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Codi Gary
launches her new Men in Uniform series with a hero...and a heartbreaker.
Violet
Douglas just wants one night where she can be normal. Where she can do
something for herself and not be just her siblings guardian. But when she ends
up spending her one night of freedom with a complete jerk, what does she do?
She goes home with him.
Dean Sparks is used to keeping women at a distance but for some reason, he can’t resist Violet’s snapping wit or smile. So when he suggests a friends with benefits arrangement, it seems like the perfect solution to their undeniable attraction. No details about their lives, their childhoods. Just mind-blowing sex.
When their worlds collide outside the bedroom, Violet finds herself leaning on Dean in a way she never has, but what’s the point in falling for a guy who isn’t sticking around?
Dean Sparks is used to keeping women at a distance but for some reason, he can’t resist Violet’s snapping wit or smile. So when he suggests a friends with benefits arrangement, it seems like the perfect solution to their undeniable attraction. No details about their lives, their childhoods. Just mind-blowing sex.
When their worlds collide outside the bedroom, Violet finds herself leaning on Dean in a way she never has, but what’s the point in falling for a guy who isn’t sticking around?
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I was so excited to read the first full book of the series after reading the novella I Need a Hero. There is just something about a tough military man who can be brought to his knees my the right woman. Dean is about as tough as they come and not looking for a relationship since he doesn't plan to stay in the area for long. But his plans begin to change when he meets Violet. Violet's life is too complicated for an actual relationship, but when one night with Dean has the opportunity to become a friends with benefits situation, she seriously considers jumping in. But then her little brother gets in trouble and lands in Dean's boot camp for boys. At first, they try to keep it professional, but the attraction is too strong to resist. There are some darker elements to their story, both in their past and in the present, but there is enough humor and love to balance is out. While Violet's family issues are well known and are very important to their story, Dean's were a bit more vague and I would have liked to have had more detail. I really enjoyed the book and look forward to the next one.
I received an ARC via NetGalley for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review, all conclusions are my own.
Dean’s eyes
narrowed and glittered. “You don’t know me well enough to screw with me. I
might be dangerous.”
For a half a
second, his words kick-started Violet’s heart rate. He was right about that,
and he definitely had the guns to twist her head off with one jerk.
“Are you?” she
asked.
He leaned over
her slowly, and she stiffened, her body screaming to step back.
“No, I’m not.”
His soft words
sank in, and she let out a huge breathless laugh. “That’s not something you
should joke about.”
“Hey, you were
messing with me first.”
And now the heat
radiating off his body was screwing with her senses, drawing her closer to him.
The light scent of cologne drifted up, and she had the craziest urge to press
her nose against his chest and get a better sniff. Violet caught herself in the
nick of time, knowing that there was no coming back from that.
“I wasn’t
threatening and trying to intimidate you with my very presence. I don’t know
who told you that you were a funny guy, but you aren’t. At all.”
“You’re right, it
was a bad joke,” he said. “I’m not really used to being around civilized
company. Most days, I just hang with this guy”—Dean pointed at Tyler—“and a
bunch of other dudes who think I’m hysterical.”
“Are you the
boss?” she asked.
“Yeah, why?”
“Then they really
don’t think you’re funny, they are just lying because they don’t want to get
fired.”
She said it all
with a straight face and was secretly delighted when he chuckled. He was close
enough still that the rise of his chest was only a few inches from her, and her
gaze was drawn to the definition of his muscles through his T-shirt.
Geez, was she
really so desperate that she was willing to hook up with a jerk with a weird
sense of humor? She waited for her subconscious to give her a definite hell no,
but apparently, the jury in her head was still deliberating.
“We don’t really
get fired from the military, unless we are suddenly unable to do the job.”
“Well,
regardless, if that’s a sample of your humor, you need to watch some comedy.
And not dark comedy like The Cable Guy
or The Ladykillers.” Violet glanced
over at Tracy and Tyler, who were still nursing their beers. She was running
out of witty things to say to Dean and wouldn’t mind another drink in her
system, but waiting on Tyler to buy another round was slow going.
Besides, it
wasn’t like she couldn’t buy her own alcohol. Especially if it was something
other than hops.
“I’m going to
grab another drink. You want one?”
“I’ll come with
you and get one myself.” He drained the remainder of his plastic cup, and she sighed
in exasperation.
“It’s a beer, not
a proposal. You can grab the next round.” Violet tapped Tracy and Tyler on the
shoulders. “Another?”
“Sure, thanks,”
Tyler said.
Tracy nodded and
mouthed, Isn’t he hot?
Violet answered
with a large smile, although he wasn’t in her opinion. No, she preferred her
men with dark eyes and no manners, apparently.
Except maybe the
rudeness was an act. For a second there, she’d thought Dean might have a sense
of humor. Granted, a dark and twisty sense of humor, but she liked that.
Liked him.
Maybe he wasn’t a
total loss. He might be suffering the effects of a bad breakup, and saw all
women as the enemy.
Or you’ve been watching too many Hallmark Channel
movies.
She could take
the pressure off, give him notice that she wasn’t looking for a boyfriend.
Boyfriends were just one more thing to add to her ever-growing list of
responsibilities; they were time consuming, needy, and the last thing she
wanted was to put one more person’s needs before her own.
As she grabbed
their empty cups, saving Dean’s for last, she looked up at him from beneath her
lashes and went for broke.
“By the way . . .
I wasn’t looking for a date.”
An
obsessive bookworm, Codi Gary likes to write sexy contemporary romances with
humor, grand gestures, and blush-worthy moments. When she’s not writing, she
can be found reading her favorite authors, squealing over her must-watch shows,
and playing with her children. She lives in Idaho with her family.
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