Rome (The Marked Men, #3)

by Jay Crownover

The next thrilling and sexy book in the MARKED MEN series

Cora Lewis is a whole lot of fun, and she knows how to
keep her tattooed bad boy friends in line. But all that flash
and sass hide the fact that she never got over the way
her first love broke her heart. Now she has a plan to make
sure that never happens again: she's only going to fall in love
with someone perfect.

Rome Archer is as far from perfect as a man can be. He's
stubborn and rigid, he's bossy and has come back from his
final tour of duty fundamentally broken. Rome's used to filling
a role: big brother, doting son, super soldier; and now
none of these fit anymore. Now he's just a man trying to
figure out what to do with the rest of his life while keeping
the demons of war and loss at bay. He would have been glad
to suffer it alone, until Cora comes sweeping into his life and
becomes the only colour on his bleak horizon.

Perfect isn't in the cards for these two, but imperfect
might just last forever...

• ISBN10: 0062302426
• ISBN13: 9780062302427
• Publish Date: 31 March 2020 (first published 2 January 2014)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Collins
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[anastasia]

Full Review on my blog!

Jay Crownover’s third installment of the Marked Men series was about Rule’s older brother, Rome aka Captain no-fun and his friend Cora aka Tink or Half-pint. Rome Archer is back from his final tour in the Army. He’s finally home and he’s not been himself since he’s been back. He has issues with his family, and his time spent at war left it’s mark. And lets be honest, he’s been quite an ass since he’s been back. Everyone in the group is trying to just let it slide for now, except Cora. She gives him a piece of her mind when he says something out of line about his brother, Rule, who happens to be one of her best friends. Rome is a big guy. He is strong, stoic and tough. Cora is physically much smaller, has lots of ink and piercings, and is a spitfire. Cora is something else; she’s spunky, feisty and a wonderful leading lady! She seems more put together than Rome, but she has her issues too. She’s been marked by her past just like Rome. She’s had her heart broken in on of the the worst ways possible, and now she is very cautious about giving it away. She’s not sure if she ever will. At least not until she finds ‘Mr. Perfect.’

Although, Rome and Cora seem like opposites, they have a ton in common. Both are loyal and protective of their friends and family, caring and they have things they are dealing with. In the beginning of their relationship they face a lot of obstacles. Rome has to deal with his guilt, PTSD, depression and nightmares and Cora needs to get over her fear of falling deep in love and having that person leave. They struggle a lot. They come together. They fall apart. Healing isn’t always easy, but when the two were finally able to get it together, it was so incredible.

I love the Marked Men series. Jay Crownover writes compelling characters that immediately sneak into your heart, and romances full of chemistry and heat! I can’t wait for the next one! I absolutely love these characters and the whole world the author has crated. I highly recommend it!

Check out my reviews of the rest of the series:
Rule | Jet | Rome | Nash |Rowdy | Asa

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[Sam@WLABB]

The most drama-filled Marked book yet!

This is the love story of Rome, the elder Archer who has returned from war, slightly scarred, and Cora, the spunky piercer who experienced a devastating break-up, but is always there for her Marked men. The two don't seem an obvious pairing and I think that's why I love them together.

What I love:
Cora - she is just too much and so much all at the same time. She is all life and color and spunk and fun and honesty, and it all comes straight from the heart.
Rome - I swear, JCrownover gave him some of the most beautiful dialog, internal and external, of all the boys. You'll be swooning and fanning yourself.
The rest of the gang - I felt like we had a lot of participation from the rest of the gang and the family vibe has grow so strong over all the books. It's always amazing to be part of this community.
The drama - No, I swear, the conflict in the pinnacle of this story made me cry on the train during my commute. I was very, very verklempt.
The ending - I like how we got an update on just about all our past couples, and Nash's story was set up.

I really do love these books.

[Romance Schmomance]

The time for Rome & Cora has come everyone and I couldn't have been anymore excited! After getting a little taste of the both of them in the last book, I was so ready to see how their story unfolds. And my oh my, it's pretty steamy!

Well let me just start with that Rome is my FAVORITE Archer! The older broham of Rule who just returned home from a fatal incident that ended his military career. With all that loss, Rome brought a lot of pain, and not just physical pain. What's his next plan in life? What happens when you no longer feel like you have a role, anymore? He's dealing with a lot and adding strong-headed Cora to the mix, doesn't help matters ... or does it?

Cora; manager and 'piercer' (of all sorts) at Rule's shop; meddling where she shouldn't be meddling, but that's just how she is. She always has to make things right for people, even if it's not her business. She still suffers from a broken heart and refuses to let anyone love her.

Absolutely loved the first interaction between the two, Rome got what he was asking for and Cora was the one (of course) to unleash it all over him. That's what you get for being the biggest douche ever, ROME! First impressions of each other were fantastic! As we get to see more of them together, and their relationship starts to develop, it's really hard not to love them! She is a witty one and I seriously couldn't get enough of it, especially Rome, Mr. Alpha that he is. They are very different, but they are a perfect match. There were some unexpected things that popped up, there was one certain thing that they handled very casually, which was rather surprising ... with that situation. Sorry, very vague, I'll just shut up now.

I loved this story so much and I can't wait for Rowdy and Nash's story. Bring em on, Jay!

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[Cocktails and Books]

Jay Crownover’s Rome tells the tale of imperfect relationship that may turn out to be just right. This is the third book in the series and features Cora, the pint sized math whiz who just happens to run the desk at the tattoo shop while providing piercings for all who want one. Because it is the third book in the series I would recommend that the other two books are read before you read this one. Reading the other two gives more details with regard to the back story and events that led the main characters to this point and I have found Jay Crownover to be a pretty solid writer, but you can read this one as a stand-alone. In this novel Cora’s search for Mr. Perfect gets interrupted by Mr. Right Here, her friend’s brother Rome. Rome is about as far as Mr. Perfect as you can get, having just come back from a war and dealing with more emotional baggage than any one person should be able to stand, but he and Cora try to filter through all the events that happen to them to make their relationship work.

Rome is really going through some issues, and Ms. Crownover is not afraid to show this beautifully broken man fighting his own battles and demons. I liked the manner in which he attempted to rebuild his life, and I really liked the end result. Cora is a take no prisoners kind of girl who is really just a romantic at heart. Her eagerness to find Mr. Perfect makes you want her to be successful, but her ongoing adventures with Rome make you root for them. Throw in some surprises, a couple pleasantly expected, others not so much and you have a great story with a wonderful cast of characters. Another solid book from Jay Crownover, and I look forward to reading the next book in the series.

Reviewed by Lucy for Cocktails and Books