Untangling emotions to get to the love center
This book is a second chance, best friend’s ex, taboo relationship, messy and beautiful romance. The story has a lot of tangled up relationships, scabbed over scars, and deep seated fears which makes it a bit of an emotional roller coaster of a read. But it’s so good in all its gritty swoony glory. Carter is a police officer in Bad, LA. Believing he is not good enough for a relationship, he limits himself to short flings and one night stands. His best friend, Garrett, was killed in the line of duty 10 months ago. A few months prior to his death they had a falling out about Lacey, the woman Garrett was dating, but they were both in love with, and that Carter was unwilling to share. Now Lacey has come looking for him wanting him to be in a relationship with her. This is where things, especially emotions get tangled, messy and raw. There was a lot of growth for the characters, especially Carter. Carter and Lacey’s HEA journey is filled with all the emotions, the connections and the love plus there are sweet moments, painful pasts, steamy scenes, hard truths, and some chuckles. 4.5 stars.