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New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake’s heartfelt contemporary romance set in Louisiana's Butterfly Bayou. Roxanne King left the big city looking for a simpler life, but after years of proving herself on a SWAT team in New York City, being deputy in a sleepy Louisiana parish is something of an adjustment. She's settling in, but she knows she made some mistakes in the beginning--Zep Guidry being the worst of them. Zep drifts through life on his looks and Cajun charm. Roxie learned the hard way he's not for her. Zep is a man who knows what he wants, and what he wants is Roxie. He's just not sure how to get her. They spent one hot night together a year before and now all the lovely deputy seems interested in doing to him is arresting him. He's not used to a woman he can't charm, but Roxie seems immune. He's determined to win her back by any means necessary. Including becoming the kind of man she desires. And when Roxie's past comes calling, it might be the opportunity Zep needs to show Roxie that the town bad boy might just be the man of her dreams.
Publication Year: 2020
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Sometimes it’s really hard to get people to see you as a different person when they’ve always s known you. They put you in a box and find all the proof to keep you there. Everybody sees Zep as the good time guy. He’s a flirt and can charm just about anyone. The people around him completely overlook all he does for them.
Roxie’s family does not understand her. She left New York to escape all of their plans. When they sho up unannounced she asks Zep to pretend to be her boyfriend. It’s the opening he’s been waiting for.
I enjoyed this book and that Roxie & Zep are really made for one another.
2.5 stars
This is the 3rd in a series, but my first, so I was a little behind on the characters, etc.
A cute, light story that IMO tries too hard with the 'quaint little town antics' that passes over the top into unbelievable.