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Strange & Unusual by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

Aug. 23, 2022


Strange & Unusual by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Reviewfive-stars
Strange & Unusual by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: Battle Crows MC #6
Genres: MC Romance

The moment he divorced his ex-wife, Jeremiah decided two things.

One, he would never, ever get into that kind of situation again—i.e., marriage.

Two, he would spend more time doing what he loved—baking, riding motorcycles, spending time with the Battle Crows MC, and getting some quiet time for just himself. Pretty much doing the things he enjoyed, that his ex-wife could no longer ruin.

And, months after his divorce was final, he’s held strong.

He hasn’t gotten entangled with a woman. He’s opened his own bakery. And he’s never been closer to his club.
It has to be why he allowed them to have a massive club party at his place, which became the cause of Gracelynn Barry entering his life.

If he’d known Gracie was going to be his employee, he definitely wouldn’t have slept with her.

Yet, there he is, in the middle of an interview, finding out not only was the woman he slept with the most viable applicant for a job he very much needed filled, but that she’d recently broken up with the man he loathed. The second reason he’d divorced his ex-wife. Erich. His ex-stepson.

To say life is simple for Jeremiah would be a joke of epic proportions.

It’s time for him to buckle up.

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Gracie and Jeremiah are a wonderful couple. They meet at a party when they are both sitting there reading books. I mean these are my kind of people! They have an amazing night together only to discover that both must get to an interview the next morning. An interview with each other.

Talk about embarrassing. You’ve seen your potential boss naked among other things. It could have been awkward, but it wasn’t. Gracie gets the job, and they work well together. Fate seems to help them along. Of course, Gracie has an ex (can you be an ex after a handful of dates though) who happens to be Jeremiah’s ex stepson. The only thing I can say about him is he is his mother’s son.

Those two take the cake let me tell you. The entire book all I wanted to do was punch them in the mouth. Every single time they are in a scene or every talked about they peeved me off. Honestly, they are probably the best evil characters ever! You just hate them from the get-go which is perfect.

Together Gracie and Jeremiah’s chemistry is off the charts, and I guess in my mind I expected Jeremiah to be much older than his nephews. I guess my mind just put him that way. He is close to their ages. I will say what happens is not what I saw coming. I was shocked and cried a little. I didn’t want it to go that way. However, after reading the book a second time I got my emotions under control and realized just how perfect it was.

I also love that we got more of Bram and Dorcas here. I love that Jeremiah had taken the time years ago to get to know Dorcas. It shows how deep he really is as a character. Their book is next and I can’t wait for it.

Family Connections

Hero’s Family:  Niece, Cannel from Chalk Dirty to Me . Nephews who are members of the Battle Crows MC as is his brother and sister in-law, Derringer and Reedy. The nephew’s books are all a part of this series. Many of whom are listed in the previously section.

Heroine’s Family: Gracie’s family isn’t part of her life.

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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. xjanelx78 says

    August 23, 2022 at 12:03 pm

    Really nice cover and excerpt, looking forward to reading this!

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  2. heather says

    August 23, 2022 at 1:58 pm

    I liked reading this review. I am loving the title of this book makes me really want to check it out.

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  3. Adriane says

    August 23, 2022 at 2:56 pm

    Biker with a bakery? Characters I want to punch in the face? Uh… I’ll pass on this one

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  4. Tammy Catterton says

    August 23, 2022 at 3:29 pm

    This book has interesting title sounds like a good read for sure. Have to see how it is

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  5. Eva Millien says

    August 26, 2022 at 4:02 pm

    Strange and Unusual sounds like another great mc romance by Lani Lynn Vale for me to read! Thanks for sharing your review with me and have an amazing TGIF!

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  6. Bea LaRocca says

    September 9, 2022 at 10:03 pm

    Thank you for sharing your review of Strange & Unusual, this sounds like a great book and series

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  7. Eva Millien says

    December 4, 2022 at 2:17 pm

    Backlist book ~ Hidden Currents by Christine Feehan

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  8. Nova S says

    January 21, 2023 at 9:00 pm

    this sounds more than i expected from the cover

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  9. Dreaa Drake says

    February 8, 2023 at 9:01 pm

    This sounds like an amazing series! Never heard of this author but I’m glad I found her now!

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  10. Aline Azevedo says

    February 8, 2023 at 9:32 pm

    Maybe I should start reading this series since this book sounds so interesting!

    Reply
  11. Elizabeth says

    May 22, 2023 at 1:49 pm

    I appreciate the review!

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