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Ask Me if I Care by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

Apr. 14, 2020

Ask Me if I Care by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review


Ask Me if I Care by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Reviewfive-stars
Ask My if I Care by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: KPD SWAT Generation 2.0 #4

Ares saw him for the first time at a Kilgore Police Department benefit dinner. She’d gone with her dad as his plus one. Hayes Greer had gone by himself and brooded silently across the same table as her, drinking whiskey and not saying a word.
It only took that one time for her to become interested.
The next time she saw him, he was doing another benefit—but this one requiring a whole lot fewer clothes. And that was when she knew. She wanted him. Badly. But the morose Hayes was too busy thinking about his sins to see what was right in front of his face—Ares.
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Hayes Greer knew the moment that he saw the feisty Ares Downy again that he should’ve stayed away. Maybe if he hadn’t done the stupid calendar, he wouldn’t be questioning every single woman’s intentions.
Maybe if he’d listened to that niggling feeling telling him to stay away, he would’ve been able to do his job a little better. But seeing her with a knife to her throat, in the middle of a building set to blow, made his usually well-wired brain start to malfunction.
Because nobody was allowed to touch her like that—only him. Nobody was allowed to scare her, either. Not and live to tell the tale.

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In this series: Just Kidding, May Contain Wine, Jokes on You, Join the Club, Any Day Now
Other books from this Author Hail Mary , Quit Your Pitchin', Too Bad So Sad, Mess Me Up, Trash Talkin'

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Hayes was one of the guys that I really wanted to know more about. He is a new character in that he isn’t really related to any of the previous main characters in other books. Unlike Ares who is Downy and Memphis’ daughter. Hayes has this beautifully broken quality to him. He is someone who has seen and experience far too much pain. Yet, there is a strength that can only come from those experiences.

Ares sees the good in everyone but not to a fault. She has no problem seeing when there is no good in someone. She cares deeply and while that could be a fault I think it is perfect for her. She’s a guidance counselor at the high school so her caring nature helps in her career.

A lot happens in this book! We learn more about the serial killer murders from the last book. That was something I looked forward to since we know that Ashe got Hayes interested in them. We also learn more about Hayes past and what happened to him. It is something else that I wanted to know.

Hayes and Ares together were more than just hot! They melted the pages of my kindle. Ares takes Hayes’ issues and deals with them in a way that blew his mind. There was no denying her feelings after that and while there are some moments that had me weeping this book left my heart pounding.

five-stars

About Lani Lynn Vale

Lani Lynn Vale is a USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children, and lives in the Great State of Texas.

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  1. Tamra Phelps says

    April 14, 2020 at 8:15 pm

    This sounds like a really thrilling story. The characters sound like they would draw you right in.

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  2. jason jennings, says

    April 14, 2020 at 9:39 pm

    sounds good

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  3. bn100 says

    April 15, 2020 at 12:05 am

    title sounds fun

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  4. heather says

    April 15, 2020 at 9:40 am

    This so sounds like my kind of book. I love the cover too and that is important to me.

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  5. Betul says

    April 15, 2020 at 10:37 am

    The cover looks great and this book sounds really good.

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  6. Hannah Chase says

    April 15, 2020 at 8:51 pm

    Sounds like an engaging read.

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  7. KariLorr says

    April 15, 2020 at 9:42 pm

    Sounds like a romantic read. Thanks for the review.

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  8. Maria Malaveci says

    April 16, 2020 at 7:04 am

    I absolutely love this cover! Sounds like my kind of read too! Stay safe!

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  9. Kelly Kimmell says

    April 16, 2020 at 8:00 am

    Sounds like a pretty intense story, good excerpt.

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  10. Victoria Alexander says

    April 16, 2020 at 11:23 pm

    Great review, thanks for sharing!

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  11. Gabrielle says

    April 20, 2020 at 11:04 am

    Sounds intriguing. I should look into this series.

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  12. Mya Murphy says

    April 20, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    The cover is soooo sexy!!

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  13. Calvin says

    May 16, 2020 at 8:39 pm

    Sounds relatable, nice theme.

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  14. megan allen says

    January 6, 2021 at 2:05 pm

    This is my cup of tea for sure! I love the cover too! Adding it to my tbr. Thanks for the review!

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  15. Antoinette M says

    November 2, 2021 at 10:41 pm

    Sounds like a great story!

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  16. Eva Millien says

    March 18, 2022 at 5:56 pm

    Ask Me If I Care sounds like a great book for me to read, thanks for sharing your review and have a fantastic TGIF1

    Reply
  17. Bea LaRocca says

    April 22, 2022 at 9:14 am

    Thank you for sharing your review of Ask My if I Care, this sounds like an awesome book and series

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  18. MICHAEL A LAW says

    February 13, 2023 at 10:40 pm

    Seems like a very enjoyable book. Kudos!

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  19. Maria Malaveci says

    March 29, 2023 at 6:23 am

    Oh la la! That cover is super hot! Sounds steamy!

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