Bonus Post: Stay with Me

The latest book in J. Lynn's Wait for You series is Stay with Me.

At 21, Calla hasn't done a lot of things.  She's never been kissed, never seen the ocean, never gone to an amusement park.  But growing up, she witnessed some things no child ever should. She still carries the physical and emotional scars of living with a strung-out mother, Mona- secrets she keeps from everyone, including her close circle of college friends.

But the safe cocoon Calla has carefully built is shattered when she discovers her mom has stolen her college money and run up a huge credit card debt in her name.  Now, Calla has to go back to the small town she thought she'd left behind and clean up her mom's mess again.  Of course, when she arrives at her mother's bar, Mona is nowhere to be found.  Instead, six feet of hotness named Jackson James is pouring drinks and keeping the place humming.

Sexy and intense, Jax is in Calla's business from the moment they meet, giving her a job and helping her search for Mona.  And the way her looks at her makes it clear he wants to get horizontal... and maybe something more.  Before Calla can let him get close, though, she got to deal with the pain of the past- and some very bad guys out to mess her up if she doesn't give them her mom.

The Breakdown:
1. I was surprised that this book was not a Calla-Brandon book, but I really liked the character of Jax. I thought that Calla and Jax made a good pair.  Both understood losing a loved one to tragedy, and both carried the scars from it.

2. This book explains Calla's scars both physical and emotional, and the reason she let her friends think that her mother was dead. Calla has had some seriously messed up stuff in her past.  It is amazing how capable and strong she has become, but is no wonder she has a wall up around her heart.

3. Jax was a tough guy with a good heart. He genuinely cares for those who work with him.  He takes care of Calla even when she being super stubborn about having help.

4. I loved the character of Katie, a stripper with psychic abilities.  She is hilarious with her attitude and her outfits.

5. It was interesting to watch the interactions between Roxy and Reece.  There is definitely a past there, and it looks like the next book will be all about them.

To Read or Not to Read:
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