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In Deep 

by Brenda Rothert  

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I’ve got a secret.

No one knows how I blow off steam, and that’s how I like it. Most of the time, I’m happy just being part of a big family in a small town. And those times I need to get away are mine and mine alone.

My secret stays safe until I meet her – the woman who simultaneously pisses me off and turns me on. She seems like a wallflower at first, but it turns out there’s a lot more to her than I realized. Despite her hidden strength, she has a vulnerability I can’t resist.

As we open up to each other, I realize she’s starting to mean everything to me. She doesn’t feel the same way, but that won’t stop me from doing whatever it takes to keep her safe – even if it means exposing my secret to her. I’m in way over my head, and all I can hope is that someday, she’ll feel the same way about me.

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April

I pressed my lips together, silencing my indignation. Mousy? Librarian? Who the hell did Mason Lockhart think he was?

If only I was the kind of woman who’d fly out from behind the corner I was hiding around and defend myself. Poke a finger against his chest and show him just how unmousy I was.

But I wasn’t that kind of woman. His words hurt because of the spark of truth they held. My cheeks were flaming with embarrassment as I managed to sneak into another room to hide from view so they wouldn’t see me. I’d die of shame if Reed and Mason saw me, or if they knew I’d accidentally overheard their conversation.

I’d been waiting to meet Mason and thank him for helping move my stuff in. Ivy and I got back early and I had headed down to my room to start unpacking. But I heard the brothers talking as they headed to my room and I didn’t want to interrupt so I managed to make myself scarce. But I still heard every word of their conversation. Fat lot of good that had done me. Now I knew Reed’s brother thought I was a frumpy, mousy bore.

But, seriously, did Mason Lockhart think people got dressed up for moving day? I’d just pulled a U-Haul truck from Seattle to Lovely, Missouri, stopping at motels on the way. Today I’d completed the last leg of the journey and judging by the dark skies it looked as if I arrived in the nick of time. I’d be willing to guess that snow was in the forecast. This morning, after I’d showered and looked through my stuff for my hair dryer and clean clothes, I hadn’t been able to find exactly what I wanted.

And that was why my long curly hair was wound into a bun and I was wearing a random, longish skirt. But the cardigan? That was totally on purpose because it was soft and warm. Mason Lockhart could piss off if he didn’t like it.

I’d seen him at Ivy and Reed’s summer wedding. The Lockhart brothers were pretty much impossible to miss. They were the quintessential tall, dark and handsome man – times five. Other than Reed, I didn’t know any them. Except, possibly, Mason. I doubted I’d ever forget his name now.

✿ Review ✿

There are situations in our lives that mold the way we look at things, that teach us hard lessons that are hard to get over, and sometimes take us through a path that is not what we would've chosen for ourselves, but it becomes a distraction, a escape to help us forget and survive.

Mason Lockhart is an incredibly intelligent man, but when someone special betrays him, he finds a way to express his anger, an outlet for all the sadness and resentment left behind.

April moves to Lovely, Missouri to be close to her best friend Ivy and to take charge over the Grieves house, a home and save haven for pregnant teenagers. She's well educated and lovely woman, but she's a simple girl. She doesn't have much experience with men, and her first encounter with her best friend's brother in law, who she finds very attractive, starts on the wrong foot. 

The more Mason gets to know April the more he finds himself attracted to her. I like the fact that they started as friend and that their relationship grew until they became intimate. And Mr. Lockhart ladies and gents is HAWT! Mason is a take charge, dirty talker, type of guy, the kind that April has never experienced, the kind that gets her motor going and brings out her wild side.

But like sometimes happens in life, they both have struggles from their pasts that they need to overcome, battle scars that need to heal in order to give love and each other a chance.

This book has a fantastic storyline with great main characters, both looking to love and be loved, for someone to accept them just the way they are. There's a particular scene that touched my soul. It brought an array of emotions to the surface and I cried for a while. I loved the raw emotion of that scene, as well as those of the characters involved in it. The Lockhart brother have a great dynamic going on, you can feel the sense of camaraderie within them and the love and respect the have for each other.
This book felt REAL to me, situations that could happen to any of us, hurdles that some of us go through at one point or another during our lifetimes which we have to overcome in order to be grow and become a better person. 

I love Brenda's writing, she's one of the few authors I can trust to always deliver an interesting story that will capture not only my attention, but my heart.
I really hope you guys love it as much as I did.

Other Books in this Series

Deep Down 
(Book 1) 

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Brenda Rothert lives in Central Illinois with her husband and three sons. She was a daily print journalist for nine years, during which time she enjoyed writing a wide range of stories.

These days Brenda writes New Adult Romance in the Contemporary and Dystopian genres. She loves to hear from readers by email at bjrothert@sbcglobal.net.

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