A swoon-worthy single father, small town romance. One firefighter and the unexpected heroine who rocks his world.He makes an offer I can’t refuse. I never thought I was saving myself for anyone. Until Lucas.LucasMy priorities are my daughter and my job as a first responder. Romance isn’t even on the radar. Until one little package changes everything.In a single mind-blowing hour, I end up with a … everything.
In a single mind-blowing hour, I end up with a package meant for Valentina Smith, and I find out she’s innocent. I won’t even mention what’s in that package.
Next thing I know, my other brain gets the best of me. Valentina deserves the best, so that brain says, running my mouth like it has no business.
I don’t expect to fall for her. So hard it brings me to my knees. Did I mention she’s meant to be worshipped?
Wait For Me is perfect for readers who love small town romance, single father romance, smart, sassy & innocent heroines, slow burn, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon, and a deeply protective broody hero.
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Wait for Me is a great afternoon read. Wonderful characters and realistic storyline kept me entertained.
Liked it so much that I didn’t want to put it down!
Refreshing, pleasant, interesting self soul searching
I do enjoy this series by Croix. This is Valentina and Lucas’ story. She is an awesome character raised by parents who went from hippie to Jesus freak pastors. This is her first job away from home and the family of workers at this Blue Ridge Mountain resort become like a second family to her. Lucas is still recovering from the double physical loss of his now diseased wife and the emotional loss of finding out she had been a cheater. He has a 6yr old daughter. The love story portion is sweet and nicely developed. However, for those who do not like detailed descriptions of having sex, there are many pages you’ll need to skip as she goes from virgin to quite experienced.
Got caught up in the story from the first page. Valentina shyness just make her more real and unfurling of her romance with Lucas was such a treat. Definitely a feel good read.
A fun read in which 2 characters with problems find each other.
Thank you sweetheart for finishing the clear balance. I am so tired and do overwhelmed right now. I think I may be done for several hours. I still need to make your Mom’s card. Don’t forget to pick up cake
A single dad and a lady with many talents, a hurt heart and a compassionate heart. Taking a chance or staying protected but frozen. Challenges for our main characters.
I received a free copy of this book via BookFunnel and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A good small town romance. Love the wonderful characters and the plot. I enjoyed reading it.
I received a free copy and this is my voluntarily review.
Valentina has lived a rather sheltered life with her hippie/religious parents. No dating, home schooled and few friends. This job at Stolen Hearts Lodge is a godsend, giving her some distance to spread her wings. Lucas lost his wife to an aneurism and found out later that she had a affair with his friend. He has sworn off relationships, sticking with casual. He has a daughter to think of and Riley is top priority! Now, a package with a big pink vibrator, has brought the two of them together. Lucas learns that Valentina is a virgin, hence the reason for the vibrator. In a moment of weakness, Lucas tells her if she is looking for help in losing her virginity, she can call him! Well damn, was he serious? Could she really have a chance to be with the one person who has gotten her motor running, the one she’s been waiting for? Can two people with entirely different agendas find a love that lasts a lifetime? This book was wonderfully steamy and sexy as hell! Lucas and Valentina will steal your heart for sure!
This is a heartwarming story with great characters, it is sexy and swoony and has lots of emotions. Lucas and Valentina are the next great couple in this series and they captured my interest from the beginning. I look forward to more of this series.
I’m in love with this new series already. This is my favorite so far. I love Lucas and Valentina a lot together. Lucas is just made of hotness. This book has everything you could want in a J.H. book and more. Can’t wait for the next one.
I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving a free copy.
Wait for me is the second book in J.H.’s Swoon Series. It can be read as a stand alone; the characters from the first book are included in this one but you don’t need to know their entire story. So far this series has been really sweet!!
Valentina finally moves out on her own away from her preacher father. Her life up until now has been very sheltered; home school, no friends, no boyfriend and certainly no sex! When the gorgeous Lucas finds himself at her door, he offers his assistance in more ways than one!
Lucas is a single father trying to raise his daughter as best he can. He doesn’t have time for love but Valentina has caught him dead in his tracks! Will she be the one to turn his world upside down?
A heart warming sexy read with a laugh out loud start! Looking forward to reading the next book, Dawson and Evie!!
I love J.H. Croix. Her characters appeal to that little voice in your head that forces your heart to take notice. Wait for Me is the start of something new. Lucas and Valentina are friends fighting an attraction that quickly spirals out of control. She’s more than a little naive. He’s more than a little jaded. With a wary heart and a growing desire, can lust become more than either hoped to find? From emotional to tempting, Wait For Me delivers swoons and so much more.
Lucas is a smoking hot single dad who has two priorities in life: his daughter, Rylie, and work as a first responder and as an employee for the Stolen Hearts Lodge. Valentina has led a very sheltered life thanks to her religious parents who home schooled her. Valentina takes a job as the accountant/bookkeeper for the Stolen Hearts Lodge. Valentina is beautiful but very innocent. Lucas and Valentina are attracted to each other, but Lucas still carries the betrayal of finding out that his dead wife had been cheating on him with one of his friends. Things change when packages are mixed up. Lucas is surprised by what he finds in Valentina’s package. Lucas is even more surprised when he learns how innocent Valentina really is and offers his help to end her innocence. The chemistry and heat between Lucas and Valentina is HOT and combustible. Will Lucas ever trust Valentina with his heart or his daughter’s? Will Valentina lose her heart to Lucas only to have it broken in the end? Will Lucas and Valentina find their happily ever after? I LOVED Wait For Me by J.H. Croix! The Swoon Series is amazing and a MUST read. Wait For Me is a fantastic romantic read with amazing characters and filled with humor, romance, and smoking hot chemistry. I would highly recommend getting Wait For Me by J.H. Croix. I received an ARC of this book from Bad Boy Update, and I am leaving my honest review.
I’m not one to rush out and read single dad romances, but I made an exception for Wait For Me and I’m so glad I did. Lucas is everything you want a romance book hero to be, while Valentina feels like someone you might know and root for in real life. This story is sweet and oh-so-sexy, and it will definitely make you believe in the redemptive power of love.
Lucas Cole is a first responder and also employed by Stolen Hearts Lodge. He is a tall, stunningly gorgeous, brooding man who isn’t in a good place in his life. He is a single father with a beautiful and lively six-year-old daughter named Rylie. Rylie’s mother died of a brain aneurysm but she had repeatedly cheated on Lucas and he has no place in his heart for a woman. Valentina Smith is a new employee of Stolen Hearts Lodge who has lived her life under the watchful and strict eyes of her parents. Home-schooled, she hasn’t had a lot of social experience but now she has new friends also working at the Lodge to show her a new world. A mix-up of mail between Valentina and Lucas is hilarious yet embarrassing since her delivery included a very personal item! Lucas brings it back to her and, before she knows it, she faints right into his arms. Perfect set-up for an interesting relationship in which both have no doubt how they feel about one another but the walls Lucas has constructed around his heart refuse to budge. He knows what he feels but he can’t admit to it. Michelle hurt him. Riley’s too important. He’s not sure how Valentina feels about him. Poor Valentina is pushed and pulled both ways because of her growing feelings for Lucas but, in the next minute, he pushes her away and totally ignores her in the Lodge. Sweet, darling Riley is the real hero of this book and this love story. She cuts through all the hesitation and insecurity by falling in love with “her Valentine!” It takes an accident to make Lucas face how he feels about Valentina and what he needs to do about it. His friends are exactly that…best friends who tell him to wake up and admit everything to himself or risk losing Valentina. This is a touchingly sweet story about the road to discovering who you are and what you feel, with a little (no, a lot of!) help from the ones you love. Wonderful epilogue brings the story full circle!
Wait For Me is an awesome read. Delightful,Delicious Hot,captivating and entertaining romance story of Lucas and Valentina. Well written Lovely characters with off the charts chemistry,loved it!! Great addition to the series, well done! I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book
Absolutely awesome romance story between Valentina and widowed single dad, Lucas. They both work in the same small vacation town with very different interests. Lucas works hard as a first responder, Carpenter and wonderful dad to his young daughter. Valentina is the on-site accountant for the resort. I love the way Ms. Croix brings characters to life so they feel real. I haven’t read a book by her that I haven’t loved. I received a complementary copy of this book via Booksprout and chose to write a review. I look forward to reading future books by her especially in this series.
Well worth reading!