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Review / Release Blitz: Back Against the Wall (Lindell #1) by Marie James


Title: Back Against the Wall
Series: Lindell #1
Author: Marie James
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Small Town/Single Dad/Enemies to Lovers
Release Date: February 15, 2024

BLURB
A small town, single dad, enemies to lovers romance.

Crawling back to this small town was never in hockey star Chase Woodson’s plans.
From hitting hockey pucks in front of thousands to selling urinal pucks at his father’s hardware store, coming back home is his worst nightmare.
But being a (newly) single dad of twin boys means making sacrifices. His boys need stability and his dad needs his help in the store.
Now he needs her.
Except, Chase has been the bane of Madison Kelly’s existence since high school.
She just so happens to be the only available nanny in town.
Besides, high school was ten years ago.
People don’t hold grudges that long, right?



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UNIVERSAL
Free in Kindle Unlimited
ALSO AVAILABLE IN AUDIO
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MY REVIEW


Why does Chase's only choice for help have to be the one woman who hates him - Madison? He's still not sure what he ever did to Madison back in the day, but she's despised him for years. But he's back home now since finding his ex cheated on him with his teammate, and he's been let go, so he has to come home and take care of his dad and their hardware store. He needs a nanny for his kids, even if he doesn't like asking for help. If he's going to hire Madison, they need rules. And he's going to make damn sure they follow them!


Madison too is back home after experiencing a serious betrayal. The last person she wants or expects, to see, is her nemesis, Chase. But when he offers an obscene amount of money to nanny his kids, she has to accept, so she can get out of the mess her ex left her with. Chase says there are rules, she can abide by them, right? Or can she, when she realizes the misinformation she's been dealing with all these years?


One word - communication!!! Chase and Madison's relationship is filled with mis and non-communication, and I wanted to smack them both for it. But their chemistry is strong enough, beneath the surface of their antagonism, to get over these problems. I like this small town, enemies-ish to lovers story, and am definitely looking forward to the next couple to fall in love.


AUTHOR BIO
Marie James is a full-time author, mother of two boys, and wife of 18+ years. Dog Mom to four great danes: Maximus, Sassy, Kiki, and Hargid.

She has spent almost my entire lifetime living in central Texas, with only short stays in South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida. She is currently residing in a sleepy little town in East Tennessee.

Writing is her passion, and she absolutely loves being able to sit down and put all of her thoughts and emotions into her stories.

She loves dogs, coffee, making handmade cards, and reading steamy romance novels!

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