{"id":2939,"date":"2015-06-20T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-20T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookmaven623.wordpress.com\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2015-06-20T01:30:00","modified_gmt":"2015-06-20T05:30:00","slug":"review-the-closer-you-come-the-original-heartbreakers-1-by-gena-showalter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackiepaxsonauthor.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/20\/review-the-closer-you-come-the-original-heartbreakers-1-by-gena-showalter\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:  The Closer You Come (The Original Heartbreakers #1) by Gena Showalter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I have a wonderful beach read for you.\u00a0 Though it takes no place near a beach, it does have all the elements of a great beach read.\u00a0 You have a hot guy, a steamy romance, some drama and excitement thrown in there to boot.\u00a0 Gena Showalter is such a talent that I never seem to get enough of any series I read of hers.\u00a0 For my full review keep reading after the book blurb.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bookmaven623.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/21844938.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2940\" src=\"https:\/\/bookmaven623.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/21844938.jpg?w=189\" alt=\"21844938\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Book Blurb:<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"freeText14685478592680136035\">Just released from prison, Jase Hollister has a dark and twisted past. And now, he has only one goal: stay out of trouble. Strawberry Valley, Oklahoma, sounds like the perfect place for him and his two brothers-by-circumstance to settle down and live a nice, simple life. But model citizen isn\u2019t exactly this rugged bachelor\u2019s default setting\u2014especially when it comes to a certain hot-blooded Southern beauty\u2026<br \/>\nBrook Lynn Dillon has always been responsible. Not that it\u2019s done her much good. The down-on-her-luck waitress is broke, single and fun-deprived. Until Jase comes along. He is dangerous, stunningly protective, breathtakingly sexy and as tempting as sin, and the passion sizzling between them is undeniable. But can it melt her resistance? After all, the right kind of trouble might be just what they both need.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Review:<\/h2>\n<p>Brook Lynn is always on the perpetual chase of keeping up with her sister.\u00a0 After pulling a double shift thanks to the no-show of her sister she finds herself at a party searching for her sister.\u00a0 She finally finds her in a bedroom with a guy that Brook Lynn can&#8217;t take her eyes off.\u00a0 Unfortunately, she doesn&#8217;t have time to admire the fine specimen that is Jase.\u00a0 Jase immediately sees the trouble that he got himself into.\u00a0 He never planned on falling for anyone because of his background.\u00a0 Who could possibly want to be with an ex-con?\u00a0 When he meets Brook Lynn he realizes he both wants and needs to stay away from her.\u00a0 Easier said than done for both of them.\u00a0 Though they pretend to hate each other it is just their ways of trying to push themselves apart. \u00a0 The more they pull apart the hotter things get.\u00a0 But, when secrets are finally revealed can their walls be torn down or will it just be another brick in the wall?<br \/>\nI am totally in love with these guys.\u00a0 Jase is definitely a heartbreaker even when he doesn&#8217;t want to be.\u00a0 Brook Lynn was the perfect girl for him.\u00a0 She didn&#8217;t take any of his crap and she was sassy to boot.\u00a0 Their love story practically burns through the book.\u00a0 Steamy scenes abound alongside emotionally charged events.\u00a0 The more you learn about Jase the more any woman would fall for him.\u00a0 Though he is tough he has a big heart that burns only for Brook Lynn.\u00a0 I really liked the little bit of intrigue also.\u00a0 It really propelled the story is a unique direction that made you love the characters even more.\u00a0 Overall, I loved this book and this heartbreaker just as much as the introducing novella I have reviewed earlier.\u00a0 I would recommend this for all the romance lovers out there.\u00a0 I know I can&#8217;t wait for the next book.\u00a0 Bring on Beck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I have a wonderful beach read for you.\u00a0 Though it takes no place near a beach, it does have all the elements of a great beach read.\u00a0 You have a hot guy, a steamy romance, some drama and excitement thrown in there to boot.\u00a0 Gena Showalter is such a talent that I never seem&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[621,1301,1541,1602],"class_list":["post-2939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-gena-showalter","tag-romance","tag-the-closer-you-come","tag-the-original-heartbreakers-series"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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