Bad Boy CEO by Sugar Jamison

Colt King has spent his whole life trying to prove he's not the trash his hometown of Destiny, Nevada, thought he and his brothers were. As soon as he was old enough he left town, vowing to make a name for himself and never looking back at the place that looked down on him. But that plan goes out the window when his ailing elderly aunt asks him to come home.

He begrudgingly returns to help the woman who raised him. But he's no longer the poor kid from the bad part of town. He's the ruler of a custom car empire and a financial genius. He arrives expecting a boring stay, but when he walks into his childhood home to find a woman in nothing but her underwear pointing a shotgun at his face, he knows his trip home will be a memorable one. With his aunt sick and forcing him to help her restore her fledgling hair salon, he has more than enough on his plate. Colt has no idea that her sexy tenant, Zanna, is going to be the cause of his many sleepless nights.

Zanna Jacobs came to the ghost town of Destiny to stay out of trouble and stay the hell away from men. She's got a serious thing for bad boys that's she trying to kick, and when she lays her eyes on the brutishly handsome Colt, she knows he's got bad news written all over him. He's not the typical thug she goes for: He's too clean cut, too good looking, and too cold--and when he comes to take over her salon, she's not going to take it. Zanna decides to show him exactly who the boss is. Colt is used to people following his orders, and when Zanna challenges his every word he finds her infuriating and incredibly sexy. He can't keep his hands off her...and knows that once he returns to Las Vegas, all bets are off...

I found this a classic tale of bad boy being tamed, unexpectedly, by The One. It just so happened that The One in this instance is our feisty lead, Zanna. Colt has found his match--someone who won't back down and one who can hold her own against his, otherwise, feared self. It's refreshing to see arrogance taken down a notch and Zanna does just that with Colt. From the first pages of this novel, we are entertained by the antics that can only be found in a trailer-park-hillbilly-esque setting. The chemistry between Colt and Zanna is zing-ing from the get-go and it's just fun to see it really come to life as they figure out that they want to end up together.

Thrown for a Curve by Sugar Jamison

when you're a big girl

Cherri has often wished she were thin and graceful like a ballerina instead of being a six-foot-tall blonde with curves that require serious caution. Surely a charming Irishman like her new boss Colin, with his throaty brogue and to-die-for bod, would never go for someone like Cherri. Unless maybe he’s looking for the exact opposite of a delicate lass?  

there’s more of you to love

When Colin hired Cherri to work in his furniture-restoration shop, he had his eyes, first and foremost, on her artistic talents. But now he can’t help but see Cherri for the lush, spirited beauty that she is…and, soon enough, he finds himself mixing business with pleasure. But Cherri turns out to be more vulnerable than she appears. Is she in need of more than Colin can give? Or could it be that a feeling stronger than lust has him thrown for a curve?

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Thrown for a Curve started off two people unlikely to end up together. In a series of events, it morphed into a story of two people making a life together. I think there was too much story going on. I felt that it dragged on at times. Cherri leaned on Colin in a time of need and fell in love. Most of the story is about her growing up and finding her place in life (she is fairly young). Colin is also the her first. For Colin, it was seemingly love at first sight (though he felt way too old for her, he couldn't stay away). After being shattered by his cheating ex-girlfriend who won't leave him alone, Colin comes from a terribly effed up emotionally. The two of them have a lot to work through between his problems and her naivety.  I found that all the back stories going on with Cherri's grandmother's death, then Cherri's unplanned pregnancy, their shotgun marriage, Colin's father coming back into the picture...it just seemed like there was too much going on. It wasn't a horrible book by any means but it didn't grab hold of me.

My Rating: 2.5 Stars

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