5 Smooches
Synopsis
Bad girls don’t forgive.
Bad girls don’t forget.
Bad girls don’t fall in love.
Caroline Willis may be known for causing trouble, but she is NOT about to become homeless. So when she learns that her perfect apartment has been double-booked—to a dangerously hot bad boy—Caroline’s bad-girl reputation comes out in full force. He may be sexy as sin, but she’s not afraid of him … or his panty-melting smile.
Rock Canyon’s got room for only one bad attitude—and Gabe Moriarty was here first. Still, starting over means playing it smart, so while sharing his new apartment is less than ideal, it’s worth getting his dream business off the ground. Not to mention that it means shacking up with a sexy wild child. Caroline may be giving him the cold shoulder, but Gabe always was good at starting fires …
Caroline vows to keep things professional with Gabe, but as close quarters begin to ignite the sizzling chemistry between them, she’s left wondering: Bad boy plus bad girl equals nothing but trouble … right?
Review
I have been reading the Rock Canyon Series since before I was a book blogger and have always really enjoyed it but this book, Return Of The Bad Girl, is by far the very best one yet. The writing has gotten so good, the characters have gotten more and more desirable and the storyline is both fun and intense. I love that she is not afraid to get a little deeper with the plots and subject matter.
“What was it about this infuriating woman that reduced him to a twelve-year-old at the pool?”
Caroline left Rock Canyon years ago with a chip on her shoulder and a bad reputation. Gabe is fresh out of jail for a bad decision that has completely changed the course of his life and followed his former best friend, Chase, to Rock Canyon. When both are promised the same apartment they are PISSED but eventually come to the decision to become roommates and nothing more. Although on a physical level both are supremely attracted to the other, on a personality level they cannot seem to say more than one nice thing to each other and clearly know they are not compatible.
“You have exactly three seconds to get out of here before I do everything I’ve been thinking about since the first day I saw you. You decide. Now.”
What these two outcasts don’t count on . . . understanding the struggles the other has faced. Caroline’s story broke my heart and it is clear her heart was broken years ago and she has never really recovered. But when the demons of her past resurface and not only threaten her sanity but the safety of those she loves leave it to Gabe to step in and make sure she is safe. Gabe too though has a past that haunts him every day of his life and it is one that will never go away. A decision he made years ago irreparably changed the life of the one person who matters the most to him and it is certain that it is not something he can ever fully recover from only something he can attempt to live with. This is where Caroline and her ability to understand him and look at his future and not his past help him heal.
“The ride’s not over yet, princess.”
Overall, Return of the Bad Girl was an addictive read that had me laughing, crying and turned on all in one great book. While this can very easily be a standalone I highly recommend this whole series and am sure you won’t be let down.
~miranda
