Edison Roads was born with a wrench in his hand to a working class family. He’s worked hard to get where he is; owner of one of the fastest growing companies in America. His success, coupled with his dashing looks have earned him the reputation of America’s Most Eligible Bachelor. But Edison isn’t a ladies’ man. He wants a real woman to share his success with. Problem is—there’s no one who’s ever … ever caught his attention.
Laney Mills was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But the hum of an engine and the scent of motor oil was the only thing that made her feel like she was truly herself. She worked hard to establish her own business without capitalizing on her family’s wealth. So when The Lace Garage gets a fancy new competitor in town, she is less than ecstatic.
Wanting to blow off steam, Lacey and Edison head to the same local bar unbeknownst to the other, where a night of explosive passion leads to a junkyard of problems.
Should Laney and Edison try to repair the damage, or should they just scrap this lemon? Either way, this internal combustion is one hell of hard fix.
Warning: Get your engines running with these two mechanics. Laney will do anything to drive him off the road while all Edison can think about is getting under her hood.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
“Interesting from beginning to end. A great storyline. Absolutely love the chemistry between these two.” – Gwen (Goodreads Review)
“This is a well written enemies to lovers romance with strong well developed characters in Laney and Edison. The author does a fantastic job building their story and pulling you in with the descriptive scenes,sizzling chemistry and competitive natures. I was hooked from start to finish reading their story and loved the epilogues. Highly recommend this book.” -Brenda (Goodreads Review)
“Love when a story has a strong leading lady!!
Laney has that in spades!! She’s comfortable in her own skin!!
Edison is a total alpha!! Successful and super smoking hot!!
These two are explosive!!
Great enemies to lovers story!!” – Vera (Goodreads Review)
“Love this book so freaking much!!!!! I fell in love with both characters. I read it one sitting because I had to see how it ended.I would give it more than 5 stars if I could!!!!!!!’ – Lori (Goodreads Review)
“The instant attraction between Edison & Laney is superb & the chemistry only gets stronger the more you delve into this gorgeous story!” – Lisa (Goodreads Review)
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It’s a short book but the romance is not insta. An enemies-to-lovers tattooed mechanic competitors with a fateful twist. From trying to overthrow and kill the other with a cookie this romance is fun and sexy. My favourite parts are the baby manking process:
“Is it a girl?” He stood suddenly and swiped at his eyes with the back of his hand.
“What? No. We can’t tell yet. Because it’s pink?” I smiled through the tears that were slowly pricking my eyes.
“Is it two or one?” he asked me with bright eyes. How could a giant, muscle-bound man seem so innocent in this moment?
“The test is a positive or negative. The two stripes means you’re pregnant. Nothing more, nothing less.”
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“We have two hours before our flight, which I think is just enough time to park and have a quickie in the back seat if you’re up for it.”
I nearly choked on my chai latte. I winked at Mr. Roads when I recovered.
“That’s the point of this whole trip, right? Let’s not waste time getting to work.”
This was a fun read with strong characters and a great storyline.
I wouldn’t say this is an enemies to lovers trope…more like rivals to lover trope. Neither one knows who the other is until after they had slept together and even then it was only Laney who knew and Edison later found out when he went to “check out the competition”.
Edison Roads grew up working under the hood of cars. It’s all he’s known and he’s made a nice living and made a name for himself in the business. He may have good looks, women chasing after him, and the title of America’s Most Eligible Bachelor under his collar but Edison is looking for a woman who doesn’t just want him for his fame, money or name.
Laney Mills however was born with the world at her disposal. But none of that interested her, only cars. Trying to make a name for herself and her garage in a male dominated work field is hard. Especially in her small town when she has competition stealing her customers. Her garage may be named the Lace Garage and she may sell baked goods that she’s made herself, but Laney is determined to run Roads into the ground.
When Edison and Laney meet the chemistry between the two is off the charts leading to a one night of explosive passion. Even Laney as determined as she is to keep space between them after finding out who he is can’t deny the feelings Edison invokes in her. Will Edison convince Laney to take a chance?
I enjoyed this story. I think my only complaint is I would’ve liked to have seen Edison and Laney actually get to know each other. Every time they were together they never just got to know each other because lust overcame them and clothes started falling off.
Well slap my ass and pull my hair, that was a very good read. I have to say that I wasn’t sure I was going to like this as much as MC’s other books, but I did, and I’ll explain why.
***POSSIBLE MILD SPOILERS BELOW***
This is just me, but I’m not very big on the hard sex where there’s ANY kind of pain involved. This book is not BDSM by any means IMO but he does do some things kind of BDSM-ish which causes h slight pain. I understand that it’s very pleasurable for a lot of people, but again…it’s just not for me. Now, having said that, I’m so glad to have the H’s POV because we get to see how much he’s gone for her and it made the sexy times, well sexy and hot. This author is one of my faves and I always enjoy her stories and characters. She wrote something I normally don’t care for and made me enjoy every bit of it. That’s a fantastic author right there folks!
I would absolutely recommend grabbing this little piece of chocolate cake for a delicious read.
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This story has a lot going on. It is a bit angsty in the beginning, but once they get together for good it’s uphill to their HEA. I didn’t think the sex was too hard, but might be a bit for some. Nice insta-love that took a bit for them to see.