Can't Help Falling In Love by Erika Kelly Series: #5
Published by EK Publishing, LLC Publication Date: June 11, 2020
Pages: 356
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What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas…
The moment Beckett O’Neill retires from professional sports, he swears off schedules and commitments. His new gig has him hopping from one exotic location to the next. No strings, no responsibilities. Nothing that will tie him down.
At least not until a chance encounter with the woman who stole his heart for a night in Vegas delivers the shock of a lifetime. He's got a five-year-old daughter, one who believes wholeheartedly she’s a fairy. What’s he supposed to do with that? It’s not like he even knows what being a good father looks like.
Life didn’t go exactly as Coco Cavanaugh planned. Her big dreams of launching a business are derailed when a one-night stand with a charming stranger results in a surprise pregnancy. As a single mom, she manages to find a happy balance raising her adorable and hilarious little girl, while mastering the art of chocolate-making. It’s a good, safe life. One she’s proud of.
When fate brings them together again, Coco remembers exactly why she fell into bed with the irresistible Beckett. But she’s not that free-spirited girl anymore. And his jet-setting lifestyle isn’t conducive to raising a child.
Is this a second chance at another one-night stand or is this the beginning of something real?
They’re everything he never wanted.He’s everything she didn’t think they needed.
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I love everything about this emotional and sexy, second chance story. Erika Kelly writes a story that makes me feel like I’m right there with the two main characters, Becks and Coca. It has realistic character development and also great dynamics between Becks and Coca. It is a slow burn, passionate story with lots of underlying tension.
I found it easy to understand all the turmoil Becks is feeling. Becks has been just drifting through life, afraid to make real connections with people, but doesn’t realize it until he sees Coca again. Becks is protective and caring once he learns to put his guard down. He slowly changes into the man he is meant to be but has to deal with his past, before he can move forward.
Coca is like a breath of fresh air for Becks. She is stable and loving and also funky and independent and doesn’t expect anything from him. She has raised their daughter, Posie on her own and started a successful business through grit and determination.
I not only enjoyed this story, which I found impossible to put down, once I started reading it, but I also loved Becks and Coca. They each have baggage from the past, which they need to work on before they can be together. I wanted them to have the wonderful life they deserved.
