Meet the Donnigans With the eldest Donnigan brothers adjusting to civilian life, their younger sister constantly in trouble, and their little brother clueless about life in general, falling in love is the last thing on anyone’s mind… Can this Bossy Badass Marine… The Marine Corps was everything Landon Donnigan ever wanted in life…until a bullet sent him home with a medical discharge. … bullet sent him home with a medical discharge. Teaching a self-defense class at the gym is old-hat for a marine, but when he meets sexy Ava Rosenthal, his combat skills are useless for protecting his heart.
Be her Mr. Right?
Ava can take care of herself and likes quiet, bookish men-not muscular warriors who think women need to be coddled. But Landon is more than he seems, and when they come together, the results are explosive.
The Donnigans series:
A Sure Thing (Book 1)
Just the Thing (Book 2, coming Spring 2017)
Praise for Marie Harte’s McCauley Brothers series:
“Packed with sass, sensuality and heartwarming emotion…an absolute delight!”-Romance Junkies
“Funny, addicting, and full of hot sex scenes.”-Booklist
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I love romances with characters that defy stereotypes and turn out to be more than they seem, and that’s certainly the case with this one. Lots of fun family drama and a good mix of sexy and sweet. Looking forward to the next one!
I simply couldn’t put this one down to work on my own book! Funny and steamy, all at the same time, romances are hard to come by! Highly recommended!
A Sure Thing, the 1st book in The Donnigans Series was a funny, sweet read. I really enjoyed every moment of it. And can I just say that cover is hot. It’s one of the reasons I requested this book. Mr sexy ex Marine Landon Donnigan was just so yummy. I loved everything about him. He was just so charming, funny, protective and sexy did I mention sexy.. he was sexy and a dirty talker. The filthy things he would say had me melting. I found Ava really endearing. She was so prissy, conservative and uptight, but still funny and sassy. She was always up in her own head thinking things to death. I thought Landon and Ava great chemistry together and tons of heat! I loved that Landon made her lose her control. Landon dragged her out of her comfort zone. I also loved that Ava made Landon work for it. She was no easy catch. They had a really cute,and playful relationship. I felt the author did a great job of building up their relationship and showing the growth in their feelings for each other. I felt really connected to Ava and Landon as a couple and I was rooting for their love.
The whole Donnigan family was a big part of this book. They were all very endearing in their own way. I got invested in each of them. I really liked getting to know Gavin, Theo, and Hope. The relationship between all the Donnigans was so funny and cute. I laughed so hard over the sibling prank wars. I am really hoping they all get their own book especially Hope’s. I can’t wait to see little sister get her HEA! A Sure Thing made me smile and laugh a lot. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in this series!
This is a fun and sweet story about two people who didn’t seem to fit together. And, yet they do.
The characters are perfect compliments to each other. The Donnigan family is a cast of characters. Their practical jokes and obvious family devotion are crazy and fun. Landon, the eldest, a Marine is trying to regain his footing as a civilian.
Ava, is a psychologist with a list for everything, even what the attributes of the perfect male companion should be. And, of course, Landon does not have all items on the checklist. However, they are both drawn to each other.
Their verbal sparring along with Landon’s siblings and Ava’s outspoken and outrageous cousins is so entertaining.
You will see that they are perfect for each other before they do.
Landon Donnigan thought he had everything in his life all figured out, that is until a bullet took him out of commission and forced him to give up his dream and return home to civilian life. Now he is attempting to find his way again, and trying to keep his family on the straight and narrow at the same time, which leaves him needing an outlet, something that will help him to keep the skills ingrained in him alive, so he offers to teach a self-defense course at a local gym. Helping people is what he is good at, it gives him purpose and a feeling of accomplishment, but this new little path in his life also gives him something else… a chance at something he never really thought twice about…love!
The moment Ava Rosenthal meets Landon she is put off by him, he’s brooding, bossy, and the type of man that usually has her walking the other direction. But for some strange reason life continually keeps putting them on the same path, and eventually she begins to see that her first impression of the brooding soldier may have been all wrong. Slowly but surely he is finding a way to sneak past her defenses, and continues to gain ground near her heart… and as much as she tries to fight it, she knows her efforts are futile against the sexy solider!
Once again Ms. Harte has produced a story that is certain to win the hearts of readers, and leave them intrigued with a whole new group of endearing characters that they can’t help but fall head over heals for!! The instant I started this story I was intrigued and had to know more, which ultimately lead to a little late night reading marathon, and I have to admit it was well worth burning the midnight oil for, it had it all!! The story line is brimming with intensity, passion, witty banter, and a whole lot of heart, & it’s sure to stir your emotions, and leave you aching for more!! Highly recommend you give this one a try Ava & Landon’s enticing story will keep entertained from start to finish!!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this title.
This is the first book that I’ve read by Marie Harte and it won’t be the last. I checked out the average rating for this book after I was done and I was a little shocked! The rating really isn’t that high and if I could give this half stars, it would have been a 4.5 book for me. I REALLY enjoyed this one. Maybe too much …
I instantly fell in love with Landon and it wasn’t too many pages later that I began to just adore Ava. And what a couple!! Landon is cocky as hell and as irritating that that trait is, it was beyond hot. He’s this sexy dude that you just can’t stay away from. Ava was sweet and sassy and knows exactly what she wants and what she doesn’t in every aspect of her life.
When you put these two together, you get nothing but sparks. Landon irritates the ever loving shit out of Ava and I couldn’t help but grin like an idiot every time that he did something because it just reminded me so much of my husband. That man knows how to push my damn buttons and not always the good ones. Watching the love story unfold was just all-encompassing with this book. I couldn’t put it down and I blew through it in less than a day. Our kids didn’t get showers and I have no clue if they ate lunch, but I finished this book! It’s all about priorities.
This book was so close to perfection and with how Harte set all of these characters up, I’m excited to see who the next book in the series is going to be about. I think I may have found a new series to stalk. Good book, amazing sparks and a couple of characters that are at the top of my favorites list for the year. I just wish I had read it sooner.
* I received this novel in exchange for an honest review *