review || UNDENIABLE { blog tour } by C.A. Harms

Limitless Publishing | December 15, 2015 | Contemporary Romance
Key West, book 4
★★★★

SOURCE: HEA BOOK TOURS

Sometimes in life you are forced to do things you may not agree with.

Family meant everything to Jude Calvert.

He would do whatever it took to keep them safe and provide for them no matter what it took to make that happen.

Even if that meant putting his own safety at risk, he had no other choice.

Callie Raine has always felt a heavy attraction toward Jude. 

He was fascinating.

He was undeniable.

She knew there was so much more to him than he allowed anyone to see. But she was a headstrong woman and feeling weak was something she wouldn’t allow.

Except when it came to Jude.

However, when Jude is hit with the unexpected and forced to rely on others, Callie realizes he doesn’t take weakness easily. 

He becomes even more withdrawn.

More angry.

Will he finally give in and learn to lean on those who care?

Or will he push them beyond the point of no return and once again be left to face his obstacles alone?

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{ about c.a. harms } .

C.A. Harms is like any other addicted reader. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories. She hasn't always been a lover of Romance and had once been addicted to a good Mystery. Just recently she has taken on a new liking and now is a full blown Romance novel addict.

She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. You will always find her with her kindle or paperback in hand as it is her favorite pass time.

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{ excerpt } .

“Hello.” I froze as Jude’s voice carried up the stairway, then jumped up from my position on the floor in our bedroom and scrambled for the door. Before I opened it, I turned back to face the kids, who were playing tug-of-war with the unnamed puppy. 

“Stay here.” They both nodded, and I slipped out of the room, closing the door behind me. Jude had just reached the top of the steps, and he looked up with a smile. 

“Where are the kids?”

“They’re playing in our room,” I said as I approached him.

“What’s wrong?” he asked.

“Nothing,” I assured him as I continued to walk. He cocked an eyebrow at me, and my stomach dropped. He was seeing right through me. I was such a bad liar.

“The kids are busy. Wanna sneak downstairs and have a quickie?” I wagged my eyebrows, but his facial expression did not change in the slightest.

“Now I know you’re full of shit. You’re actually attempting to distract me with sex,” he said with a grin. I was just about to argue when the puppy barked.

“What was that?” he asked.

“Uh…”

My stomach was flipping around anxiously, and I didn’t even get to figure out a way to break the news before everything broke loose. The bedroom door came open behind me, and I heard the puppy’s claws tapping against the hardwood floor as Zoey and Matthew followed him. Squealing and laughter filled the hallway as I remained locked in place. I avoided looking at Jude. In fact, I stared down the floor instead.

“Are those my boxers?” Jude asked, and I looked up. He was pointing at the puppy, who was sitting back on his butt looking up at Jude. Hanging from his mouth were a red pair 
of Jude’s Calvin Klein boxers I had just purchased last week. 

“Warrior likes to play tug-of-war with them,”

Matthew announced as he pulled on the other end of the red material.

“See, you just hook your hand through this handle, and he pulls back.”

Matthew slipped his little hand through the front opening in the boxers.

“His name is not Warrior,” Zoey argued. 

“We still have to draw for his name, remember? Callie said so.” 

I could feel Jude’s eyes boring in to me. I knew he was waiting for me to look up, but I was avoiding eye contact.

“What do you think we should name him, Uncle Jude?” Matthew asked.

“I like Warrior, but Zoey said Buddy or Charlie. I don’t like those.”

The kids began to argue over the name of our new puppy, and of course I continued to keep my head down as my heart raced with the idea that Jude may be angry.

“Callie,” Jude said, and my stomach lurched. He didn’t sound mad, yet he didn’t sound happy, either. Silence set in, and I knew all eyes were on me. I took in a deep breath and closed my eyes tightly.

“I never should have let them convince me to go into the pet store, but before I knew what hit me, they were laughing and playing with this cute little guy.”

I looked up and found Jude staring back at me, an unreadable expression on his face. 
“They ganged up on me, and they gave me that look. You know the one.”

It was then I noticed the smile tugging at his lips. “Are you ever going to be able to tell them no?”

Jude asked as he stepped around the puppy. I shook my head. I knew the moment they turned on me and gave me those big, sad eyes, I was putty in their hands. I was unable to disappoint them.

{ review } .

First -- I had the opportunity to read this entire series in one sitting, and I have to say: it was great. I enjoy Ms. Harms's series, and I was surprised to learn that this was a spin-off from SOUTHERN BOYS, and that Jett and Harper are the same Jett and Harper Alexis mentions in LOVING COLT. As much as I liked Alexis, Harper is quite the sass and I loved her.

Second -- of all the books, I think I liked them all fairly equal, but found the added emotion in losing a family member to be one of the driving factors for this story.

Ms. Harms does families, and she does them well. She handles death pretty well, too, and we see family in spades in this series, as well as this particular book, and we watch as Jude's sister battles cancer. Jude's ability to take on his sister and her children, without blinking an eye, made him an extremely lovable hero. As close as he was to his friends, he kept everyone a decent pace away so they didn't know his true situation -- but just as close friends and family do, they prove their care to him over and over again throughout this story.'

Jude has been drawn to Callie for quite some time, but doesn't feel he can let her in. Callie has been drawn to Jude, as well, and quite honestly, she's starting to get fed up with him. But when the opportunity arises to help out his family, she takes it -- not to be overbearing or step on his toes, but because she wants to, and in that action, her care for him is showcased in large-form.

My 'problem', if you will, with UNDENIABLE would be that Ms. Harms jumped from 'barely tolerating' to 'kissing the one time' to "I love you, baby" pretty quickly -- granted, she did utilize time jumps throughout the story, so it was easy to forget the quick jump from semi-friends, to HEA (because there really wasn't anything too much in between).

I loved that this book's epilogue catches up with all of the couples -- while we see the couples throughout this book, it was great to see their stories wrap up neatly and nicely. My favorite epilogue chunk probably belonged to Harper and the nurse... Or Easton's "she-devil" comment... Or really, just Easton and Harper. Their chunk of epilogue... Gosh, I fell in love with them all over again. The feels, man... I get them again just thinking about it!