Leveled

Cathryn Fox

Jan 2018 · Swerve

About this ebook

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cathryn Fox comes the scorching Blue Bay Crew series, that follows the sexy, blue collar Owens men who take over their family’s construction business in the small town of Blue Bay, CT.

Jamie Owens doesn’t trust women. Especially not the rich, entitled women looking for a summer fling with a boy from the wrong side of town. But one look at Kylee Jensen in a tiny bikini, and Jamie decides that some rules are made to be broken.

Kylee is tired of being the obedient daughter, and Jamie—shirtless, in a tool belt—is the perfect opportunity to do something for herself, so she hires Blue Bay Construction to work on her cottage. Their hot summer days turn scorching until it’s revealed that Kylee has ties to Jamie’s dark past, forcing them to decide if their dreams, and their relationship, are worth fighting for.

Leveled is a steamy page turner with sizzling emotional intensity and an ending that will hammer readers’ hearts and never let go!

Ratings and reviews

Wow, this was one steamy, sexy, fun and romantic read! Kylee is spending the summer at the beach before turning her life completely over to her father and his demands for her to practice law. When she meets Jamie she decides it won’t hurt to spend a little time with a local bad boy, just this once. Jamie has returned home to help his brothers fix the family business. His dream is a tattoo shop and while he’s working on that, deep inside he knows the idea of it was always a disappointment to his dad. He’s been burned, badly by an incident in his past and he’s learned to stay away from the rich tourist women that frequent his town. However, when pretty little Kylee comes on to him he can’t walk away I loved Jamie and Kylee. When they were together the chemistry was off the charts. Both of them had a history of fathers not believing in them or their passions and dreams. Together they learned how to reach out and grab hold of those things that make them happy and embrace life and all the love it had to offer. The twist was a bit expected but still well done as well as the angst it added to the end of the story. I enjoyed this book very much. I would instantly recommend it to anyone looking for a quick spicy read, that doesn’t ask more from you than for you to sit back and just enjoy. This is an honest review of an advanced copy provided by NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press.

This is a smoking hot romance by Cathryn Fox! Leveled is the second book in the series and Jamie and Kylee's love story. Jamie doesn't trust women especially rich ones who live off their father's money and don't take life seriously. He's back in town trying to help his family run the family business and is working on opening his own tattoo shop when he stumbles upon Kylee sunbathing. Kylee is enjoying her much needed break at her family's vacation home before starting her high stress job in the fall at her father's law firm. Having the Owen's family redo her back deck is an added bonus because Jamie is definitely worth watching while he is working and as an added bonus he is nothing life the man that her father has picked out for her to marry. Their attraction to one another is what draws them together, but they soon realize that there is more to them and their relationship than what is just on the outside. I was given an ARC from the author/publisher. All conclusions are mine and mine alone.

Hot and sexy from the get-go, with just enough emotional baggage to make both characters loopy until the end. This book has some seriously sexy heat between the two leads, an instant attraction that they both take advantage of immediately. They are hot together, and while burning through that heat, their emotions start to a hold. They both deny it when it happens, each of them, for their own reasons, believe this to be a summer fling Jamie and Kylee will have you wanting to reach out and hug them, there are so many reasons you'll want to comfort them. They do offer comfort to each other, even when they don't know the root. They slowly open up to each other, and even as they tell each other it is only a fling, the plans for the future start to enter their minds. So sweet at moments, so sexy in others, and a solid fledgling romance that grows solid through it all!

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cathryn Fox is a wife, mom, sister, daughter, and friend. She loves dogs, sunny weather, anything chocolate (she never says no to a brownie), pizza, and red wine. Cathryn has two teenagers who keep her busy and a husband who is convinced he can turn her into a mixed martial arts fan. When not writing, Cathryn can be found laughing over lunch with friends, hanging out with her kids, or watching a big action flick with her husband. Cathryn is the author of the Blue Bay Crew series, which includes Demolished and Leveled.