Publisher: Berkley
Published: April 2, 2019
ISBN: 978-0451492746
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Print from Publisher
Reviewed by name and email address: Gina
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FOUR-1/2 HEARTS
Jaxson Lund met, fell in love with Lucy Quade and then betrayed her with drink and other women. As a rich, hunky hockey star he had women and drink at his fingertips and while I truly loved Lucy, the drink destroyed their relationship.
When Lucy met and fell for Jaxson she knew he could be the only man for her, but there was no way she would put up with his philandering, especially when she’s the mother of Jaxson’s baby, Mimi.
But Jaxson has learned his lesson and now will do anything in can to win Lucy back and make a family with her and his little girl. He’s gotten clean and sober, left hockey playing in his past and joined the Lund family business and is trying his best to be a father to Mimi. The question is, can Lucy trust that he won’t fall back on his roaming, self-destructive, ways?
Sometimes you just need to curl up with your cat (or dog), under a comforter (with the air conditioner on if it’s too warm) and settle in with a good romance. Lorelei James fits that scenario perfectly for me and her I WANT YOU BACK is one of those romances that has a hero who just makes you sigh because you want him in your life.
James creates realistic characters, ones you wouldn’t mind getting to know. I “got to know” the Lund family through her earlier NEED YOU series and was happy to see the Lund family back again in her current WANT YOU series. She combines elements of a sweet, affectionate romance with some very steamy love scenes while having her characters deal with some very real life situations. Jaxson not only has to fight his alcohol addiction, he has another secret that could destroy his re-blossoming romance with Lucy. I liked that Lucy put not only her needs, but those of their daughter, Mimi, before giving into her relationship with Jaxson. She knows he’s more than a pretty face but doesn’t trust that he’ll let that deeper self stay…that he can continue to battle his own demons.
Mimi kind of drove me a little nuts. I’m just not a fan of precocious children. They tend to be more annoying than cute…and Mimi really going to the annoying end of the scale. But that non-cuteness didn’t get in the way of a really good read.
If you’ve never read a Lorelei James you are missing out on some really good reads. You can read I WANT YOU BACK for the sheer enjoyment of a toe curling romance or you can dig deeper into the issues Jaxson confronts. Either way, or somewhere in between, you end up with a read that when you close the book you feel pretty darn good.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of this book.
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