Risking it All

"So if you like sexy romance, I highly recommend this Tessa Bailey book. I literally could not put it down! Fortunately I checked out her following book Up in Smoke⚡️💥🔥. She is my favorite sexy romance writer💝🔥"

"Great idea..poor execution.<br/><br/>This was a sweet story about Jack the playboy and Luke the doctor finding love. Jack and Luke first meet at the wedding of Luke’s sister to Jack’s friend. There is an instant attraction and a kiss, which is memorable for both.<br/><br/>Fast forward a few months and Jack is in town for his brother’s wedding. The readers discover that the lovely couple from the first chapter are now deceased and Luke is raising their child. From here on in, the story careens into fifth gear and speeds 100mph to its end.<br/><br/>It is a great concept, but parts were a little cliché and there were a host of inconsistencies. Some examples of this are:<br/><br/>1) Luke is taking care of Jack who injured himself, Jack has apparently passed out and come to while Luke is trying to cut off the pants in order to treat Jack’s injured leg. But after Jack comes to, there is an awkward exchange where they realize who each other is. But if Luke was working on Jack, wouldn’t he already realize his patient was Jack. Should the reader believe Luke has been working on Jack, but never looked at his face?<br/><br/>2) After randomly spotting Jack and Luke having coffee, Jack’s mother, Kathy, invites Luke to the pre-wedding luncheon for her elder son, Sam. Did I mention this is the first time she has met this man EVER!!! Who does that? Then once at the house, Sam’s fiancé is caring for the baby. As she prepares to leave Luke and Jack, she makes the statement, “Come on Holly, Auntie Millie’s going to take you to find Grandma.” What?!?!? How is she auntie and who is grandma? Are we referencing Jack’s mother? And if so why?<br/><br/>3) Referencing the scene described in #2-when Jack “comes out” to his family, his mother makes the statement, “We know. Oh Jack, we knew the moment you brought him home.” When did he bring him home? Jack didn’t technically bring Luke home, Kathy invited Luke to her home. If the author had said, “We know. Oh Jack, we knew the moment we saw the way you looked at him” that would have made more sense.<br/><br/>4) In this same “coming out” scene, the author refers to Sam’s fiancé as his wife.<br/><br/>5) The foreshadowing of Millie’s pregnancy was very cliché. All of a sudden a rational, level headed business woman falls to tears over Jack’s minor medical incident.<br/><br/>6) Luke’s reaction to being introduced as a “friend” seemed a little weird. The author gives us no indication that the platonic relationship between the two men was anything more than a friendship between two men who were attracted to each other. Is the reader supposed to assume that because Jack and Luke have have exchanged two kisses and three meals, they are a thing?<br/><br/>As the reader I do not need to be spoon fed, but this book required me to draw conclusions from information that does not follow a logical conclusion.<br/><br/>I really love the concept and the story itself was good once. The dialogue was good and pointed to a good relationship between Jack and his brother Sam and their parents. Sweet story, but the brevity with which it was told did nothing do the couple justice.<br/><br/>I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily."