Not who I thought Lucas was going to end up with, but EM has a way of making things work and be believable!
From the blurb:
“Quick question: do you think a judge would let me off for murder if I tell him that it was the health inspector who has a vendetta against me?”
It’s a question Lucas never thought he’d have to ask when he became the owner of a food truck. And that pisses him off more considering he has enough in his life to deal with.
He’s blind.
He’s a virgin.
And the people he keeps falling for never seem to want him back.
So when this grumpy shell of a man has made it his mission to make Lucas’s life miserable, Lucas intends to fight back.
With his words. Mean ones. Ones that might make a grown man cry.
Unfortunately, there’s more to Frankie’s story than Lucas realizes, and the more he gets to know this complicated single dad, the more he starts to feel the familiar stirrings of an impossible crush.
Frankie is almost twice his age, his life is a chaotic mess, and Lucas isn’t exactly relationship material. But the longer they stay in each other’s orbit, the more Lucas realizes that this could be it. And soon enough he decides he’s not going to stop until he’s gotten his hard earned happily ever after.
Winning You is the seventh book in the single dad Words We Never Said series. It’s an enemies to lovers, age gap romance featuring a brow-beaten, exhausted single caregiver who wants nothing more than to find some peace, a nerdy, mouthy, autistic chef who wants to be loved the way he’s capable of loving, heaps of unsolicited advice, first times, bad dates that turn into very good dates, and a steamy, swoony happily ever after.
Angel's review:
"My heart’s beating in your chest now, Lucas. It’s yours to take care of. I don’t want it back.”
Lucas allowed himself to feel the weight of those words. And then he smiled against Frankie’s finger. “My poet.”
He heard Frankie’s smile in his voice when he said back, “My princess.”
I'm a big fan of EM's writing, they have a really beautiful way with words, and they write about beautiful characters showcasing real disabilities, and metal health issues with such respect. You can tell they take the time to get as much information as they can to make their characters as real as they possibly can. Not everyone's experiences are the same, but I'm sure there's someone out there who can relate to their characters in some way. I know I've related to their characters before.
I've been looking forward to Lucas's character ever since he was first introduced, although I thought he was going to end up with Gage.. but even though he didn't end up who I thought he was going to be with, his story was still really great! I absolutely adore Lucas, he has a lot working against him and while he does have bad days, he doesn't let the world change who he is. Especially when it's judgy health inspectors who make assumptions about how he runs his Food Truck.
Frankie is a complex character, I wasn't sure about him in the beginning, but as I kept reading I got to see the different layers of his character and personality. The more I read about his last, and the strives he made to learn and become better, the more I liked him. And I definitely like him for Lucas too.
These two men had quite an explosive start, but gradually they gave each other a do-over which is when the true magic between them began. Lucas's interactions with Elodie were so precious, I love how he was so gentle and kind to her even when his and Frankie's interactions weren't friendly at the start.
My favorite part of this whole book was seeing the past characters pop back up, they really are a family and that shows tremendously in this story. I also adored seeing the way Lucas and Gage's friendship was depicted, you could feel how much they loved and cared for one another. Their relationship is absolutely beautiful.
In this story, we also learn more about what's been eating at Gage while he was away at school, and it absolutely broke my heart reading about what he went through. I just want to give him a big hug! I'm looking forward to reading his story for two reasons, one of them is because I want to know what's going to happen to the awful people who did such a despicable thing to him. And the other reason is because I want to see him get his Happy Ever After.
I'm sad that this series is basically over, I'm going to miss these characters, but I'm so excited to see the worlds EM creates next.
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