New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Jay Crownover returns with the third standalone title in her Getaway series, ESCAPE. Check out the review below, and pick up your copy today!
About ESCAPE:
Everything
inside of him is screaming that he needs to run, he needs to go, he needs to
escape.
Lane Warner is used to being overshadowed and overlooked.
After all, he’s the youngest brother and the most laid back one in the family. He’s the one known for going with the flow and not making waves, even when things seem to be at their worst.
Very few things in life have had the ability to rile Lane up and get under his skin. At the top of that list is his childhood friend Brynn Fox…no…Brynn Warner. The fact that they share a last name was the one thing that has the power to light him up and spin him out of control like no other. There was no calm, cool and collected when it comes to all the reasons why Brynn had to become part of his family.
It’s slowly killing him to keep wanting what he can’t have, so Lane sees only one way to stop himself from doing something they’ll both regret…he has to leave.
Everything inside of her is calling out to find him, to follow, to bring him home.
Brynn Warner is used to being stuck between a rock and a hard place.
After all, she’s the daughter of an unrepentant gold-digger who never once blinked at being the cause of her daughter’s pain and suffering.
Very few things in her life have ever brought happiness and a sense of security. At the very top of that list is Lane Warner. She has unwaveringly loved the youngest Warner since the first minute she laid eyes on him. He was everything Brynn ever wanted and everything she knew she could never have.
Sometimes the right choice is the one that hurts the most and Brynn’s had to make a few that felt like they might be the end of her.
When Lane takes off, one thing is clear, the only choice Brynn has is to go after him.
Lane Warner is used to being overshadowed and overlooked.
After all, he’s the youngest brother and the most laid back one in the family. He’s the one known for going with the flow and not making waves, even when things seem to be at their worst.
Very few things in life have had the ability to rile Lane up and get under his skin. At the top of that list is his childhood friend Brynn Fox…no…Brynn Warner. The fact that they share a last name was the one thing that has the power to light him up and spin him out of control like no other. There was no calm, cool and collected when it comes to all the reasons why Brynn had to become part of his family.
It’s slowly killing him to keep wanting what he can’t have, so Lane sees only one way to stop himself from doing something they’ll both regret…he has to leave.
Everything inside of her is calling out to find him, to follow, to bring him home.
Brynn Warner is used to being stuck between a rock and a hard place.
After all, she’s the daughter of an unrepentant gold-digger who never once blinked at being the cause of her daughter’s pain and suffering.
Very few things in her life have ever brought happiness and a sense of security. At the very top of that list is Lane Warner. She has unwaveringly loved the youngest Warner since the first minute she laid eyes on him. He was everything Brynn ever wanted and everything she knew she could never have.
Sometimes the right choice is the one that hurts the most and Brynn’s had to make a few that felt like they might be the end of her.
When Lane takes off, one thing is clear, the only choice Brynn has is to go after him.
She’s going to bring her wayward cowboy home….whatever it takes.
Excerpt
Brynn
For the first time in days, it felt like my world was set
back to rights.
Everything was crooked and off center the minute Lane walked
out of the house in Wyoming and disappeared. I couldn’t think straight. Every
step I took was wobbly and unsteady. From the moment I opened my eyes, to the
second I fell into a fitful sleep at night, it was like I saw things through a
grainy black and white filter. There was no color in any of my days when Lane
was gone. There was no joy or light. There was only a massive void where I knew
I should be able to feel my heart hurting and my soul suffering, the way they
always did when it came to the youngest Warner, but when he left there was
nothing.
I thought I knew what it felt like to have everything inside
of me freeze and shatter. When word came that Lane had been shot while trying
to protect his niece from a madman hell-bent on destroying everything that was
important to Sutton, I was sure I would never be able to breathe or feel again.
That icy pain, that frigid fear had nothing on the numbness that followed when
Lane walked out the door seconds after Jack dropped to his knee. At that
moment, I knew I was supposed to focus on the man asking me to share his life
with him, the one who wanted me for me, and not because he was driven by some
chivalrous need to save me from my messed up family and tumultuous home life.
But I hadn’t been focused on Jack. All I could see was the
resignation and regret flashing through Lane’s pale blue eyes. We were both
reliving the moment another man had asked me to marry him. Only that time, Lane
hadn’t been able to escape the outcome. He’d been reminded of it for years,
every waking moment when I’d technically held the title of his stepmom. I was
something neither one of us could get away from no matter how hard we tried. It
was amazing how much one little yes could change everything.
Now that he was standing in front of me, looking much
thinner and more haggard than he had even when he came home from the hospital,
I finally felt like I could inhale again. Everything that was fuzzy and blurred
around the edges pulled back into sharp focus. I could look at the sky behind
his tousled head and see that it was the same stormy blue as his eyes. I could
also focus on the lines of tension and stress radiating out of the corners of
those eyes and the bruised, dark hollows underneath them. Without him, nothing
felt like it mattered. There was no home. There was no peace of mind. There was
no safety and security.
When he was close, the littlest things felt hugely important
and essential. The twitch of his lips into a wry grin spread warmth that chased
away the emptiness for the first time in what felt like forever. The heat
radiating off of his long, lean body made my heart kick back to life. When his
arms wrapped around me for a seriously overdue hug, I finally felt alive. Finally
felt something other than the echoing loneliness and hollowness that consumed
me the minute he turned his back on me. Even with Daye trapped between us, I
still felt a tingle at every single spot where his body touched mine.
“It’s so good to see you.” I meant it with every fiber of my
being. Looking at him, even as worn and as drawn as he appeared, settled
something deep inside of me.
What I thought about Escape
Oh Lane! I love this series and eagerly anticipated this last book in the series. Lane has been lovesick from the very first book -- in love with his father's wife who happens to be the same age as Lane. There's a sad story there, especially for Lane but also for Brynn. Sometimes you just have to do what you must to protect yourself, and that's what Brynn did.
Brynn has been in love with Lane from the start but circumstances and lack of communication between them have kept them apart. When Brynn's boyfriend proposes to her, Lane just can't take anymore and leaves the ranch. He's got some things to work out in his own head, and he goes to visit his brother in California. It isn't long before Brynn comes looking for him.
Things are tense for a while between them, but clarity starts setting in as they talk it through. Both Lane and Brynn realize what they have between them and they aren't going to squander their second chance. Their happy moments are interrupted when they rescue a young boy on their trip back to Wyoming, both Lane and Brynn feel the need to help. One of the things I love about this series is the suspense and Escape does not disappoint.
I loved how Escape wrapped up the series, even though it does leave the reader with a bit of a cliff hanger for one of the secondary characters! I hope that means there will be more stories coming from this world.
This is a great romantic suspense series. I loved every book in it and it is probably my second favorite Jay Crownover series.
An ARC was provided for review.
Brynn has been in love with Lane from the start but circumstances and lack of communication between them have kept them apart. When Brynn's boyfriend proposes to her, Lane just can't take anymore and leaves the ranch. He's got some things to work out in his own head, and he goes to visit his brother in California. It isn't long before Brynn comes looking for him.
Things are tense for a while between them, but clarity starts setting in as they talk it through. Both Lane and Brynn realize what they have between them and they aren't going to squander their second chance. Their happy moments are interrupted when they rescue a young boy on their trip back to Wyoming, both Lane and Brynn feel the need to help. One of the things I love about this series is the suspense and Escape does not disappoint.
I loved how Escape wrapped up the series, even though it does leave the reader with a bit of a cliff hanger for one of the secondary characters! I hope that means there will be more stories coming from this world.
This is a great romantic suspense series. I loved every book in it and it is probably my second favorite Jay Crownover series.
An ARC was provided for review.
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About Jay Crownover:
Jay Crownover is the international and multiple New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men Series, The Saints of Denver Series, the Point Series, the Breaking Point Series, and the Getaway Series. Her books can be found translated in many different languages all around the world. She is a tattooed, crazy haired Colorado native who lives at the base of the Rockies with her awesome dogs. This is where she can frequently be found enjoying a cold beer and Taco Tuesdays. Jay is a self-declared music snob and outspoken book lover who is always looking for her next adventure, between the pages and on the road.
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