ONE LITTLE LIE. A WHOLE LOTTA TROUBLE.
RUN TO YOU
Risking it All #1
Rachel Lacey
Releasing Aug 30th, 2016
Forever
Moments after meeting the most gorgeous guy ever, Gabby Winters promptly gets stung by a zillion yellow jackets and falls-not gracefully-into a stream. Yup, Ethan Hunter is trouble with a capital "hot," and Gabby definitely needs to keep her distance. Except in the small town of Haven, there's nowhere to hide from Ethan's sexy, infectious grin . . . and all the residents are conspiring against her.
At the center of the town's matchmaking is Ethan's grandmother, who's convinced their relationship is a done deal. Rather than break her heart, Gabby and Ethan find themselves cornered into pretending to be falling in love. The problem: there's serious sizzling attraction between them. And if this charade continues, they won't fool just the entire town - they might fool themselves too . . .
From the uniquely crazy way Gabby and Ethan meet to their HEA, Run To You grabbed my heart and didn't let go. I laughed with them, I cried with them as they rode the life roller coaster.
I felt the sparkling connection between Gabby and Ethan from the first chapter. Neither is looking for love and both carry some baggage. While they decide to be just friends, life and fate have other ideas. Ethan is gobsmacked when he discovers that his beloved gram Dixie doesn't have long to live. She is a feisty, full of life character who wants to see him settled with a good woman before she passes on. Ethan is a good guy who adores Dixie and he convinces a reluctant Gabby to "fake" date to make his grandmother happy. Somewhere along the way, the lines start to blur as they start feeling more than friendship.
This story reflects life. It is fun and full of laughs one minute, and then it pulls on your emotions the next. Gabby is sweet and good-hearted. Ethan is strong and loyal as he and his best friends are trying to start an adventure business that could add income to their small town of Haven. Together, the two come to lean on each other and heal after some rocky soul searching times. You can't help but root for these two characters.
Run To Me is a winning start to Rachel Lacey's new Risking It All series and it is easily one of my favorite books of 2016. I can't wait to read the next book in this charming and heartwarming series!
“I’m
glad you brought me out here.” Gabby stepped over a tree root,
lifting her skirt with her free hand so that she didn’t trip.
Ethan
squeezed her left hand. “Me, too. The rock face is right up this
way.”
They
came around a corner and the path opened up to a big rock looming at
least thirty feet into the air. There were some creases and cracks in
it, but how anyone could scale it with only their bare hands—or why
they would want to—was completely beyond her. “You can seriously
climb that?”
“I
can climb it. Ryan can kick its ass, though.”
“Okay
then. Show me.”
With a
cocky grin, he reached up and hooked his hand into a crack in the
rock. He pulled himself up, his biceps flexing most impressively as
he climbed. Holy shit, that was sexy. Soon she was left with nothing
but a view of his very fine ass. And by the time he’d reached the
top, she was so turned on, she could hardly stand it.
“So?”
he called from the top. “You going to join me or what?”
“Not
a chance. But I will enjoy watching you climb back down.”
“Gotta
give the lady what she wants.” His fine ass reappeared over the
edge as he started back down. He took his time on the descent, and if
she wasn’t mistaken, he might have reached for a few hand and
footholds that made him flex his muscles a little more than was
strictly necessary.
“You’re
a show-off,” she said when his feet were back on solid ground.
He was
a bit out of breath, his bronzed skin glistening with sweat,
trademark smile still in place. “No clue what you’re talking
about.”
“No?
You really needed to reach all the way to that notch?” She gestured
above them. “Instead of the one closer to your shoulder that maybe
wouldn’t have shown off your lovely biceps quite as well?”
He
flexed for her. “What, these old things? And for the record, I
totally needed the leverage.”
“Mm-hmm.”
For some reason, she put her hand on his biceps, and oh
crap, that was a mistake.
His skin was hot beneath her fingers, and his blue eyes blazed into
hers.
“Killing
me, Gabby,” he murmured. “Killing me.”
His
words sent a bolt of red-hot desire right through her, and she must
have made a sound because Ethan sucked in a breath, his gaze locked
on her lips. His hands settled on her hips, burning into her skin
through the thin fabric of her skirt.
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Rachel Lacey is a contemporary
romance author and semi-reformed travel junkie. She's been climbed by a monkey
on a mountain in Japan, gone scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, and camped
out overnight in New York City for a chance to be an extra in a movie. These
days, the majority of her adventures take place on the pages of the books she writes.
She lives in warm and sunny North Carolina with her husband, son, and a variety
of rescue pets.
Wonderful review of RUN TO YOU! Thank you for hosting on your blog today!
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I'm reading this right now. I can't wait to review it. Nice review.
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