SIDNEY CARVER HAD a big problem.
She sat at the kitchen table in her underwear and T-shirt early Sunday morning, pondering her situation. It wasn’t like she’d planned on falling in love with her best friend, who also happened to be her roommate and her boss for the last three years. She swirled a waffle finger in the pool of chocolate syrup on her plate, staring absently, as if a solution might magically appear there.
If only…
Short of leaving Cape Cod and the dog rescue she adored, her father and friends, and the only man she’d ever loved, she saw no reasonable way out of the situation. It was too bad holding a gun to his head and forcing him to love her back would land her in jail, because that sounded easier than walking away. She had been attracted to Gunner since they’d first met, but her feelings had deepened over the years, and lately those feelings had gotten too big to deny.
This was one of the few times in her life that she wished she had a mother to talk to. She’d been raised by an amazing father who had been only twenty when she was born, and he had taught her all about life, loyalty, and bravery. She could face a battlefield head-on, shoot a gun with expert precision, train dogs to save people’s lives, and nurture them back to health when they were injured. But winning her bestie’s heart was foreign territory, and she’d never been schooled in flirting or using her feminine wiles. She was more of a love me as I am or leave me girl, and she knew Gunner loved her as a friend just as she was, but way deep down, she also knew they could be so much more if he’d only let himself see her in that light.
She heard a door open upstairs and froze, her pulse quickening as said problem’s heavy footsteps sounded above her, followed by the scampering of his rescue dogs, Granger, Belleau, and Opha Mae. The farmhouse stairs creaked beneath his weight, reminding her of the woman Sidney had heard leaving his room around two in the morning and causing a resurgence of the jealousy that had been driving her nuts lately. She needed to either figure out how to win him over without risking their friendship or get over him altogether, because watching a trail of women do the walk of shame from his bedroom wasn’t on her to-do list.
Why did she have to fall for a player?
What a fantastic this one was, it was the kind of book that gave you all the feels. Also, this is the kind of book needed after an awful day. This story was filled with so much heart and soul as well as love. What Sid and Gunner are doing is commendable but, we love that their chosen professions change the lives as well as the people but, they're doing it because they have a passion for it makes it all the more rewarding.
We smiled and grinned throughout the entire story, so many precious moments where you sigh and then smile so more, this happens not only with the animals but, with Sid and Gunner as well.
Loved Gunner and Sid as friends as well as lovers. Loved how it was so natural and fun and the playfulness between them, and their constant teasing and comebacks between these two were awesome.
This story had so many wonderful characters and their interactions with one another priceless but, it was clear they loved one another with their all.
Overall, a beautifully written story with so many wonderful moments between the characters and the ones on their own. Glad that Sid and Gunner took a chance to build on something they already had a make something more permanent. Looking at from afar, it was clear they were meant to be more than friends, they were soulmates. This couple's chemistry was beautiful and oh, so endearing. Tons of sexy moments that made you smile. This one goes into the keeper pile to be re-read time and time again. We have to honestly say that Melissa as become one of our top favorite authors, she always has a knack of making you fall in love with all her characters in a book and not just a couple of them.
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I'm glad you loved Crazy, Wicked Love! Love your blog! Thanks for joining the tour! XOXO
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