Her Homecoming Wish

I enjoyed Mack and Dan’s love story in Her Homecoming Wish by Jo McNally, book 3 in the Gallant Lake Stories. Mackenzie Wallace has always been the good girl and now all she has to show for it is a divorce from her cheating ex and a return home to help her father after he broke his leg. Now she’s ready to find some excitement, especially with her high school crush. So what if he was her brother’s best friend and represented bad-boy all the way. What she didn’t expect was Danny Addams being a Sheriff Deputy, role model, and a single father. Dan knows they have a connection, magnetism that kept pulling them together, and off the charts electricity that flowed around them. Mackenzie might have a chance at being bad with a former bad-boy, if she can convince Dan to lighten up, let some fun into his life, and come to terms with his secrets. Ms. McNally wrote a wonderful, emotional, and sexy story that should not be missed. She provided a tale rich with sexual chemistry, humor, and endearing characters giving Mack and Dan a chance at having a forever love and a future together. I highly recommend Her Homecoming Wish to other readers. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Her Homecoming Wish by Jo McNally Gallant Lake is a small community with warm friendships in need of more of a police presence though Deputy Sheriff Dan Adams and another man do their best to maintain control. Dan grew up in town and once was a troublemaker instead of a peacekeeper. With more and more drug overdoses and the fear that drugs are funneling into and through town he is on high alert most of the time. Mackenzie “Mack” Wallace is back in town to pick up the pieces of a marriage that blew apart and to help her father run his liquor store as he heals from injuries sustained in a fall. Mack knows Dan well as he was a friend of her bad-boy brother and part of the group that used to act out in the past. She has always been considered “good” and perhaps that is due to the fact she was trying to be the opposite of her brother. She says she is ready to change her life and is ready for adventure. This was an easy-to-read romance without much drama between the male and female lead characters. They fell into their relationship and it grew steadily. Dan had a few hangups lingering from his past and a need to be perfect on the job but he did care deeply when he chose to. Mack was easy to like and made friends easily though in high school she was a bit standoffish and didn’t have many friends at all. She had a dream for her life that fell through and was making a new one after moving back to town. There is the additional side story of the narcotics, drug running and putting a stop to it and that is all tied up in a bow at the end as is the HEA for Dan and Mackie. Did I enjoy this book? Yes Would I read more in the series? Perhaps Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin-Special Edition for the ARC – This is my honest review 3-4 Stars

Being the good girl got her no where. When her brother started going off the rails she chose to be the one that was no trouble at all. Anything to get away. And get away she did. Now she was back and ready to turn over a new leaf. Gone was the good girl. He had changed. No longer the bad boy now deputy do-right who followed all the rules and put safety first became who he was. He was taking on the world and she was casting her cares away. Between the two of them is a fire that burned since they were younger, but and yeah there's always a but. The author does a great job bringing out the things that come between them and why while keeping a level of intrigue and suspense. I love that the chemistry between the two didn't take over the story and there was plenty going on to keep the story moving. Love the friends and characters that added flavor to the mix.