A Long Time Coming: 3 (Cane Brothers)

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Lia (Ophelia) and Breaker (both about 30 ish) have been best friends since they were in college (junior year) when Lia joined the SSS club (Secret Scrabble Society). They hit it off right away, and for ten years, these two have bonded over so many things- board games, movies, shows, life… Now, I didn't love the fact that they were with different people for over half the book. I get the plot revolves around Lia almost marrying the wrong guy, but I wished she left him a lot sooner than she did (though that bakery scene was FANTASTIC.) I also hated how Breaker tried to date someone (this was before he had his moment of realization) and though I'm so glad the woman he tried to date didn't have any nefarious plans up her sleeve and was just really great-- so much so that I hope her and a certain ex baseball player will get their own book!- I wish it didn't happen that way. I get *why* it did, but I just don't love reading about our main characters trying to make it work with other people when we know they belong with each other instead. Ugh. BREAKING NEWS: The Bad Boy of Baseball, Maddox Paige, is totally and utterly whipped. Okay, that might not be the headlines in the newspaper this morning, but it’s the reality of my current situation. It all started a month ago when I received a call from my best friend, Kinsley. She got a new job in Chicago and needed a place to stay. I’ve known the girl since I was five, what harm would it be to have her stay at my place for a while? Ha! Total disaster.

Although Nola and Caleb claim they can’t stand each other, they can’t deny the simmering attraction that brought them together in the first place. The anonymously published Dear Life program is designed to help them step outside of their comfort zones, face their obstacles, and relinquish their demons…and prove their existence. Can you pinpoint a time in your life where you realized you are completely and utterly screwed? I can. I got the dreaded phone call, the one every baseball player hopes and prays never comes. I was traded. Yeah, that phone call. Traded from my long time team of over ten years. And not just to any team, but my childhood rivals; the Chicago Rebels. Completely and utterly screwed, right? Wrong. The trade was the least of my concerns. Freshly fired from her third job in a row, Bonnie St. James has lost her way. So when she and her best friend stumble upon a “help wanted” post to run a coffee shop in the Scottish Highlands, they apply on a whim. Who knows? Maybe traveling to a new place is just what she needs to figure out her next move.

The internal monologue in Breaker’s head had me swooning so much I almost melted. And the fact that this made me think of the movie “made of honor” made me happy. Sometimes it takes your best friend planning her wedding to realize you are deeply, unequivocally in love with her!! So why is she slowly eating away at my soul with every unanswered phone call, every unread text, and every door left unopened? And I adored Lia. I loved her sass, wit, vulnerability, and loving heart. During the prologue, her character was practically ME in college! I’m in way over my head trying to balance life with a boyfriend, planning a penis party, and writing my romance novel. Something is bound to give.

But that was not the case here. Breaker Cane was SO damn close to swooping in and stealing the number one spot from his brother. The sexy, nerdy thing really does it for me, and the way he is soooo obsessed with Ophelia is just to die for. They call Milly Potter The Baseball Whisperer, The Diamond Wizard, and The Epitome of All Knowledge. She believes in baseball. She breathes it. She’s the queen of an infamous dynasty, but no one actually knows who she really is, and she plans to keep it that way.I'll admit Lia, the FMC, was a little annoying and immature at times (and, yes, I'll choose to ignore the fact that we share a name, for the same reason listed before), and I didn't always agree with Breaker's decisions: I also cringed more times than I could count, but the book was overall cute and pretty enjoyable, and I guess I've read worse, at this point. With wedding planning underway and a short timeline, my best friend, Lia, has recruited me to help her battle the snarly beast that is Mrs. Beaver. Not scared at all, I accept the challenge as her man-in-waiting--aka, man of honor--and take matters into my own hands. Breaker served for sure, he was sweet and sexy and I really liked him. His third act was chef's kiss good. The banter with his brothers is super funny and getting to see past characters from the previous books was fun. That's all I got for positives. There are people trying to bring me down. Two malicious men stand in the way of what I want: to own it all. It’s either Lot 17 or Goldie, my Jett Girl. I have to make a choice and for once, it won’t be easy. Bourbon Kingdom (2015) (Previously titled Forever a Jett Girl) Meghan writes the “Stroked” series, the “Dating by Numbers” series, the “Love and Sports” series, the “Binghamton” series, the “Jett Girl” series, and the “Hot-Lanta” series, as well as some stand alone novels. She writes romance and romantic suspense novels.