Author: Silla Webb & Kaden Layne
Series: Under Construction Book One
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Comedy
Cover Designer: CASSY ROOP/PINK INK DESIGN
Release Date: January 1st, 2020
Buy Link: https://books2read.com/DadBod
GoodReads Link: http://bit.ly/DadBodGR
MY REVIEW!!!
Okay y’all- I tried, I really did. I wanted so very hard to like this story, not only because it was my girl Silla’s work, but because dad bods everywhere needed some serious lovin’. But this one? No, just no. This is seriously not what I was expecting from Silla Webb. Her work is better than this folks, much much better. And the only thing that I can think of is that it was the addition of the new writer that brought it all downhill.
First off, there’s not anything a character can say to offend me- literally, I have as much of a sailor’s mouth as anybody sometimes, but this was a little extreme in some instances. These people laid down the F-Bomb more times than I could count in the first few pages of the book- and they live in Georgia!!! They’re not hardened gangsters or anything of the sort, so it was completely ridiculous that they should have been talking that way. Another thug- if I read the phrase “taint sucker” one more time, I swear I was going to bleach my eyeballs. This was how best friends talked about one another, seriously?!?!? And Laney, she was supposed to be a preschool teacher?? That was as believable as Bigfoot, let me tell you. That woman was one of the nastiest and crass female characters that I’ve seen, and should have been kept from kids at all costs. I’m fairly certain that no female besties sit around and talk about their “giners” all day long, so again- completely unbelievable.
Then we get to Madden and Jordan. Oh lord, these two did have the sexual chemistry to make a good story, but they’re so incredibly immature that it was a disaster. To be honest, I suppose there was an HEA, but I honestly couldn’t finish it because the story was just too much of a let down for me. I’m sorry Silla girl, I’m really hoping to see you back in your groove with your next one.
Have you ever loved something so much you’d do anything to protect it?
Keep it safe, no matter the expense to yourself? No matter how miserable
it makes you? Yeah, we all have. Some folks feel the need to protect
their loved ones—I feel the need to protect my six-pack.
And my washboard has been well protected beneath sixty pounds of
hardened man chub, but my sexy abs are about to make a comeback.
I do it alright, even sign up for a trainer at the gym.
This dude is just what I need to get back on track. He’ll give me the
brutal drill sergeant attitude I need to kick my ass in line. It’s gonna
be freakin’ awesome.
Imagine my shock and shrinking manhood when Jordan Williams walks in. A
five-feet-six inch chick with more curves than a back road and just the
right amount of sass and sweet. She’s bold as brass and tough as nails,
and I’m completely screwed.
She encourages me to set three milestones for my weight loss, a way to
reward myself for the pounds shed. One is getting back on the dating
scene. It’s not what I expect, but I have a hard time saying no to her.
I’m not only losing my dad bod but my man card too.
All it takes is three disastrous dates and several awkward situations
for me to realize who I really want to show all my tools to is right in
front of me. Busting my ass in the gym every day.
Maybe I should have concentrated just as much on protecting my heart as
I have my abs. Jordan is out of my league, and my goal is to get on her
level.
About The Authors:
Silla Webb was born and raised in the coal fields of Eastern Kentucky. Southern bred and cornbread fed, she is THE Southern Belle. Meshed with a barefoot backwoods country gal persona and you have the epitome of HBIC. She is cloaked in strength and sarcasm, which bleed through in the fictional heroines she brings to life beyond the pages. Silla is known for her sassy mouth and her sweet tea personality, so long as you don’t touch her cupcakes! When she's not editing for a fellow Indie author, she’s slaying her own words. Silla is most notably known for the Buried Secrets series, featuring coal minin' bad boy Colton Weston and arch nemesis Drew Varney, but her talents far exceed Romantic Suspense. In 2020, Silla will release her upcoming Contemporary Romance/Romantic Comedy series-Under Construction, co-written with her Soul Sista and debut author, Kaden Layne.
Together, this dynamic duo have written the must-read series of 2020 with side-splittin’ humor, unexpected life changes, and happily ever afters where every character is under construction and all relationships are a work in progress.
Follow Silla:
http://masquepublishing.com/silla-webb
Kaden Layne was born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains of Southeastern Kentucky. When asked the age-old question, who are you? Kaden’s response is simple—I am a work in progress. Kaden is ‘Moms’ to a sassy, strong-willed teenage girl, a coach’s wife, likes to think of herself as the cool mom, and loves her friends and family fiercely. A Southern independent mess with a passion for reading all the words, which has since helped her fall in love with writing her own words too. A new author in the Indie community, on most days you will find Kaden in a gym cheering on her favorite girl and part of her heart on the court or boys from her current or former basketball family. Kaden loves cupcakes with buttercream icing, watching sports, messy buns, leggings, long sweatshirts, gossip sessions with her Soul Sista and traveling with her daughter.
Follow Kaden:
www.masquepublishing.com/kaden-layne
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