Review: All Jacked Up (Rough Riders #8) by Lorelei James

Pulling off the ultimate con...if they can keep from pulling off their clothes
Keely McKay knows Jack and Jack Donohue is a certified pain in her Wranglers. The lone girl in the prolific McKay family, Keely needs another man giving her orders like she needs a hole in her boot. What she does need is a restoration specialist so she can open her physical therapy clinic and prove she's left her wild-child days behind. That means dealing with buttoned-down, uptight Jack.
Jack is this close to securing a career make-or-break project, until he learns his lack of marital status puts him out of contention. When the notoriously hot-tempered and hot-bodied Keely begs him for help, he proposes a crazy idea. He'll oversee her project if she acts the part of his loving fiance.
Their sizzling lust makes it all too easy to go from butting heads to knocking boots but outside the bedroom they're as mismatched as ever. The McKays remind Jack of the humble upbringing he left behind, and cowgirl Keely feels she doesn't measure up to Jack's big-city lifestyle.
When the dust settles, Jack and Keely must face the fact they're not fooling anyone but themselves or they'll risk losing the real deal.
Warning: this book contains one hot-blooded cowgirl and one cool-headed businessman in a stripped-down, revved-up game of sexual truth or dare.

My Review:

Keely West McKay has several brothers, but she’s the only girl in her family and is considered the wild child.

Keely doesn't like Jack Donohue. She has a love/hate relationship with him, and she also knows he’s a certifiable pain in her behind.

Keely is stunned by several revelations regarding Jack. It turns out he is the only man who can help her with the new apartment building she bought. Jack’s a restoration specialist and she needs him to fix up her building. That's right her building which her family knows nothing about because it's her dream.

Jack Donohue knows only one thing: Keely McKay takes his breath away every damn time he sees her, and yet she drives him crazy like no one else can. Jack dreams of landing a dream restoration project, but learns that his martial status leaves him out of the running. But Jack’s a man with a plan and he intends to get everything he wants, especially Keely.

Keely reluctantly agrees to Jack's plan. Can both Keely and Jack avoid killing each other to get what they want? Will either Keely or Jack admit their attraction? Your answers await you in All Jacked Up.

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I've been waiting to read this book since reading Slow Ride. I got into this series backwards, yet loving every minute of smokin' hot sex, smokin' hot cowboys, and the women they love – all with the beautiful Wyoming backdrop. This story illustrates how tight a family bond can be, pulling no punches or denying that bond, either. I think what makes Lorelei James’ work so defining is the recurring theme in her books of  how tightly knit a family structure can be. Each book builds on the previous one, and you always get to see your favorite characters (mine is Cam McKay). But I'm sure I'll discover another favorite in this series soon. I look forward to re-reading Slow Ride soon.

All Jacked Up features:

• erotic themes
• oral sex
• backdoor play
• romance
• alpha male
• cowboy

Rating: 4.5 Kisses