RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW TOUR: ONE CHANCE, FANCY (Bear Bottom MC #5) by Lani Lynn Vale

ONE CHANCE, FANCY

Series: Bear Bottom MC #5

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Photographer: Furious Photog

Model: Alex Neff

Cover Designer: Cover Me Darling

Release Date: January 15th, 2019

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Synopsis
 

Benson Bayou Beauregard is the president of the Bear Bottom Guardians MC, and the grandson of the Sergeant at Arms for the Dixie Wardens MC. He’s a mountain of a man and the warden of a prison, and there’s only one thing that can scare him—being told that he’s the father of a three-year-old little girl. 

A three-year-old little girl that has no clue who he is. Hell, he only finds out about the little cherub when a woman from child protective services comes by and rocks his world before leaving the girl in his shocked arms. 

Every single thing he thinks he knows goes up in a cloud of smoke. 

To make matters worse, the woman that he’s been trying to convince to give him a chance takes one look at the little girl and tells him that he’s just not in the right place to handle both of them. 

But Bayou was never one to back down from a challenge. 

He can handle a three-year-old girl that acts exactly like him, and he can more than take on the fiery red-head that sets flame to his blood while he’s at it.

 

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4 / 3.75 ‘You’re Not Broken. You’re Perfect.’ Stars

 

Oh my Lord, Lani Lynn Vale sure knows how to surprise us that’s for sure! One Chance, Fancy was not what I was expecting, but still she made me fall in love with Bayou and Phoebe, just the same!

I have to say that for the very first time in a very long while I’m struggling and debating between these two close ratings, that’s how much this book threw me off, lol.

Phoebe didn’t want me.
There was no doubt in my mind about that.
Nobody wanted the fucked-up ones, and I was about as fucked up as they came.

Bayou, oh Bayou, he completely made me fall for him and his self consciousness. Suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome, his whole life has been a constant battle, specially his childhood and early adulthood, but thanks to meeting a fifteen year old Phoebe and he showing him he was worth it, his focus shifted and he managed to make a place for himself, and lessen/control his idiosyncrasies. 

I’m broken.”
“You’re not broken,” I said. “You’re perfect.

My heart broke for him, in both those meetings, and so did Phoebe’s. They made such an impact on each other’s future they never forgot those two chance meetings. 

I loved to see and witness these encounters, and they sure did the build up for both characters, but I was left so confused because given how they portrayed the impact they had on each other, and how Bayou described him self in the first half of the book, as abhorred by contact and touch with others, specially women, given his issues, I was so – even if the blurb pointed out there was secret baby trope – that he apparently had flings during those years after Phoebe making such an impact in his life and he said himself she was always in his mind. With how much we were in his head and saw just how much he secluded himself from others, I never expected him to be a ONS kind of guy, specially given it required contact to do so, hence my shock when this sweet little girl pops up from a fling from three years prior. Phoebe on the other hand was fifteen at the time, and having dated, could never move forward because he was indeed always on her mind. The encounters were long before (ten years), and she had no deep seated personal issues like he did, so I’d expect her to at least move on too, given she didn’t as she pointed out, I was completely thrown of by the confused setting upon discovery of little Isa, who was adorable, btw! 

That being said, that was the only reason why I couldn’t get past the flabbergasted reaction to finding out that about Bayou, but the man – for someone who felt so inadequate –  sure knew how to be the swoon worthiest of male characters. If not for my issues with the inconsistency of the setting/character, I would have definitely  given One Chance, Fancy, the five stars. Yep, he was THAT amazing!

You’re like that bird in the sky that he’s so captivated by that he wants nothing more than to reach out and keep you.”

The way Bayou basically worshipped Phoebe from the moment they got together, and he saw she wanted him just as much as he wanted her, it was IRRESISTIBLE! OMG, he was just so darn amazing, and their relationship… wow, let’s just say, full steam head!!!

And all the secondary characters – ok, except crazy Brielle, that gave just enough OW drama to the story, that there was no need for other ‘villain’ – were just brilliant. I loved to see the past couples and future leading men, but specially SAM!!! This man just keeps getting better and better, and no one can beat him as DAD, and the way he loves and supports his little girls (not so little anyone). I can’t wait to see him again, specially with his last one Piper… 😉

Ms. Vale sure knows how to keep us hooked to the story from start to finish, and leave us feeling happy and excited for the couples she presents, Bayou and his Fancy, just proved that once again. Already beyond anxious for Zee and Jubilee’s story, I’ll bet it’s doing to be quite a ride!

“I may not be the best man in the world, but I’ll be the best man that I can be for you,”

 ARC kindly provided by the author via InkSlinger PR for an honest review

 

 

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About the Author


LaniLynnVale

Lani Lynn Vale is a USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles.  She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children, and lives in the Great State of Texas.

 
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