*** 4.5 Stars ***
Single mom collides with grumpy, Alpha AF male??
Ummmm, yes please.
I mean that right there is my kryptonite and although things moved a little slow for me in the beginning, after a few chapters I didn’t want to put the book down. It was sweet, smexy, funny and filled with all kinds of heartstring pulling moments that it really was impossible to keep myself from turning the pages until the very end.
Amanda is a force to be reckoned with and I absolutely adored her. She didn’t have an easy childhood and tripped herself up a few times as an adult, but she found the clarity and strength to pull on her shitkickers and get her life in order for herself and her son. She’s sweet, sassy and that mix of strength and vulnerability that makes it easy to connect with her on many levels.
Grant is that mix of grizzly bear and teddy bear all rolled up on in one smexy package. Alpha AF, especially in the moodiness arena and protective realm, the man protects and cares for what he deems his, even when others aren’t aware of if. He does have a good dose of ‘insert foot in mouth’ disease, but he comes by it honestly because when you see his heart, you see how blindingly golden it really is.
Grant and Amanda’s journey to their HEA was a fun one. The push/pull between them was strong, but the chemistry between them was undeniable from the start, even when that start was a bit bumpy...no sweet meet-cute for these two. But I loved watching them lower their walls and find that not only were they good together, but good for one another, of course Sam and Roxy had very important parts to play in getting them to truly see who the other was beneath the armor. The big bump in the road wasn’t a total surprise, and I ain’t mad at it because it was something they both had to come to terms with, and I loved how everything worked out for them in the end.
This is my first read by the author and I did go against my whole not reading a series out of order stance, but I just couldn’t help myself and had to check it out. The writing was engaging, even though in the beginning things felt a little slow for me, but then that moment came and things took off and I was all in. There are quite a few issues that dealt with throughout the story, and I thought they were handle well and actually liked how one secondary story ended up playing out. I loved Sam and Roxy and I now want to go and read Cam and Calvin’s book after meeting them and loving the chemistry between them. With that said, Bulldozer can easily be read as a standalone without any issues. So, now I have a new author to stalk and see if I can fit more books onto the TBR list.
~ Copy provided via NetGalley & voluntarily reviewed ~
What happens when a single mother is forced to live with a grumpy, ailing football star? The smolder turns red hot of course.
A standalone follow-up to the best-selling, WRECKING BALL.
Amanda Shaw has pulled it together. It’s taken a couple of years, a boatload of hard work, and a ton of self-discipline, but she finally has her problems in a headlock.
Her yoga studio in the city has become so successful she’s opening one near the beach, and her relationship with her ten-year-old son is improving every day.
The last thing she needs is a monkey wrench thrown into her smoothly running life.
Grant Hendricks is one big monkey wrench.
The four time Defensive Player of the Year, three time NFL sack leader, and all around football god has officially hit rock bottom.
A devastating back injury means he may have to retire and that scares him more than doctors telling him the next hit could leave him paralyzed.
All he needs is a quiet place to think and his teammate’s beach house sounds like just the place. Problem is, the woman already living there.
Release Date: November 12th, 2018
P. Dangelico loves romance in all forms, furry creatures, the NY Jets (although she’s reconsidering after this season), and to while away the day at the barn (apparently she does her best thinking shoveling horse poop). What she’s not enamored with is referring to herself in the third person and social media. Although she was born in Milan Italy, she’s been Jersey Strong since she turned six.
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