Daring Devlin (Lost Boys, #1)

by Jessica Lemmon

I make my own luck. Abandoned as a child, I was raised by bookies and gamblers, but now I run a profitable restaurant and live in a high-rise. My life may be subsidized by the mob, but it’s a damn good life for an orphan like me. Or it was until I trusted the wrong people…

Bloody and beaten, I stagger to the nearest house and fall into the arms of waitress-slash-good girl, Rena Lewis. I recognize her from work. She’s quiet, alert, but I bring out her wild side. In fact, I’m beginning to suspect she’s not such a good girl after all. 

Never one to be tied down, no one’s more surprised than me when Rena awakens my protective side. While she’s sharing my bed and I’m planning our future, I realize that protecting her from the “bad guys” could include me. Love, as it turns out, doesn’t always mean saying you’re sorry. Sometimes it means saying goodbye.

 

Daring Devlin (formerly Fighting for Devlin) has been completely reedited and features a fresh, swoonworthy ending!

• ASIN: B0893HLB9M
• Publish Date: 13 October 2020 (first published 24 November 2015)
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Imprint: Lemmon Ink
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Format: eBook (Kindle)
• Pages: 242
• Language: English

Reviews

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Coffee dates with Fighting for Devlin

• First date: We meet Rena and Devlin at his restaurant the Oak & Sage. Rena lost the love of her life when she was eighteen and has not date seriously since. Devlin had a rough childhood, but now owns the restaurant left to him by his father. By all appearance Devlin seems to be living the good life with fancy suits, car and high-rise apartment. He can have any woman he wants, but looks are deceiving. Rena seems like a whole some good girl, and she is certainly trying to be..but is that really living? Lemmon drew me in and has me interested in both characters and discovering what is really going on in Devlin’s life. I am all in. Rena is attracted to Devlin and her awkwardness around him is adorkable.


• Second date: Flirting has begun and we are finally getting the deets on Devlin. While some of his actions have me wanting to slap him in the back of the head, I have gone soft for him. Especially after seeing the way, he deals with the man who helped him when his father died. He has a code and I appreciate that. Something goes terribly wrong and he ends up on Rena’s doorstep beaten and needing to borrow a phone. The chemistry between them sizzles and Devlin awakens the bad girl within Rena. Their relationship is interesting, both have closed themselves off from the world and slowly we see the other seeping into those carefully constructed walls. I want all the barriers down, so I am gearing up for date three. Secondary characters added to the story and I am looking forward to their stories. Lemmon delivers heat and oh-la-la is it is smokin' hot.


• Third date: Devlin wants Rena, in fact, I think both of them realize what they are feeling but hold back and keep their emotions in check. I like that Rena does not push but neither does she cling. Things get complicated when Delvin’s secrets and family matters enter the picture. Both characters spend time evaluating themselves and I love that this was not a “you fix me” type romance. Lemmon added depth, and the events felt realistic. Of course, she put us all through the ringer a little in search of our HEA, but I was delighted with the way this date wrapped up.

Copy provided by publisher This review was originally posted on Caffeinated Book Reviewer