I feel like this book had so much promise but it fell short. So very short. There really was too much going on at one time. It just felt rushed and ridiculous. The thing that really bothered me the most though was Cole. It was like this character stepped back in time to a period when it was okay to order women around and physically move them where you want them to be. It's not okay. It's not sexy or flirty. He was a guy who stalked her for a month and then decided to physically and emotionally impose himself into her life. The more I read of him, the more I really dislike him. I can't lie, I had a hard time finishing the book. It took me so much longer than I would have liked because I could not get into it. Overall, I am just disappointed in the book and that I took so much of my time to read it. ( )

I feel like this book had so much promise but it fell short. So very short. There really was too much going on at one time. It just felt rushed and ridiculous. The thing that really bothered me the most though was Cole. It was like this character stepped back in time to a period when it was okay to order women around and physically move them where you want them to be. It's not okay. It's not sexy or flirty. He was a guy who stalked her for a month and then decided to physically and emotionally impose himself into her life. The more I read of him, the more I really dislike him. I can't lie, I had a hard time finishing the book. It took me so much longer than I would have liked because I could not get into it. Overall, I am just disappointed in the book and that I took so much of my time to read it. ( )

Some people are just magnets for disaster and Diane Thompson is just such a magnet. A simple dinner out with her cousin has her attempting to sleep off too much tequila and ends up with an inadvertent kidnapping when her car is stolen by drug dealers. Why her car? Well, it was one of the few left in the lot and it was an older vehicle without all the whistles and bells and therefore easier to steal. Little did the thieves know that there was someone in the back seat hidden by all of the bags slated to be dropped off at a local Goodwill. Good thing Diane is something of a procrastinator. The would-be carjacking/kidnapping is quickly squashed when Diane calls 911 and is rescued. Diane is also a bit clueless because the local lieutenant, Cole Anderson, at the sheriff's department has been attempting to get her attention for more than a month. He has it now in spades. What follows is a series of calamitous events that make it clear these drug dealers know not only where she lives and works, but also know everything about her family as well. Diane isn't one to depend on others for help and she's determined to find what the drug dealers want before it's too late for her and her family. The big question is can she do it without alienating Cole and saving herself and her family?

Crazy on You by Nicole Terry is the first in a new series and a debut as well. I found this to be a sexy, sassy, raucous, rollicking laugh-out-loud read that reminded me at times of books by both Joshilyn Jackson with the Southern sensibilities and Beverly Jenkins with the strong female and take-charge male protagonists. Diane is kind of a modern-day-equivalent of Lucy Ricardo from "I Love Lucy" fame in that she always seems to find herself in the midst of trouble and it's up to her family and Cole to bail her out (FYI, she does a darn good job of bailing herself out a few times). Cole is a "by-the-book" lawman that has a "don't-mess-with-my-woman" mentality. He doesn't see Diane as fragile or weak, he just wants to protect her and her family from the bad guys as best as he can. Yes, there's an obvious romance angle between Diane and Cole, but there's also insecurity issues, family drama, small-town drama, crime, and more. There are bad guys along with the good guys and there are varying degrees of bad guys (trust me on this and read the story to understand what I mean by this statement). I'm always a sucker for stories set in West Virginia or written by West Virginia authors and I lucked out on both counts with Crazy on You by Nicole Terry. I recommend Crazy on You for those of you that enjoy reading romantic suspense. For those of you looking for a madcap, comedic romance read, then I encourage you to grab a copy of Crazy on You to read. I wholeheartedly enjoyed reading Crazy on You and can't wait to more from this author in the future.

I received a free digital copy of this book from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. This review originally posted on 01/26/2018 at http://www.thebookdivasreads.com/2018/01/2018-book-30-crazy-on-you-by-nicole.htm... ( )

I feel like this book had so much promise but it fell short. So very short. There really was too much going on at one time. It just felt rushed and ridiculous. The thing that really bothered me the most though was Cole. It was like this character stepped back in time to a period when it was okay to order women around and physically move them where you want them to be. It's not okay. It's not sexy or flirty. He was a guy who stalked her for a month and then decided to physically and emotionally impose himself into her life. The more I read of him, the more I really dislike him. I can't lie, I had a hard time finishing the book. It took me so much longer than I would have liked because I could not get into it. Overall, I am just disappointed in the book and that I took so much of my time to read it. ( )

After a promising beginning, the book becomes bogged down in trying to be too many things and falling short in all of them. Is it a screwball romantic comedy? A romantic thriller? A small town regional romance?
The heroine is an idiot. She's got a cop in her corner but she does everything in her power to screw up his case and let the bad guys get away with it. She omits to tell him vital information, commits crimes, endangers herself and others.
The hero is also an idiot. He doesn't lock up the heroine when time and time again she obstructs justice, breaks the law and practically colludes with the bad guys.
Perhaps these idiots are meant to be but as the story progressed I just wanted it to be over. ( )