Series: Hail Raisers #1
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release: September 27, 2017
Evander Lennox doesn’t do anything he doesn’t want to do. At least, that is, until he’s sent to prison. The four years he’s incarcerated, he’s had no choice but to do the things that he’s asked to do, when he’s asked to do them. And now, if he doesn’t, it will mean a one-way ticket straight back to hell.
Once he’s free, it takes him twenty-four hours to get his old job back, his dog at home where he belongs, and an understanding that people aren’t as forgiving as he once thought them to be. He’s just about given up hope of ever integrating back into society when a woman slams into his heart, literally and figuratively.***
Kennedy Swallow just wants to belong somewhere. When she was younger, her parents divorced, and chose to separate her from her twin. Fast forward fifteen years, and she’s finally getting to meet the family she’s always wanted to be a part of. To make that happen, she uproots her life and moves to the tiny town of Hostel, Texas—giving her almost everything she’s ever wanted. Just when she thinks she’s making progress in winning her family over, she finds out that her twin is ill, and the only reason her family tolerates her is due to the convenience of having a free caretaker whenever they might be in need of one. After a few eye-opening experiences, she quickly realizes that she’s being used. Vowing to herself that she’ll make the best of the situation, she begins to steel her heart. What she doesn’t prepare for is a man named Evander who sees that barrier as a challenge.
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It takes Evander all of ten seconds while watching the woman on the floor, bleeding from her jaw, to realize that maybe life isn’t as bad as it could be. This woman with her thrill for life, a crazy obsession with chickens, and a desire to be wanted, changes everything he thinks he knows. But it doesn’t take long for him to realize that just by being around her, the people of the town have judged her guilty by association. Her business suffers, and soon after, she realizes what it will mean to have him by her side—the loss of everything she’s worked so hard for. Kennedy knows that Evander is worth it. Evander, however, decides that he’s not letting another person get hurt because he was stupid enough to care.
MY REVIEW:
Good lord, what a way to begin a series!! Heck yes, does Lani Lynn know how to break us in right, I tell y'all. Even if the first book isn't technically about a Hail, that doesn't mean that it packed any less of a punch in the face, because it certainly did.
Evander and Kennedy take the ball on this book and run the heck away with it. Firstly, I have to say that your heart is just going to all out break for both of these characters. Both of them. Why? Because they have both had the crappiest hands of life dealt to them. I mean, if it could have happened to them- it did. Prison terms- for being falsely accused, disease and death to almost every member of your family, being shunned by your entire town- you name it, these two have suffered it. Which is why it seems no two people were more due some happiness, than Van and Kennedy.
When everyone else, apart from the Hails (because they are freaking awesome), seemingly turned their back on Van, Kennedy tried her best to know him, and shine her light on him in every possible way. Even when he tried his best to push her out of his life, she pushed back- so much that Van didn't have a choice but to fall at the feet of the woman that was meant to be his.
I love how Lani gives us a slow introduction to each of the Hail brothers as well, giving us a small glimpse into what may be coming for each of their books in the future. And I can already tell that some of them are going to be doozies, for sure. This is one series that I am itching to see play out, if nothing else- to finally see Dante get some peace, and possibly some happiness after all that he's suffered.
So, go and grab Evander and Kennedy now- because I know you're gonna kick yourself if you don't. This story is not one to miss out on, nor will the ones yet to come be either!
Evander and Kennedy take the ball on this book and run the heck away with it. Firstly, I have to say that your heart is just going to all out break for both of these characters. Both of them. Why? Because they have both had the crappiest hands of life dealt to them. I mean, if it could have happened to them- it did. Prison terms- for being falsely accused, disease and death to almost every member of your family, being shunned by your entire town- you name it, these two have suffered it. Which is why it seems no two people were more due some happiness, than Van and Kennedy.
When everyone else, apart from the Hails (because they are freaking awesome), seemingly turned their back on Van, Kennedy tried her best to know him, and shine her light on him in every possible way. Even when he tried his best to push her out of his life, she pushed back- so much that Van didn't have a choice but to fall at the feet of the woman that was meant to be his.
I love how Lani gives us a slow introduction to each of the Hail brothers as well, giving us a small glimpse into what may be coming for each of their books in the future. And I can already tell that some of them are going to be doozies, for sure. This is one series that I am itching to see play out, if nothing else- to finally see Dante get some peace, and possibly some happiness after all that he's suffered.
So, go and grab Evander and Kennedy now- because I know you're gonna kick yourself if you don't. This story is not one to miss out on, nor will the ones yet to come be either!
iScream Book Blog - “Hail No = Hell Yes!”
Britt Red Hatter Book Blog - “As always, Hail No is an addictive book that will instantly suck you in and leave you unable to step away for even a second.”
MJ’s Book Blog and Reviews - “The first book of this new series was amazing, and had me going through all the feels.”
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