Book review: CATCH THE KISS, by L.B. Dunbar

Chicago Anchors #2

Bolan & Ruthie

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I’m loving this author’s books a lot!  She appeals to the older characters, they are usually in their thirties or forties, and supposed to have figured out their lives.  But no such thing, they still have issues to resolve and an HEA, or second HEA to achieve.  It’s fun to read these characters, because the men are kind and the women sassy, which makes for a very entertaining read.

Ruthie and Bolan met in a kiss experiment in college, which resulted in sparks and fireworks between them, but they weren’t allowed to have contact during the next year.  So, they moved on and forgot.  Eighteen years later, they meet again, Ruthie is a widow, Bolan just back from Japan.  Years ago, he was sent to Japan in disgrace for making a mess of his life with his bad boy ways.  Now he has a baby daughter, the mother is not in the picture, and he’s determined to be a good father to his baby girl.

He needs a wife in order to be contracted to the Chicago Anchors due to a recent scandal in the team.  Ruthie and Bolan met again in a charity ball in honor of his mother, and later on, at the sports agency where he is a client.  He requests to have Ruthie as his fake wife, and Ruthie sees this as a way to break out of the chains of her previous life.  So they get a marriage in convenience, with a beautiful baby girl that enthralls both, and more of the same chemistry they had all those years ago.

I loved their story and their attraction and how they couldn’t help getting involved again.  Ruthie had many regrets from her marriage, one of them not having kids.  Now she has a ready-made baby, and a husband who is supportive of her dreams and pushes her to go get them.  Bolan is honest about his past bad boy actions and how he wants a different life for his baby girl. 

It was sweet and steamy, I loved how thoughtful Bolan was, and loved that Ruthie at last has a chance at happiness after a crappy last husband.  It was lovely to see Ruthie get kindness from a man at long last!

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About the author

L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.

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