Book Review for Hail No by Lani Lynn Vale

Title: Hail No

Series: Hail Raisers #1

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: MC Romance

Release: September 27, 2017
Reviewed by: Angels With Attitude Book Reviews
ARC copy provided for honest review
Kindle Edition

Evander Lennox doesn’t do anything he doesn’t want to do. At least, that is, until he’s sent to prison. The four years he’s incarcerated, he’s had no choice but to do the things that he’s asked to do, when he’s asked to do them. And now, if he doesn’t, it will mean a one-way ticket straight back to hell.

Once he’s free, it takes him twenty-four hours to get his old job back, his dog at home where he belongs, and an understanding that people aren’t as forgiving as he once thought them to be. He’s just about given up hope of ever integrating back into society when a woman slams into his heart, literally and figuratively.  *** Kennedy Swallow just wants to belong somewhere. When she was younger, her parents divorced, and chose to separate her from her twin. Fast forward fifteen years, and she’s finally getting to meet the family she’s always wanted to be a part of. To make that happen, she uproots her life and moves to the tiny town of Hostel, Texas—giving her almost everything she’s ever wanted. Just when she thinks she’s making progress in winning her family over, she finds out that her twin is ill, and the only reason her family tolerates her is due to the convenience of having a free caretaker whenever they might be in need of one. After a few eye-opening experiences, she quickly realizes that she’s being used. Vowing to herself that she’ll make the best of the situation, she begins to steel her heart. What she doesn’t prepare for is a man named Evander who sees that barrier as a challenge. *** It takes Evander all of ten seconds while watching the woman on the floor, bleeding from her jaw, to realize that maybe life isn’t as bad as it could be. This woman with her thrill for life, a crazy obsession with chickens, and a desire to be wanted, changes everything he thinks he knows. But it doesn’t take long for him to realize that just by being around her, the people of the town have judged her guilty by association. Her business suffers, and soon after, she realizes what it will mean to have him by her side—the loss of everything she’s worked so hard for. Kennedy knows that Evander is worth it. Evander, however, decides that he’s not letting another person get hurt because he was stupid enough to care.

iScream Book Blog - “Hail No = Hell Yes!”

Britt Red Hatter Book Blog - “As always, Hail No is an addictive book that will instantly suck you in and leave you unable to step away for even a second.”

MJ’s Book Blog and Reviews - “The first book of this new series was amazing, and had me going through all the feels.”

Ms Vale does it again. I have to say that this is a fairly new author to me that I started reading this past year and we started with her MC series that we absolutely love and we enjoyed her current Romantic Suspense just as much.

We really loved the story from cover to cover. The story had so much going on that it just kept you turning the pages to the very end. This was just such a sweet romance read with a great cast of leading characters from the onset of the story and I have to say that I loved them both.

I love it when you connect with the characters that you read about and Kennedy and Evander made it very easy to do just that. I loved when that happened because when that happened I knew I was going to love the story to come and I did just that.

I always pick a favorite character in the story I am currently reading and I have to say I was just a little bit in love with Evander so I picked him. What an awesome guy he was sweet, kind, patient, protective, generous, sexy, and an amazing caring lover. I loved his interactions with Kennedy they were super sweet and they were together as a couple and their sex together was super hot. An alpha for sure but kept himself in check. My heart broke a little bit for all the betrayals he endured like him going to jail for a crime he did not commit and having a brother who took part in his downfall. My heart broke for him and the shitty family he had and how they treated him yet he never gave up on them even knowing he should have.

Kennedy was a lover, spitfire, one who defies convention, sweet, kind, and all-around super sweet gal. My heart broke for her as well as her family treated her horribly and I think for that reason it was easy to form a bond with Evander as they already have so much in common.

My favorite scenes in the story for me were the scene in the grocery store and her digging that hole in her backyard. One scene showed just how protective she was of her man and how she had no problem standing up for the man she loved and the other just showed you how much she loved him and the lengths she went to in order to lessen the pain he was feeling.

A great read with tons of twists and turns and betrayals but, also about how an unlikely pair of lovers found solace in one another and one who was willing to see into the heart of her man and believe him when others thought him to be nothing but a criminal and ex-con.When Kennedy sat down in that diner across from Evander even after he warned her away saying he was a bad bet had me cheering and saying go girl! This sweet and quiet girl had a fire in her! What a surprise and I liked it!

A recommended read to all!

5 stars from us

I’m a married mother of three. My kids are all under 5, so I can assure you that they are a handful. I’ve been with my paramedic husband now for ten years, and we’ve produced three offspring that are nothing like us. I live in the greatest state in the world, Texas.

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