5 Smooches
Synopsis
Will their past determine their future?
Saint Ford has worked hard to achieve her childhood dream of becoming of nurse. Focused on her work and devoted to her patients, there’s no room for love. She doesn’t need a guy making waves in her calm, serene life—especially when he’s the unforgettable hottie who nearly destroyed her in high school. Dark, brooding Nash Donovan might not remember her or the terrible pain he caused. But he turned her world upside down… and now he’s trying to do it again.
Saint has no idea that Nash isn’t the cocky player he once was. Uncovering a devastating family secret has rocked his world, and now he’s struggling to figure out his future. He can’t be distracted by the pretty nurse he seems to meet everywhere. Still, he can’t ignore the sparks that fly between them —or how she seems so desperate to get away from him. But the funny, sweet, and drop-dead gorgeous Saint is far too amazing to give up on—especially since she’s the only thing in his life that seems to make sense.
When Nash discovers the truth about their past, he realizes he may have lost her heart before he could even fight for it. Now, Saint has to decide: is Nash worth risking herself for all over again?
Review
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to attack you with my mouth.”
Let’s just start this review by saying with each book I read my girl crush on Jay Crownover grows stronger and stronger soon it will be so bad I am worried lawyers will be involved and restraining orders put into place. I would like to say that this book was my favorite of the Marked Men but I can’t because each man is so different and dynamic picking a favorite man would be like picking a favorite child. Still I loved Nash just as much as I LOVED Rule, Jet, and Rome.
“I hated him, but you . . . this Nash . . . all I do is want him.”
Nash and Saint’s story was super emotional for me. Nash and Saint have a past and it is not pretty. Nash hurt Saint and she has a lot of trouble getting past that despite the feelings she has had for him since high school. On top of that, Nash’s uncle is dying and being the only positive male influence Nash has had in his life, Nash is not dealing with that well. All of this leads to lots of tension and angst.
“There is no falling. You fell. She’s got you and there is no getting loose from that. So she’s guarded, so she’s hard to figure out . . . did you stop to think maybe the reason you like her, that she matters, is because she isn’t easy like all the rest”
Saint was an amazing heroine for me. She was both strong and weak which made for a character who was constantly interesting to read. I fell in love with her from the first moment I met her and knew that Nash would too. I could relate to her insecurities and loved how even though she knew she needed to stay away from bad boy Nash her moral code made her want to make sure he was okay.
“Why is your penis wearing a ring”
On top of an amazing story this book was so freaking sexy. Nash is a tattooed and pierced man and Saint has loved him forever. I love the way they are so different. She is very angelic and he has tattoos on his face. They couldn’t look like opposites more but somehow they fit so perfectly together. And WOW, do they have chemistry. I was melting the whole time!
“He was ridiculously handsome, and those eyes . . . God, those eyes were made to drop panties.”
This Marked Men novel was SUPERB but I knew it would be. There has not been a Jay Crownover book that I could put down and I suspect there never will be. Her stories are emotional, sexy and hilarious all rolled into an amazing book! I swear she writes just for me because these books have everything I love in them and I could reread them a million times over!
~miranda
