Crank is a standalone romance in a new small town, blue-collar series from USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke. Join readers everywhere as they fall in love with the delicious Gibson Boys. This is one mistake Sienna Landry can’t buy her way out of. As Walker Gibson looks at her, then at the damage to his precious truck (that she may or may not have accidentally inflicted), she knows she’s … inflicted), she knows she’s in trouble. It’s not the busted headlight and dented grill that’s sunk her though. It’s the downright sinful man in front of her that’s the problem.
The small town mechanic is broody. Rough. Smells like engine grease and gasoline and Sienna isn’t sure why that’s so sexy, but it is. It so is. She’s ready to peel off her panties at the drop of his wrench.
He wants her too. She can feel it when he brushes against her. Experience it as he presses her against the wall of the shop. It’s thinly veiled in his deep, brown eyes when he looks at her like she’s everything he’s ever wanted. So why won’t he give in?
The damage to Walker’s truck is the first of many mistakes between the two of them, ending with truths that rock Sienna’s world. Nothing can fix her broken heart except the love of a man that won’t, maybe even can’t, love her back.
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*4,5 stars*
Adriana Locke has become one of my favourite authors ever since I’ve read Written in the Scars and she never seems to dissapoint. This book is the start of a new series and I really enjoyed it. I cannot wait to read the next one in this series; definitely worth the read and I have a feeling the Gibson boys will become another favourite, next to the Landry boys 🙂
Sienna doesn’t seem to find her way, no matter how far she ends up from home. When she joins her best friend in a little town to further grow their business, something gets in the way and she won’t have another choice than maybe go back home. But when she meets Walker everything changes and she might end up finding more than she ever thought she would.
Walker hasn’t been himself for a long time now and when Sienna walks into his life, he feels more than he thinks he should feel. Sometimes the past does something to you that holds you back but when it’s time to move on, it’s not always easy to do so. But what Walker didn’t expect is that Sienna is slowly breaking hs walls down and no matter how much he fights it, the chemistry between them is undeniable. And maybe, just maybe, they’ll find the one thing they’ve been searching for…. A love that lasts a lifetime…
One taste, and I am looking forward to all the Gibson boys! And, I will probably have to visit the Landry family too.
Well edited.
Sienna crashes into Walker’s life and things will never be the same. Sienna has goals, plans, and ideas. None of which involve settling down with a man in nowhere Illinois. Walker has a business, friends, and family. He has no plans that include a permanent woman in his life. Nothing prepares him for Sienna. Slowly but surely his resistance begins to crack. However, as they grow closer, Walker neglects to share something very important with Sienna. When the truth comes out, will Walker be able to salvage the love they’ve tried to ignore? Will Sienna finally see that including love in her life won’t diminish her plans?
Light, fun, witty, and engaging. Looking forward to Lance, Machlan, and Peck finding their person. Enjoy!
Where do I even begin with this review??!! Adriana Locke has given us, in my humble opinion, her BEST, AWESOMEST (yes, I said AWESOMEST!!!) book yet!!! My God…the FEELS, the HEARTBREAK, the LAUGHTER, the LOVE…the UNFORGETTABLE love story of Sienna Landry and Walker Gibson!
Speaking of the INTENSE, BROODY-AS-ALL-GET-OUT, GAWGEOUS Walker…underneath all THAT, he’s got a heart of gold, one that he guards religiously, one that has been put through the wringer so-to-speak. Then, along comes one Sienna Landry, throwing a HUGE monkey wrench into his no nonsense, all-business, don’t-get-involved-with-anyone (other than his INCREDIBLY funny and loving family, who give each other the gears on the regular) life. He has NO IDEA how to handle HER or all the feelings she brings with her!
Sienna is one of my top fave heroines! She’s feisty, fun, independent, doesn’t suffer fools lightly (thanks to having 4 older brothers!!) and she loves with her WHOLE heart! When she decides she needs to “pay her debt” to Walker by helping out at Crank (Walker’s garage), neither one of them are prepared for what comes next!!!
I LOVED this book, I ADORED the banter between the Gibson’s (I especially loved Nan…she’s an absolute hoot!) The love between the brothers (and Peck, the HOTTTT cousin who works with Walker at Crank!!!) is heartwarming, the banter hilarious! I simply couldn’t get enough! I can’t WAIT for more of these SINFULLY SEXY Gibson Boys!
NO SPOILERS!
Crank was sexy, intriguing, and a wonderful start to The Gibson Boys series. I loved Adriana Locke’s writing style and the storyline and characters she created. I absolutely loved her Landry Family series, and I enjoyed finally getting to read Sienna Landry’s story in Crank. It was a great start to the new series and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the books to come.
Walker and Sienna were wonderful characters and I really enjoyed them and their story. I really liked their personalities and chemistry together, and how their relationship progressed throughout. I enjoyed reading the story from both Walker and Sienna’s POV, and I liked most of their banter and interactions with each other. I’ll be honest, the story was a little slow as it progressed and didn’t have that special wow factor that would have made this book a five star read for me. However, I really enjoyed reading Walker and Sienna’s story and I was satisfied with the conclusion.
I really liked most of the secondary characters as well, especially Walker’s family members, and I am definitely excited to read their stories in the rest of The Gibson Boys series.
Crank was a sexy and interesting standalone contemporary romance, and a great start to The Gibson Boys series. Adriana Locke did a fantastic job with this book, and I was pleased with the outcome to Walker and Sienna’s story. I would have loved a little something more, but it was still a good ending. Crank hasn’t been my favorite novel from Adriana Locke so far, but I still really enjoyed it, and I’m looking forward to continuing the series with Cross!
Adriana Locke’s romance about the all American Gibson Boys will keep you reading to see what will happen next.
What a wonderful beginning to the new Gibson Boys series! These Gibson boys are all men and you will definitely fall in love with all 4 of these sexy, cocky guys. Sienna Landry has moved north from Savannah and the Landry family to make her own mark on the world. When she comes face to face with the Gibson men, she only has eyes for the broody, aloof, Walker Gibson. Walker has a past of his own, and the gutsy, determined, sweet beauty makes him want to live again. Sienna has a way of charming her way into the hearts of the Gibson family, including Nana, just as they charm their way into ours. This family, and the quirky residents of their town, make this a sweet, heartwarming and emotional story. Ms. Locke is expert at creating multifaceted, authentic characters with interesting story lines, witty banter, and steamy passion. All the Gibsons are deliciously distinctive, and charming, making the perfect springboard to more fun and exciting romance stories that Ms Locke does so well! I loved this funny, charming, and heartwarming romance, and I can’t wait to read more about the Gibson Boys!
OMG! I loved this book!
This is a spin-off of the Landry Family Series, which I haven’t read and that will be corrected right quick!
This book left me with a smile on my face and a squishy feeling in my belly. ALL THE FEELS! I loved the characters and cannot wait to read their stories. I have a total soft spot for Peck and have claimed him as mine already! So hands off!
After a major betrayal, Walker shut off his feelings and wouldn’t let anyone get close, until he met Sienna and everything changed. They both felt the pull.
Sienna was a breath of fresh air and was full of life. She was also so kind and radiated light. Walker didn’t want to pull her into his darkness and tried to push her away, but finally gave in to the chemistry between them. But keeping secrets in the dark is not always wise. They more often than not come into the light with destruction in tow.
Gah, this book… I could not put it down! I loved all the banter. This book made me laugh out loud on many occasions and there may have been a tear or two in others.
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Adriana Locke did it again. She makes you fall in love at the drop of a hat or a swing of a bat. She lures you into her den of toys with sweet looks and broody boys. She smiles at you as you come closer and closer, yet further and further from the exit. She offers you candy in the form of a life changing sexual experience. And once she has you blissed out on said candy, she slams the cage door.
What you thought was a sweet lady offering you candy is a mean lady trying to steal your soul one tear at a time. (clears throat) Some people think that’s a harsh representation as that it’s eluding to possible kidnapping- I scoff at these people. Adriana Locke is bully to your heart. She will kidnap pieces one story at a time. The questions is…
Are you going to let her?
My answer…
YES! Every freaking time!
I may kid and have a horrible sense of humor but Ms. Locke is an amazing author. She hits me with the feels in every single one of her books. Every one!!! It like Puffs and Kleenex sponsor her (or should- maybe I will look into that…). She leads you into her world and just when you realize that she is no longer by your side, you are too invested to leave. Her characters become your friends, your family, and your love. When you finish, it’s a cross between joyful smiles, angry thoughts, and the sadness of missing them. (Angry thoughts because some people behave badly and I never get over it fast enough but always forgive them. Even if I think Nana should have been beating a certain someone upside the head.)
So while Crank is over for me, it’s the perfect way for you to fall for the Gibson boys. And all of you Landry fans are going to love it even more…But I call dibs on my newest BFF. No arguing, no he’s mine bullish!t. Peck is my newest bestie and NO ONE will ever take him away. Period.
Now that that is settled. Welcome to Linton, where Nana will have you in church before you realize you don’t go and a town you will fall for in spite of the Gibson boys (coughs “or because of”).
reviewed for Naughty Book Blog
I was excited to finally get Sienna’s story. I thought it was pretty good. There were a couple of parts along the way where I found myself putting the book down and coming back to it hours later. But other than that, I’m really looking forward to the next Gibson book!
Sienna and Walker are start of something new but they have the feel of something so familiar and comforting that their HEA is like your HEA! Sienna Landry’s Family thought she had flipped her lid when she announced she was moving from Savannah to Illinois. Determined to pursue her dreams though, she stuck out dreary winter weather and building a client base and market space and her efforts have paid off as she is living her design dreams. When Delaney tells her she will have to put her time with business on hold and move home to help on the family farm Sienna has a choice to make – she can either continue with the business in IL or move back to GA and re-enter the Landry fold. She has always wanted more for herself than the pearls, charity functions, and stuffed shirts waiting for back home – but she does miss the family something fierce – decisions decisions… When a mild mannered night of frivolity leads to busted truck with her holding the baseball bat – Sienna is faced with the gruff owner Walker Gibson a man unlike any she has ever encountered before. Rather than taking payment for the damages she offers herself up as an office manager to help the grouchy man and his lovable cousin at their garage Crank. Walker was just looking to relax and hopefully blow off some steam from his life when he ventured out to Crave – what he got was a busted truck and eye full of Sienna. Ever since then he has been pretty useless and it’s not just because she’s a smokeshow, she just has this quality that calls to him that he can’t quite name. That’s how he finds himself agreeing to the cockamamie idea of hiring her on as his temp office manager when he would like nothing more than to pin her up against the nearest office desk. Sienna is so smart, funny, charming, and beautiful – everyone who meets her is instantly enamored with her from their customers to his own Nana! Walker knows right away that he is far to damaged for the likes of an angel like her and tries to avoid her – but the chemistry they throw off is nuclear and proves impossible to ignore. Landry and Gibson’s ignite but ghosts from the past threaten to derail true everlasting love.
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book.
Holy Batman! I don’t think Adriana Locke can write a bad book! I’m loving these Gibson boys almost as much as the Landry Family! I loved still seeing small glimpses into the Landry clan. I can’t wait to continue this series and see where things go!
4,5 stars
I looove it! This was my last read of 2017 and it totally worth it. Such a good story with amazing characters. I love when the hero and heroine are ballsy. I appreciate a lot strong characters. It was a really good book and can’t wait to the next book about Lance.
PS: Peck totally deserves a book!!! I’m crossing my fingers and am really hoping for it!
“There’s something raw and real about Walker. It’s the way he looks at me, the way I can’t quite tell if he wants to grab me and kiss the hell out of me or throw me out of the room. Either way, it burns my libido like it’s a forest hit with a hot match.”
*Fans Self* You ask, how can this Author top the Landry Boys? Well, the Gibson boys may rival them in their hotness, their strikingly different, yet endearing personalities, and I am sucked in so deep I could devour every book in one sitting. Not even kidding. Powerfully obstinate couple, each with obstacles, that attempt to push each other away, but the pull that you can feel in your heart won’t let them do it. Walker is broody, snarky, hot as sin mechanic with a past ready to rear it’s ugly head and level all he and Sienna built. Or will it?
“His brown eyes are filled with something I haven’t seen before, something that makes me feel like everything over the past few days comes down to this moment, like if I fall, I may never recover.”
Equal parts sweet, romantic, and searingly hot, I couldn’t put it down even if I needed to. My feels exploded at their vulnerability and when you began to read the progression from attraction to much more, I fell hard for this couple, even nearing tears once or twice. One particular scene that you CANNOT miss will stay with you long after reading The End. The Author nails the beginning of what I’m predicting is a can’t miss series of new hotties!! I thank the Author for providing a copy to review!!
~~~Erika, Book Haven Book Blog
I absolutely adored this story and all the characters. We had met Seinna Landry before and now with her moving to Illinois from Savannah and her meeting Walker and Gibson brothers the story was phenomenal. In her signature Adriana style the story is based around family . Be ready to fall in love with characters of Gibson family like you did for Landry family. Totally fell for Walker and his family and can’t wait to read more stories in this series . Such an adorable story
“That kind of love is born inside you. You’re born with an energy that connects to someone else’s and for reasons we will never understand, you’re brought together and it isn’t a choice anymore. That’s what true love is!”
I got to start this review by saying that Adriana Locke is the only ever author who made me cry not once, not twice but three fricking times.
This story is so beautifully written that I find it hard to explain how much I loved it. I loved the Gibson family dynamics. I loved how Sienna is independent, kiss-ass heroin who
Is, despite having family and friends all around, lonely and is still trying to find her place in the world.
Walker ; now to write that I loved this »dysfunctional« man is understatement of the year. I don’t or can’t explain what is it about him that will draw you in. You just want to hold him and take all his problem away and just do your best to see him smile nonstop. As the story develops you get why he is as he is; grumpy and rarely smiling . The side characters in this book were phenomenal; from Nana to both brothers to Peck. I was laughting so hard when I wasn’t crying like a big baby (bad Adriana Locke for making me do that :P)
This is probably my favorite book by Adriana to date. If this book is the indication of how this series is going to be then count me in as no.1 fan! <3
*** Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
Oh, Walker Gibson. Just, swoon.
I needed an Adriana Locke fix before Craft released. I satisfied that fix with Crank.
Sienna Landry is the last Landry to find love. And she does it with Walker Gibson. He’s the sexy, broody, small-town mechanic who does everything he can to fight his attraction to Sienna.
He gives it a good shot.
It doesn’t work.
Their chemistry is crazy. The electrical current zipping between these two palpable. And this is true from their very first encounter. And it only grows.
I love everything in this book. Peck and Lance and Machlan. Walker. Nana. Sienna. The small cameos of Graham and Camilla. And even Linc. It’s just a perfect mix of fun, sweet, sexy, and dirty. Because oh, it’s dirty.
And I have a feeling these Gibson boys are only going to get dirtier as their stories progress.
On to Craft. I have a desire to get to know the sexy nerd.
Absolutely loved this book, definitely a must read. Looking forward to more of the Gibson Boys.
Opposites do attract, even if they have nothing in common except their combustible chemistry and swoon worthy banter!
I had not read Book 1, but I had no trouble following and enjoying it. Thus, it can definitely be read as a standalone!
The writing was spot on and the characters were likable and relatable.
Lance and Mariah’s story was fast paced easy to read romance of opposite enemies to lovers story. Their relationship was a bit of a roller coaster, but full of passion and humorous moments. Their banter was funny and sexy and overall swoon worthy.
But is it all light hearted fun?
As the story unfolded we secrets are revealed that gave the story added depth.
4.5 stars!
I’ve been waiting patiently for Sienna Landry’s story and the Gibson family to make their appearance and I was not disappointed!! Crank is the perfect way to start off the Gibson Boys series! I loved the little cameos by some Landry boys as well 🙂 I think Sienna may be my favorite Landry as she was such an amazing woman! Even though she was trying to find her path in life, she did things her way!
When Walker Gibson, owner of Crank, and Sienna meet over a mishap with Walker’s truck, they are both instantly smitten with each other. However, their path to a happily ever after is a rocky one. While Sienna is an open book, Walker is not and she just can’t get a good read on him. When things finally start to turn around for the couple, a heartbreaking truth comes out…one that Sienna is just not sure how to get over.
With supporting characters that absolutely steal the show, Crank was exactly what I was looking for. A hard working blue collar family that absolutely love their family and are just good people who could easily be your neighbors next door (if you have neighbors that are this hot, please let me know)! I look forward to the next book in the series!
Oh my I couldn’t wait for Sienna’s book and the lovely Adriana did not disappoint. This is the start of a fabulous new series following the Gibson boys and hell if you saw them you would follow them too!
The lovely Sienna Landry has found herself in a bit of a jam! Let’s say she is between a rock and hard place or shall we say Hard Hot Brooding local man . She may have shall we say accidently swung a bat and did quite a bit of damage to said brooding man’s truck. We all know she has quite a swing so the big ole dent is quite bad!
Walker is our local business man he owns the garage and body shop Crank in town but never in a million years did he think someone would hit his gal Daisy…yes he named his truck …don’t judge, with a baseball bat. So when he runs to Daisy’s rescue shall we say he is quite surprised and a bit amused at the culprit caught red handed with so called bat. Once he eyes the truck and quizzes the crowd Sienna begins to tell her side . He is taken back by how animated and confident she is he has never met a woman like her before!
I loved their witty, sarcastic banter right from the start . They both want to be in charge and neither will back down. Walker has never met such an infuriating woman in his life. He should want to just get paid for the damages and never see her beautiful face again but ….he can’t ! He Can’t stop thinking of her and that has not happen to him in a very long time!
Sienna is taken back by this big brooding gruff man and who names a truck…oh yes Walker! She should just cut a check and walk away but why does she feel the need to stay and explain. Why can’t she get him out of her head and the smell of his masculine scent out of her brain! She may have finally met her match and Walker is soon to find out he doesn’t know what just hit him or his lovely truck Daisy!
Loved it !!!!
~~Michele McMullen~~