EXCERPT:
“I want you so fucking bad, Summer, it hurts.” He combed his long hair back with his fingers and chuckled at some inside joke. “You have no idea how bad.”
floor, and when he lifted his face to me, I realized that I was falling hard for him.
two steps. His arms curled around my back, and he pulled me against him. His mouth covered mine. The kiss was long and hard and driven by that intense longing that had been building up between us. He took hold of my good hand and walked me down the short hall to my bedroom. He pushed open the door with his
boot and led me inside.
Gage by Tess Oliver
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
it’s probably closer to 4.5 stars…but let’s talk about this book for a few minutes.
first off, i have a few tess oliver books on my kindle that i haven’t gotten to yet and i’m not sure why. but they have quickly moved up my TBR. i absolutely loved this book. ms. oliver’s writing was really entertaining. the banter between the characters brought a smile to my face more than once. there was never any gut-wrenching angst, although there were a few tense moments and i really like that i didn’t feel so heartbroken before getting my HEA. and the male MC is a logger – i don’t think i’ve ever read a story with such a fascinating career for the main character – something different!! (and his brother has a different, just as fascinating job!)
second, i absolutely love summer (the character not the season). she is absolutely one of my favorite female characters in a book. she is smart, extremely funny, self confident and kindhearted. she has been dealt a pretty sh!tty hand (except for the singing voice) and is still such a likeable person. her babbling rants are so endearing and you just want to pull for her to succeed.
and then there’s gage. WOW. he’s big, strong, beautiful and just about one of the best men you will ever meet. he went from being a troubled teen to being a truly stand-up guy that you fall head over heels in love with. he is truly a genuinely great man.
the secondary characters are fantastic as well – seth (gage’s brother who i’m hoping we’ll see gracing another cover soon), jericho, kristina, rita, maxwell…all of them are entertaining and endearing and make this a completely loveable story.
and did i mention that gage’s younger brother has a whole series? i didn’t even know about that before i started but i can’t wait to go back and read those!!
this is a definite must read! and i can’t wait to delve into more of ms. oliver’s stories!
“I write romance for young adult, new adult
and those of us past the ‘new’ stage. My stories take place anywhere from 19th
century England to 21st century California. And you can count on a super alpha
in each book.”
York Times bestselling author of the Custom Culture Series. She lives
in sunny California with her husband, kids and a herd of spoiled pets.