Maverick (Roughnecks Trilogy, #1) by Chelsea Camaron
Release Date: April 6, 2015
Blurb
Invisible – Unseen
He was the high school crush who never knew I existed. I am still the girl hiding against the wall.
Life for Kenzy Davis is far from easy right now. After ending a long term relationship, she is back in her hometown, starting over.
Maverick Collins works hard and plays even harder. An invisible illness shakes his world at its core as his father fights for his life. Everything he ever took for granted stares him in the face, including the shy girl from his past.
Watching someone you love battle an illness is never easy. When the ICU nurse caring for his dad is the one girl from his past he saw around but overlooked, does Maverick find comfort in her embrace? Does Kenzy find a new calm in the chaos of her life? Or do their feelings remain invisible yet again?
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Excerpt
Lost in thought, trying to remember my dad’s damn list, I am not paying attention to anything around me while stopping at the bags of salad. I don’t look up as I push my cart in front of me so I can lean down to grab the right one. I feel the cart bump something and hear a slight whimper.
Looking up, I smile at the woman in front of me as she turns around to face me. Whoa, I didn’t expect the anger she has going on over an accidental bump.
“Slick, watch out, why don’t ya? I’m sure this little ploy of yours works on every other chick, but not me, okay? So think about that next time.”
“Slick, huh? Well, my friends call me Tappper, but whatever. I’m sorry. It really was an accident, not some ploy.” I say, lifting up the bag of mixed greens so she can see I was getting something.
“Apology accepted. Moving on. Have a good day, Mr. Tapper.” She smiles and it hits me who she is.
She pushes at her cart, and I hear her mutter, “Appropriate name, Tapper. Humph.”
“Kenzy,” I call out to her back as she strolls away from me.
Her gorgeous, dark hair swings around her as she turns back to face me, Confusion etches her features, and I realize she doesn’t recognize me.
“Maverick,” I say, introducing myself.
“Oh my, you’re … um … dirty,” she says, covering her mouth in embarrassment of her unfiltered response.
“Baby, you have no idea,” I reply with a smile and a wink. “You look good, Kenzy. It’s been a long damn time.”
“Y-yeah.” Composing herself, she smiles finally. “I just moved back.”
“Good, I’ll see ya around, then.”
“Sure thing.” She turns back to her cart and heads off to finish her shopping, her ass swaying with each step.
I can’t help wanting to take my hand to that ass and make it a nice shade of pink. Kenzy has certainly grown into a beautiful woman from her awkward teenage years. She had an innocent yet definitely rough beauty in her youth, one that you had to see past the outer appearance to the heart of the girl. Now she is carrying herself in a refined but shy way. I don’t think she realizes how gorgeous she is.
My Review
“You may not be looking, but it’s here. And, baby, it’s happening.”
Maverick by Chelsea Camaron is a quick read at only 71 pages. Kenzy and Maverick have just reconnected, but Kenzy is a changed girl and she isn’t that awkward girl that Maverick remembers from school. Maverick is a roughneck with no intention of settling down his wild ways, but there’s a softer side to be found with him. That side is all about family and taking care of his dad and making sure is dad is okay.
For me, I felt a lot of time was spent on describing the disease, the effects of the disease, and ultimately dealing with the disease. I don’t know if it’s just me, but the fact that the timeline spanned a year and there were huge chunks of time between chapters lost me just a bit. But, I really enjoy Chelsea Camaron’s style of writing, and her characters come to life on the page.
Kenzy and Maverick cross paths a few times and you can see the sexual tension building, but is she just one more conquest or is she the one? How does Maverick deal with the new normal that his life becomes? And is Kenzy the woman he needs or just the woman he wants? Check out Maverick for these answers and more.
Maverick and Kenzy are combustible when they are together, even his dad can see that. Maverick’s dad can also dole out some sage advice. I really liked his ‘talks’ with Maverick basically telling him to get his head out of his a**. 😉
Maverick is a complete story, and the beginning of a new series. Look for additional books to come out surrounding secondary characters of the storyline.
★ ★ ★ 1/2 Stars
- Maverick as a BBF: ★ ★ ★
- Hotness Level: ★ ★ ★
- Swoon Level: ★ ★ ★
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About the Author
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Chelsea Camaron was born and raised in Coastal North Carolina. She currently resides in Southern Louisiana with her husband and two children but her heart is always Carolina day dreaming.
Chelsea always wanted to be a writer, but like most of us, let fear of the unknown grab a hold of her dream; she realized that if she was going to tell her daughter to go for her dreams, that it was time to follow her own advice.
Chelsea grew up turning wrenches alongside her father, and from that grew her love for old muscle cars and Harley Davidson motorcycles, which just so happened to inspired her ‘Daddy’s Girls’ series. Her love for reading has sparked a new love for writing and she currently has a few more projects in the works.
When she is not spending her days writing you can find her playing with her kids, attending car shows, going on motorcycle rides on the back of her husband’s Harley, snuggling down with her new favorite book or watching any movie that Vin Diesel might happen to be in.
She hates being serious and is still a big kid at heart. She is a small town country girl enjoying life and, Chelsea hopes that her readers remember not to take life too seriously and to embrace your inner five year old, because five year olds know how to enjoy the simple things in life and how to always have fun.
