The Runaround

Fun and sexy rom-com with fantastic characters.

Ari is a strong, fun, and sassy heroine (plus, her family is a hoot!), and I really liked smooth-talking Jax and their witty banter, to say nothing of their chemistry.
But I'll admit that there was a point in the story where both Ari and Jax were just so stubborn and... gah!... that I felt like thwacking them over their respective heads, Mamá-Amante-style.

I adore Lola - and I especially enjoyed to see how her relationship with Jax developed, especially as more and more of the backstory was revealed. Their verbal sparring cracked me up! :)

The story can be read as a standalone, but to get the full effect of the Carolina Connection posse, it helps to have read at least some of the other books in the series.