Jaxon is the guy she’s supposed to avoid. K.C. is the girl he won’t let get away….

K. C. Carter has always followed the rules—until this year, when a mistake leaves her the talk of her college campus and her carefully arranged life comes crashing to a halt. Now she’s stuck in her small hometown for the summer to complete her court-ordered community service, and to make matters worse, trouble is living right next door.

Jaxon Trent is the worst kind of temptation and exactly what K.C. was supposed to stay away from in high school. But he never forgot her. She was the one girl who wouldn’t give him the time of day and the only one to ever say no. Fate has brought K.C. back into his life—except what he thought was a great twist of luck turns out to be too close for comfort. As they grow closer, he discovers that convincing K.C. to get out from her mother’s shadow is hard, but revealing the darkest parts of his soul is nearly impossible.…

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BLP Review ~ Tracy

I kinda stumbled across Bully just after it was released and decided to give it a read… I’m SO glad I did.
The series, IMHO, has just gotten better and better as we’ve moved along and read all of the characters stories.

I have to admit that being in my mid 40s, normally a book with a cast in the age range that the Fall Away peeps are in wouldn’t be one of my first choice reads….. BUT when it comes to Penelope Douglas and this series, it’s a different matter entirely. I put down another MUST READ to get started on Jaxon and KC’s story as I’ve been itching to get my hands on Falling Away since I finished Rival. I’m delighted, but not surprised, that it’s more than met my expectations.

Jax and KC are both broken, lost and in need of an anchor but they have so much front and such a need to hide their pain and past that you’d never know what’s going on in their heads. The story was really great – the snark and interactions between J & KC were fun, sharp and entertaining, the attraction they were both fighting was palpable and then the sex…. hells teeth, the sex was nigh on explosive..
I was in knots at times as to what was gonna happen and will say that at one point I really did feel sick, this feeling just sat in the pit of my stomach and I was worried that Jaxon was gonna mess things up hugely and need a serious beating (round the head with a big stick!!) – you’ll know which part I mean when you get to it I’m sure!!
As ever, I cried – quite a bit – jeez, I can’t believe I forgot that you need to stock up on tissues when reading a Fall Away book…. lol….

The story grabbed me from the prologue. As you read, the characters come alive ~ they are engaging, believable and (with the exception of a feck-up here and there) very likeable! Their story isn’t light and it’s no fairytale – both have had to go through a load of crap growing up and it’s shaped them and made them who they are. Neither is perfect, but, if they can make things work they are perfect together…

We meet up with Jared & Tate and Madoc & Fallon as well as family and friends and see how things are going for them and how life is treating them… Gods, therein lies another tale….

Finally we got a wee sneak peek at Aflame (book 4 in the series where we go back to the first couple we met, Jared & Tate…) I’m starting to stock pile tissues now ‘cos I’ve got a feeling we’re gonna need a shedload for their next book!!!!

If you’ve read the Fall Away series so far, Falling Away is a must read. If you haven’t given the books a go, do it – they really are worth it!!!

About the Author

Penelope Douglas is a writer living in Las Vegas with her husband and daughter. She is the author of the New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers BULLY and UNTIL YOU, and the USA TODAY Bestseller, RIVAL.