In Nashville the men are strong, the women are bold, and love comes to those willing to fight for it. Russ Green is an expert at keeping people out – physically and emotionally. After a career-ending injury, the former quarterback was lucky to find a place as a bouncer at Words & Music. All he wants to do now is stay out of the limelight – alone. With his background, he’s nobody’s Prince … nobody’s Prince Charming. His life is routine, and he likes it that way. Gym, work, home. No surprises. Until a bar brawl lands him in the emergency room, and in some very capable hands…
Nurse Joslynn Wright found her calling during a childhood bout of leukemia. While the fast-paced ER keeps her adrenaline pumping, it’s nothing compared to being with Russ. Her illness made her cautious, though, and Russ’s closed-off nature certainly doesn’t make things any easier. But she can’t help being intrigued by the contradiction of a burly bouncer who can gently strum a guitar. If she’s learned anything in Nashville, it’s that love may take work, but the rewards can be well worth the effort…
“Sweet, sexy, and heartwarming. …Fans of Terri Osburn and LuAnn McLane will enjoy Can’t Fight the Feeling.” — Harlequin Junkie
that love may take work, but the rewards can be well worth the effort…
“Sweet, sexy, and heartwarming. …Fans of Terri Osburn and LuAnn McLane will enjoy Can’t Fight the Feeling.” — Harlequin Junkie that love may take work, but the rewards can be well worth the effort…
“Sweet, sexy, and heartwarming. …Fans of Terri Osburn and LuAnn McLane will enjoy Can’t Fight the Feeling.” — Harlequin Junkie that love may take work, but the rewards can be well worth the effort…
“Sweet, sexy, and heartwarming. …Fans of Terri Osburn and LuAnn McLane will enjoy Can’t Fight the Feeling.” — Harlequin Junkiemore
4 1/2 STARS!
Feisty attitude, kind souls and feel-good moments! With the third book in her Nashville Dreams series, Sandy James brings us the story of the tough guy of the bunch, Russ. We’ve enjoyed the stories of his partners Brad & Ethan previously, so we’re already familiar with their bar Words and Music. It’s fun to reconnect with the previous couples and see where they are now, and there’s just something about Brad that made him my favorite one of all! Really enjoyed this story!
Bad boy Russell Green just might have met his match! Russ has been living the good life. Pro football for awhile, now rubbing elbows with Nashville’s elite while flitting from one gorgeous woman to the next. He should be riding high, but lately it’s been noticeable to his friends and business partners that something is going on with him. He might be holding it close to his chest right now, but eventually he’s going to have to confide in someone!
Nurse Joslynn Wright isn’t expecting to fall for a guy coming through her ER, but Russ is kind of hard to resist when he smiles and looks at her with those eyes. She’s enjoying living the best life that she can now that she’s past the pain and drama of her childhood fight with leukemia. These days she’s living healthy and enjoying life for all it’s worth … and she sees a kindred spirit in Russ that could use some relaxation in his life!
3.5 stars–CAN’T FIGHT THE FEELING is the third instalment in Sandy James’ contemporary, adult NASHVILLE DREAMS romance series focusing on three friends who own and operate Words and Music-a bar in Nashville, Tennessee: Brad Maxwell, Ethan Walker and Russell Green. This is co-owner/ former quarter back Russell “Russ” Green, and ER nurse Joslynn ‘Josie’ Wright’s story line. CAN’T FIGHT THE FEELING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Josie is best friends with Savannah Wolf (Can’t Walk Away).
Told from dual third person perspectives (Russ and Joslynn) CAN’T FIGHT THE FEELING follows the building relationship between Words and Music co-owner/ former quarterback Russell “Russ” Green, and ER nurse Joslynn ‘Josie’ Wright. Having met months earlier at Savannah and Brad’s wedding Joslyn wasn’t surprised when former quarterback turned bouncer landed in her hospital ER.
Struggling with his personal life, and the fall-out of his father’s rapidly, decreasing health, Russ believes he is in no position to pursue the woman that make his blood sing but pursue he does, only to be shot down on numerous occasions. Joslynn Wright has seen it all, and in the past has suffered her own share of childhood trauma and loss but Russ’ attraction to, and need for Josie, is met with our heroine’s ongoing reluctance to make a commitment, a commitment that pushes the boundaries between friendship and love. Never one to claim ownership or be in a relationship for very long, Josie’s developing friendship and romance with Russ is at odds with her attitude and the emotional fall-out of falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
There is a fine line between fiercely independent and feminist b*tch, and Joslynn Wright crosses the line on more than one occasion. Unable to let go of the past Joslynn’s need to be self-reliant comes across as a negative component of her character development, and I was less than enthusiastic with my enjoyment of both the character and the story line premise.
We are reintroduced to Ethan’s business partners Russell Green, Brad Maxwell and Savannah Wolf (Can’t Walk Away #1), Ethan Walker and Chelsea Harris (Can’t Let Her Go #2), as well as the introduction of Ethan’s struggling parents Baron and Yvonne Green.
CAN’T FIGHT THE FEELING is a well written, character driven story of family and friendship; struggle and letting go of the past; realization and acceptance. The premise is engaging with some wonderful world building; the characters are colorful, dynamic, frustrating and flawed; the romance is seductive and hot.