Jake Lancaster flows through life determined to enjoy it. He takes pleasure in women, but steers clear of the high maintenance ones. He works hard, but only so he can reap the benefits of being his own boss. When a single mom and her son move in next door, she’s pretty much everything he’s never wanted. But he wants her anyway.
Being independent can cost you. Olivia Ashford learns the lesson when she breaks free of her mother’s relentless rule and moves across the country with her young son. Finally free, Olivia makes it her mission to remain that way, not about to let go of the freedom she’s dreamed off for so long. Too bad her new neighbor makes her feel as if she’s not nearly as strong and independent as she wants to be.
It’s instant attraction when Jake and Olivia meet. They’re just not sure they like each other. Opposites in so many ways, they skip from barely being able to have a normal conversation to setting fire to the sheets. The boundaries they set are ignored from the first second, and none of them are certain they won’t fall over the edge they both fear.
Jannie Lund has been writing for as long as she can remember. She wrote on and off for periods until 2008 when she started to take it seriously and had her first short story published. It was the first one she ever submitted to a publisher, and it took just a few hours to write. That gave her the impression that it was easy. And it's not. It's really, really not. But it's fun and challenging and she loves it.
When she doesn't write, she spends time with her family and friends. She reads, she crochets, she photographs, she paints, she scrapbooks, she cooks, she bakes...see the pattern? Most of her time is spent creating something one way or the other. She just can't help herself.
Jannie is from Denmark and has lived there all her life save for a short stint in Ireland, where she lost her heart to Dublin.
Ahhh! I will always love a sneaky preread from Jannie Lund, and this was even better because it was swoony Jake!
There's nothing quite like reading a budding relationship between a man and a boy. This is cute and giggle-worthy. Grant is utterly adorable, running rings around Jake and his mom. I couldn't get enough of him.
Jake's developing relationship with Olivia is written so well. I enjoyed the tender moments. The cute ones, and of course, the knee-melting ones too.
The Morello Cover series has gone from strength to strength, and I will miss each of these men for very different reasons. Morello Cove is a place I'd love to visit!