Cocky Genius: Ethan Cocker (Cocker Brothers of Atlanta, #8)

by Faleena Hopkins

This series has been an amazing ride. It’s not just one book, but a whole family of characters with lives that of course intertwine in beautiful and often hilarious ways. To bring back characters as the years go on and see how they react as they grow older, like the tender moment Jett had with his father, it melted me. Literally had to stop typing I was crying so much. If you haven’t read Cocky Biker, Jett’s book, you’ve gotta. My fans helped me choose parts of this story, like some things in Ethan’s mansion from the contest we had about posting things a billionaire could own. They helped me pick the name Charlie. Total coincidence that Ethan’s dad (Jake Cocker from Cocky Roomie, Book 1) had also mistaken his future love for a guy since her name is Drew. Kismet story-telling for kismet soulmates. They helped me choose Turtle Island by posting pics of fabulous vacations spots in our FB Group when I asked for suggestions. These images had us all visualizing ourselves in exotic locales. It was a blast. They offered up crazy girl names from their lives. “My husband had a stalker named…” etc. And for the BBQ, they helped me pick the side dishes. Soooooo many said corn on the cob that I had to include it even though it didn’t fit with the sneaking… heheh. They didn’t know the characters were sneaking these tasty morsels. Writing can be an isolated art form so to involve readers made me feel beyond great. We became a stronger community, which is one of the best ways to use the in...