Review: Fantastic end to an even more fantastic series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
What an amazing end to an amazing series.  I am so sad to see it go. Throughout the first four books in the Counting on Love series, Conner was never really on my radar. I knew his book was going to be the last and I knew that I would enjoy the book…but I had no idea just how much I would LOVE it! Up By Five is Conner and Gabby’s story and I must say that out of all of Erin Nicholas’ books, this one is the hottest in my opinion. These two fire up the pages (and sheets and poker tables).Conner has done his job. His four sisters are now happy and in love and it’s time for him to retire. He wants to kick back, enjoy women, and not have to deal with the emotional drama that comes along with them. Gabrielle Evans has finally decided that it’s time to follow her dream of going to medical school. She plans on school being the center of her attention and doesn’t want anything getting in her way. Gabby and Conner are paramedics on the same crew (along with Ryan and Sierra). Gabby has always known that Conner was hot, but she has also known that it isn’t a good idea to get involved with someone you work with. Conner has never noticed Gabby as anything but an awesome paramedic but starts getting hot and bothered when a conversation with her in the break room leaves him panting.After the conversation with Gabby that left him speechless, Conner tried to put Gabby out of his mind. That was until he realized that his co-worker was a girl. After a fire burned down her apartment, Conner saw Gabby in a whole new light. When he found her receiving oxygen and being checked over for injuries, he couldn’t believe his eyes. This was not the Gabby he knew. She had her hair down and was clothing that was most definitely not her paramedic uniform. Conner (being the knight in shining armor that he is) offered Gabby his guest bedroom until she moved into her new place. It doesn’t take him very long to fall hard and fast for her. That surprised me but I really loved it. It seemed very fitting for him. Gabby, on the other hand, is the one who is fighting it. She knows that their fun can only last two months."What's under the blanket is what's going to be under the huge sweatpants, you know." "Yeah, but those huge sweatpants are ugly. It will help." He dropped his voice to a mutter. "Like the uniform has for the past two years apparently.""But it’s strange, isn't it," he went on, "how your biggest problem can also be your perfect solution? How the thing that makes you the craziest can also be what grounds you and keeps you sane?"You’ll get lots of love and tenderness, laugh out loud moments (a lot of these) hot sex, drama, family, friendship and hot sex (yes, it needed to be said twice!) out of Up By Five.Happy reading!