Review: Couldn't Resist!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 17, 2014
"The bar was bursting with guys tonight—seriously, it was like Muscles R Us up in here, all filled-out chests and bulging arms with biceps upon biceps."  Who could possibly resist a book that starts out with that sentence?  I couldn't!Faith Fitzpatrick is livid and plans on confronting her brother Kaleb  about his recent acceptance to the SWAT team in her home town of Cornelius, North Carolina. He was already risking his life as a police officer, why the SWAT team? Faith cannot ever forget their fathers death, he was killed in the line of duty, and their lives were forever changed. She is terrified of losing Kaleb in a similar incident, especially now that he's on the SWAT team.Faith is just getting more upset during the long drive from Atlanta. She will be living with Kaleb, his pregnant wife Anna, and their toddler daughter Ella, while she completes an internship at UNC School of Medicine in Psychology . She immediately upon arrival heads to the Rusty Anchor to vent her anger.Connor  Maguire sees a beautiful woman heading into the bar, and is immediately attracted. Except she is very prickly, and wants none of his charm! He uses all his best lines, but can't seem to connect. Very quickly he realizes she is his partner, Kaleb's sister, and not in a flirting mood. Connor has a reputation of a "player" he can't deny,  and never gave a thought to settling down. His work is too dangerous, and he has a dim view of marriage.I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. The banter between Connor and Faith was delightful, and I enjoyed the small town feel of the story. Faith is desperately trying to overcome her fears and move on from them, but she is confronted on all sides by the memory of her Dad.  Connor knows very quickly that this relationship is different, despite Kaleb's anger at the possibility of Connor hurting Faith.  The secondary characters are very enjoyable, especially Connor's dog Penny! The road to this " Happily Ever After" is a rocky one, but I enjoyed every bump in the road.I received this novel from the publisher for an honest review.Pat Fordyce