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Date read: August 29, 2023
Benevolence
1. Pretend You're Mine - Paperback | Kindle
2. Finally Mine
3. Protecting What's Mine
Lucy Score
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
I only wanted to protect you…Thoughts on Pretend You're Mine: A guy with strong roots in his hometown who's decided he has nothing to give anyone relationship-wise and the lady who blows into town and proves him wrong. Luke is the strong, silent type who bottles his issues up and pretends everything is okay. Harper is...well, she's a chaos whirlwind who manages to tangle herself up in every part of Luke's life before either of them realize what's happening.
Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. He's strong, sexy, broody. The last thing he's looking for is a woman to ruin his solitude. When the wildly beautiful Harper stumbles into his life, though, he realizes that she's the perfect decoy. A fake girlfriend to keep his family off his back until he's deployed.
So what if kissing her sends his mind to wicked places? He can control himself. Can't he?
Harper was on her way to starting a new life… again. But something about Luke makes her want to settle down in this small town and make his house a home. When she's in his arms, she finally knows what it's like to feel safe. Protected.
One night of sharing a bed turns into something much, much more… and soon Luke can't keep his mind off Harper's wide gray eyes or his hands off her luscious curves. He never thought he'd feel this way about a woman again. But he knows that he can't tell her the truth about his dark past. And she can't reveal what she's running from.
At least this isn't a real relationship. It's only for a month. It's only pretend. Until it isn't…
It's pretty awesome.
Harper is also physically incapable of NOT stepping in if she something bad happening. Someone getting smacked around in a parking lot? She dives in with a war cry and a lot of spunk (probably). Doggos who need a home? Her big heart is ready for them. A grieving woman who needs to hear some hard truths? Harper's got the tough love lined up. She's basically an amazing ball of sunshine who refuses to let life drag her down no matter how awful things get.
As for Luke, he needs Harper far more than he knows. He needs someone to shake him up and remind him that there's more to life than just existing. She drags him out of his comfortable cocoon and gives him something to look forward to. Sure, he makes a few mistakes and fumbles the pass a time or two, but he steps up when needed and that's what counts, right?
A small town, a bunch of meddling friends, a little danger, doggos, a lady with sass and spark, and a man who didn't know what he needed until she spread her special brand of chaos through his life. GOOD STUFF!
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