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Join the Club by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

Jul. 14, 2020

Join the Club by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review


Join the Club by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Reviewfive-stars
Join the Club by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: KPD SWAT Generation 2.0 #7
Genres: Romantic Suspense

There are a few lessons one has to learn for themselves. Then there are the lessons that most people don’t have to learn because it’s just not done.

For instance, most people know instinctively that they shouldn’t crave the mother of their brother’s child.

Bourne Pena isn’t most men.

Bourne does everything he can to fight the attraction he feels for Delanie, but in the end, his refusal to go there almost ends up costing him his life.

***

Delanie Davidsdottir just wanted to forget. One night, she wanted to feel like a normal human being.

That one night changes her life and gives her a son that becomes her heart and soul. From that point forward, she does her level best to keep her head on straight and not make any more mistakes.

And falling for her child’s father's twin brother—say that three times fast— would be a mistake. Not only is he Trouble with a capital T, he’s also a SWAT officer that puts his life on the line every single day.

She can’t take another loss like the one she suffered once before.

Then again, Delanie never encountered a man like Bourne Pena before, either.

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In this series: Just Kidding, Ask My if I Care, May Contain Wine, Jokes on You, 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.

This is the second half of the whole Pena-Davidsdottir love story. If you read the last book you know that Booth had always liked Dillan while Bourne had always liked Delanie. The same with each of the girls. However, after a single night in high school Delanie got pregnant with Booth’s son, Asa. His birth changed everything. Bourne put his dreams on hold since Booth was already signed up for the military.

That meant Bourne was there when Booth couldn’t be. He was there for it all; doctor’s appointments, school stuff, etc. You can see why Asa is so close to Bourne. So, when he finally gets the chance to live his life for himself he takes it with both hands. There are some moments where Bourne’s place in the family is questioned but I felt he had as much right as anyone else.

Delanie for her part was just as confused as Dillan was in the last book. She wasn’t sure if it was okay to follow her heart and love her son’s uncle. She had a couple of moments where I wanted to punch her but in the end she did what was right.

I need to say that the epilogue in this book is awesome! I’m not going to go into details but as far as epilogues go, this was certainly one of the best Lani Lynn Vale has written.

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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. Kelly Kimmell says

    July 14, 2020 at 1:25 pm

    Sounds like an interesting story, thanks for your thoughts on this book.

    Reply
  2. Marisela Zuniga says

    July 14, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    I enjoyed your review, thanks for sharing

    Reply
  3. heather says

    July 14, 2020 at 5:17 pm

    This so sounds like my kind of read and I love the cover too. I enjoyed reading your review makes me want to read the book even more now.

    Reply
  4. Cali W. says

    July 14, 2020 at 7:57 pm

    Great review; sounds like a steamy read.

    Reply
  5. Shirley O says

    July 14, 2020 at 9:32 pm

    Great review. Sounds like an interesting read.

    Reply
  6. bn100 says

    July 14, 2020 at 11:15 pm

    not my kind of trope

    Reply
  7. LeonieT says

    July 15, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Sounds like a great read!

    Reply
  8. Christina Gould says

    July 17, 2020 at 1:44 pm

    Yikes, that cover is steamy. It says it all. Thanks for posting!

    Reply
  9. Victoria Alexander says

    July 18, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    Great review, sounds like my kind of book!

    Reply
  10. Barrie says

    July 19, 2020 at 5:11 pm

    WOw…..Lani writes books like there’s no tomorrow! This sounds like a good but I have to read the one before first. Thanks for another great review and suggestion for a book to read.

    Reply
  11. Judy Thomas says

    July 20, 2020 at 6:39 am

    It looks like an awesome read. Thanks for sharing it.

    Reply
  12. Calvin says

    August 18, 2020 at 5:45 pm

    Excellent share! Sounds nice to learn about.

    Reply
  13. Lisa says

    September 5, 2020 at 10:41 pm

    Ooh, his twin brother? That is interesting.

    Reply
  14. Eva Millien says

    February 23, 2022 at 7:32 pm

    Join the Club sounds like hot and steamy read for me, thanks for sharing your review and have a wonderful day!

    Reply
  15. Bea LaRocca says

    May 28, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    Thank you for sharing your review of Join the Club, this sounds like an awesome book and series and I am adding this to my TBR

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