Reckless Curves (Drive Me Wild #1) By Bronwen Evans
Reviewed at Happily Ever After Romance
Reckless Curves begins the Drive Me Wild series with a combination second chance romance with that bro code of a best friend’s sister. There is plenty of heat, sexy times, and rough language in Tom and Kendra’s story, so if that bothers you this one might not be for you – that decision is yours alone to make. I was easily hooked with the raw emotions that were felt throughout this story. Trust is a huge issue for them both, believing himself worthy of finding love is an issue for Tom.
Kendra had beaten leukemia as a young child, now years in remission, hopefully for more years to come, she’s now old enough to have a huge crush on her brother’s best friend and business partner. Getting Tom to see her as someone to date or even think about being serious with is an ongoing battle due to that silly bro code. (which to this day boggles my mind)
One night of letting good intentions fly out the window will result in one wee baby on the way, with Tom now out of the country working with Marcus on the racing circuit. Years will pass, events will happen to Kendra that leaves her in a far different situation than when Tom left with no contact since that fateful night.
Now, Tom and Marcus are back on US soil, building their business ‘Bad Boys Auto’ together… and it’s time he knew the truth about that one night. Only Kendra didn’t expect his response, and Tom never realized just how much this woman meant to him. Their marriage might be off the charts hot and sexy, but without love, Kendra didn’t want any part of that idea. It’s now up to Tom to prove himself, his love for both his son and the woman who almost slipped through his fingers.
I enjoyed the emotion and the heat of Reckless Curves very much. It’s always a joy for me to watch two people finally get that second chance to get their love for each other right – and eventually, Tom and Kendra will.
I own a Kindle edition of Reckless Curves. 262 Tom and Conner had been friends for ages and were on the car racing circuit together...Tom, the mechanic and Conner, the driver. They opened a custom auto shop together after they left that scene and things couldn't be better. Until Tom can't keep his hands off Kendra, Connor's sister. He discovers that she has a little boy, his after a one night stand the night before he went back to Europe to race. She has never told anyone the child is his. They still have the hots for each other, but know the bro code...thy shalt not touch one's sister, will cause things to explode. The chemistry is hot and it has a HEA even through all their issues they have to work out.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. 262 This is a second chance, little sister, big brother's best friend romance.
At the tender age of sixteen, Kendra Black had fought the battle against leukemia and won and had been in remission for 6 months. That's when she first laid her eyes on her brother's new friend, Thomas Lorde. From the start, she developed a crush on him, partly because he didn't treat her like she needed to be wrapped in cotton wool. But he was older and there was the bro code.
Four years later, after she had been throwing herself at him, he surrender one night, and believing that the chemo had left her sterile, told him not to worry about the broken condom. She also knew he was leaving the next day for Europe to be with her brother Marcus, a formula one race car driver, as his head mechanic. But surprise, she was pregnant, and he did not respond to any of her phone calls, texts or emails, believing stupidly that he wasn't good enough for her. She refused to tell anyone who the father was and her wealthy parents threw her out of the house. With the help of a friend she supports and her son herself by giving music lessons and selling songs.
Several years later, after Marcus had won a Formula One World Drivers Championship, he was so badly injured in a crash he could no longer race, they came back to LA and opened Bad Boy Autos. Kendra is tired of waiting for him to step up, so finally comes to talk to him. And he is angry at himself for not listening or reading her messages and angry at her for waiting so long to contact him once he was back stateside.
His life experience, a mother who walked out on her sons leaving them with their abusive alcoholic father, left him with the belief that love was fleeting and marriage was doomed to failure. But he immediately falls in love with his son, Connor, and wants him to have the family that neither Kendra or he had had. But although she never stopped loving him, she doesn't trust him. She is not going to give him the chance to break her heart again, unless he can prove that he loves not only Connor, but her too. Will they have a second chance?
I read a Beta ARC supplied by the author. This is my unbiased and voluntary review. 262 Kendra has always crushed on her brother’s best friend Tom since she was 16. they shared one night together when she was celebrating her 20th birthday and the day before Tom leaves for Europe. Tom has cared for Kendra but felt bound by bro code to not do anything about his feelings. After their night together he disregards Kendra's calls and emails and never discovered the baby is his. Once she confronts him after he has been back for close to a year Tom is shocked but wants to be involved and know his son. Will they be able to find their way back to each other and sort through past hurts to have their happily ever after.
This was a decent read but one I had a hard time really getting into as it moved a little slow. Felt Kendra should have been portrayed as a much stronger character with what all she dealt with in life. She came off whiny to me and the book had a lot of repetition with character's thoughts or how they behaved etc.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. 262 Kendra Black and Thomas (Tom) Lorde share a past! She's the little sister of his best friend. For years, Tom has kept away from Kendra until her birthday. He finally gives into her and then leaves. Kendra tries to reach out when she has a little surprise for him from their one night together. Unfortunately, the break down in communication leads to further alienation, anger, and mistrust. Flash forward, Tom and her brother Marcus are in business together. Marcus has no idea that Tom and Kendra hooked up all those years ago. You know, the Bro code! The story has it's ups and downs, but overall we get the HEA that you're cheering for by the end.
This is the first time I've read anything by Bronwen Evans and I think I'm already hooked. I can't wait until the next book in the series!!
I received this book via an ARC that has allowed me to review the book and leave an honest review. I thoroughly enjoyed this book so much that I intend to purchase it when released. 262
Everyone deserves a second chance. Tom is about to get his second chance. Kendra drops a bomb on him and he is immediately sure what he wants. The problem is, Kendra isn't on board with him. He has to get her there. His best friend, her brother, doesn't know their secret and it could tear them apart. Tom's dad is dying and maybe Tom can save him, but does he want to? His father wasn't much of a father. Does he deserve a second chance? Kendra does love Tom and has since she was a teenager, but can she trust him now? 262 A lovely romance which starts when Kendra Black is sixteen & recovering from leukaemia, it then moves forward eight years Tom Lorde is part owner of a garage with Kendra’s brother Marcus & Kendra is a single mum struggling to make ends meet. Kendra fell hard for Tom when she was sixteen & has loved him ever since, whilst Tom was attracted to Kendra & wanted to get to know her more he was warned off by Marcus. When Kendra drops the bombshell that their one night together resulted in Tom becoming a father, Tom realises he wants to get to know his son & Kendra. Tom thinks that they should marry but Kendra will only marry for love not just to provide a home for Connor. Both Tom & Kendra’s parents didn’t provide the best examples of parents & they both want to be much better. I loved the chemistry between Tom & Kendra & how their relationship developed & how they overcame their insecurities. It was a lovely mix of some humour & heart wrenching moments, which had me reaching for the hankies.
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
262 A romance to touch the heart, this novel had me tearing up, laughing out loud and a whole host of other emotions as Kendra and Tom clamour for middle ground. Having dropped the bomb that her little boy is, in fact, Tom's, Kendra is shocked when Tom's first reaction is that they should get married and become a family. Neither Kendra nor Tom have had a good precedent for marriage, let alone being parents, but they do know all the mistakes to avoid. However, they first have to earn one another's trust and learn to believe in the attraction that has simmered between them for so many years. This novel is well written, emotional, sensuous and romantic. I loved Tom and his willingness to expose his heart. Despite his bad-boy image, he has more kindness and compassion than it at first appears. Kendra displays all the hallmarks of someone that has faced death and lived to tell the tale. Having been disowned by her father when she fell pregnant, she fought through that battle too. She has strength and determination, but she is not without fear. Letting go of her independence takes courage and forgiving is even harder. I was sorry when I came to the last page of this book but I am looking forward to reading more about the Bad Boy Autos crew. I received a copy of this novel as a gift via Booksprout and this is my honest and voluntary review. 262 I did not read this. I just peaked to see how he reacted to news he was the father.
262 I enjoyed Tom & Kendra's story. Good characters. This was a bit of an emotional read. And a new author for me. I received a free copy of the book. And am voluntarily leaving an honest review. 262
From USA Today Bestselling Author, Bronwen Evans, comes her latest sexy contemporary romance! A secret baby, best friend’s little sister romance set in Bad Boy Autos. Think Fast and Furious but nothing illegal!
Thomas (Tom) Lorde’s morning couldn’t get any worse. One call changes everything. Apparently he’s a dad. He should be on the phone to his lawyer. He wouldn’t put it past a woman—any woman—to lie to get at his hard earned money. His mother trapped his father into marriage and then left them both for deeper pockets. But when the news is delivered from between the sweet lips of Kendra Black, his best friend’s out of bounds little sister, and his one major ‘fucking’ mistake, he knows he’s screwed and that she’s not lying.
Kendra Black knew contacting Tom would be a mistake. Three years ago, he’d made it very clear he had no feelings for her. He slept with her and then flew to Europe without a backward glance. However, he left more than a broken heart behind. He might not want her, but now that’s he’s back in California, her son, their son, Connor (Con) Black, deserves to know his father. What she hadn’t expected was Tom’s old-fashioned lap of honor. He wants to marry her. Why couldn’t he simply be a weekend dad like her father? She can’t deny the physical attraction is still there. He might be okay with a marriage based on hot, raw, animalistic sex and only sex, but she wants more. She deserves a man who loves her and she refuses to wave the checked flag until he gives her his heart. Reckless Curves (Drive Me Wild #1)