But now Carter realizes that not having a relationship like Tucker and Dunn’s leaves him quite lonely. Tucker Wright’s best friend/ex-boyfriend who rather hysterically helped engineer the plan that got the stubborn, oblivious Tucker and Dunn together. We first met Carter in the third Licking Thicket series book, Fools. Archer bring us Carter and Riggs’ improbable, opposites-attract romance. Archer’s strengths lie and they play to them well and effectively. That’s where we settle into the comfort of the prototypical Lennox/Archer rom-com, with plenty of witty banter, lovey-dovey couples, and found family to warm our hearts. The characters are as endlessly fascinating and utterly engaging as their Licking Thicket predecessors, who we luckily get to see in the last third of the book. Carter Rogers and Former Marine William Riggs, as well as the ancillary characters like Carter’s adorbs Cousin Kevin and his overprotective, intrusive but well-intentioned Grandfather, we get the multi-dimensional, completely endearing characters we’ve come to expect from this writing pair. We also still see the quintessential Lennox/Archer character development at work.

But even then, the writing remains consistently sharp and inspired. In fact, the Hijacked plot borders on the preposterous at times. Hijacked definitely departs from the small town, found family grounded stories we experienced in the original Licking Thicket trilogy of Fakers, Liars, and Fools. With Hijacked, Lucy Lennox and May Archer’s latest joint venture, we see this power writing duo push the boundaries of their Licking Thicket brand of humor into new territory. Īs the saying goes: The more things change, the more they stay the same. In short, Carter’s peaceful, well-planned life has been… hijacked. Falling for his very hot, very mouthy ex-Special Forces bodyguard.Getting kidnapped by a monologuing drug lord.Being the meat in a feuding cartel sandwich.Things he can’t control this time around: His life, his prestigious reputation, his career, his future. Renowned cardiologist Carter Rogers is used to having things under control.

SERIES: Licking Thicket: Horn of Glory Book 1

Mr. Important by Lucy Lennox