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Trick: A Single Parent, Second Chance Romance Kindle Edition

by Laramie Briscoe (Author), Kari Ayasha (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author comes a heartfelt second-chance romance featuring a swoon-worthy man, a single-mom, and an adorably cute little girl.

I loved this one by Laramie Briscoe. Action packed and a strong damsel in distress. This was a page turner and had such a great sigh-worthy ending. Definitely recommend! - USA Today bestselling author Susan Stoker

A forced sentence leads to a reckless passion…

Hadley

When my husband walked out on me over a year ago, it devastated me. When the divorce papers came, it killed me. When we had to sell our house, it broke me.

But then he moved in with his new flavor of the month and told our daughter his new woman wasn’t into children. That pissed me off.

Now Riley feels abandoned, and I can’t make it better; no matter how hard I try. I’m desperate to help her adjust to the loss of a male figure in her life. The companion program that matches adults up with children who have loneliness and abandonment issues is my last hope.

The counselors tell me he’s doing community service hours, and I ask to sit in on his meetings with Riley. The minute I see him astride the matte black Harley, I know neither my nor Riley’s life will ever be the same again.

Trick

Community Service. Two words I should be thankful for, but I’m not. I resent the hours it’s away from building my business. The two previous kids I'd been paired up with didn’t work out because their mothers were more interested in getting in my bed. This next match with a little girl is my last hope. Unless this kid works out, I’m destined to serve time.

When they push her into the room wearing pink converse with a black dress, her crazy curls barely held back by the barrette in her hair, and studious glasses on her face, I can tell she’s scared - of new people, of change, of being pushed aside. Something inside of me breaks, and I want this girl to feel wanted again.

What I’m unprepared for is meeting her mom. The second our hands touch, there are fireworks, bright lights, and a picture of the future I could one day have. The future I’ve never allowed myself to wish for.

Community service becomes more than a chore, more than time I resent for being taken away from me. In the months that follow, I realize they’re just like me: they’ve been abandoned, left behind by the world, forgotten by those who should love them.

Thanks to the one last hope in both our lives - we found the light in the darkness we’d been searching for.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M7PSSMD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Laramie Briscoe Books (13 January 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3178 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 285 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1542328500
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 717

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Laramie Briscoe

Laramie Briscoe

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Laramie Briscoe is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of over 30 books, with sales of over half a million copies.

Since self-publishing her first book in May of 2013, Laramie has appeared on the Top 100 Bestselling E-books Lists on Apple Books, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. Her books have been known to make readers laugh and cry. They are guaranteed to be emotional, steamy reads.

When she's not writing alpha males who seriously love their women, she loves spending time with friends, reading, and marathoning shows on Netflix.

Married to her high school sweetheart, Laramie lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband (the Travel Coordinator) and an adorable dog named Gus.

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GeekyBookMama
5.0 out of 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Reviewed in Australia on 22 November 2020
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Riley was definitely the star of this book. I loved Hadley and Trick together, the second they met you could feel the chemistry. The story was good and well written.
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SiansReadingAdventure
4.0 out of 5 stars Pink Converse FTW!
Reviewed in Australia on 26 February 2019
This is the second time I have read Trick and to me it’s gets better everytime I read it. I loved the insta-connection between the Patrick or Trick and Hadley, and I also loved Trick and Riley’s relationship. The book is about and ex-con who is trying his hardest to straight out his life. Whilst doing his community service he meets the beautiful little girls named Riley who is looking for some male companion for as her father is pretty much none existing. He also meets Riley’s mum Hadley. Hadley is a single mum who is trying her hardest to give her daughter the best life she can, unfortunately she can’t give her daughter the one thing she wants most at the moment male companionship. So Hadley finds a way to give Riley the companionship she need, but what she least expects is for her daughters companion to become her life companion. Also I have to put in a special mention to Riley’s pink converse and black tutu. This book was amazing I loved it, well done Laramie!
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Nicola Neeson
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2017
I absolutely loved this book. Everything about it. From page 1 until the end, I couldn't help but love it. I thought about it when I wasn't reading, always eager to carry on. The style of writing was easy to read and although this is the first book I've read from this author, it won't be my last.

We meet Trick, Hadley and Riley in this book. Hadley is a single mum to 6 year old Riley, who has been abandoned by her father. Never wanted by her father , she doesn't know what it's like to have any father figure in her life and Hadley wants to change that. Signing Riley up to the companion programme, they meet Trick, where neither of them are prepared for what happens to them.

Always been alone in life, Trick signed up for the Companion programme as part of a condition of his probation. Tall and handsome, he is sick of the children's mums throwing themselves at him and almost quits when he is paired with Riley, having reassurance that Hadley isn't interested in meeting anyone. However, when he meets her, how things change.

A brilliant love story with lovable characters that you just want to continue their journey with them. I can't praise this book enough.
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Kirsty Lyon
5.0 out of 5 stars I instantly fell in love with the characters and felt this pull into the ...
Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2017
There was something about this book from the start. I instantly fell in love with the characters and felt this pull into the story.
Hadley is a single mum trying to raise her daughter the best she can, which includes giving her the male role model she is lacking. Patrick (Trick) is the man entrusted with this role. Riley is the sweet young thing who makes this story whole.

Make sure yoy have time to spare as you won't be moving until you are finished
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Leyns
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay read.
Reviewed in Australia on 19 March 2019
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It was an okay read for me. Trick was a really nice guy. The story just didn’t quite draw me in.
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Julie C
5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed Trick. It's a great second chance love story ...
Reviewed in Australia on 20 April 2017
I really enjoyed Trick. It's a great second chance love story that isn't overly angsty. The female lead is strong and the male character is alpha but still able to own his feelings. Love the kid too. All round good read.
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Caz
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2017
Trick was my first book by Laramie Briscoe and it will certainly not be my last, this was such an amazing book.

I loved this book for many reasons, the family values, giving people a second chance, and I am a big sucker when a kid is the main focus of a story. I love how authors bring out the funny and cute side of a child.

Hadley was such a precious character and I loved her tenacity, her strength and the way she loved. The way she fought for herself and Riley and took life by the minute and never once asked for help.

Trick was a guy who you could see that his second chance at life was what he wanted and more and the passion he took that second chance was second to non. He fought for what he loved and grabbed life with two hands. I loved his character so much. You were so aware that he regretted his past and grew up to be such a better man. The connection between him and Riley was so special.

Riley was such a precious character and I loved the kid. Her connection with Trick was beautiful and the love that her mother and her had was awesome.

This book was everything I accepted it to be and more and loved everything about it, the writing was fantastic and the story was beautiful, the book was easy to read and I didn't want to put it down.

Thank you Laramie Brisco for letting me read this early and enjoy such a fantastic book.

If you’re looking for a heartfelt, romantic story, with a hot male and a beautiful girl who were both not perfect but perfect for each other then you need to get into this story.
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Robyn Corcoran
4.0 out of 5 stars Hadley is a single mother of six year old Riley who works hard to make her daughter's life the best she can by herself
Reviewed in Australia on 13 January 2017
This author never fails to entertain readers and this book does that in spades.
Patrick or Trick, as he prefers to be called, had a rough up bringing and is intent on turning his life around by focusing on his needs to be a successful business owner and member of the community. Hadley is a single mother of six year old Riley who works hard to make her daughter's life the best she can by herself. Meeting Trick was designed to help her daughter however things change quite quickly.

This is a feel good story that really does leave you on a high. It is fast flowing so really easy to read. The storyline has a little twist which is interesting and it screams 'real life'! Nothing 'magically' happens to make everything alright, they are hard working people who solve problems themselves. There are a full gambit of emotions from anger to fear to laugh out loud humour and happiness.

I will definitely be looking out for Laramie's next book.
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Ryan
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book Laramie's written so far!
Reviewed in Canada on 30 May 2017
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Wow. I think this is my favourite book of Laramie's so far. Hadley and Trick are such enduring and believable characters. The story sucks you in and won't let go until the end. If you read Laramie's other series, this book is a different feel. Because its a stand alone, there are fewer plot points and secondary characters, which means that you get a better feel and understanding for those in it. I loved this book, and I would recommend it to anyone!!
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SusanAhh
5.0 out of 5 stars “I’m free. For the first time in a long time. I’m free.” We both are, and no one can take that away."- Hadley
Reviewed in the United States on 14 January 2017
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What an absolutely enjoyable and engrossing book!!! This is my first book from this author and I was delighted to read this lovely story, that's somewhat gritty with a meaingful sexually erotic flavor. The main characters are very well developed and written so well you cannot help yourself from rooting for their happiness, their peace of mind ther redemption...most of all their freedom from the chains of past mistakes and abusive treatment by others.
Trick, the male protagonist is every woman's bad boy fantasy...beautiful face, beautiful body close-croped blonde hair, tatoos and ooooo...intense green eyes...reeking of sex appeal! Hadley is a beautiful woman who has her priorities straight, her beautiful little girl. Their chemistry is literally electric...explosive. Trick has been a rebellious ex-convict trying to start over as a changed man. Hadley and her little girl are survivors of emotional abuse from Hadley's ex-spouse. Hadley and her little girl are both trying to shake-off the damage from the abuse.
This story is about the healing possibilities of love. As you read further along, in a way, it is also about someone who is rich and powerful but emotionally and morally bankrupt challenging a man who is noble at heart but overcoming the pitfalls of the circumstances in which he found himself..best of all giving of himself and what is asked of his genuine love...time and attention.
This was a gorgeous read. It is well written...beautiful...excitingly erotic...and inspiring in it message. It is a book that will make you feel as free as the characters feel when they find their freedom. This should be one of your one-click purchases for inspiration, enjoyment...and well...let's just face it...this is one hot sexy read.
I received an ARC for this lovely book. It was my honor to voluntarily review this wonderful book. My thoughts are my own. Coming from my heart and mind. "ubi caritas"
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Jem
5.0 out of 5 stars Sizzling and sensitive page turner
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2017
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I've been a fan of Laramie's writing since the Heaven Hill series. Well written, with some subjects not often handled in romance novels, there wasn't much not to like to be honest so I was excited when Trick was announced.
The story is everything it promised to be - and more besides. Trick is an ex convict determined to stay on the right side of the tracks by becoming a mentor to a little girl abandoned by her own father. The girl's mother, Hadley, is determined to pick herself up after her marital breakdown and be everything her daughter needs. Trick has to work hard to build up trust with the skeptical mother and the heartbroken little girl, but with honesty, humour and more than a bit of charm, he starts to break through their defenses.
When reading this book, we see a real relationship starting to develop, made all the poignant because of the adults' understanding that a little girl's already fragile heart is involved.
This book is a true sizzling page turner and one I literally couldn't stop reading. Laramie has totally outdone herself with this! Beautiful writing about people with real feelings. Well done!
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A. Wiater
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful story of redemption
Reviewed in the United States on 9 April 2017
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Trick meets Hadley and her daughter Riley during his time doing community service. He knows he screwed up but he is paying his debt to society.
Hadley and Riley have been abandoned by Philip, Riley's father and because of that they both have serious issues.

This is a story of taking chances and learning how to overcome your past.

I loved that even though Hadley was tough and independent she was not pigheaded and stubborn. She was willing to concede some of her independence so that Trick could make headway into her heart.

Trick was guarded but he really felt an instant connection with Riley. Her mother was hot, so hanging out with Riley wasn't going to be a complete hardship. Trick found himself feeling for the first time ever and Hadley found she wanted a man even though she doesn't need one.

There is chemistry from their first meeting and it is a slow burn that explodes when it finally ignites.

There was some repetition of phrases and the constant self doubt on both sides did get kinda annoying. There were a few editing errors thankfully not enough to distract from the story but enough to make me have reread a sentence to make it make sense. Otherwise I would have given this 4.5 stars.

Very enjoyable read. I would recommend to anyone who liked reformed bad boys and single mom stories.
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Caroline Logue
4.0 out of 5 stars For the love of Riley
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 May 2018
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Loved this book by Laramie Briscoe. It was a super sweet story and I just adored Trick. He was a young man who got into trouble but was smart enough to realise he wanted to make amends and lead his life on the straight and narrow. Enter Hadley and her little girl Ridley who was left as a single Mom finding life very tough. The story flowed beautifully telling the story of how each of the characters actually helped each other through the difficulties of getting through everyday life. I was rooting the whole way through the book that things would work out well for this family. Wasn’t disappointed in this feel good story. I will be waiting with interest in what Laramie Briscoe is bringing out next. You certainly won’t be disappointed in purchasing this book. Well worth a read.
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