Title: THE WAY YOU ARE
Series: Ever After #2
Author: Lea Coll
Genre: Small Town Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Grumpy meets Sunshine
Release Date: April 11, 2023
Rule No. 2: Don’t sleep with the grumpy mechanic.
I thrive on taking a few ordinary flowers and turning them into something breath-taking. But no matter how reliable my talent or sunny my personality is, my delivery van isn’t. It has a habit of letting me down at the last minute leaving me no choice but to call for help.
When the grumpy, sexy as all get-out mechanic finally offers some assistance, I also show him my grandfather’s prized muscle car, hoping he can restore it. After one hot night on the hood, ignoring my attraction to him is impossible. I know how he tastes, how he makes me feel.
Jake makes my blood sing on every level. Add to that a good dose of attitude and a body to die for. He’s also a bad boy with a past. A fixer-upper.
Except the only thing I have time to fix up right now is the farm I’m renovating to become a wedding venue. Or maybe he’s worth the risk after all.
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The Way You Are by Lea Coll
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Ahhh my heart. These two were equally frustrating as they were sweet. The road to falling in bed and in love was filled with doubts and thinking one is not good enough for the other. And just when everything starts going right for them, the insecurities rear up its ugly head and almost tear them apart.
And here is where my favorite part of the book comes into play. When Jake let’s his insecurities get the best of him, Lily is hurt but she knows he loves her even if he didn’t say the words. She understands that he needs time and lets him have it, in the hopes when the dust settles, he will be by her side. And when Jake realizes what he almost gave up, he’s determined to prove himself to her. And prove himself he does.
After the word THE END appeared I was left with a huge smile on my face, knowing they both finally got to be happy and content in their own skin.
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
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Lea Coll worked as a trial attorney for over ten years. Now she stays home with her three children, plotting stories while fetching snacks and running them back and forth to activities. She enjoys the freedom of writing romance after years of legal writing.
She grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania and currently resides in Maryland with her family.
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