Thursday, June 15, 2017

Mercy Buckets - My Review of SALVAGED by Jay Crownover

   

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover continues her delightfully sexy Saints of Denver series with the next thrilling standalone, SALVAGED! Order your copy today!

   

Hudson Wheeler is a nice guy. Everyone knows it, including his fiancée who left him with a canceled wedding and a baby on the way. He’s tired of finishing last and is ready to start living in the moment with nights soaked in whiskey, fast cars, and even faster girls. He’s set to start living on the edge, but when he meets Poppy Cruz, her sad eyes in the most gorgeous face he’s ever seen hook him in right away. Wheeler can see Poppy’s pain and all he wants to do is take care of her and make her smile, whatever it takes.

Poppy can’t remember a time when she didn’t see strangers as the enemy. After a lifetime of being hurt from the men who swore to protect her, Poppy’s determined to keep herself safe by keeping everyone else at arm’s length. Wheeler’s sexy grin and rough hands from hours restoring classic cars shouldn’t captivate her, but every time she’s with him, she can’t help being pulled closer to him. Though she’s terrified to trust again, Poppy soon realizes it might hurt even more to shut Wheeler out—and the intense feelings pulsing through her are making it near impossible to resist him.
The only thing Poppy is sure of is that her heart is in need of some serious repair, and the more time she spends with Wheeler, the more she’s convinced he’s the only man with the tools to fix it.
   

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Jay Crownover continues her Saints of Denver series with SALVAGED, available June 20, 2017

Preorder and fill out the form here: https://a.pgtb.me/MdHvvG

Enter your name, email address, and the order number from your pre-order receipt on the form to receive an advance excerpt of DIGNITY and a Saints of Denver Doodle download to print at home.

Entries must be received by midnight PST on June 19th to be eligible.

The print-at-home Doodle and Dignity excerpt will be emailed the week of June 20th.

   
       
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About Jay Crownover: Jay Crownover is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men, The Point, and the Saints of Denver series. Like her characters, she is a big fan of tattoos. She loves music and wishes she could be a rock star, but since she has no aptitude for singing or instrument playing, she'll settle for writing stories with interesting characters that make the reader feel something. She lives in Colorado with her dogs.        

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I've been looking for Poppy's HEA since the first moment that we met her. And the more I've gotten to know of Hudson Wheeler, the more I've been hoping that he could move on and find someone to take care of him as much as he takes care of others. When I saw that Jay was combining their stories, I was more than thrilled.

 Poppy has been through Hell and back and is still trying to navigate her way in the real world. After being controlled and secluded by first her father, and then her now deceased husband, Poppy still finds the world to be a scary place, but she is determined. She is pushing her boundaries and trying new things.

 Wheeler is still angry that his ex-fiancee left him for the love of her life. The sad thing is, he's really not angry at the loss of Kallie, but rather the loss of the life she represented; the future he would've had with her. He certainly wasn't looking for a  new woman, but suddenly Poppy is all he can see.


Once again, Jay Crownover has blown me away. Without falling into any conventional tropes or expected paths, Wheeler and Poppy grow a friendship and form a support system and they begin to heal. With well-developed characters and an amazing supporting cast, Crownover tells the story of the strength of a broken young woman, the power of kindness and love showed to one who is hurting, and how healing and hope can be found in the most unexpected circumstances. 

 I always feel very introspective after finishing one of Jay Crownover's stories. I think it is a special gift when an author can point you back at yourself from a previously unobserved angle. Jay Crownover's books are not only the perfect escape from everyday life but also they renew my faith in love and humanity.

 5 out of 5 Stars
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