SEDUCTRESS - Whiskey Dolls Book 4- by Jessica Prince (Hardin and Ford)

I knew my best friend’s little sister was off limits, I just couldn’t help myself.

When a tragic accident caused Ford Grimes to trade the fast pace of the city for the refuge that came with being a small-town firefighter, the last thing he wanted was romance. Then he met the seductive manager of the local pizzeria and found himself questioning all the rules he’d put into place for his new life.

Hardin Shields may as well have had a neon sign strapped to her that said do not touch in big, glowing letters. The single mother had enough on her plate. With a family restaurant to run and an ex who was making her life difficult, the last thing she needed was for her unrequited crush on her older brother’s best friend to take a turn into . . . something.

When the chemistry becomes too hot to ignore, they decide to keep things light and fun, but when danger comes lurking, threatening Hardin, Ford has to decide if he’s strong enough to let go of the pain of the past in order to protect the woman who’s coming to mean too much, or let her go.

**Whiskey Dolls is a series of interconnected, standalone, small town romances.**

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a series of interconnected, standalone, small town romances

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Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That’s why God created central air, after all.

Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy–she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says.

In addition to being a wife and mom, she’s also a wino, a coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books–romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it’s a passion…there’s a difference. Not that she’d expect a boy to understand.

Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.

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Hardin is a single mom to an adorable 7-year-old daughter and runs the family pizza restaurant. She is an honorary Whiskey Doll. That is because brother, Owen is engaged to Whiskey Doll, Asher and she is very close with all the women. She got pregnant at age 19 so I believe she is 26 now.

Ford is 39 and moved to town about four years before and he had a flirt with Hardin until he found out she was a single mom. He hurt her by just cutting off his flirting with her. Instead he became close friends with Hardin's brother Owen.

Now years later he has a hidden crush on her. She is ready to restart dating again and this makes Ford rethink if he can stand seeing her with someone else. I LOVED Hardin super much. She is a tough single mom and has the cutest and sweetest kid. Ford hurt her years ago, but she let it go and they formed a casual friendship.

I did love Ford's scenes with Hardin's daughter Hazel. She really made the softer side to his personality come out. I also really enjoyed his relationship with Owen and while I did not like how he treated Hardin, the truth is she allowed it and he accepted it. One aspect I liked about him was his protective nature for Hardin and how he could not resist her once he kissed her. 

While I loved seeing Hardin find a guy and I liked how the book ended, I did have issues with Ford and how he treated Hardin. But once he really started to come to grips with his past is when I started to like him. I would have loved to have had more scenes with him as his softer side came out more. This is not my favorite book in the series, but I did enjoy it.