Review: Serious JACK, Mr. Bossy Pants, HANGOVER
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2014
CALLING ALL KRISTEN ASHLEY FANS! CALLING ALL KRISTEN ASHLEY FANS! ......This one is right up your alley, as I felt a heavy influence/connection to K.A.'s story style as well as certain mannerisms of the characters.-------------------------------------------------------OVERALL RATING: 4 StarsI was interested in the story the full way through. Never once was I bored and never once did I want to skip ahead and cheat...or skim the book.-------------------------------------------------------What I liked:1. This story had a KA feel to it.2. Jenn always did what she wanted, not what she was told. (though, sometimes that wasn't smart)3. Jack. Maybe I'm nuts, but I loved his bossy ways.4. Banter between Jenn and Jack.5. Definite steam factor going on ....6. Humor in this book. (I had my fare share of great laughs and chuckles.)7. Jenn's nickname for Jack in her phone.8. Ben. He was such a great sweet old guy and he could be funny.9. The epilogue10. If you think about it enough, and eliminate the obvious people, you could guess the KILLER pretty early on.11. Guessing for so dang long about: Who-the-hell-is-it, when it came to the little twist in the story. It was so out of left field, I didn't see it coming.12. Kept me turning the pages until the burning hours of the morning, when I should have been sleeping.13.Meeting Grady. (I hope he and Bailey get a book.)---------------------------------------------------------After the prologue, this story starts you straight out of the gate and in to the killer's mind. Which was unexpected and a bit surprising, however, wasn't very long, thankfully and it's not long before we are thrown in to Jenn meeting Jack, Mr. Bossy Pants.The instant Jack meets Jenn, there's no question these two feel something between the them. However, he's going to act like he's not affected by her and move on like no big deal, until two fellow friends/co-workers seem like they might be interested. That sends Jack in to insanely jealous, must possess mode. (That just made me laugh... but damn was he jealous and possessive. It didn't make me irritated in one bit. It mostly had me cracking up.)Jenn is a 39-year-old, widow with a college age daughter. She lands a journalism job in CO and takes up residency, up in the mountains in a cabin. She's living a peaceful quiet life under the radar, writing fluff pieces until the killings start. That's when her inner "die-hard-reporter" side comes out and she will listen to no one, that includes MR. BOSSY PANTS, trying to aide the police department in finding the killer.Jack is a 40-year-old, never been married, Bona fide manwhore, doing his duty for the town as their long-time Sheriff. He makes no promises to the women he beds and highly stresses he can never be tamed and changed. He loves his job too much to allow others to be put before it, until Jenn. He will still put the job above anything else, but it seems that Jenn won't let his mind rest and now that puts a different spin on the job, to a degree.Someone is out killing women and has an agenda. Jenn is determined to help the Sheriff out and Jack is determined to solve the case while keeping Jenn's sweet-rear out of trouble.Be prepared for the force that's Jack and Jenn. She's good at not listening and sometimes running away. He's good at always being in BOSSY mode, jealous mode, and sexy mode. His grins and heated eyes will incinerate the pants off you. Jenn is in major trouble when it comes to Jack, her mind may try to tell her NO but her body is always saying YES. Their relationship is not in the s.l.o.w m.o.d.e. Nope, no-way, na-uh, heck-to-the-no. This relationship is on FAST FORWARD, so don't blink or you may miss it. And weirdly enough, the way they just FALL IN TO A RELATIONSHIP and you want to think to yourself, uhhhh-yeah-okay-right-no-way....it works perfectly for them. You will feel like they have been together for years the way the dynamics of their relationship plays out, yet in reality it's days or weeks.These two will butt heads and go toe-to-toe, have lover quarrels, make up with hot sexy scenes, find themselves in some bad situations, and ultimately fall in love. They will make you: laugh at their banter and antics, fan your self with their heated scenes, and fall in love with them when this is all said and done.-----------------------------------------------------------------Some quick thoughts:-I wasn't a fan of Bailey and how she was more of a friend then daughter with her mom. I didn't like how she used her mom's first name when addressing her. I didn't like when she talked her in to certain things either. I hope, if she gets her own book, that I will like her more and see her in a different light.-There were a few inconsistencies.-Better breaks between POV's a few times, so we knew who was talking, would have been good. However, you can quickly figure out who was meant to be.-I felt like we lacked in details regarding certain things. Like Jack's background and family. Also, I would have liked a bit more background or interaction with Jenn and her family and Bailey.-----------------------------------------------------------------I would recommend this to readers who are:Into insta-loveK.A FansBOSSY MenA man in uniformA bit of suspense and crime mixed in with a good healthy dose of a love story/steam