Too Hard to Forget + Giveaway
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: TOO HARD TO FORGET
Author: Tessa Bailey
Series: Romancing The
Clarksons, #3
On Sale: April 25, 2017
Publisher: Forever
Mass Market: $7.99 USD
eBook: $5.99 USD
The third book in New York Times bestselling author Tessa
Bailey's Romancing the Clarksons series about four siblings on a cross-country
road trip, perfect for fans of Gena Showalter and Julie James!
This time, she's calling
the shots.
Peggy Clarkson is
returning to her alma mater with one goal in mind: confront Elliott Brooks, the
man who ruined her for all others, and remind him of what he's been missing.
Even after three years, seeing him again is like a punch in the gut, but
Peggy's determined to stick to her plan. Maybe then, once she has the upper
hand, she'll finally be able to move on.
In the years since Peggy
left Cincinnati, Elliott has kept his focus on football. No distractions and no
complications. But when Peggy walks back onto his practice field and into his
life, he knows she could unravel everything in his carefully controlled world.
Because the girl who was hard to forget is now a woman impossible to resist.
My Review
This is the third book in this series about the Clarkson siblings. Peggy is the wild one of the bunch. Which probably, explains some why she has never settled down. Although, the biggest reason is Elliott. The one that Peggy can't get out of her system. Instantly, from the moment that I saw Peggy and Elliott together I felt the anguish they experienced so long ago and just now reuniting. At the same time, the chemistry between these two was steamy. Peggy really does bring out the best in Elliott. She is the only one that can get away with pushing all of Elliott's buttons. There might be a slight age gap between these two; however, Peggy shows that the heart will want what it desires no matter the age. In Peggy fashion there was some laughs to be had in this book.
This story may have been about Peggy but I was glad to see Belmont and Sage featured some as well. Belmont had been pretty reserved throughout the Clarkson's road trip so I am looking forward to checking out his and Sage's story in the fourth book. I have enjoyed every book in this series. Too Hard to Forget is a great summer read.
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THE ROMANCING THE CLARKSONS SERIES
TOO HOT TO HANDLE, #1
TOO WILD TO TAME, #2
TOO HARD TO FORGET, #3
TOO BEAUTIFUL TO BREAK, #4
Too Hot to Handle
Dream Cast
Tessa Bailey
For the record, this is SO HARD. For the Romancing the
Clarksons series especially, I have a specific image in my mind for each
character and none of them match an actor/actress perfectly. So I am going to
take Elsa’s advice and Let it Go (let go of the images in my head, that is).
Enough rambling! Here is my dream cast (the main characters, anyway) for TOO
HARD TO FORGET!
Coach Elliott Brooks:
Jon Hamm. Now, I’m not talking about
suave Don Draper. If Jon is going to pull off my hard-ass football coach, he’s
going to need some scruff and a bad attitude. There was an episode of Mad Men
where Jon went juuuuust the right
amount of dominant and that’s what makes him my Elliott.
Peggy Clarkson: Ashley Greene. This one is a little
easier. I think Ashley Greene is incredibly beautiful and she could also pull
off Peggy’s devil-may-care flirtatious presence, while still guarding secrets
with her eyes.
Kyler Tate: Christian
McCaffrey. Okay, so he’s not an actor. He plays for the Broncos. But he has
the perfect sexy charmer smile and a ton of charisma. I would pay for his
acting classes myself!
Alice Brooks: Kiernan Shipka. Might as well stick
with a Mad Men theme, right? She already played Don Draper’s daughter (Sally
Draper) and can exude angst like nobody’s business, so she’s a great choice for
Alice!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tessa Bailey is originally
from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her
yearbook, ripped jeans, and laptop, and drove cross-country to New York City in
under four days. Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter
while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those
four walls, she met her husband, best friend, and discovered the magic of
classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College
and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted
attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing
continued to demand her attention.
She now lives in Long
Island, New York with her husband and daughter. Although she is severely
sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about
people falling in love.
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“I don’t know, Peggy.” He whirled on her, closing in until she was
forced back onto the desk. “I had an All-American on my squad this morning and
now I don’t. That’s all I know.” He pointed a finger toward the window. “I
solve problems down on the field. Saving people isn’t my job.”
Saving people. God, there
was such a wealth of regret and pain in those two words. But he couldn’t hear
it and she couldn’t address it. Letting him know she saw right through his
façade to the hurt beneath might force Elliott to close himself off. “You
didn’t always limit yourself. Why are you doing it now?”
“Accepting things that can’t be changed isn’t a limitation. It’s
realistic.”
“But how will you know if something can’t be changed unless you
try?”
“When it comes to certain things, Peggy, trying leads to losing.”
He was in her face now, the mint from his toothpaste familiar and inviting
where it slid over her lips. “And I don’t lose.”
No one ever stood up this man but her, and she wouldn’t be cowed
now. “No? You’re out a receiver.” She hitched herself up on his desk. “I’d call
that a loss.”
The tips of his shoes met Peggy’s, his hands gripping the furniture
on either side of her hips. “Who do you think you are, little girl? Coming into
my office and telling me what I’ve done wrong?” His eyes were brilliant in
their vexation, the attraction he was trying so hard to fight. “Where do you
get the goddamn bravery?”
“The bravery is what you liked best about me,” she breathed, heat
sizzling in a downward V toward her thighs. “Isn’t it?”
“No. That bravery is what almost led to my downfall.” His hands
found her bottom, jerking her to the edge of the desk. “I resented it. Still
do.”
“Liar,” Peggy whispered, easing her thighs wider. “You’re dying for
an excuse to head for another downfall.” When her legs were as open as she
could spread them, she leaned up to Elliott’s ear and let her breath shake
loose. “One thrust.”
Elliott’s right hand came up out of nowhere, molding over Peggy’s
mouth as his hips crowded into the notch of her legs. With a quick maneuver to
recline her halfway back, Elliott’s erection found the apex of her thighs,
delivering an aggressive pump against her underwear that sent a scream climbing
up Peggy’s throat, only to be trapped by his hand. Knees jerking up out of reflex
over the rush of sensation, an orgasm almost—almost— broke past the surface,
sending her waters rippling out on all sides. Her legs wanted to hug Elliott’s
waist, her voice wanted to beg for one more, one more, one more, but he shook
his head, denying her, even though his gaze was hot, a low groan issuing from
his harshly masculine mouth.
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