trust, healing, and new possibilities. I love the quirky, nosy family and townies. I am looking forward to his brother Johnny's book. 



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Once upon a time, Christina Lee was a wardrobe stylist in New York City. She spent her days schlepping clothes, hailing cabs, and on the hunt for the perfect lip gloss, which became a bit of an addiction—along with books and coffee. You could always find her perched in a corner booth of a favorite diner sipping a dark roast and reading.

She currently lives in the Midwest with her husband and kiddo—her two favorite people in the world. She’s been a clinical social worker and a special education teacher and while very rewarding, they still didn’t feel like an exact fit. It wasn’t until she began writing a weekly column for the local newspaper that the bells went off in her head. She could finally draw from her real-life experiences and vivid imagination to write fiction—and she’s never looked back.

Christina writes romance in different sub-genres, but mostly with LGBTQ characters because representation matters and everyone deserves a happily-ever-after.




 

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