Tucker is book four in the In Safe Hands Series and can be read as a standalone. Book One, Landon, is FREE.TuckerShe’s beautiful.She’s young.She’s driving me out of my mind.I’ve always done my best to avoid Leah Bolt. I have enough problems without having to deal with a young woman with a crush. My life has been a disaster since I was court-martialed and dishonorably discharged from the military. … dishonorably discharged from the military. After spending a year living on the streets, I’m finally starting to pull things together.
Now, I’m stuck with her, living side by side in my house with my complete opposite. If spending every day with this peppy, optimistic, energetic woman doesn’t kill me, her brother will. Dare is a friend and a member of In Safe Hands, a group that tracks down sexual predators and brings them to justice. He has also done time and is the size of a mountain.
I’ve survived combat, but I may be taken down by a perky blond.
Leah
He’s gorgeous.
He’s older.
He’s a stubborn, broody jerk.
Tucker Long is every woman’s dream…until you talk to him. He may be sexy when he’s out sweating in the sun with sawdust clinging to him as he hammers and saws, but try to hold a conversation and all you get are grunts and nods.
He was the one who wanted a house sitter and just because his plans fell through doesn’t mean I’m changing mine. My future is up in the air while I try to decide who I want to be, and Tucker’s farm is the perfect place for me to do it. He calls me kid, but the way he looks at me doesn’t lie.
I may be ten years younger, but I can still handle him.
Please disregard page count during pre-order period. This is a 60k novel, same as the previous books in the series.
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S. M. Shade did it again.
there was so much that i loved about this book. the chemistry between the characters was off the charts and the little back and forth banter that they had was just the right touch to help make the serious parts tie together.
this is definitely on my re-read list.
*WARNING* contains adult situations and violence
This was okay. It was nice to get some back story on Tucker. The the with Frannie doesn’t seem very realistic, I mean from the calf? It’s good to see Dare’s sister doing well too.
A steamy lustful romance with the right amount of sweetness!
Sweet story
I read the series and lived them all
LOVE it!!!
I absolutely love this series and could not wait for Tucker to get his story!
Tucker is a brooding silent man that has had his share of heartbreak. We finally realize the extent of his losses and what has made him the man he is today.
Leah is our young beautiful full of life girl and also Dare’s little sister. She has always been intrigued by Tucker but he is so hard to read that she never knows where she stands.
Well she is a gal who knows what she wants and will find a way to get it. She is a breath of fresh air in Tucker’s life that he is not sure he deserves …so he fights her subtle advances every step of the way. I loved how her refreshing personality would always attempt to break down his walls!
This a rollercoaster ride but so worth it!!!
~~Michele McMullen ~~
Tucker is a great, must read addition to the ‘In Safe Hands’ series.
Leah, considering all she went through as a child, is so together & level headed, optimistic & full of light. Tucker, however, is broody & seems pulled down by things in his past that he hasn’t opened up about to anyone. When Leah agrees to live on his farm for 6 months whilst he’s away. She’s relieved to escape from her big brothers overprotective tendencies. She adores Dare, respects & loves him but she has plans to write about her abuse to help others & thinks the quiet of living on the farm will be perfect rather than going back into education like Dare wants!! Tucker is moving away for unknown reasons, it’s all setup, he leaves but then unexpectedly returns when it all falls through within days & he needs his home back. Unfortunately for him Leah isn’t going to give up her chance of some independence so easily!! Lol
This sets up the book for Tucker & Leah. They become unlikely friends with some lusting from afar, which is comical, major adjustments as they learn to live together & see one another as people with far more than the obvious surface traits that they initially knew. Their 10 Year age gap disappears, certainly for Leah. Tucker has secrets though & as they make strides forward to perhaps a more personal connection he always pulls back which continues to hurt her!!
Be warned, there is a big reveal & losses in this book, Kleenex may be needed!!! I thoroughly enjoyed Tucker. It is beautifully written, touching, parts were dark & heartbreaking but on the whole it’s romantic & they are one hot couple!!!Lol
Debbie, 1970, UK