Crazy for Your Love (The Boys of Jackson Harbor, #5)
Lexi Ryan
A family wedding with a fake boyfriend, meddling parents, and an obsessive ex . . . What could go wrong? The only thing worse than being single at my sister’s wedding is finding out that my ex will be there too. Not just any ex—the guy everyone expected me to marry, the man I came to Jackson Harbor to escape. Now I need a date, and fast. Enter Carter Jackson—the firefighter who’s dealing with an unwanted five minutes of fame ever since a shirtless photo of him saving a puppy went viral. He’s warding off propositions left and right, and he needs a fake relationship as much as I do. Sweet and sexy, Carter is completely off-limits. See, I have a rule. A no heartache rule. Not only is Carter my friend and a known heartbreaker, but his job as a firefighter puts him in danger daily, and that’s something I just can’t handle. The commitment between us might be pretend, but the passion all too real. As crazy as it makes me, I have to keep Carter at an arm’s length. Even that might not be enough to spare my heart. Crazy for Your Love is book five in The Boys of Jackson Harbor series. All books in this series can be read as standalones.
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Summary
Carter wants nothing to do with his new found fame after going viral over a photo of him saving a puppy. So when he's roped into being auctioned off at the family brewery auction, he surprises everyone by announcing he's dating Teagan. Including Teagan.
But Teagan needs Carter's help too. When she discovers her ex is coming to town for her sister's wedding, she needs a buffer and date fast. So she convinces Carter to be her fake boyfriend for the weekend.
But there's a fine line between faking it and falling in love for real.
Overview
➸ POV: 1st Person from Carter & Teagan's POVs
➸ Carter: Firefighter, 4 brothers, 1 sister, Suffering from PTSD/Survivor Guilt and nightmares
➸ Teagan: Nurse, Older sister to Saanvi, Best friend to Jackson family, Secretive about past
➸ Content Warnings: Fire, Death, Drinking (and driving), Car Accident, PTSD, Survivor Guilt, Night Terrors, Emotional Abuse, Controlling & Manipulative Behavior (by SO)
My Thoughts
This is the 5th book in the Jackson Harbor series, and while I've enjoyed my time reading them, I haven't loved any sequels the way I did book 1.
This was an insanely quick and easy read. I absolutely flew through this story in a single sitting. It was angst and dramatic and completely binge-worthy. And it had all the tropes to make an amazing romance - Fake dating, mutual pining, friends to lovers.
I thought the chemistry was fantastic. I was living for all the random hand brushes and shared glances across the room. There's something about fake dating that just raises the stakes and makes the tension that much better.
While I loved the drama and angst in here, some of the character choices were just obnoxious. I became really annoyed by Teagan near the end because of her self-sabotaging choices. It frustrates me when characters withhold information for seemingly no reason or "because they can't". Yes you can. You're being obnoxious... There was seriously no reason for Teagan to not just lay it out for Carter. And her insistence to keep her secret for literally no reason was frustrating.
Also this is one of my least favorite epilogues ever. Seriously, who proposes at someone else's wedding?! Not cool...
I am looking forward to seeing how this series wraps up in the next book! I know the final book is a second chance, sports romance and I'm here for it.
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