Gabriel Luca Maldonado, III and Francesca Leandra Solomon were meant to be. They were so in love that everybody prayed for what they had.Everything was glorious. They would get married, have children and live a perfect life. She would be a doctor in the emergency room once she finished her doctorate, and he would be a badass Navy SEAL and save people for a living. But then Luca is deployed across … is deployed across the world, and per military regulations, Frankie isn’t allowed to follow.
They’ve overcome a lot in their short relationship, and they can overcome this, too. Two years was a piece of cake. She’d finish her schooling and wait for him. And when he finally returned home, they would marry.
But two months into Luca’s deployment, the unthinkable happens, and Frankie is left alone and heartbroken, knowing that she’ll have to face the rest of life without Luca at her side.
***
Fast forward two years, and Frankie is exactly where her fiancé’s father left her, in a pit of despair that she has no hope of ever finding her way out of.
She lives life one second at a time, depressed and alone, hoping tomorrow won’t hurt like today.
She finds a job, moves, and hopes that the nightmares won’t swallow her whole.
But just as she thinks that she’s getting better, one of her nightmares walks through the doors of her ER, and that nightmare has a name.
Gabriel Luca Maldonado, III. In the flesh.
Also healthy and whole, and definitely no longer missing.
Sadly, it only takes her a half a second to realize that the man that left her isn’t the same man that returned.
The old one wanted her. The new one? Well, he’s definitely not interested anymore.
more
6 AMAZING stars!!!
This book has ALL the feels! From utter devastation, to absolute joy. I don’t even know where to start. To say these two have been through hell is an understatement. I can’t imagine the pain Frankie felt. The utter loneliness that consumed her. Which is nothing compared to what Luca faced. For fear of spoilers I’m not going in to it much, but damn. I’ve never read 2 characters that deserve their HEA more than these two.
The story itself was fantastic. Very well written, with jaw dropping twists and turns throughout that had me going “oh. My. GOD!!”
An amazing story that will be tugging at your heartstring, that I highly recommend!!
I wasn’t sure about this one; I really, really didn’t want to read it and find out something I didn’t want to know.
Once started I couldn’t put it down and absolutely loved it.
The main characters will choke you up with their feelings and there is just enough side things going on that keep you guessing about other things as well. We get to meet some new characters and get hints of more characters to come. All in all another winner.
This is a very emotional book with so many twists, I think it is one of the best of the series!
I cried over Frankie’s love and doubts, but one thing she was always sure that her love would come back, even if somethings were not the same.
It is emotional because of Gabe’s family that is missing a son for the war, Malachi’s memory and life which is suspended and he feels ackward in this new “life” and Frankie who is so lost hurting for the fiancé she supposedly lost and the reallity she is facing right now.
I just loved the book and will not tell you the twist because reading is good without spoilers!
This is a very strong book with a wonderful second chance story about love.
It is really worth it!
Absolutely love this author. She sucks you in to her Book World from the beginning to the end. This series has been so good. I can’t wait for more. Frankie and Luca broke my heart. But in true Lani fashion, by the end I was so happy!
4 Stars!!
Having read the rest of the books in the KPD Motorcycle Patrol Series I couldn’t wait for this one! Once I started it I didn’t want to put it down. I really enjoyed If You Say So!
It was such a breath of fresh air kind of read! I adored these characters, their story, and getting to connect with them! It was filled with so much heart, realness, and emotion throughout that truly got to me.
With If You Say So, Lani Lynn Vale has created another memorable read that will stay in my heart!
*I volunteered to read and review a Copy of this book from Wildfire Marketing Solutions / the author*
4.5 Stars
This book was so good. I couldn’t put it down and book hangover was the result. This book took me on a roller coaster of emotion. It delivers on the feels, suspense, and heat. Boy the characters generate a lot of heat. My heart goes out to Frankie. Life has thrown her for a loop and the devastation she has to go through broke my heart. Having her missing husband’s best friend return is bittersweet, but a welcome one as well. The twists and turns take you on a ride, but one where the reward is so well worth it. There is also the touch of humor that I love with this series. It did have me laughing especially in the epilogue. The epilogue is everything. The absolute prefect touch to end this book on. This book may start off ripping your heart out, but by the end you’ll be smiling and crying happy tears as it heals your heart right back up. A must read for sure!!
Oh Wow!!! Luca & Frankie!! What an emotional read!!! I devoured this read!! I adore all the characters. The pain, the sorrow, the love, and the passion!! Whew
No words! So many different emotions are going through me after reading this book. I have loved this series from the first book and getting to know everyone on this patrol. I want to tell you not to read the blurb just make sure to read Sinners are Winners because it sets up the twists that came with this book.
So I’m not going to tell you anything about If You Say So other then that you need to read this book. Like the other 5 books in this series the writing is catchy and a page-turner with the sexiness. Plus, the characters are HOT motorcycle cops what else could you ask for. I am really looking forward to the next KPD series and checking out this author’s backlist.
This book was everything and I mean everything. This is a story that broke my heart and imprinted on my soul. Luca and Frankie’s story is one of loss, pain and a forever love. The words of this story were one of the most powerful that I have read in a very long time, I felt the hurt, I felt the pain and I felt the loss deep inside. I couldn’t put this book down to the point I was reading it to the early hours of the morning. Their story took me on a massive wave of emotions from anger, frustration, hope and unwavering love. If You Say So broke me and every emotion that I experienced at the hands of this story was reflected in the huge amount of tears that I cried. Luca and Frankie I think just claimed the top spot on my list of favourite characters (sorry Torren). This is a story that will remain with me for a very long time in the best of ways.
O.M.G this book was everything. LLV really packed the emotions with this one. She delivered us a beautifully heartbreaking story.
I loved this monthly visit to catch up on my fictional friends. Each book in this series honestly draws you in more and grows your love for them. Not only does LLV give you a chance to catch up with old friends she also introduces you to new characters that you will grow to love, building onto this interweaving brilliant world she has developed.
I absolutely loved the characters in this one. My heart literally broke for our hero in this one. He has been through so much emotional and physically carrying the scars of war. He is scarred inside and out with no memories from before he was rescued. He feels like an nothing in his life is real. He is going through the motions until Frankie walks into his life and starts to spark something inside him.
Frankie is going through the motions and living her life surrounded in grief of her MIA fiance. My heart broke for the pain she was feeling. How she remained so strong I have no idea. I loved this girl.
As always LLV brought me one hell of a read that I didn’t put down once I started until I finished.. Well done as always. Can’t wait to see what you bring us next month.
This is the sixth book of the KPD Motorcycle Patrol series. It is a stand alone, but some of the previous books have dropped some hints about this one.
This is Frankie, Luca, and Malachi’s story. It is NOT a triangle. Trust me. I swear it isn’t.
I don’t want to say too much. I would hate to give anything away with this story.
I absolutely love the story and the characters. I do want more and you will see why when you finish reading this. I want ALL to get a happy ever after.
You won’t go wrong with this book. I want to re-read it already!
“I let a short dude cuddle me once. It felt like I had a backpack on.” -Coffee Cup
I love Lani Lynn Vale’s books, and I’ve noticed they have a trend, they just keep getting better!! The story of Luca, Frankie and Malachi. This one keeps you wondering thru the whole book, and you want to keep turning pages to see what happens next! And what happens is wonderfulness!
5 Stars
Gah! I simply DEVOURED this latest from Lani Lynn Vale. After meeting the mysterious Malachi in Sinners are Winners and the internal thoughts of Lock, I couldn’t wait for this one.
Malachi Stokes returns to Kilgore a released POW, scarred, and with no memory whatsoever. He’s surrounded by his best friend’s parents and fiancee’, a girl who he quickly realizes he feels so much more for than just friendship. Frankie has been barely living life the last two years since Luca went missing, and when Malachi comes back, it physically pains her to be around him with how much the two were so alike. But, she’s determined to be the friend to Malachi that Luca would want her to be, and finds herself drawn to him in so many ways.
These characters have all the qualities that I adore in an LLV story, and I just love how when two souls recognize each other and there’s nothing to be done that can stop it. This story is an emotional, riveting tale of true love that’s meant to be. Seriously, all the feels in this one.
Angela – Alphas Do It Better Book Blog
Luca and Frankie had the kind of relationship people envy. Luca is deployed by the military and goes missing and presumed dead on a mission. Frankie is treated terribly by Luca’s father and is devastated by his death. A couple of years later a man shows up in the ER that Frankie wasn’t expecting to see. Luca is back but he doesn’t remember anything about his previous life before being rescued by the military. He is found with his friends dog tags so it’s assumed he is him. Throw in a case of suspense with murder and a stalker and you have an interesting good read.
Luca Maldonado’s story has intrigued me since I read about him in the last KDP Motorcycle Patrol book “Sinners Are Winners”. Thankfully, I wasn’t left waiting to find out more about Luca.
This story is everything I hoped for. Luca Maldonado and Frankie Solomon are the true definition of love and sacrifice. I can’t choose which character I loved more. I mean Frankie is such a strong character, even after losing the love of her life, her soulmate, she is still fighting to finish medical school and help others. Her love and care for Luca is beautiful and never-ending.
Now Luca is my favorite character in this series so far because he is a fighter. He has to deal with his own personal issues from his military past and is trying to heal while also having to deal with the stares that surrounds him in his day to day life. Together, Frankie and Luca are just two people who love each other beyond time, with eyes focused only on each other instead of the judgement of others. “If You Say So” is a beautiful love story and my favorite book by Lani Lynn Vale.
You will love the shocking twist! Elizabeth @ Carolina Chic’s Read
Luca & and Frankie were so in love and planning their life together. She never expected him to never return from his deployment. Malaki is the best friend of Luca and Frankie has known him and been around him, when he returns from deployment where he was next to his best friend when he died. He remembers nothing of his life before he was rescued. For Frankie, Malaki feels familiar . When he is near she is drawn to him.
I will tell you that what you know is not what you expect. Lani Lynn vale throws a fantastic curve ball in this romance. You WILL love it!!
If You Say So by Lani Lynn Vale is the sixth book in her fabulous KPD Motorcycle Patrol series
I remain absolutely intrigued with the peripheral characters to this series knowing they must have a book out there just from the snippets contained in this series. {So many books, so little time!} It seems like this is a next-generation series to the author’s Code 11-KPD SWAT Series and also a spin-off or set in the same world as her Bear Bottom Guardians MC series. A full reading list can be found on Lani’s website so you can read by series, recommended reading order, or release date if you choose.
Anyway – back to the review for IF YOU SAY SO – This is by far the more tragic of the stories I have read so far. A lost love, a best-friend back from the missing presumed dead and broken hearts slowly healing together all while feeling guilty about those who are still lost to them. Vague – I know – but so much of this one needs to be experienced in the pages and not in my review. I loved this story, it’s chemistry, it’s drama, and most especially, it’s happy ending!
Well-written and fast-paced this is a sexy and outrageous insta-love story and I’m most definitely addicted to Lani Lynn Vale’s writing at this point. Loved it! Enjoy!
4 1/2 STARS!
IF YOU SAY SO is the sixth book in Lani Lynn Vale’s KPD Motorcycle Patrol series and centers around a doctor who’s world was turned upside down not once, but twice with the loss of her true love. A wildly crazy twist on a reunion story is sure to delight LLV fans!
Frankie had her life planned out … she’d become a doctor while Luca served in the Navy, then they’d reunite and settle in to have the family they always dreamed of and live happily ever after. Plans don’t always go according to plan and a few months after he deploys overseas Luca goes missing and is presumed dead.
Two years later has Frankie still living in a cloud of grief. She moved away to get a fresh start and is living the life the doctor life she worked so hard for, but the emptiness inside her attempts to drag her under on a normal basis. Then the unthinkable happens.
I recommend this story to anyone wanting a drama filled love story with lots of unexpected twists and turns. There is a bit of confusion weaved in as the story is told, but overall it was awe inspiring and emotional. I am enjoying this entire series.
LLV does it again with the twist in this story! Ashley @ Carolina Chic’s Read
Luca and Frankie were in love and planning their future when Luca leaves for deployment. Frankie didn’t think that Luca wouldn’t come back but when he didn’t she tries to move on! Malaki, Luca’s best friend and battle buddy returns from War and remembers nothing. Frankie feels things for Malaki that she thinks she shouldn’t! Will Frankie fall for the best friend oh no I can’t tell you any more as you have read every page and feel all the emotions this book has to offer!!!!
All I can say is … WOW!! This book had numerous roller coasters that I was not expecting and some truths that really shocked the hell out of me. The pain of the characters was very apparent throughout the book and it absolutely tugged at my heartstrings more than I thought it would.
I thought the author really built up the suspense of the main situation in the story great and then she pulled in new elements that really set the stage for a shocker of a reveal. I will say that I saw it coming … but anyone that has read this author and the various series’ will have the same feeling. 🙂
Overall, great book. I loved the characters and the pace that the story set. I really liked the build up that happened with the characters. The only thing I had an issue with the parental reaction … I thought there would be much more of it is in the book and was missing that. But that did not detract from the book as a whole. Yes, this is vague … and it will stay so. Read the book!! You will not regret it.