New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter is back with a sizzling Original Heartbreakers story featuring a troubled playboy and the woman he can’t resist… motto: One and done. No harm, no foul.
Harlow Glass is the most hated girl in town. The beautiful artist is penniless, jobless and homeless. When she sneaks into Beck’s home—her ancestral estate—for food, she’s shocked by his early return…and her immediate, sizzling and intense attraction to him.
For the first time in Beck’s life, he can’t get a woman out of his mind. All too soon, friendship blooms into obsession and he’ll have to break her heart…or surrender his own.
“Sassy, smart characters and an expertly woven, unconventional plot, The Closer You Come showcases Gena Showalter in all her shining talent. ” —Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author
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Their is just some special about The Original Heartbreakers series. I don’t know what it is that keeps me swooning and come back for more. Maybe it’s the small-town feel, the people who all have their own issues, pasts, and hatreds, or maybe it’s just Ms. Showalter’s amazing storytelling skills.
I was pulled in from start to finish and I couldn’t stop listening to the audio book narrated by Savannah Richards.
We are treated to Beck who is friends with Jase and West. They all moved to Strawberry Valley to start fresh, except Beck hasn’t changed his ways. He’s a player, a ladies man, and known as, One and Done. Then we have Harlow who grew up in the home that Beck and his friends now own. She’s lost a lot. Her mother, her home, and no one will give her a job all because of how she acted as a teenager; she was the town bully. She’s different, changed, but no one will give her a chances. No one has forgotten and so they give her a hard time, every chance they get.
The chemistry between Beck and Harlow is scorching. They have sparks from the start, but Harlow knows his reputation and will not be a one night stand and so she will settle for friendship. This book was fantastic. I was laughing out loud one moment and having my heart break the next. I just love the characters, the snarky humor, and those sexy scenes made me sigh with delight. This book is full of snark, steam, and lots of heart.
Narration: Ms. Richards is a wonderful narrator. She captured me. The voices are all distinctive and come across clear, crisp, and well defined. The small-town feels like a small town with it’s own unique people making a living in and around it. Everything from the setting to the characters felt genuine and passionate. I’m loving the audio books for The Original Heartbreakers series and I plan to continue the series in this formate.
Rated: 4 Stars
I can not read this series fast enough! I fall in love with every character and get taken on an emotional ride everytime. Harlow and Beck were beautiful together and another couple that had so many personal demons to battle before they could be happy together. This book had me laughing, crying, and cursing at the main characters to work it out.
Exceptional Story!
I started out reading this book and was immediately enthralled with Harlow Glass with the hints at her life. She is such a complex character. The more I read the more I needed to know. Then I switched over to the Audible version so I could continue with the story while I got things done around the house. The narrator did an awesome job with both the male and female voices. “One and Done” Beck quickly entered the scene and captured my heart with all his issues as well as his fascination with his blueberry pie thief. The give and pull of the couple’s blossoming relationship is peppered with heartache, laughter, heat, friendship, and growing love. One of my favorite scenes in the book is when Harlow, Jessie Kay, Brooke Lynn, and Kenna got drunk at Two Shoes restaurant and Harlow sent pictures of her sitting on a guy’s lap to Beck to make him jealous. His response was awesome. I can’t express enough how much I love this story and the series. This being the third book in the series and I can’t wait to read the next. Technically you could read this book out of sequence as it stands alone fine by itself but you will enjoy it more if you read them in sequence. This is a book/series you won’t want to miss in whatever medium you prefer.
The Hotter You Burn is the second book in the Original Heartbreakers series and once again we are transported back to the town of Strawberry Valley, Oklahoma were we see Beck Ockley finally meet the women that will change is life forever. Harlow Glass the one woman that can change Beck if she is willing to try. I absolutely loved this book and getting to see Beck and Harlow find their way. My emotions were all over the place I just felt so much for these characters and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
I love this book. It is so well written and I couldn’t put it down.