All Jacked Up (Rough Riders #8)
Lorelei James
Pulling off the ultimate con...if they can keep from pulling off their clothes Keely McKay knows Jack and Jack Donohue is a certified pain in her Wranglers. The lone girl in the prolific McKay family, Keely needs another man giving her orders like she needs a hole in her boot. What she does need is a restoration specialist so she can open her physical therapy clinic and prove she's left her wild-child days behind. That means dealing with buttoned-down, uptight Jack. Jack is this close to securing a career make-or-break project, until he learns his lack of marital status puts him out of contention. When the notoriously hot-tempered and hot-bodied Keely begs him for help, he proposes a crazy idea. He'll oversee her project if she acts the part of his loving fiance. Their sizzling lust makes it all too easy to go from butting heads to knocking boots but outside the bedroom they're as mismatched as ever. The McKays remind Jack of the humble upbringing he left behind, and cowgirl Keely feels she doesn't measure up to Jack's big-city lifestyle. When the dust settles, Jack and Keely must face the fact they're not fooling anyone but themselves or they'll risk losing the real deal. Warning: this book contains one hot-blooded cowgirl and one cool-headed businessman in a stripped-down, revved-up game of sexual truth or dare.
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0 0I feel like I’ve waited forever for this story. There have been hints and peeks throughout the last few books of what was possibly coming for Keely. Being the only girl in a very testosterone laden family has made Keely very head strong and, some would even say, obstinate. I was excited to see if she could be tamed.
This story involves so many of my favorite tropes, it would have been a shock if I didn’t love it. Of course, I ended up so engrossed in this one I couldn’t put it down. Fake fiancée, brother’s best friend, fighting to loving. What else could I ask for?
There was a small bit of time, right at the beginning, that I was afraid Jack would be cruel. I can usually forgive and forget when a character starts off mean or nasty because we get to know them along the way and get to their motivation. But when a character starts off cruel (not just mean), for some reason it’s harder for me to get over. Luckily, the things Jack did and said that could be construed as cruel went down while the reader is getting his POV so we know he just likes to rile Keely since she fascinates him so much. It’s almost like he’s being mean to himself when he does it since it turns him on to see her fighting spirit.
Of course these two strong-willed and stubborn people are so much alike and that is why they fight so much. But it’s exactly what they both need. Keely needs someone to let her stand on her own two feet as well as someone to tell her no. She needs to fail and/or succeed on her own merit and not her family’s. She also needs someone to take control at times (like in the bedroom) but still make her feel protected. Jack needs someone to tell him no, as well. Someone to give as good as he does. While he is the alpha in the bedroom, he also has to have someone who can handle that domineering side of him but that will also take control once in a while. He wouldn’t do well with a doormat.
These two, Jack and Keely, really hurt each other so deeply throughout this book. Not because either of them are actually purposely being mean (for the most part), but because they are trying so hard to protect themselves that they don’t tell each other their true feelings. It’s easier to lash out than to take a chance.
See my full review at https://allingoodtimeblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/06/all-jacked-up-book-review/
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