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Maxwell Martinez

I’m in love with a woman I can’t have, and there’s absolutely nothing I can do to stop myself from falling.
The problem? Her brother’s my best friend.

I shouldn’t want her this much. Not when it goes against the bro code. Not when I’ve never been able to commit to a woman for longer than a night.

But one look into her eyes and I’m a mess for her. She’s my everything. And I have to walk away with nothing.

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★★★★

ARC provided for an honest review

The Right Kind of Reckless is the first novel I have read by Author Heather Van Fleet. This is also the second book in the Reckless Hearts series but can be read as a standalone.

This novel takes you on a journey of a woman who is heading down a road of self discovery and a man who wants what he can’t have.

Lia had a traumatic situation happen to her in college. Ever since then she’s dropped the good girl facade and brought the inner rebel out. She stripped the long brown locks and died them pink then added tattoos and piercings. But way down underneath this new exterior is still the girl she buried down deep.

When Max came home from Afghanistan he knew he wanted Lia from the start. The only problem is, Lia is Max’s best friends little sister, meaning she’s completely off-limits. Max is known as a playboy. He goes through women faster than anyone else to cover up his secret want for the one woman he can only have in a friendship sense.

The two are forced back together after a few months of not speaking when Lia suddenly gets arrested and needs someone to bail her out. After becoming a disappointment to her brother and to her parents she turns to the only person she has left, Max.

I loved Max and Lia!
Max is a jokester, he’s freakin’ hilarious.
Lia is the rebellious one with a fiery spirit but underneath the surface is a hint of her insecurities.

It was fun to see these two rekindle a flame that has never really gone out. I am a sucker for secret romances. I love the angst that comes with the ‘any moment these two could be caught’ scenario and boy did they get caught….can you say…AWKWARD!

I had to unfortunately drop a star because even though I loved the hell out of this story line and the characters, I felt the need for more of Lia’s background. I wanted more of the real feelings instead of the woe is me. I felt like her situation was sugar-coated over. This is a traumatic moment she went through and I wanted to feel more of that pain and vulnerability coming from her.

Overall, I loved the hell out of this novel and I can’t wait to get my hands on Gavin’s story!