A review by kara_hildebrand
Crave by Adriana Locke

5.0

Crave is the third book in The Gibson Boys series. Ya'll, these brothers. I can't even with them! When I first started this story I didn't have a favorite and that's very unlike me. Now that I've met Walker, Lance and now Machlan, I still don't have a favorite! (Cross too!) I love them all for such different reasons. Walker is tough and mouthy. Lance is smooth and sexy. Machlan is broody and tortured. I have a soft spot for the tortured soul and Mach just needs a really big Kara hug! Machlan and Hadley have a long history. Not only is she his first love, she's also his best friend's sister, so this one got me right in the feels with the second chance romance and the best friend's sister! At first you think it's love hate, but there's zero hate. It's all foreplay. Sizzling chemistry, wounded hearts. Lust, love, promises. Machlan has always loved Hadley. They were happy years ago, but he never thought he was good enough for her and he let her walk away. Now she's back to prove to herself that she can be over Machlan. But seeing him isn't helping the way she thought. His protectiveness and jerkiness isn't a turn off at all and what does that say about her? Machlan can't stay away from her. He knows he should, but he always knows when she's close to him and he can't deny himself anymore. One kiss lights their lives on fire again, but can it last? Will this finally be their time? Can they get over their shared past and hurt and make the leap? This story! I cried for them. I laughed with them. I swooned with Hadley and I smirked with Machlan. There's so much more to Machlan than I thought. I loved watching him realize his worth and finally making a decision. Of course, I loved seeing the Gibson brothers again along with a few surprise visitors. The Gibsons give each other such a hard time, but they love each other! I love the way they interact and I just have to say I love the way they curse even when Nana smack them. I loved seeing the girls again and see what's going on with them. Overall, it was like visiting with old friends. I laughed, cried, got hot and bothered and smiled. A lot. I can't wait to see what Peck gets up to next!

"Unless you want to be almost-kissed again, stop it."
"I hate you."
"Yeah, Sure looks like it."

"How can you be such a jerk and then almost sweet in the same minute?"
"It's what happens when you're the fourth sibling. You get whatever genes are left. My bag of DNA didn't include enough of either, I guess."

"You gonna stare all night or what?
"Maybe I'm not here."
"I see you in the window, genius."

If God asked me to design a woman for myself, I'd just point at Hadley and say, "Yeah, you already did."

"Okay. She busted my balls. Better?"

"I'm with Nana. You needed Jesus today."