TITLE: Frankie
AUTHOR: Janice Whiteaker
SERIES: BIG Northwest
SERIES ORDER: 5 of 6
RELEASE DATE: 02/28/2025
GENRE: Small Town Romance
RATING: ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
SPICE LEVEL: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
BLURB:
Frankie’s avoided JD for years.
Stayed as far from him as possible while twisting the old hurt of his rejection into something new. Something more tolerable and easier to manage.
Anger.
And boy does the man know how to make her angry.
The feeling seemed to be mutual, which is why she’s shocked—and a little enraged—when he suddenly inserts himself into her life.
Now he’s everywhere. Her job. Her house. Even her freaking bathroom. The man is inescapable.
So are the feelings she’s worked hard to ignore.
He takes care of her without making her feel weak. Offers solutions when she needs them and listens when she doesn’t.
And the man never misses a chance to cuddle.
But the past can be hard to get over.
Especially when it keeps coming back to haunt you.
MY REVIEW:
DISCLAIMER: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This story was so much more than I expected! I loved it! It made me laugh, cry, gasp and swoon!
The banter between Frankie and JD was chef’s kiss! Frankie became my favorite series heroine in this story. I loved her strength and resilience! JD stole my heart in this story. I just love how he was there for her and was a constant at her side, even when they were bickering.
I absolutely loved the scenes with JD, Craig and Phillip. They were hysterical together and provided much needed comedy relief during the tense moments.
I highly recommend everyone read this book. It is phenomenal! If you haven’t read this series yet, you could read this as a standalone, but I think you’ll benefit a lot more if you start from the beginning with Danny.
This is the second to last book in the series and while I’m a little devastated at losing the connection to Shadow Pines, I can’t wait to find out how Janice concludes the series in James and what she decides to write next!
Thank you Janice and Julie for the advance copy!