Review / Release Blitz: Gotta Be Bayou (Badges of the Bayou #1) by Erin Nicholas

She’s not what he’s looking for...but she might be exactly what he needs.

Gotta Be Bayou, an all-new hilarious and steamy small town romance from New York Times bestselling author Erin Nicholas is now available!

Just when FBI special agent Spencer Landry had decided to forget about investigative journalist Maxine-Max-Keller and their one hot night together, there's a threat made against her and Spencer's protective instincts get all riled up. Again.

So now they're shacking up on the Louisiana bayou and pretending to be in love so he can keep Max safe until the guy is apprehended.

Considering their chemistry and that he can not stop thinking about the gorgeous-and-doesn't-know-it, smart-mouthed, bold-and-yet-vulnerable redhead, this could be a fun few days, right?

Nope. She's all wrong for him.

And she hasn't forgotten he can be kind of a jerk.

Sure, the naked-times are great, but he told her exactly what he wants— a bubbly, sweet school teacher who bakes him brownies and loves to cuddle—and Max ain't it.

Max not only doesn't bake, no one has ever called her sweet. And cuddling? Shudder.

Plus his bossiness is super annoying for someone who's been taking care of herself all her life. But now they're stuck together and dammit, besides being hot and very good with his mouth, Spencer is pretty irresistible with baby goats, little kids, and attempts at baking. And don't forget alpha-protective. All of which makes her stomach feel very swoop-y. No wonder her clothes keep falling off.

But this is a temporary situation and they're only faking it. So falling for the guy is a terrible idea.

She really should have kept that in mind.

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MY REVIEW

Max is not only surprised, but seriously annoyed, to find Spencer has barged into her apartment, with his FBI buddies too, just to tell her someone's been threatening her. Now he's got her holed up with him in Autre, Louisiana, pretending to be a couple, so he can protect her. She's still annoyed, because her body can't get on the same page as her mind. Her mind knows she's the opposite of his type, and that they're not a real couple. He wants the kind of woman who cooks and cleans and is waiting at home for him. She's so not that. But somehow her heart is falling for this man who doesn't want the kind of woman she is.

Spencer cannot get Max off his mind and it's driving him nuts. She's driving him nuts. He has this idea in his mind of what his ideal type of woman is, and Max is the opposite of that ideal. So why is she the one he can't get off his mind? Can't stop wanting in his bed and in his life? He can't possibly be falling for her, can he?

I love it when people fight their feelings, because it makes it all the better when they realize just how they really feel. Makes the fight all the more delicious, and the trip to the realization all the more sweet at the end. Spencer and Max, especially Spencer, fight their feelings. Spencer had messed up ideas, and they really affected him, and Max for that matter. But once he realized? Whew! Talk about alpha male protector! But Max isn't just some meek mouse waiting for a man to love her, nope, she's strong, independent and an awesome investigative journalist. I loved these two, they are the perfect couple to introduce this new series. It felt familiar because it's set in the same world as Boys of the Bayou, so it read like coming home, and what a place to come home to.

About Erin Nicholas

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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