Funny, sweet, curvy, and giving, Cora Lance is almost perfect.
She owns the local beauty shop, Hair to Eternity.
(Yeah, she’s a little quirky.)
Firefighter, Judd Wellington has had his eyes on Cora for quite a while.
He likes everything he sees in the pretty little red head.
He hasn’t made a move, because she’s the Fire Chief’s daughter.
That means sweet little Cora is off limits.
Judd is … determined to lock down his need for Cora.
He figures the best way to do that is to avoid her and to never, ever be alone with her.
But what happens when the town of Thickwood, Colorado, is flooded, leaving Cora and Judd trapped in his cabin completely alone with nothing to do.
But each other.
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Cora Lance a beauty salon or beauty shop in Thickwood, CO, and Judd Wellington a firefighter, under Cora dad, the fire chief in command. Judd is ready to do what he have to get the woman he want that Cora Lance. And Cora want Judd too. What a hot time in Thickwood, CO.. with these two people ready for romance.
Can I say, I love this author? She’s AMAZING, and when you need a sweet beautiful story with a side kink, you can always go for one of her books, so far I am loving this series and I will definitely recommend.
Forbidden Fruit
Glad to see Judd and Cora got their story. I hoped they would. These two have loved one another from afar for quite some time but were forbidden fruit to each other. That is until a storm makes them throw caution to the wind. HEA for sure.
A Sweet and Sexy Story that Shows Good Guys Don’t Always Finish Last…
What is it about a big and burly mountain man that draws you in like a moth to a flame? To be honest, I’m not completely sure. But, there’s something there, because despite not being overly blown away by this series, here I am five books deep.
I am not normally a sugar and spice kinda girl…sweet and simple romances are definitely not my thing. And for the most part the Thickwood, Colorado series is just that, a safe, swoony series that vanilla hea fans will love. However, there are tiny little snippets of darkly delicious, angsty goodness hidden throughout. Enough to keep even rough and crusty, violent bad boy loving shifter crones like me paying attention.
Is every book in this series great? Nope, not at all, out of the five I’ve read thus far, only two others have moved me enough to leave a review. And thankfully this installment, “The Mountain Man’s Rewards” by L. Nicole, is good enough to be the third!
Here, in this fifth installment of the series, we find the story of Judd and Cora. Both of whom we’ve met in earlier books. Judd, is the sweet, kind, and humble firefighter with dreams of one day becoming the man in charge of the department. And Cora (his longtime secret love) is the beautiful and fiery salon owner he secretly pines for. The woman of his dreams who just so happens to also be forbidden fruit as the existing fire chief’s daughter.
What follows is a sweet and sassy story of longing. A sexy, more carefree story of a couple trying to ignore fate. A story that, despite being very, very vanilla, is still a rather moving, heart warming tale of two souls coming together as one. As they were designed to be. It is a lovely piece that, unless you’re completely dead inside, will have your “awww” motor running by the second chapter. And although it does not have the angsty, trauma driven backdrops of the previous books, will still keep you hooked until the very end.
While still somewhat simplistic and overly cautious. This installment is a vast improvement over the last book. Back is the sizzling chemistry between characters. Back is the depth and emotional richness. And back is the smooth, more methodical and patient pacing that keeps your heart impatiently thumping in your chest with each passing page.
Does it come anywhere close to the caliber of Jordan Marie’s, poignant and wit filled contribution to this series? No, no it does not. However, it is still a highly enjoyable read. A far better read than the one before it, and well worth the hour or so it takes to devour.