Review: Collision Course (Body Shop Bad Boys #4)

Collision Course (Body Shop Bad Boys #4)

by Marie Harte

Blurb:

Ace mechanic Lou Cortez has always had a way with the ladies, so he can't understand why lovely florist Josephine -Joey- Reeves won't give him the time of day.

Joey knows all about mistakes. After getting pregnant at fifteen, she's spent the past nine years building a life for her and her son. This sexy mechanic is one misstep she's not going to make. But the more time she spends with Lou, the hotter things get. Soon Joey's left with a choice: keep things casual, or reveal all to Lou and hope he accepts her-and her son-for who they are.

Themes: Conteporary

Rating: 4.25 stars

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Review:

The long awaited finale has arrived as the final Bad boy in the body shop finds love with the woman who is his perfect match, even if he never realized she was exactly what he was looking for. This long running series is one that has been spun from and is a spin-off series itself as Marie Harte has intertwined her many series and characters to give her readers a truly unique experience if they follow all her writing. I have been a particular fan of this series, but who can resist seeing tattooed mechanics with dirty mouths and even dirtier minds.  Lou comes from a huge family of women, so he is no stranger to the female psyche and he knows just what he wants from the opposite sex, which is a no-strings fun time with a woman that will walk away just as freely when they end their relationship.  Joey has paid for a mistake she made at fifteen for a long time, though her son might be a mistake to others but he is her greatest joy and her greatest motivation to better her life.  When she meets Lou she knows he is trouble, but he is irresistible to her, and she soon finds herself giving in to the sexual pull she feels for him.  Lou is having a wonderful time with Joey, even though he feels differently about her from the beginning, and when he learns about the part of her life she has been keeping separate from him he begins to wonder if they can be together.  I loved seeing Lou lose his heart finally and come to terms with his own hang-ups with his past in order to find a way to open up to Joey and have a future.   I never imagined just how many fears he hid behind his bravado or how much responsibility he takes on his shoulders for his family.  Joey has her own bit of growing to do and when she finally decides she has paid enough for her “mistake”, the weight that has held her down so long is finally released, allowing for her to move on with her life and truly live it for the first time. Joey and Lou might not seem immediately made for one another but you see more and more that they truly are meant for each other, which is more important than any of their superficial expectations.   The heat these two generated could have caused an explosion that would have burned down the entire town, but luckily the underlying warmth of love was always there to allow the fires to be banked and sustained. While Lou was the last of the Body shop guys to fall, I think there might just be another spin off coming or at least some side characters that have been introduced that might  get their own stories and I am SERIOUSLY looking forward to that.  Thanks for another adventure in love, drama, and mayhem, Marie.

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