Pilot Elijah Lawson always knew he’d return to Jessamine, marry a hometown girl and settle into very predictable life. After all, he made promises to his parents that once he’d gotten his fill of adventure that he would do exactly that… and Eli was a man of his word. Only he’s never been able to get the bewitching redhead he’d fallen hard for two years earlier out of his head and he’s afraid that … that no woman in Jessamine will ever measure up.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t stop his family from trying to set him up with every single woman in town… until Skye Holland shows up on his doorstep.
The only reason Skye Holland moved back to North Carolina was so she could do the right thing for her one year old son. A boy, after all, needed his father, while she… she simply needed a fresh start. But first, she has to let Eli know that their red-hot affair had consequences. Consequences she has no intentions of repeating, no matter how many old feelings come rushing to the surface when they’re together.
Too bad for Skye that Elijah has other ideas and he’s not going to let this second chance at love get away again.
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This is a quick read about Skye and Elijah. They spent some time together in Colorado and then Skye left. Two years later, she shows up on his doorstep with a surprise. Will they reconnect or will they just be friends? Grab your copy and find out. I’ve enjoyed reading this series, but what I didn’t like was the changing of Dinah’s name to Delilah. It seems like some of the author’s beta or arc readers would have caught that. I rounded up to 4 stars, but actually rating is 3.5 stars.
Fantastic second chance romance!!!
Elijah knows how important it is to his family that he settles down after all his years of adventuring. Unfortunately, the only woman he’s ever felt he could do that with left him two years ago and he hasn’t been able to forget her. So when Skye shows up on his doorstep, with his son no less, he’s determined to convince her to marry him. But Skye Holland has other ideas. All she wants is to give her baby and his daddy a chance to be in each other’s lives. Marriage isn’t for her. After all, she’s a Holland and everyone knows that Holland women just don’t do the commitment thing!
But Elijah is a Lawson, and Lawson’s don’t give up until they get their girl! And Skye is the girl of his dreams! All he has to do is convince a Holland woman that there is such a thing as happily ever after! No problem for a Lawson man!!!
Review is up at http://desireforlit.com/2017/12/26/love-so-wild-the-lawson-brothers-book-8-marquita-valentine/
Myn
Love So Wild is a Lawson brother’s novella and the last in the five part series by Marquita Valentine. The story revolves around Elijah Lawson and Skye Holland. They first met two years ago and had a short love affair which ended when Skye left Elijah without an explanation. Which never gets resolved.
Two years later she shows up on his doorstep with a child. His child.
Skye professes to just wanting her son to get to know his father, but Eli wants more. He wants it all. Wants what he lost when Skye ran away before.
Skye has deep abandonment issues and instead of agreeing to give Eli a chance, she repeats her behaviour and runs again.
Eli refuses to give up this time as there’s more than just his and Skye’s relationship at stake now.
Will he be able to convince her that she can be the wife and mother she deserves to be? Not the one her own mother was?
Will their Love be Wild enough?
I didn’t really connect with this story, it was a bit too short, and felt kind of rushed and it just didn’t hit the mark for me, but that’s just my opinion. Not every book is going to be a hit with every reader, even when the author is one that you love to read.
4.5 Star review of Love So Wild by Marquita Valentine
Why have I not read this author before? Love So Wild is a quick read which had me from the first page. Although part of a series, I was able to dive in and enjoy without getting lost which is not always possible.
Elijah Lawson always knew he would return to his home town, what he didn’t count on is that he would leave his heart behind with Skye Holland the woman who left him despite their chemistry being off the charts.
Fast forward and Elijah is shocked to find out that not only is Skye Holland in Jessamine, but that they in fact have a son together.
Skye is determined that Elijah should get to know his son but she doesn’t want to take up where they left off, however she doesn’t count on Elijah’s determination to get his woman; he has no intentions of letting this second chance at love and happiness slip by him.
Can Elijah help Skye to get over her fears of commitment? Or will she shatter his heart again? One click to find out.
The writing was excellent and I was drawn in from the start. I will be looking to read more from Ms.Valentine as soon as I can.
I was amazed by how much I loved reading Love So Wild, by Marquita Valentine. I loved how Skye Holland returning to Elijah Lawson’s life with their son doesn’t throw him for a loop. He never stopped thinking about her after she left him, so having her back made his world feel right. She was the woman he measured other women to and no one else filled that spot. I appreciated Skye’s confusion; yes, she wanted Elijah to spend time with their son but she was so afraid of repeating the mistakes of her mother. Add in the attraction she still feels for Elijah is it any wonder that Skye felt overwhelmed, wanting to flee. Maybe spending some time with her sister Rose will help Skye come to understand who she is and what she can handle. I thought it wonderful that Elijah was determined to let this second chance at love get away again.
I really enjoyed reading this book and had a great deal of trouble putting this book down. Ms. Valentine wrote another wonderful story, one that drew me, making me forget the world around me and not letting me go until I turned the last page. I loved how this book connects characters from her Larson Brothers series with her Holland Springs series. I definitely recommend this book to other readers.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.