Can't Forget You
Risking It All #3
By Rachel Lacey
Releasing December 19th, 2017
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In Can't Forget You (Risking It All #3) by Rachel Lacey, Jessica Flynn is looking to expand her spa and now that the land next door is up for sale, she'll do anything to buy it. But when things happen and she finds herself competing with her ex for the unspoiled piece of land, it seems the only way they'll both get what they want is to join forces and buy it together. However, Jessica never imagined she'd fall for Mark Dalton all over again. Will Mark and Jessica get their second chance at forever after, or will Mark break her heart all over again?
What a wonderful and very engaging second chance romance Ms. Lacey has delivered in this third book of her Risking it All series where the main characters have never gotten over each other and definitely need to find their way back to the other; the dialogue was intense due to the main characters back stories and the obstacles these two face to be together again; and the secondary characters had me enjoying the tight friendship they share with either the hero and heroine and how determined they were to see both happy. Will Mark and Jessica get their second chance at happiness?
Both the main characters were riveting and I loved the moments the hero and heroine interacted, especially since the heroine challenges the hero to lose control during their very intimate moments. Will Jessica get her wish for Mark to lose control? Moreover, the heroine goes through a lot in this story with what's happening to her in terms of her health and I liked how Mark was there for her every step of the way. I also liked how hard-working she is and that even though Mark broke her heart in the past, I liked that she was willing to give him another chance. While the hero, he's been through a lot in his past and I felt sorry for him when it comes to being reunited with someone he'd rather forget but needs to forgive to be completely happy in life. I also liked how hard-working the hero was and how determined he was to earn the heroine's forgiveness because of what happened between them in the past. How could he have left the way he did, especially with the way he blindsided the heroine? Yet, what I liked most of all about the hero is that he opened up to the heroine about his past before he lost the heroine for good.
Overall, Ms. Lacey has delivered a really good read in this book where the chemistry between this couple was intense; the romance full of exquisite heat and passion; and the ending had me loving how determined the hero was to win back the heroine, even if it meant facing his past. However, it was the epilogue that wrapped this story up nicely, because this couple deserve their second chance at happiness after all they've been through. I would recommend Can't Forget You by Rachel Lacey, if you enjoy second chance romances or books by authors Rachel Gibson, Sarah Richardson, Katie Lane and Miranda Liasson.
What a wonderful and very engaging second chance romance Ms. Lacey has delivered in this third book of her Risking it All series where the main characters have never gotten over each other and definitely need to find their way back to the other; the dialogue was intense due to the main characters back stories and the obstacles these two face to be together again; and the secondary characters had me enjoying the tight friendship they share with either the hero and heroine and how determined they were to see both happy. Will Mark and Jessica get their second chance at happiness?
Both the main characters were riveting and I loved the moments the hero and heroine interacted, especially since the heroine challenges the hero to lose control during their very intimate moments. Will Jessica get her wish for Mark to lose control? Moreover, the heroine goes through a lot in this story with what's happening to her in terms of her health and I liked how Mark was there for her every step of the way. I also liked how hard-working she is and that even though Mark broke her heart in the past, I liked that she was willing to give him another chance. While the hero, he's been through a lot in his past and I felt sorry for him when it comes to being reunited with someone he'd rather forget but needs to forgive to be completely happy in life. I also liked how hard-working the hero was and how determined he was to earn the heroine's forgiveness because of what happened between them in the past. How could he have left the way he did, especially with the way he blindsided the heroine? Yet, what I liked most of all about the hero is that he opened up to the heroine about his past before he lost the heroine for good.
Overall, Ms. Lacey has delivered a really good read in this book where the chemistry between this couple was intense; the romance full of exquisite heat and passion; and the ending had me loving how determined the hero was to win back the heroine, even if it meant facing his past. However, it was the epilogue that wrapped this story up nicely, because this couple deserve their second chance at happiness after all they've been through. I would recommend Can't Forget You by Rachel Lacey, if you enjoy second chance romances or books by authors Rachel Gibson, Sarah Richardson, Katie Lane and Miranda Liasson.
YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST LOVE
Jessica Flynn can't wait to buy up that patch of unspoiled North Carolina woodland next door and expand her spa. What could be more sensuous than a hot-tub soak under the stars? Jessica would love to bask in the romantic view herself-but first she needs to find the right man to join her in this fantasy. Back in high school, she thought that was the dark and brooding Mark Dalton. But then he left to join the Special Forces, and when he returned to town, it felt like their teenage love affair had never even happened.
Mark Dalton has his eye on the same property for his own business. Yet there's something he wants to have even more. Because Jessica is sweeter than he remembered, and he's finding it hard to resist his attraction to the competition. When they finally find themselves alone, deep in the forest, nature can't help but run a little wild. But if she ever finds out what he's been hiding all these years, she may never forgive him...
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“You approve?”
Stifling a yelp, she whirled to find Mark behind her, a brown dog at his side. It really was unfair that he could move so quietly. “Yes, but . . . did you get a dog?”
He glanced down at the mutt standing at attention be- side him. “Nah. Found her.”
Stifling a yelp, she whirled to find Mark behind her, a brown dog at his side. It really was unfair that he could move so quietly. “Yes, but . . . did you get a dog?”
He glanced down at the mutt standing at attention be- side him. “Nah. Found her.”
“Really? Out here?” Jessica stepped closer,
holding out a hand toward the dog, who eyed her warily, never budging from
Mark’s side.
“Yeah. I’ll drop her by the shelter when I
leave.”
“Hi, girl.” Jessica crouched down, talking to
the dog. “How’d you wind up out here?”
The dog icked her ears forward and took a step
in Jessica’s direction. She was fairly large, with brown fur that was matted in
places and adorable, fluffy ears. After a little coaxing, she walked over and
licked Jessica’s hand.
“Maybe you should keep her,” she said to Mark.
“At least while you look for her family. She’s too sweet to go to the shelter.”
He grunted, gazing down at the dog.
Jessica stroked behind the dog’s ears. “You
know what happens to strays at the shelter who don’t find a home, right?”
Mark said nothing.
For some reason, she wanted him to keep this
dog.
Maybe it would be good for him to have someone
at home to greet him. “You don’t want her to be euthanized, do you? She seems
so quiet and well behaved.”
“Which means she probably has a family out
there looking for her.”
“And you should definitely let the shelter
know you’ve found her. I think they can even scan her for a microchip. Up to
you whether you leave her there.” She winked at him.
He said nothing.
The dog really was a sweet thing. She licked
Jessica’s fingers, her tail wagging shyly, and then returned to Mark’s side,
looking for all the world like she was waiting for her next command. When he
started walking, she followed right at his heel.
So did Jessica. They walked together in easy
silence, following the string of orange ags he had placed on the ground. He’d
been busy today and also true to his word. His flags were well away from the
area she wanted for her cabins
She couldn’t help smiling every time she
glanced at the dog by his side. The pooch clearly already viewed Mark as her
master. It was easy to see why. He moved with a quiet confidence that obviously
set her at ease. Not sure which way to go? Just follow Mark.
Jessica was so busy doing just that that she
didn’t even see the hole in front of her until she’d stepped in it. Thrown off
balance, she groped blindly for something to hang on to, her fingers latching
on to Mark’s arm. He turned in surprise and grabbed her before she went down in
a heap.
His hands gripped her arms, warm and strong,
his eyes locked on hers. “You okay?”
She nodded because her heart was pounding so
hard she didn’t trust herself to speak. There was so much electricity in the
air between them that her whole body sizzled with it. Her stumble had landed
her close in his arms, so close that, each time she drew breath, the space
between them seemed to shrink.
His gaze dropped from her eyes to her lips.
He’s
going to kiss me!
Her blood heated, and her lips parted,
and...what the hell was she thinking? Grabbing on to the last glimmer of reason
in her brain, she stepped backward out of his arms. Pain knifed up her left
leg, and it folded beneath her, dropping her in a heap onto the forest floor.
The air left her lungs so fast she felt dazed,
sitting there, staring at Mark’s boots. Then the dog was there, nuzzling her
cheek, tail wagging.
Mark crouched in front of her. “What’s wrong?
Are you hurt?”
Not wanting to get lost in his eyes again, she
looked down at her left knee, which, now that she was no longer drunk with
lust, hurt like a son of a bitch. “I think I twisted my knee.”
“Let me have a look.” He straightened her leg
out against the bed of pine needles and gently felt her knee through her jeans.
She winced. “It’s been bothering me off and on
for a few weeks. I don’t know what I did to it.”
“You have it checked out?”
“No.” She sighed. Dammit, she hated going to
the doc-tor. Maybe because, having a nurse for a mother, she’d spent way too
much time around hospitals as a kid. “I guess I should though. I thought it was
finally better.”
She accepted the hand he held out and pushed
to her feet, putting all her weight on her right foot. Her left knee throbbed.
She could feel the heat radiating out of it. Son of a bitch.
“You able to walk on it?”
“Of course.” She took a halting step, biting
her tongue to hold back a groan. Well, better to get this over with. She
hobbled away from Mark in the direction of the spa.
“In the interest of getting home before
dark...” His arms came around her, and he swept her off her feet, lifting her
into his arms as if she weighed nothing at all (and thank goodness for that
because it took a little of the sting off her pride).
“I can walk,” she said, her voice gone all low
and husky because now she was closer than ever to him, wrapped up in his warm,
masculine scent. She felt his heart thumping against her, and as she met his
eyes, it quickened.
So did hers.
Her hands tightened behind his neck, causing
his head to dip toward hers. Helpless to get the pull, she leaned in, and her
lips brushed his. Her entire body lit with awareness from her scalp to her
toes, like she’d just turned on the light after a very long time in the dark. Whoa.
Yeah. Sparks. She and Mark still had them.
She sucked in a ragged breath, her eyes
locking on to his, and then he kissed her back. This time his lips crashed into
hers with an urgency that matched the need arising inside her. Her eyes uttered
shut, and her lips parted.
“Woof!”
Jessica’s forehead bumped into Mark’s. He was
looking down at the dog, his expression a mixture of amusement and frustration.
At his feet, the dog was staring right back in rapt attention.
Way to
ruin the moment, Fluffball.
Mark’s gaze flicked back to Jessica’s, and
almost with-out thinking, she tipped her face, bringing her lips back to his.
Everything inside her went all hot and tingly as his tongue swept into her
mouth.
“Woof!”
“Seriously, now you discover your voice?” She
glared down at the dog in mock exasperation.
Mark let out a rough laugh. “She hasn’t made a
peep all day.”
“I don’t think she likes us kissing.” As she
spoke, her gaze dropped to his lips. The damn dog was probably the only one
here that had any sense. But right now, Jessica. Did. Not. Care.
The only thing she could think about was kissing him
again. And again.
Rachel Lacey is a
contemporary romance author and semi-reformed travel junkie. She’s been climbed
by a monkey on a mountain in Japan, gone scuba diving on the Great Barrier
Reef, and camped out overnight in New York City for a chance to be an extra in
a movie. These days, the majority of her adventures take place on the pages of
the books she writes. She lives in warm and sunny North Carolina with her
husband, son, and a variety of rescue pets.
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