This one isn’t out yet, but I was too excited to wait!

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New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery invites you back to Fool’s Gold, where a newcomer to town might finally meet the man she never knew she needed…

Angel Whittaker earned his scars the hard way, but the scars that can’t be seen are the ones that haunt him the most. Since he moved to Fool’s Gold, California, he’s cobbled together a life for himself as a bodyguard trainer. If he’s not exactly happy, at least his heart is safe.

Working with pro-football superstars taught tough-talking PR woman Taryn Crawford one thing—she can go toe-to-toe with any man. But then dark, dangerous former Special Ops Angel targets her for seduction…and challenges her to resist his tempting kisses.

Even in four-inch heels, Taryn never backs down. Unless, somehow, Angel can convince her that surrender might feel even better than victory.

If you’ve read any of the other Fool’s Gold books you kinda know the plan – two people who had no intention of falling in love fall in love, one of them runs scared (usually him), there’s a love fest night with alcohol and sisterly love to offer comfort and bash the guy, then the guy comes to his sense and they live happily ever after.  BUUUUT if you’ve read any of the other Fool’s Gold books then you know it is a magical journey every single time, regardless if you know what to expect.  Plus, Taryn can’t do anything quite like everyone else … absolutely best love fest ever!  She’s got to be one of my favorite characters.

And I so want to raid her closet!  She had a very rough start to life but she’s making up for now with awesome style and a lot of sass.  She’s strong, smart, and caring, but her past has definitely left scars when it comes to men and love.  She’s made a family for herself with the guys at Score but there’s still that intimate part of her life that is lacking.

Angel hasn’t exactly had an easy go of it either.  We’ve gotten to know him a little bit as we’ve been there with the other members of the bodyguard school as they fell in love, but now we get a little bit more on why he’s as closed off as he is.  It’s a tragic story but with the love of a strong woman, and best of all a sweet troop of little girls, he’s starting to open up a little.  It’s not a smooth journey (it never is), but it is a touching one and I devoured every page.

Like all of Mallery’s stories, this isn’t just about the hero and heroine.  We get little updates on previous couples, plus a look at future stories.  And I have to say that I absolutely adore Taryn’s Boys.  She might treat those football players like unruly children (and sometimes they are) but they have big hearts and troubles of their own.  Two of them are getting books in the next couple of months and I’m sure the third won’t be far behind (if not actually right along with the others).  I definitely can say I’ll be first in line for all of them!  (As always, you don’t have to read all of the stories in order and you can definitely start right here … but with fantastic stories like these, I’m not sure why you wouldn’t want to get them all.)

Mallery is a master at giving her readers The Cute mixed in with a lot of The Heart and spicing it up with The Funny and When We Metis a prime example.  It never fails that she makes me laugh and cry and rant and smile and love every single minute of it.  If you like small town charm, quirky characters, snappy dialogue, and tender love stories, you can’t miss with a Fool’s Gold romance.