Adriana Locke

I'm that guy. Camilla Landry rustles against me, the silky fabric of her overpriced lingerie slipping along my bruised rib. The porcelain perfection of her skin is even more innocent against the colorful ink dotting my own. It's demure meets damaged, pampered meets punctured. So, yeah, it's obvious I'm that guy. Dominic Hughes. Her attempt at rebellion. Her bid to see what the other side of the tracks feel like. I'm okay with being used because, from where I'm sitting, the other side of the tracks have never looked so good. A contemporary romance standalone.

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I received an ARC if this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. Thanks Adriana Locke!

I know I say this at every Landry book, but this Landry is my favourite. I really wish I could befriend Camilla. She'd probably hate me cause I'd totally drool over Dom, but hey, who wouldn't?

I love how, even though this book is a Landry Family book, it offers a more outside perspective of their family. We really got to see the Landry men from an other angle. Sometimes I even got mad at them! *gasp* Those Landry men, gotta love 'em.

Another aspect of this book I really liked is how different it was from the others. I think I say that at every book as well. The stories, although all related, are all different, and all the characters have distinct personalities. I believe that that is one of Locke's strengths as an author.

The only thing that bothers me slightly, which may be unavoidable, is the flagrant "romance book formula". It's what I call the generic plot outline. Everything goes decently well, and then at 65-80%, a huge falling out happens. The "Will they get back together, or will they not, but you know the answer" moment, followed by an epic declaration and resolution of dramatic conflict. But, hey, it works, so why fix something that's not broken?

Besides that, SWOON! Wait, did I just come up with another book name for this series ;)

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