Crazy for Your Love

I loved this friends to lovers romance! Carter and Teagan have been friends for a long time. They are so insanely attracted to each other, but are scared to act on it. They are both so broken for different reasons, but the sparks that fly between them are explosive. To avoid the man who sent Teagan running to Jackson Harbor, she asks Carter to be her fake boyfriend for her sisters wedding. But the pretending is all too real and lines become blurred. When a spark of possibility ignites between them asking 'what if we can do this?', Teagan's heartbreaking secrets and Carters past threatens to extinguish it for good. I love how perfect Teagan and Carter are together, from how kind, and caring they are, to the brokenness that fits them together, allowing them to be whole again. Their journey to each other was so compelling, passionate, and emotional, and the sexual tension was palpable. I am so in love with the whole Jackson family and how essential they are to each other. The back alley talks were heartwarming, and the girlfriend outings are always so much fun! I can't get enough of these Jackson men and the women who love them and can't wait to read Shay's story next!

Another great read by Lexi Ryan! Crazy for Your Love is book five in The Boys of Jackson Harbor. Each book centers around a well know family, the Jackson's. Each book is a standalone with a different couple. This is Carter and Teagan's story. Teagan's whole family is coming to Jackson Harbor for her little sister's destination wedding. Teagan is happy they are all coming until she finds out that her crazy ex is coming and is going to try to get her back. Teagan has avoided him at all cost. She needs a plan...Why not convince Carter to be her fake boyfriend for the weekend. Simple right? Teagan is best friends with Shay who is Carter's sister. Teagan is actually pretty close to all the Jackson family and is good friends with Carter. Secretly since she moved to town a few years ago, she has had a crush on him, but won't act on those feelings. Teagan has a strict no heartbreak rule. She knows that it would go from lust to love in a blink of a eye. Will Teagan break her rules? Enter Carter, Mr. Hottie Fire Fighter. He recently became the local "hometown hero", but he feels anything but that. Struggling with losing his friend and firehouse buddy, Carter is resorting to "un" Carter like behavior. However, Teagan is the girl he wants, but she basically has friend zoned him and he realizes that he really isn't the guy for her. He feels he isn't worthy of her. Can Carter see his worth again? These two have some much chemistry that the sexual tension pours off the page. I loved that! When things start unraveling, I was hoping that Teagan would start standing up for herself. I loved the banter between them and I adored her little sister. Both Carter and Teagan are flawed characters, basically they are normal people and I think that is why I connected pretty easily with them. They each have some guilt and have let the demons feed off that. But can they let the guilt go? Can Teagan learn to trust again? Will this crazy scheme end up being the real thing? Lexi did a great job with the storyline. It was witty, sexy and a good read. My only problem with the story was Teagan's secret. She comes across as sassy, but when it came to that she just let them run with it until it blows up. Where was her sass? Overall though, a great read! I can't wait for Shay!!

Oh how I love the Jackson men, and Carter is no different. Carter and Teagan have known each other since she showed up in town. When her family is coming to town for her sister's wedding, including her ex-boyfriend, she asks Carter to be her fake boyfriend. They have amazing chemistry, but something from her past has her never wanting a relationship with another first responder and Carter is a firefighter. Carter recently lost his partner during a fire and blames himself... can't let go of the guilt. While the chemistry is amazing and Carter's nature to protect her, they are both stuck behind their walls of their pasts. But, spending so much time together may just loosen a few of the bricks in those walls until they begin to crumble. The question remains is can they move beyond their pasts and give into their connection. If I could escape into a book world, Jackson Harbor is one place where I'd want to be! Another great book by Lexi Ryan! <3<3<3