My life is over.I swore I would never work at the whiskey distillery with my last name on it, that I would never be a part of my father’s legacy. But when I graduated with my art degree and realized there were no jobs, the devil appeared, and I sold my soul, agreeing to work in the family business if he’d give me the art studio I’d always dreamed of.It can’t be that bad, I thought. Until I … I thought.
Until I realized my new boss was Logan Becker.
The Becker brothers have a reputation for being trouble, and since I love trouble, it’s no surprise to me that I’m infatuated by that forbidden fruit the first day I walk into the distillery. That lean, whiskey-eyed, too-hot-for-his-own-good man hates me — and I can’t blame him. His family has been at war with mine for decades, and for good reason.
The Beckers and the Scooters are the Montagues and Capulets of Stratford, Tennessee.
But if he’s Romeo, and I’m Juliet? Well… we all know how that story ends — and for that reason, I tell myself to steer clear.
Because if my father finds out I’m falling for Logan Becker, my life actually will be over.
And Logan’s will be, too.
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Kandi Steiner has never failed to hook me in and make me fall in love with her sexy, angsty, emotional, and swoon-worthy love stories, and Neat was no exception! I fell head over heels in love from the first line and never looked back. I absolutely loved the storyline and characters in Neat, as well as Kandi’s beautiful prose. Her stories have always given me all the feels and put a smile on my face. The Becker Brothers and Stratford, Tennessee have captured me, heart and soul, and I can’t wait to continue this MUST READ series of standalones!
The storyline was wonderful. Kandi Steiner delivered a must read contemporary romance that had plenty of angst, sexy times that will steam up your Kindle, good-natured humor, a charming small town, and characters you can’t help but love. I didn’t know what to expect with Logan’s book, but I absolutely loved what Kandi gave me. It was everything I wanted and more, and even though there were a few elements I didn’t care for as much, I still adored Neat with all of my heart, and it has been added to my list of favorites from this amazingly talented author. Kandi Steiner has created something so unbelievably special with the Becker Brothers series, and I can’t wait to see what happens in the next two books.
The characters stole my heart. Logan and Mallory were EVERYTHING, and I loved them to pieces. Logan was a swoon-worthy hero with a heart of gold, and Mallory was a unique and independent heroine with a beautiful heart and soul. Together, Logan and Mallory were magic, and it was such an honor to read and experience their love story. Kandi has never gotten anything wrong with her books, especially her characters, and she completely blew me away with Logan, Mallory, and several other side characters. Logan and Mallory definitely had their share of problems and heartache in Neat, but all of the ups and downs were totally worth it in the end. I loved the conclusion, and it made me even more excited to read the next standalone in the Becker Brothers series!
Kandi Steiner has a MUST READ contemporary romance on her hands with Neat, and everyone should read it! Logan and Mallory’s story was fun, sexy, playful, angsty, and emotional, and I couldn’t have loved it more. Kandi Steiner has created something so inherently special and extraordinary with the Becker Brothers series, and I can’t wait to devour the rest in the books to come!
I’ve read most of Kandi’s books but I must say- this is her most touching and most tender hearted story. Generally she has written, like most of the authors do, about heroines’ POV in a romance, but here She gives us a peek into the heart of a man who goes through a gamut of emotions when he falls in love with his enemy’s daughter.
“Mallory?”
“Yes?”
“Do you think there’s a universe that exists where you could be mine?”
“Let’s make one.”
Logan Becker goes through every sentiment of infatuation, betrayal, loss, frustration, heartbreak and eventually total, consuming love as his forbidden object of desire- Mallory Scooter. I felt all his heartaches, his loneliness clawed at me, his rare smiles and his battle within…everything cause Kandi wrote it brilliantly.
“what I desired from her, from us… maybe it didn’t actually exist. She had ties to her family, and I had ties to mine, and for that reason alone, it didn’t make sense that we would ever be together”.
Theirs is a conflicted and doomed romance because they belong to opposite corners of the Scooter Whiskey Distillery and their family disputes have drawn a permanent line right in the middle with Becker and Scooters on either side. Deep anguish and distrust have fortified their walls for years.
It’s an insurmountable problem and these young lovers are caught in the midst like Romeo & Juliet between Montagues & Capulets.
“Logan Becker and I should have had a relationship that existed only within the walls of the Scooter Whiskey Distillery. He as the Lead Tour Guide, me as the guide in training. He’d show me the ropes, and I’d try not to get him into any more trouble. Because he was a Becker, and I was a Scooter. That was where all the lines should be drawn.”
Mallory shows so much strength of character, her righteousness just floored me. She ends up loosing it all, yet her pride doesn’t take a hit. Between her sassy demeanor and his stoic character, it was inevitable that opposites would attract and how!
“She was the spontaneous to my well planned, the art to my logic, the unexpected welcome to my day-to-day routine I didn’t even realize was suffocating me. In that moment, I took my first breath on a new life with her.”
There’s a kind of purity in Logan person, his vulnerability and childlike craving for love just made me cry, although surrounded by a living family, there’s an emptiness in his soul and Kandi made me touch that somehow. She has so fabulously explored a man’s heart and taken us readers with her on this voyage.
Kandi is a joyous nature shines through in her books, her smiles and sparkling personality are mirrored in her soft love stories. They are heavy on emotions and feelings and I’m assuming so is she in real life.
Pick up this book, it’s live, gulp down the Neat, unfiltered, undiluted & Heady drink of intoxicating love and feel the buzz, the ardor, the high…it’s magic!!
5 drunk-in-love stars
I absolutely LOVED Neat! I was so excited to see the next Becker fall in love. I think the thing I enjoyed most was the build up between Logan & Mallory! Their chemistry was so strong, but I liked that it wasn’t an insta-love. Kandi created such a wonderful world for these characters, and I can’t wait to see what happens for the next two Becker brothers!!!!
I absolutely love Kandi Steiner’s spin on Romeo and Juliet!!!!! This being the second book in this series, and in my opinion it’s THE BEST!!!! This series just keeps getting better and better!!!! Logan and Mallory are, by far, one of my favorite angsty storylines!!!! You have GOT to one click this book RIGHT NOW!!!!!
Neat by Kandi Steiner is now available and in Kindle Unlimited! This small town, country romance is perfect to get you into all those cozy fall and holiday vibes you’re craving. Plus, it’s got a forbidden element — a “new age Romeo and Juliet!”
My favorite Kandi Steiner book! I absolutely loved Logan. He’s sexy and swoon worthy. The banter between him and Mallory is hot and charged. Their chemistry was so palpable when it finally ignited, it was scorching hot! This Romeo and Juliet/forbidden storyline had me hooked from beginning to end. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series!
Kandi Steiner brings us another angsty, gorgeously-written romance novel. I absolutely adored this one!
This series is so good!! Kandi has done it again! I love all her books!! Logan Becker and Mallory Scooter are everything!! This book was funnt, hot, and everything you want in a book! I can’t wait for more!! Go get this book today!!
I am obsessed with this book! Every single time I read a Kandi Steiner book I don’t think it could get any better and then she releases something new and I am blown away!!
Neat gave me all the Romeo and Juliet vibes and I seriously could not put it down. The writing was amazing and pulled you in more with every page read. Logan was of course a swoon worthy hero, but Mallory kind of stole the show for me. She was strong given her crappy upbringing and relationship with her parents. She overcame so much and I was rooting for her the entire time!
I’m so excited knowing their are still more Becker brothers in our future and I can’t wait to read the rest! I’m dying for answers about the fire!!!!!
I highly recommend this book!!!
Gah! These Becker brothers! I can’t get enough.
This series revolves around the Becker brothers and their legacy to the the Scooter Whiskey Distillery. While each book is a complete story of a brother and his lady love, there is a bit of a mystery that weaves though the background, so I would recommend reading this one is order.
This is book two of the series and gives us the story of Logan, the third Becker son, who is the head tour guide at the whiskey distillery. His world is turned upside down when Mallory Scooter returns to town to work as a distillery tour guide (and he worries–possibly take his job) and he is tasked to train her. The Beckers and the Scooters are basically the Montagues and Capulets of Stratford, Tennessee, so when these two start to catch feelings, they know that it is going to be an uphill battle.
“We were the son and daughter of a bitter rival sparked to life decades ago and still burning hot today.”
I loved these two! Watching them fight their feelings when they were so drawn together just broke my heart. They were the definition of opposites attract–they couldn’t be more different and yet they just fit together flawlessy. Logan was a bit of a nerd, so swoon-worthy and loyal to his family and Mallory was just a fiesty, fun heroine who wanted to be her own person, outside of her family history.
“Do you think there’s a universe that exists where you could be mine?”
“Let’s make one.”
The story pace and writing was excellent. I couldn’t put it down and read this in one sitting. I can’t wait to see what Kandi Steiner has in store with the other two Becker boys. I’m also itching to find out how this mystery plays out. I loved it and highly recommend it!
Neat by Kandi Steiner is now available and in Kindle Unlimited! This small town, country romance is perfect to get you into all those cozy fall and holiday vibes you’re craving. Plus, it’s got a forbidden element — a “new age Romeo and Juliet!”
I’m so in love with the Becker Brothers!! Another captivating story, this one’s about Becker and Mallory who’s families are at odds with each other. Modern day Hatfield’s and McCoy’s. Forced to work together they form a bond that is undeniable and so hot!! Every book that I’ve read by Kandi Steiner outdoes the previous one!!