but in keeper, it's booker's time to shine. the thing that makes the harris family so special is how up in their business they are with one another, but the reason for that closeness has a lot to do with some deep-seated childhood trauma. and relationships outside of family is challenging for them because for so long they've only had each other.
well, booker also had poppy. and we get to see bits and pieces of their history in flashbacks. because their story starts when they were seven, and when it picks up in the present they're reuniting after a six year separation. one booker doesn't fully understand and yet resents, while poppy isn't sure six years was long enough to make her forget what sent her running.
booker isn't your average commitment-phone player. his experience with love has always led to abandonment. his mother died, his father withdrew, and in many ways his siblings left him to his own devices. and if family loves you and leaves you, what will someone who doesn't share those bonds do?
this is why booker and poppy are meant to be. there is no one else booker would ever be able to trust. but her abandonment six years ago broke that trust, and he and poppy will need to rebuild. and the live is still there and it shouldn't be that difficult, except crazy sexual chemistry makes it all go haywire.
what makes booker and poppy so special is the added emotional depth in their story. having their relationship begin when they were so young means that there is a wealth of feelings and memories and experiences to draw from to build the romance. and there is an innocence and sweetness to the story of the boy and girl next door falling in love. (it's also sexy, booker and poppy have their fair share of heat.)
i can't tell you guys how much i enjoyed this book and how excited i am for everyone else to read it. those harris brothers worm their way into your heart. and next up is gareth, whose story will be epic. seriously, two books. it's so exciting. and might kill me.
**keeper will publish on september 7, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of trsor productions/amy daws in exchange for my honest review. keep reading for more information on the book and an excerpt...
i can't tell you guys how much i enjoyed this book and how excited i am for everyone else to read it. those harris brothers worm their way into your heart. and next up is gareth, whose story will be epic. seriously, two books. it's so exciting. and might kill me.
**keeper will publish on september 7, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of trsor productions/amy daws in exchange for my honest review. keep reading for more information on the book and an excerpt...
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They were best friends until they became roommates.
Booker Harris has spent the last several years pushing himself to become the best goalkeeper in the Championship League. Tired of living in the shadows of his headline-splashing brothers, he has finally carved a path of his own.
As a child, Poppy McAdams was content in her own little make-believe world, until the boy next door with dimples and pained eyes came barreling into her makeshift fort demanding all her attention.
Best friends for most of their lives, everything changes when Poppy abruptly leaves London for University.
Now she is back, and gone is the awkward girl from Booker's youth. She has been replaced by a stunning woman with secrets.
Secrets that Booker is desperate to know.
Sharing a bedroom wall with your best friend from childhood quickly turns to anything but sweet and innocent.
EXCERPT
I manage to sneak up beside her as she’s chatting with Vi, and she jumps nearly a foot in the air when she lays eyes on me.
“Booker!” Vi yells, pulling my focus off of Poppy. She wraps me in a hug. “Fucking aces game, my love. That last save. It was amazing! I can’t wait to watch it on the highlights I recorded at home. Seriously, career best save by far.”
I smile sheepishly as everyone else gives me a pat on the back, but the one I’m most curious for a reaction from remains silent. When their attention turns to something Rocky does, I step toward Poppy and nudge her with my elbow.“Hello.” My voice is quiet as I lean over her, inhaling her scent—a vast improvement from the sweat and dirt wafting off of me.
“Hello,” she replies, looking up at me as she frowns with a puzzled expression.
I smirk as I continue to tower over her. “How’d you like the game?”
Her eyes fixate on my mouth as I lick my lips. As if in some sort of daze, she twitches slightly and swallows. “Good seats.” Her cheeks flame red.
This amuses me and I have to bite my lip to stop from laughing. Of all the things she could have said after never having seen me play, she comments on the seats. It makes me want to tackle her to the ground and tickle her until she admits how bloody good I am.
I quirk my brow. “That’s all you have to comment on?”
“Oh yeah, good game or whatever.” She flicks her wrist in the air like today is any old Saturday and she didn’t just witness my career best save.This makes me snicker. She can be stubborn as a mule sometimes. Determined, I straighten my posture, looming over her even more now and trying to silently intimidate her into admission. I want to hear her fucking say it. I want to hear her say I’m great. I’m not usually a cocky sod. My ego isn’t one that needs constant attention. But fuck me, after a game like tonight, I can’t help but want praise from my best friend.
I pierce her with a challenging look. “Did you really just say whatever?”
Her tongue swipes across her glossy lips as I move in even closer. She starts twitching and murmurs so low I can barely hear her, “Are you seriously trying to keeper me right now?”
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