Accidentally In Love By Laura Drewry
Friends
First # 3
Releasing
June 16, 2015
Fans
of Jill Shalvis and Susan Mallery will love Laura Drewry’s warm and
humorous new Friends First romance, a sexy romp about a good cop and
a bad girl playing hard to get.
Ellie
Palmer and cops don’t mix, and getting pulled over by Officer Brett
Hale—again—doesn’t help. Neither does being forced to take a
safe-driving course with him. Brett’s by-the-book attitude leaves
Ellie ice-cold, and his rock-hard body won’t change that. Still,
the more time she spends with the guy, the more she finds herself
warming up to his unexpected charms.
Even
though Brett comes off like a boy scout, Ellie has sparked something
he wants badly enough to get him to rethink his past mistakes. But
when her ex shows up, Brett makes it his mission to keep Ellie safe
in the here and now. His gut tells him the guy’s trouble, and Ellie
must agree, because she doesn’t complain when Brett pulls her
close. To keep her safe, though, he’ll have to choose between
breaking her heart . . . and breaking the rules.
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Ellie has had her fair share of causing trouble for her local cops over again. It wasn't until the pain in her neck Officer Brett lets her know that she has her license suspended leaving her to take his only safety drivers coursed with none other then him. It wasn't until her ex boyfriend a convicted drug dealer who just came out of jail when things start to get messy. Its not the first time his stalker-ish tendencies start to show and Office Brett is assigned to play Ellie's boyfriend to hopefully cause her ex to back off. Things start to get tricky when they both realized that its just an act between the two, but they need to tell their hearts that.
So overall I really enjoyed this book. I loved watching the drama and attraction between Ellie and Brett grow. I loved that even if Ellie drove him crazy he still cared for her in his own way. Ellie is a funny smart and witty character, its really easy to love her character. I loved that there was the dual point of view that got me to enjoy and understand each character a bit more. I loved that there was a bit of mystery wondering when her ex would cause trouble. The story line was interesting and I loved watching how everything in the story played out.
Overall this was a great book. I recommend you lovely readers to check out this book. So apparently this is book 3 to a series and I didn't feel like I missed anything which goes to say its a stand alone. With how great this book turned out I'll be sure to put the previous books on my TBR list.
Brett got to the field early and
pulled his truck in beside Nick’s, barely closing the door before
Nick tossed one of the bases at him. After catching it in midstride,
Brett left his glove inside the dugout and followed Nick to the
baseline.
“Heard you were making friends
with Ellie again today.” Nick snorted out a laugh and shook his
head as he walked the measuring tape down the line. “If I were you,
I’d keep an eye out for a ball to the back of the head tonight.”
Brett just shrugged. What happened
while he was on shift was nobody’s business. He wouldn’t talk
about Ellie and her driving record any more than he’d talk about
the domestic call he’d been coming from when he pulled her over.
After Nick measured out the distance
from first, Brett dropped second base into place, took the hammer
from Nick, and pounded the stake through the loop.
“You don’t think this’ll cause
problems with the team, do you?”
“Nah, it’ll be fine.” Nick was
already heading over to third, chuckling as he walked. “She’s
—Hey, look who’s here.”
Nick’s cousin, Carter, came
strolling onto the diamond, his arm wrapped around Regan’s
shoulders, a deep blush covering her face, a huge grin covering his,
and both looking a little disheveled.
“God’s sake, you two.” Ellie’s
friend Maya pushed through the gate behind them, shaking her blond
head. “Can’t you even go five minutes without groping each
other?”
“Red just can’t seem to keep her
hands off me.” Pulling Regan in closer, Carter kissed the side of
her head and laughed. “Not that I’m complaining.”
The rest of the team wandered onto
the field, but there was no sign of Ellie. Maybe she’d decided not
to—
There she was.
Dressed in tight black baseball
pants and a gray T-shirt with navy sleeves, she raced up to the field
on a black mountain bike. While it was still in motion, she jumped
off and left it standing against the bleachers, her helmet dangling
from the handlebar.
It amazed him, as it did every time
he saw her, how good she looked in everything she wore. Hell, she
could make a burlap sack look like something out of a Victoria’s
Secret catalog.
He didn’t let his gaze linger very
long. He never did, never needed to, because he already had the image
memorized. And besides, Jayne broke the spell the second she saw
Ellie arrive and ran in her direction.
Their voices followed him out to the
field, but thankfully not a single word was mentioned about her
license mishap. Instead, if what he was hearing was right, it sounded
like Ellie had unexpected company. Male company or female company?
Not that it was any of his business.
A “she.” Hmmm. Her sister maybe?
Wait . . . no . . . her mother.
Unexpected visits from parents
usually meant one of two things: something was wrong or something was
about to be wrong.
“Okay,” Nick called out, lifting
his gloved hand toward the darkening clouds. “Let’s get going
before the rain starts again. Quick warm-up then let’s have Carter
pitching, Jayne catching, Ellie first, Leon second, Brett short,
Delmar third, Maya right, Martin center, Kyle roving, and I’ll take
left. The rest can bat. Oh, and Ellie—you’re down for the first
case of beer.”
Brett jogged over to his position,
pulled his cap down a little, and took stock of the players around
him. Leon and Delmar looked relaxed on their bases, no question
they’d played before, but there was no way Ellie was going to be
able to play first properly with that stiff new glove and those shiny
new cleats.
He knew she’d played a little
before, and she might look the part, especially after she tucked her
long hair through the back of that faded blue ball cap. Looking the
part, however, was a whole lot different than actually being able to
play the position, and first base was crucial for a winning team,
beer league or not.
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