“I’m afraid my vagina might turn itself inside out if you try to give it another orgasm so soon.” — Scarlett BodineRaised by her three overbearing brothers, Scarlett is a hell-raising tomboy with a tool belt. A tornado stirring up trouble everywhere she goes. Her favorite pastimes? Drinking any man under the table and two-stepping. But she has zero interest in love. Scarlett’s only being … interest in love. Scarlett’s only being neighborly when she claims her sexy next-door neighbor as her new pet project.
Devlin is a man at rock bottom. Marriage, political career, five-year plan to Washington, D.C. All destroyed with one well-placed jab. The golden boy is now the black sheep relegated to Bootleg Springs, a tiny West Virginia town with two claims to fame: 1. Moonshine and 2. The cold case disappearance of a teen girl.
Devlin just wants to lick his wounds. But Scarlett has other ideas for his tongue… and the rest of him. She’s determined to bring him back to life, even if getting him back on his feet means never seeing him again. But when an old mystery becomes new news, she’ll need his help to survive the scandal.
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When I come back in my next life, I want to be Scarlett Bodine. Dibs. Sorry. You’ll have to be someone else. But we can be besties. And we’ll have the most AMAZING time. Plus, I’ll get Devlin all to myself, and that’s SO WORTH the trouble of being reincarnated as a fictional character, because DEVLIN.
And Bootleg Springs. I want to live in Bootleg Springs.
Also, READ CHAPTER 27. If you read nothing else in this book, READ CHAPTER 27.
But not when you’re eating, drinking, or need to use the restroom. Or when you’re perched precariously on the edge of anything.
This book has everything – heart, hilarity, steam, and a town you’ll fall head over boots in love with. READ IT! Read it TODAY!!
Moonshine and bonfires
Oh, my stars, I loved this book!
When Devlin McCallister arrives at his grandmother’s house in Bootleg Springs, disgraced and stunned from a spectacularly imploded career, he wants nothing more than to hide out and lick his wounds. Scarlett Bodine has other plans though. And you don’t say no to Scarlett. And so, begins their friendship. The city lawmaker and the country Jill of all trades.
This has all the elements that Lucy Score does so excellently. Family, witty banter, life long friendships, small town quirky characters, and steamy sexy times. The small town of Bootleg Springs, West Virginia plays a vivid role also. The lake, the springs, the diner, the late night slow dancing around a bonfire. Kicking it up at the bar after a long week of work.
This book features all my favorite things: wonderfully strong and charismatic characters, snappy dialogue, sex, interesting side characters, small town charm, sex, a hint of intrigue, sex, did I say sex? And so many laugh out loud moments! I am excited to see what happens next in Bootleg Springs!
When this series went on sale, I snapped it up–and I’m so glad I did! This sexy, humorous, small-town romance series centers on a family–four brothers and a sister–in a West Virginia hotsprings spa town called Bootleg Springs, known for its moonshine, of course. This first book in the series features Scarlett, the tool-wielding handy-woman sister, and delivers all the feels. She’s sassy, sensitive, headstrong, and so much fun! I’m gobbling up the rest of the books, the perfect antidote for dreary winter days in lockdown. Highly recommend!
What’s not too love about this book? A small town. A hot guy. A feisty woman. It’s my kind of story from the word go. Throw in some shenanigans, some moonshine and some old dusty roads and you’ve got the makings of a happily ever after that is impossible not to read in one sitting.
Humor, romance, heat and a mystery, all wrapped up in one awesome story. I am a huge fan of Lucy Score and Whiskey Chaser doesn’t disappoint. Could not put the book down and read it in one sitting.
This is the first book in series of 6, and I can’t wait for the next one to come out in May!
Moonshine, Tailgates, and Good Lovin’ on Dusty Roads”
Lucy Score and Claire Kingsley writing together?! It just does NOT get any better than that! This dynamic duo have combined their fantastic writing talents to bring readers and fan-girls all over a hot, new, highly anticipated romance series, Bootleg Springs. EEEP!!
The ingenious (and ever witty) Lucy Score kicks off this awesome collaborative series with Whiskey Chaser, and it is nothing short of amazing! This book is hilarious, it’s sexy, heck . . . it’s a whole bag of tacos and then some! LOL!
“Where’d you learn to kiss like that?”
“Like what?”
“Like I’m the only girl in the world you want to kiss.”
I SMILED.
I LAUGHED.
I LAUGHED OUT LOUD . . .UNTIL I CRIED.
I FELL IN LOVE.
I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN!
Our heroine, Scarlett Bodine is one of the most infectiously lovable Lucy Score characters ever. Scarlett is the kind of girl who knows what she wants and is not afraid to be herself. She’s quite the little firecracker, but she’s also the All-American girl next door. LITERALLY. She’s the girl next door! LOL! Scarlett is so witty, lots of fun, and quite frankly, a breath of fresh air . . . with a “shot of whiskey,” of course. I love that she’s sexy as heck and a tomboy to boot. This book brings back so many memories of my own childhood with my brothers, where I hung out with the boys, doing all the things boys did–only better! Did I mention that I absolutely adore Scarlett Bodine and want to be her bestie?!
Devlin McCallister, our hero, has arrived in Bootleg Springs a little worse for wear with the hopes of recovering in peace from a series of dramatic life events. However, it isn’t long before he’s caught under the spell that is Scarlett Bodine.
“Scarlett laughed, and it sounded like the twitter of birds on a sunny Sunday morning. The light in her laughter turned something on inside of me.”
Scarlett has decided to make it her mission to aid in Devlin’s recovery, but I don’t think she was counting on how much Devlin would end up helping her in return. Devlin’s vulnerability and beautiful heart won me over the same way it won over our heroine. He was there for Scarlett in ways she never experienced before, and that, I think, took our little Firecracker Bodine by surprise.
“He made me feel mysterious, interesting, and sexy. Things I couldn’t feel on a daily basis around the people I’d known my whole life . . . when he touched me, it felt like I had straight whiskey flowing through my veins . . . I watched him walk back down the porch steps–the same steps that I’d bounded down in a bid to run away from home twice in my teens–and fell just a little, tiny bit in love with Devlin McCallister.”
Whiskey Chaser is a great start to this Bootleg Springs series. It had everything–lots of laughter and good times, and then there were the right-in- the-feels moments that made my heart crack wide open; the moments that made me want to gather up and hug all the Bodine kids.
I just can’t say it enough. I loved everything about this book–the town, its rich, colorful history, the community spirit and families–especially Scarlett’s super meddlin’, overprotective, “cockblockin'” brothers! I practically hollered about the way they deliver their own brand of justice–Bootleg Justice that is . . . LOL!
Whiskey Chaser is such an awesome book, and I’m super excited for what’s to come in the rest of this series.
Since her very first book Lucy Score has been an automatic-one-click-don’t-even-have-to-read-the-blurb-will-ALWAYS-buy author. She is one of a very short list of authors that I seriously fan-girl over. When I fall in love with one of her books, I sometimes wonder that her next book can’t be better than this one. Well, every time she proves me wrong. Lucy has paired with Claire Kingsley to bring us this new series. Full disclosure…I’ve only read one of Claire Kingsley’s books which was a heart-wrenching book that I did enjoy, and have heard good things about her others. In short…this book is AMAZING!
This book is the first in an interconnected series. Each book is a complete standalone focusing on a particular couple. What ties the series together is the family and a mystery that is uncovered in the first book. Trust me, the mystery does not overtake the book or distract from the couple. It’s just an extra layer of goodness.
Bootleg Springs is a small town that’s famous for its moonshine. Its characters are quirky but loveable and loyal. It’s everything you think a small town should be. When I read Lucy’s Blue Moon series, I thought I wanted to live in Blue Moon. Well, I’ve repacked my bags and I’m moving to Bootleg Springs! The heroine, Scarlett, is a spitfire. She is independent, sassy, and amazing. She is the local handyman and has no problem putting anyone in their place. Delvin is a disgraced lawmaker going through a divorce that has escaped to Bootleg Springs to recover. At the beginning of this book Delvin is vulnerable and lost. Over the course of the book Scarlett and the residents of Bootleg Springs put the life and fun back in Delvin. The secondary characters in this book are as wonderful and interesting as the main characters. I want to know more about all of them. I can’t wait to read the rest of this series (especially after that Epilogue!!!).
If you are looking for a small town rom-com with quirky characters then Lucy Score should be your go-to author. If you are looking for a strong, sassy, independent heroine, then Lucy Score should definitely be your go-to author. I haven’t read an author that does small town rom-coms or sassy heroines better. I don’t give many 5 star reviews, but with this book I wish I could give it more than 5 stars. This book and this author should be next on your TBR list. It has definitely moved to the list of books I will always recommend to others.
OMG, what a freaking AMAZING book! I have to admit, this is not usually more type of read but WOW! I’m so absolutely smitten with Whiskey Chaser!! Welcome to Bootleg Springs!
Scarlett is an strong, independent woman who is a business owner and just tells it like it is. With three overbearing older brothers, Scarlett knows what she wants. And that is the man who is hiding out next door in his grandmother’s house.
Devlin is laying low after a scandal put his family in the spotlight. After laying the smackdown to his soon to be ex-wife’s conquest, Devlin has retreated to the woods to let things simmer down before going back to Annapolis. At least that’s the plan until he meets Scarlett, her crazy band of brothers and everyone else in this small town and yet another scandal is rocking them all to the core!
I loved EVERYTHING about this book. Scarlett, Devlin, both of the families, the townsfolk, the entire story was a win from start to finish. The way Scarlett lives her life and how she pulls Devlin out of his shell was an absolute joy to read. I’m ready to pack up my house and move to a Bootleg Springs of my own!
Whisky Chaser has it all…a fun, sexy story with hilarious moments along with the mystery of a missing person and a whodunit. Truly a 5++ star read and I cannot wait for the rest of the books in the series!!
Fan-Freaking-Tastic!!! What an AMAZING book!! 5 stars are not enough! Lucy Score and Claire Kingsley make an excellent writing team. (#TeamLuCK) I absolutely love every single thing about this book!!! It’s a must have book – Go one-click now! I voluntarily read and am reviewing an advanced reader’s copy of this book with my honest opinion.
Well, she’s done it again. This time in the wild back country of West Virginia, Lucy Score has created a world that is rife with memorable characters. With the help of Claire Kingsley, these two amazing authors have woven a tale that will grab you by the nose hairs and won’t let go. They demand your attention and the ride is filled with hysterical antics, tons of y’alling and enough moonshine to fill a bathtub.
Whiskey Chaser is about a family named Bodine (Bodeen). There are three brothers and one sister and they are as funny and complicated as any family is. Scarlett is the town’s handy woman. She can fix anything and she does with so much flair, people don’t seem to know if they should slap her on the back for a job well done or scream her name for all the trouble she’s caused. And Scarlett is all about the trouble.
Devlin McAllister is visiting his grandmother’s home in Bootleg Springs, which just happens to be next door to good ol’ Scarlett. She has been tasked with making sure he’s all right, after an unfortunate squirmish at his job. Little do they both know, they’ll be embarking on a life altering adventure any reader will find the most entertaining.
Reading about small towns, with their quirky residents and inside jokes and tons of history makes you feel at home. It’s completely relatable and that’s why, to me, it’s so fun and enjoyable. This story takes a familiar idea and turns it on its small town head. I just loved getting to know these hysterical, witty, punch you in face characters. Everyone in this book has a strong voice and it’s busting at the seams to be heard. This is book one of six and the story will progress and I simply can’t wait.
I loved this book! Scarlett is amazing! Raised by her older brothers, she’s a sexy tomboy who is full of sass. Devlin comes to town to hide while the scandal that threatens his career blows over. He is not prepared for the whirlwind that is Scarlett. These two are perfect together! They are so different but compliment each other beautifully.
This book is funny, sexy, and has some fantastic secondary characters. I loved the mystery surrounding Callie. I can’t wait to read the rest of this series!!
Whiskey Chaser is everything I thought it would be. Are you looking for a hot, panty melting story that will have you screaming and cheering? Are you looking for a book you won’t want to end?? Do you want a family that is like millions of American families?? Everyone has doubts and insecurities and I love that about Scarlett and Devlin. You can feel their doubts and worries!!
Scarlett Bodine is a strong, willful, wild, independent southern woman who puts everyone else before herself. Devlin McCallister is a cracked man whose neat and orderly life imploded before he came to Bootleg Springs. When looking from the outside Devlin and Scarlett shouldn’t mesh, but their backgrounds and life experiences make them a perfect match. Scarlett brings fun and laughter into Devlin’s life and Devlin settles Scarlett and gives her security and safety. Their love gives me hope and their sexy times make me hot!
Another amazing read by Lucy Amazing Score! You’re library will not be complete without this book!!!
Lucy Score and Claire Kingsley have teamed up to create a new series, and Whiskey Chaser is the first book in this series. This book takes place in Bootleg Springs, a small town with a whole group of small town characters that will entertain ensuring you want to learn more about them as well as the main characters.
Devlin McCallister comes to Bootleg Springs to lick his wounds at his grandmother’s after his entire life goes boom, and this includes his work as well as his marriage! His grandmother’s neighbour is Scarlett Bodine, a strong, confident handywoman! She is everything we all hope our daughters would be!
This book is hilarious, hawt, and the mystery that will flow through each of the books in this series will have you hooked!
I was provided with an ARC of this book and I am providing my honest review. I have received no compensation of any kind from any source for this review.
Ms. Score has quickly become one of my one-click authors. There is nothing she has written that I haven’t loved. She writes a lot of different things and with each one I am more hooked than I already was.
This new venture with Claire Kingsley is absolute perfection. Scarlett is sassy and a straight shooter after being raised by her brothers. When Devlin escapes to Bootleg Springs he never expects to fall for anyone, much less Scarlett.
This book is sassy and sexy and so much fun. I can’t get enough of the Bodine bunch and I’m so excited to read each and every one of these books. Ms. Score writes with so much depth that I feel like I know and love each of these characters. It’s a small-town romance with an edge of suspense that will have you up until the late hours of the night.
The epilogue is my favorite part of the book. It shows you years into the future and gives me all sorts of ideas of what might be coming up for my new best friends. I loved Scarlett and Devlin’s story and I can’t wait for the next book. Loved it!
I’m not sure if I can put into words how much I adored this book, these characters & this town! What an absolutely amazing book to start this series. I cannot wait to see how this series plays out!!!!
I absolutely fell in love with Whiskey Chaser. I was so excited to read a new book by Lucy Score and the fact that she brought author Claire Kingsley along made it rock to the 2nd power! I love both of these authors’ writing, this is a winning team. I loved the main female character, Scarlett, she was sassy, a smart ass, spunky, independent, strong but beautiful all at the same time. She could hold her own with the guys and spoke her mind. The main male character, Devlin, is an outsider to the town but quickly with Scarlett’s help becomes one of the locals. Scarlett decides she needs to pull Devlin under her wings and show him there is life beyond his city life and work. Scarlett and Devlin’s chemistry is amazing. There are a lot of funny situations, HOT sex scenes and town drama. This small town of Bootleg Springs is perfect. The locals are like one big family. I fell in love with Bootleg Springs and wish I could move there. There are multiple secondary characters that I am looking forward to hearing their story. This is a fun must read. Can’t wait for book 2.
Rating – Is infinity an option?
Okay, you need this book in your life. Not only is it perfect, it is the start of something absolutely amazing! Lucy Score and Claire Kingsley couldn’t be a more perfect team. As soon as they announced they would be co-authoring this new series, I knew it was going to be epic! And, let me tell you, I was not disappointed in the least!
This book has it all! Fun setting, amazing characters, romance, heat, and a mystery that has my mind reeling…yep..all that and so much more. This series is going to be made up of six books that follow the characters in Bootleg Springs as they find their happily-ever-afters. Each book will be a standalone that follows one couple (no cliffhangers), but the mystery will flow through all six books and all six couples. Bootleg Springs is fantastic. The people are hilarious, and I adore each and every one of them. I was laughing constantly throughout this book, and I absolutely can’t wait for the other books to come out!
In Whiskey Chaser, we focus on Devlin and Scarlett. Dev is a politician that was sent to stay at his grandmother’s house in Bootleg Springs to escape a scandal. He has been groomed for a life of politics from birth. His is sophisticated and refined. Scarlett is a country bumpkin and proud of it. She is as real as they come. She stands up for what she believes and is a rock for those she loves. This is a true opposites attract story…but are they really opposites? Together, Dev and Scarlett are unstoppable, but at times, the obstacles they face seem to be more than they can overcome.
Scarlett is fierce. Heaven help you if you are on her bad side, and there is no saving you if you hurt someone she loves. I love her loud personality. I love her strength. I love her independence. However, she often puts the needs of others above her own needs. Sounds noble, right? In reality, it seems more lonely and exhausting. I love that Scarlett seems to lack a filter. You know exactly where you stand with her. When Dev arrives on the scene she is determined to save him, but what if he is really the one to do the saving?
While many people think Scarlett stole the show, Dev won my heart. He sees Scarlett in a way no one else can. While she is busy trying to save him from himself, he is busy quietly taking care of her and giving her things she doesn’t even know she needs. He isn’t a knight in shining armor, but he has a knack for being exactly what Scarlett needs when she needs it. He doesn’t try to stifle her personality, but instead finds true value in who she is. All of this on top of the fact that he is hot, strong, and a man of character? Yeah, I’m a goner.
Did I mention this book also has a mystery? There is a cold case disappearance/murder that occurred in Bootleg Springs, and I am already developing theories based on the breadcrumbs Lucy and Claire are leaving for us. I can’t wait for more clues!!
I am so excited for the rest of this series! I can’t wait to follow Scarlett’s overprotective older brothers through their own love stories and watch them each fall hard! I can’t wait for more clues regarding Callie’s disappearance! I can’t wait to find out who each of the books will focus on! This is seriously one series you don’t want to miss!
Sidesplitting humor, scorchingly hot sexiness, haunting mystery, and quirky, crazy-fun characters enveloped in an enchanting small-town!
“I’m Scarlett Bodine from Bootleg, West Virginia. My roots include an alcoholic daddy and a bootleggin’ great-grandad.”
Scarlett, our resident handywoman is ab-so-lutley freakin’ amazing! This sassy gal isn’t wasting her time planning weddings or dreaming of romance! Instead, she is more of a love ’em and leave ’em type of gal, just getting close enough to take the edge off. However, she is also smart, independent, capable, and the backbone of what’s left of her family. Scarlett’s character has depth that makes her relatable, loveable, and badass!
What if everything I’d worked for my whole life was impossible now?
Devlin, a politician, is waiting for his divorce to go through and unsure of his next move, so his grandmother’s home in Bootleg, WV is the perfect place to hide out until he is ready to face his life again.
“Listen, Devlin, and listen good. You only get a set number of days, a limited number of sunrises and sunsets.
And it’s up to you to make sure you’re taking full advantage of them,” Gran announced.
Scarlet, living next door to Devlin’s grandmother offered her services to make the guy feel welcome, and boy does she make an impression. Devlin just wants to hide, pout, and sulk in peace, but Scarlet is having none of that, and things heat up rapidly between the two. From an old town mystery to “Bootleg justice” (trust me, you want to know more about Bootleg justice) to Wasted Wednesday these two go on quite the adventure together.
Don’t miss out on the epicness that is Bootleg!
This was a highly anticipated story for me as it is written by two queens of the romantic comedies. It turns out it was so much more then I was expecting. I could not want more. It is pure perfection!
From the very first page I fell in love and was trying to figure out how I could move to Bootleg Springs. This story is full of feisty lines, a strong woman, a slightly lost man, and a whole host of wonderful secondary characters that boost not only our main characters lives but the readers as well.
I loved the characters, the plot lines and the development of the town. This is going into my favorites file and I will be waiting restlessly for the other brother’s stories. Well done, perfection!!
Oh. My. Goodness!! I’m in LOVE with Bootleg Springs.
This is a laugh out loud… grab your cowboy boots and tool belt… series. AND.. because this was enough to keep me engaged, a mystery to solve. Basically I went from you have my attention to invested. Also.. the moonshine flows all through the town.
Scarlett Bodine is girl you want in your corner. She will have your back and she will slap anyone who is disrespectful. Seriously.. I love Scarlett. Then she meets Devlin and he is the complete opposite of this woman. He’s suit and tie pairs well with her cutoff shorts and flip flops.
Although I’m currently obsessed with all things Claire, Lucy Score is a new to me author and I can already foresee me seeking more of her books. This a fun series and I can’t wait to see what happens to the rest of the Bodine Clan.