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Review / Release Blitz: Next In Line (Cake #6) by J. Bengtsson

Next In Line by J. Bengtsson is now live!
Quinn
Just six years old when my brother was snatched off the street, I grew up in the aftermath of tragedy. While other kids were happily playing in the sandbox, I was hiding under press conference podiums listening to my parents beg for Jake's safe return.

People ask if I'm screwed up after what happened, and I never know how to respond. Life after the kidnapping is all I've ever known. Well, that and being the youngest brother to a rock star. Jake was the ultimate survivor. The prodigal son. My king.

But I'm not that worshipful kid anymore, and I'm tired of walking a step behind. I've got the talent. I've got the drive. And now I'm coming for Jake's throne.

Jess
What to do with a runaway rock star in my passenger seat?

Jess of yore would've jumped at the chance. Hell, she'd already be in his lap by now. She was fearless and fun and sexy. She lived like there was no tomorrow… until tomorrow came calling and delivered her an ultimatum: repent or risk losing it all.

And so responsible Jess was born, the good girl who paid her rent and watered her plants and put others before herself. The new, improved version of myself represented stability and a roof overhead. Yet sometimes… sometimes I missed that reckless girl. Wild Jess. God, she'd been so fun.

And now Quinn was here, built like a god and asking me to play. One mindless afternoon of fun.
Surely I could spare that for a future rock legend. I could bring old Jess back for just one day.

What could possibly go wrong?
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MY REVIEW
A hot guy is trying to hail Jess' rideshare car. Does she let him in? She's not sure, he's being pursued by someone who turns out to be on a reality show, and she's shamelessly eavesdropping. The old her would have let him in no problem, and enjoyed the ride. But the new Jess is trying to be good. The guy is really hot though, and soon they're off. To wherever his $30 will get him. Will she tell him her secret or just enjoy getting to know him for a few? What will become of them once she drops him off?

OK, first off, I have to say that I'm not a big fan of insta-love. Insta-lust, yes, because it's realistic and not out of the realm of possibility. However, it can be fun and entertaining, as it is here. However, what insta-love usually is, and is here, is not very well developed or fleshed out. And that is the main problem and the reason for 3.5 stars - their insta connection did not give them a chance to develop what I felt was a very strong relationship. Are they a hot couple? Yes. A fun one? Yes. Strong and stable? Not in my eyes, no. But the story itself was fun like I said, and their chemistry is steamy, and I enjoyed the rockstar aspect, so 3.5 stars seems fair.

Meet J. Bengtsson
J. (Jill) Bengtsson is the bestselling author of the Cake Series. She writes contemporary novels focused on love, humor, passion, and family. Her heroines are strong, nurturing, and quirky while her heroes are what dreams are made of - gorgeous, committed, and in need of a little saving. A native Californian, Jill's novels are set under the glittering lights of the West Coast entertainment industry.

They are for the dreamer in all of us.

Jill resides in Ventura County, California. She's married to the Swedish boy she met as an exchange student her junior year in college and they have three children, a golden retriever, and two ragdoll cats.
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