Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories

Book Info
Kindle Edition, 320 pages
Expected publication: April 1st 2014 by Sourcebooks Casablanca
original title The Day He Kissed Her
ASIN B00HFDVMWU
edition language English
series Bad Boys of Crystal Lake #3
other editions (1)
Source:Netgalley EARC

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BOOK SYNOPSIS

He can't wait to leave...

Mac Draper finally has everything he's always wanted: An amazing career. A New York City apartment. He's this close to being free of his past forever. But a mind-blowing encounter with the sexy yet tough-as-nails Lily St. Clare has him delaying his plans to put Crystal Lake in his rearview mirror for good.

She's finally found a place to stay...

For Lily St. Clare the charming small town of Crystal Lake is her haven - a place she can hide from her famous, back-stabbing family. It's as close to happy as she's ever been. Until an unforgettable night with tall, dark and tortured Mac Draper gives her a glimpse of what true happiness feels like.

Lily can't help but melt a little under the sizzling heat of Mac's touch. But Mac's scars run deep, and Lily's afraid she may be falling for the one man who can never return her feelings.

My Thoughts

The latest book in the Bad Boys of Crystal Lake series is the story that fans have been waiting for. Mackenzie (Mac) Draper is the bad boy of the group whose tale we have wanted to know the particulars of since the New Years night when he and Lily St. Clare hooked up for a night neither one has forgotten since.

Having grown up with an abusive alcoholic for a father and a mother who chose her husband’s welfare over that of her five children Mac left Crystal Lake to make a life for himself in New York. Now in his mid thirties he has become successful with all the trappings that he thought would fulfill him, however the echoes of the past that he cannot erase still torment him and keep him from committing to anyone.

Lily St. Clare has found her place within the small town of Crystal Lake, growing up in a family of wealth and privilege was never all it seemed on the outside and the peace she has found in her life now means putting her past firmly behind her for good.

This story centers on Mac and Lily as it unfolds we find out that the cycle of abuse has touched Mac’s nephew when his younger sister Becca brings him home with her for refuge with their mother.

The emotions that gripped me while reading went from one extreme to the other before finishing this book, it took a lot of deep breaths during certain scenes as reading about abuse of any kind is hard but that involving an innocent child really rouses my protective instincts to the forefront. Luckily for fans of the series no matter how dark the subject matter it is handled with respect and sensitivity without becoming too overwhelming and when things work out for the characters the relief they feel is shared.

This is a story of two people whose initial attraction to one another is off the charts and leads to both of them finding a friend as well as a lover to heat up the sheets. What I find especially compelling about all of the books in this series is the fact that no matter how much events in the past still shape decisions that the characters make they manage to find a way to resolve old insecurities and move forward. This is most true about Mac, his biggest worry that he would turn out like his father is what has hindered him from allowing himself to fall in love. Lily is the woman who finally manages to break down his walls and you will so enjoy the journey the two take to their final HEA! Just have the tissue box handy as you will need them.

[EArc from Netgalley in exchange for honest review]