Elle Casey

Jenny's single-parent life revolves around her kids and her job, which means that hours of Animal Planet and strings of computer code are about all she has time for. Not that Jenny's looking for adventure or romance--she's the type of woman who believes in playing it safe. When Jenny is called upon to do some consulting for the Bourbon Street Boys--a New Orleans private security firm--she knows she should stay away. They conduct surveillance on known criminals and put themselves in harm's way pretty much every day, so No is the obvious answer...Problem is, there's a guy on the team with a body to die for and a dimple that just won't quit luring Jenny in, tempting her to throw all caution to the wind. Will Jenny take the risk or will she do what she's always done--play it safe and wait for the right time?

Wrong Place, Right Time

Celeste Richardson

Full review now posted!
Original review can be found at Booknest.

I’m pretty sure I found a new favorite author, and she’s nothing like my other favorite authors. Elle Casey is funnier than any author has a right to be. I am so, SO glad I found her.

This story starts pretty immediately after Wrong Number, Right Guy, the first Bourbon Street Boys’ book. Jenny, our main character, is the sister of May, the protagonist from the first book. We were introduced to Jenny and to Dev, the love interest, in the first book. But something I love about these books is that you could read any of them as a standalone without being lost. However, if you decide to pick one of Casey’s books up, you’re definitely going to want to read the entire series, because you’ll be invested in the characters, and in the Bourbon Street Boys as a whole. Now, back to Jenny and Dev.

Jenny is an over-worked, under-appreciated computer engineer and single mother of three. Her ex-husband is a total douche who wouldn’t understand maturity or fatherhood if the two paired up and bit him on each butt cheek. Her sister seems to be experiencing some early-onset midlife crisis, and has seemingly thrown away a great career as a wedding photographer to run surveillance for her new boyfriend’s security firm. When said sister offers Jenny a freelance job for the company in question, Jenny decides that her sister has lost her mind. But, since she needs the cash, she caves and heads to their warehouse/office. Once there, she meets Dev, a seven-foot-tall muscled-up bald man completely coated in sweat, and the warehouse is suddenly seemingly under attack. Hilarity ensues.

Dev is quite possibly the cutest giant ever. He suffers from alopecia, a condition that leaves him unable to grow hair anywhere on his body. The man stands out, to say the least. But he is just about the sweetest guy in existence, real or fictional. He’s basically a giant body-building hairless teddybear. Turns out, he’s just exactly Jenny’s type. Which is funny, because she didn’t even know she had a type. 

Dev is also a single father, so the two have that in common. The kids in this book are all cute, but Sammy, Jenny’s youngest, is particularly charming. He has a lisp, which mixed with his sassy personality makes everything that comes out of his mouth hilarious. Both Jenny and Dev are incredible parents, and I loved the extra bond that gave them.

This was just about the sweetest, most awkward romance I’ve ever read. Trying to get sexy with someone almost two feet taller than you would definitely be awkward in real life, and I loved that Casey thought of that and included it here. Also, I love that there was so much laughter in the midst of intimacy. I firmly believe that humor is one of the most important things in a relationship, and that laughter should be a part of sex. If things get all weird, if someone gets a charlie-horse or falls off of the bed or accidentally elbows their partner in the face, there should be some giggling going on. And there was plenty of laughter in this book.

If you’re in the market for some romance that will make you hurt yourself laughing, please please please pick up this series. You won’t be disappointed.

Bethany Lacey

DNF AT 25% 


  


Before I start this review it needs to be acknowledged that I did not read the first Bourbon Street Boys novel. However, I've read other books by Elle Casey; my favourite being the Shine Not Burn Series, so I like Elle Casey as an author. I really enjoyed her other books.

This one, not so much.

It pains me to admit it, but I DNF'd this book. I gave it a good 25% and just could not get past how much of a pushover the heroine is. She has no backbone. At all. She lets everybody treat her like a doormat and manipulate her to get their own way. The heroine is just someone I could not relate to or admire, so I began the book off with a bad start.

And then the Bourbon Boys. I didn't like any of them. Maybe if I had read the first book I may have liked them, but there's a difference between being mysterious, sexy and an alpha-male, and just being a pushy creep who can't take no for an answer. It really grated on my nerves that they wouldn't let her leave and grabbed her to prevent it.

This book was just not for me. However, don't let my opinion persuade you from reading it - you may enjoy it. So give it a go anyway.

Book provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Christina Baltimore 

Book 2 – Bourbon Street Boys series. I am hooked on this series. These books have romance, humor and some action in them. This book was not quite as good as the first one but I enjoyed it none the less. Jenny and Dev are our main characters. Jenny is doing some consultant work for the Bourbon Street Boys Security Firm. Jenny is hardworking, stressed and fearful after her husband abandoned her and their children. She is also fierce when she needs to speak up for herself. Dev is understanding, supportive and obviously interested in Jenny. The two characters are well matched to each other. This book is part of a series but it can be read as a standalone.

Wrong Place, Right Time

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