Title: Lennon’s
Rain (Lennon’s Girls #2)
Author: Chris Myers
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance 17+
Publication Date:
September 15, 2013
Cover Designed By: BookOnTheEdge
Event organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc.
Sometimes in love, you choose wrong…
Eight years ago, Lennon lost his heart to Rain, and suddenly she’s back, all grown up and sexy as hell. At a sorority party, he convinces himself that outbidding every other guy for a body shot from Rain is for charity. But he knows better. He doesn’t want any guy, except him, tarnishing the memory of the little girl he proposed to in fifth grade.
Jinx loves Lennon and is past ready for him to make his move. With his sexual prowess, she worries why he hasn’t made any advances. She fears she is losing him, and the only way to keep him is to overcome her past and give him what he desires.
Rain knows Lennon is trouble. If she couldn’t say no to the gangly boy asking her to skateboard off some roof, how will she refuse Lennon’s seductive powers now that he is a man? Rain has many reasons to resist his charm. He has a girlfriend, he’s moving to LA with her, and Rain has no intention to march in the long parade of Lennon Tyler conquests.
Now, Lennon must choose. Someone has to lose, and that person could be him.
***WARNING: This book is New Adult Contemporary Romance and contains sexual content
Eight years ago, Lennon lost his heart to Rain, and suddenly she’s back, all grown up and sexy as hell. At a sorority party, he convinces himself that outbidding every other guy for a body shot from Rain is for charity. But he knows better. He doesn’t want any guy, except him, tarnishing the memory of the little girl he proposed to in fifth grade.
Jinx loves Lennon and is past ready for him to make his move. With his sexual prowess, she worries why he hasn’t made any advances. She fears she is losing him, and the only way to keep him is to overcome her past and give him what he desires.
Rain knows Lennon is trouble. If she couldn’t say no to the gangly boy asking her to skateboard off some roof, how will she refuse Lennon’s seductive powers now that he is a man? Rain has many reasons to resist his charm. He has a girlfriend, he’s moving to LA with her, and Rain has no intention to march in the long parade of Lennon Tyler conquests.
Now, Lennon must choose. Someone has to lose, and that person could be him.
***WARNING: This book is New Adult Contemporary Romance and contains sexual content
MY REVIEW -
My heart was aching, aching, aching, until I
couldn’t feel a thing. WHERE DID THE LOVE GO?! WHAT HAPPENED, CHRIS MYERS?!!!
The first half had me...
Apparently, Rain was the girl he proposed to
when he was in 5th grade. She was his best friend, and his first
love. Eight years ago, when Rain fled away after his proposal, she took his
heart with her. Then now, she’s back – all grown up and sexy. One body shot –
and all of those pent up sexual frustration went overdrive.
Jinx loves Lennon and is waiting for him to
make his move. With his history, she was asking herself why he isn’t making any
moves. She’s about to lose him, and giving into his desires might be her only
chance to save their relationship.
Rain, on the other hand, came from an
over-religious family with a pastor dad who threw her out on her graduation day
because of her friendship with Trey – her black and gray best friend. Meeting
her old best friend and first love again has her heart in knots. He was a
handsome boy – but all grown up? He is irresistible. But she needed all her
courage to resist him because this guy has a girlfriend, and he’s moving to LA
with her. Rain wasn’t planning to be the reason of their break up nor being one
of the girls on his list.
Lennon has to choose – between the present,
and his past.
Surprise was the understatement of the year
when I read this book. I was ready for Lennon and Jinx’s HEA after I have read
the first book – WHAT IN THE WORLD HAD HAPPENED?!!!! I couldn’t believe it – it
was like everything was going on perfectly and suddenly all of it was just a
dream. My heart, head and soul ached: AT FIRST.
It took me a while before I started to
digest the whole story – because, I said: I COULDN’T BELIEVE IT. I was so
confused, so distraught, and angry. WHY? WHY? WHY not Jinx?! After what they
have been through in the previous book – all of a sudden, the magic, the love
(or almost) or the attraction was nowhere to be found? And it was all RAIN?! I
thought he was going to give Jinx a fair chance!
I was all for Team-Jinx. She was pretty,
smart, talented, and apparently when it came to book 2- she has some attitude
problem. Her colors showed, and her inability to move on from rape, and
inability to perform sex had driven a needy-Lennon away. ARGHHHHHHH!!!! I think
Lennon needed to grow up!
It took me a while, over half of the book
before I shifted the blame to Lennon as I start liking Rain, (I still have a
problem with her talking to herself, and the voice in her head – it’s a classic
sign of schizophrenia). Rain had tried
to stay away and even told Lennon to fix his problems with Jinx. She fought her
attraction, until it was okay to act on it. They had HISTORY – one that Lennon
and Jinx didn’t have. She was there when he needed someone, she helped him
babysit his sister and Zoe, and she became a sister to Currie. They too have
gone through so much at a young age. She might not be a favorite, but she can
definitely win you over in the long run. You will understand why Lennon had
chosen her instead of Jinx.
IT WAS LONG, EXCRUCIATING, rollercoaster
ride that has a lot of ups, down, twist that had my jaws hanging open every now
and then. It wasn’t just about a complicated, surprising love story – it’s
about choices, family and trust. Lennon had gone through a lot when he was
younger, and now he’s finally manning up – choosing, sticking to it and
accepting the consequences. I like how his relationship with his father is
evolving. It wasn’t perfect, they weren’t THAT close yet, but they’re working
on it. Currie – she still act like she’s way beyond her age. It’d hard
imagining her so young. But I’m glad he made a decision that was best for her,
and not for him. Because despite his imperfections, and a lot of misconceptions
about this guy – he’s an amazing brother – I would hand him that.
How Chris Myers managed to make you fall in
love with two heroines in different books, I have no clue. Nevertheless, it may
have taken a while for me to warm up to this book compared to the first – but in
the end, I fell in love and had my fingers crossed that Lennon wouldn’t meet
another ex on the road and change his mind. :D
RATING:
★ARC Copy was given in exchange for an honest review.★
Chris Myers
spends most of her free time writing and dreaming up new characters who fight
each other for page time. She is an award-winning author and lives in Colorado
with her daughter, her better half, and her Bichon BeBe. Her work has appeared
in the NewsMag and has earned several awards including first place Paul
Gillette, Colorado Gold finalist, and semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough
Novel Award. She has taught writing workshops for conferences, PPW, and Delve
Writing and was an adjunct professor at CSU. Chris is a member of SCBWI and
Pikes Peak Writers. She earned a Masters from the University of South Florida.
Look for her
series RIPSTERS, a Young Adult, paranormal/mystery with the spark of romance,
starting with DATE WITH THE DEAD.
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BUY LINKS -
Lennon’s
Rain Purchase Links: Amazon
| Barnes
& Noble
Lennon’s
Jinx Purchase Links: Amazon
| Barnes
& Noble
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