The Beard Made Me Do It ~ Lani Lynn Vale

Title: The Beard Made Me Do It

Series: The Dixie Wardens Rejects MC Series #5

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: June 28, 2017 Cover Mode: Jacob Wilson Photographer: Furious Fotog

He’s only a friend. 

Those words had haunted him from the moment Jessie James had heard them muttered from the one girl, above all others, that he thought had his back. 

Sixteen years later, he still feels those words like a brand on his soul. 

Lucky for him he has a son to take care of, a full-time job that demands every single second of the day, and not a single moment to spare for the likes of a woman that won’t stand up for him when he needs her the most. 

He’s only a friend. 

The words had slipped out of Ellen’s mouth, and before she could recall them or better yet, explain, Jesse is gone from her life for good, taking her heart with him. 

She tries to find her way out of the pit of despair, but not one single person, no matter how much she tries, can fill the void that he left in his wake. Time heals all wounds. Or at least that is how the saying goes. It’s a crock of crap, though.

Sixteen years pass when Jessie and Ellen see each other again without the influence of the town and bad memories surrounding them, and it’s as if not a single day has passed. 

Ellen knows the instant that her eyes see her old love that she’s still just as much in love with him today as she was all those years ago. The problem is that Jesse wants nothing to do with her. Or at least that’s what he keeps telling himself.

I'll be honest. When I first read about Ellen in the previous book of this series, I'm Only Here For The Beard, I didn't like her.



At. All.



I thought she was cold, calculating, hurtful, and just an all around awful person. Strangely enough I never got that vibe about Jesse. Somehow I've always pictured him as just the guy who got caught up in the middle of a shit-storm if one was coming. Now that I've read this book I've found I was completely wrong about Ellen and pretty much spot on about Jesse!



I was looking forward to finding out what their past was and in this book we get that. And now I really like Ellen. I'll admit, in the first 20% of this book I think I even shed a few tears on her behalf for all that she was put through and how she seemed to be wrongfully having blame laid at her feet now as an adult. Jesse has never had it easy in life, but he has a great thing in his life; his son, Linc. He raised him all on his own when he was just a teenager himself all while having a crazed, drug induced ex-girlfriend always lurking in the shadows trying to make life Hell for him. Now that Linc is just shy of adulthood, and has a chance to turn into something really big, she sets her sights on using him....and Jesse won't have it! Through it all he and Ellen make peace with their past and move on to a promising future together.




I give this book 5 stars and was given it as an ARC for an honest review.

“The want, the need, the passion, the drama and ohhhh THE HAWT ALPHA MC MALE, and look he is on the cover of this book!!! lol Goodness this book gave me the feels and I would love for this book to go on and on...lol” - iScream Books

“The Dixie Warden Rejects MC or as I call it the Bearded MC series just keeps getting better and better and leaves us yearning for more in the end.” - Smashly Bookalicous Reviewing Chicks

“If you like second chance romances packed with emotion, drama, and action you will definitely want to read this one.” - Cat’s Guilty Pleasures

I’m a married mother of three. My kids are all under 5, so I can assure you that they are a handful. I’ve been with my paramedic husband now for ten years, and we’ve produced three offspring that are nothing like us. I live in the greatest state in the world, Texas.

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