The both have baggage but together they clean it out
Well I have a new book boyfriend with Maddox!!! He initially seems like a lone wolf living his life in a very regimented way. He is the manager of the body shop at Roy's Auto Repair where he also works as a mechanic, he comes home after work and hits the training dummy in the back yard to work out, grabs some dinner and then hangs at home and goes to bed to wake up the next morning and do it all over again. He is dealing with the aftermath of serving a tour in Kuwait and missions in Baghdad. His life is simple and he does not want anything complicated.
Recently he rented the other half of his duplex to Roxie and her young daughter Lexi. Lexi and Roxie were roommates with Seline and when their apartment burned from arson they lost everything. Initially they moved back to Roxie's parents place but when Seline moved in with Rocco then he did a favor for Rocco and they moved Roxie and Lexi in next door. He does not really interact with either of the ladies and he is okay with that.
But things start to change when Maddox comes home one day and after working out for a but there is a tap on his elbow. He whirls around and there is little Lexi asking if he can help her find Suzy, her doll. Roxie is on the phone with Lexi's father and things are more than complicated as he is an ass. Maddox helps find Suzy, as Lexi tends to play hide and seek with her dolls and then forgets where they are. Roxie ends her call and goes looking for Lexi finding her around the side of the house with Maddox. Maddox and Roxie have a friendly chat which makes his minds start thinking some things.
A few days later Roxie starts her first day at a new temp job. She is going to be the Administrator at an interior design firm. If things go well then she could be offered the position permanently, which she is really hoping for. Things go really well the first day and she impresses her new boss. But it seems that life has not dealt her enough blows as on her way to pick up Lexie from daycare Roxie is rear ended. Just after, as she is still sitting in the car, she gets a call from the lady that runs the daycare saying that she has to leave right away. Only one name comes to Roxie's mind and it is Maddox. Once he hears what has happened he is on it like white on rice, going home to pick up the car seat, picking up Lexi and then heading to the accident scene to help Roxie. He just springs into action and things are starting to shift for him even more. He and Lexi had already made plans to have pizza and chicken nuggets for dinner and Maddox figured Roxie would not want to cook. They have a good evening and even share a kiss. His protective Alpha is coming roaring out and over the next days that grows stronger as they fall into a routine - Maddox buys the food, Roxie cooks dinner, they eat together then clean up together and watch a movie with Lexi and then make out like teenagers. He is going to wait for Roxie to give the green light and after ten days she does and they have a very sexy and hot time in her bedroom, trying to be quiet but not being really successful.
Several weeks later on a Friday Roxie's boss wants to talk with her on Monday after she went above and beyond at the company with a client. It seems there may be bigger things in store for her, a plan the boss says. But when he ex shows up unexpectedly that night and starts causing trouble Roxie is beside herself as he takes for away Lexi for the weekend after threatening cops, lawyers and child welfare. Roxie has a very hard weekend but on Monday she heads to work and is offered a great new job with a very nice pay raise. At the same time Maddox has a meeting himself, with her ex at his office. It seems he really does not Lexi as it is all about the money to him. He tells the truth which Maddox uses to his advantage and they strike a deal. Maddox is going to take care of Lexi and Roxie because he loves them both and they are a family, if not officially yet.
Maddox is the fourth book in the Blue-Collar Bad Boys series but these Alpha men are anything but bad, that is unless they are defending their woman and family. This is a well written book with a tight story-line that is entertaining and engaging. The characters are wonderful and you find yourself rooting for them to have a HEA. A definite RECOMMEND READ!!!