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Shameless: A Small Town Single Dad Romance (Texas Nights Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Lex Martin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 3,746 ratings
***USA Today Bestseller***

Brady…

What the hell do I know about raising a baby? Nothing. Not a goddamn thing.

Yet here I am, the sole guardian of my niece. I’d be lost if it weren’t for Katherine, the beautiful girl who seems to have all the answers. Katherine, who’s slowly finding her way into my cynical heart.

I keep reminding myself that I can’t fall for someone when we don’t have a future. But telling myself this lie and believing it are two different things.

 Katherine…

When Brady shows up on a Harley, looking like an avenging angel—six feet, three inches of chiseled muscle, eyes the color of wild sage, and sun-kissed skin emblazoned with tattoos—I’m not sure if I should fall at his feet or run like hell. Because if I tell him what happened the night his family died, he might hate me.

What I don’t count on are the nights we spend together trying to forget the heartache that brought us here. I promise him it won’t mean anything, that I won’t fall in love.

I shouldn’t make promises I can’t keep.
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My FAVORITE NA book of the year, hands down. - New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Shelly Crane

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Lex Martin writes contemporary romance novels, the sexy kind with lotsa angst, a whole lotta kissing, and the hot happily ever afters. When she's not writing, she lives a parallel life as an English teacher. She loves printing black and white photos, listening to music on vinyl, and getting lost in a great book. Bitten by wanderlust, she's lived all over the country but currently resides in the City of Angels with her husband and twin daughters.

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Lex Martin is the USA Today bestselling author of Varsity Dads, Texas Nights, and the Dearest series, books she hopes readers love but her parents avoid. A former high school English teacher and freelance journalist, she currently resides in her hometown of San Antonio with her husband, twin daughters, and a bunny named Dandelion.

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16 customers mention ‘Story quality’16 positive0 negative

Customers enjoyed the story. They found it an engaging read with relatable characters and a compelling plot. The book kept them hooked from start to finish, with its passionate and heartfelt narrative.

"...The banter between Brady and Kat is fun, witty and downright dirty and I loved every single word of it! I couldn't get enough!!..." Read more

"I enjoyed this story about Brady Shepherd and Isabella (Izzy, his niece - brothers child) and Katherine (Kat)...." Read more

"One word. Loved.. slow burn, nanny, insta attraction it’s all the goodies you want in a romance book...." Read more

"Great story. Beautiful writing. Characters ring true and story keeps giving and holding. Could not put book down till the end...." Read more

6 customers mention ‘Sweetness’6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's sweetness. They find the characters caring, sensitive, and lovable. The story is described as a sweet romance with a soft heart.

"...or Kat, is beautiful, flawless, selfless, smart, caring, nurturing, loving and sweet. She is the epitome of pure goodness...." Read more

"...But underneath that tough exterior is a soft heart & a gentle touch. Especially when it comes to his now orphaned niece, Isabella...." Read more

"...Really enjoyed feeling what the characters felt. The gentle & sweetness of the story captivated me." Read more

"...Loved how the characters were realistic, flawed, lovable, unique and strong. If you like a sweet romance this one's for you!" Read more

5 customers mention ‘Character development’5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the character development. They love the characters and feel what the characters feel.

"Great story. Beautiful writing. Characters ring true and story keeps giving and holding. Could not put book down till the end...." Read more

"Loved this book. Really enjoyed feeling what the characters felt. The gentle & sweetness of the story captivated me." Read more

"...Loved how the characters were realistic, flawed, lovable, unique and strong. If you like a sweet romance this one's for you!" Read more

"...Great storyline, great character just a really great read." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Writing style’4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the writing style. They find the story engaging with witty dialogue and passionate moments.

"...The banter between Brady and Kat is fun, witty and downright dirty and I loved every single word of it! I couldn't get enough!!..." Read more

"Great story. Beautiful writing. Characters ring true and story keeps giving and holding. Could not put book down till the end...." Read more

"...Loved the slow build of this book between Brady and Katherine. Great dialogue and seriously hot sexy times...." Read more

"Good story, I love the characters and the story line. Well written that stops you from prying this book down" Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's passionate and romantic story. They find it heartwarming with a happy ending.

"...Now Katherine or Kat, is beautiful, flawless, selfless, smart, caring, nurturing, loving and sweet. She is the epitome of pure goodness...." Read more

"...Great dialogue and seriously hot sexy times. Definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a hot but sweet romance with an awesome HEA." Read more

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  • SamK
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ovary explosions!!! ❤️❤️
    Reviewed in Australia on 25 April 2016
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    "When you find your own little slice of heaven on Earth, you do everything you can to preserve it. To protect it. To nurture it."

    OMGEEEEE!!!!! This book was PERFECT with a capital "P"!! It had me hooked from the very first page right till the very end. When I finished, I WANTED more, no.. I NEEDED more!!! I experienced a rollercoaster of emotions: heartache, grief, anxiety and joy! Lex Martin's writing style is beautiful, highly addictive and seamless!

    Brady Shepherd (who was introduced in Finding Dandelion) is a drop dead gorgeous tattoo artist. He is sizzling HOT, sweet, caring, sensitive, and did I mention HOT?! I have an insane weakness for tattoo artists in general and Brady not only made me melt into a puddle, but he also stole and kept my heart. I especially loved the devotion he had for his family and how he steps in to help no matter what. And my heart broke for Brady as he was haunted by regret of how he treated his brother.

    Now Katherine or Kat, is beautiful, flawless, selfless, smart, caring, nurturing, loving and sweet. She is the epitome of pure goodness. I have never come across a heroine that I genuinely loved so much and wanted to be best friends with! She has a heart of pure gold and always puts everyone else's needs ahead of her own.

    Under tragic circumstances, Brady becomes the guardian of his brother's farm (complete with a baby raccoon, pygmy goats and kittens!) and baby Isabella. And Kat has been the nanny/all round friend and helper at the farm. Let me just take a moment here to say that for me, there isn't anything hotter than a guy with a baby, but when you add a tatted up hot guy with a baby!!!! OH.MY.FREAKING.OVARIES.!!!! Ovaries explosion central right here!!!! Every scene with Brady and Izzy resulted in me swooning and bursting an ovary all over again!!

    "I’m immediately overwhelmed by the love I have for Izzy. I’ve never believed in love at first sight, but that’s the only way to describe it. Because I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that I’ll do whatever I have to do to protect my niece."
    *swooooooonnnn*

    "Here is this hot man, tattoos decorating his rugged arms, muscles tugging at the fabric, asking me about the baby’s binkie while he holds her close to his chest."
    *double swoooooooonnnn*

    As Kat and Brady are thrown together to manage the farm, the chemistry between them is palpable, no matter how much they try to deny and fight it. And when they finally do give in to their attraction, it is spine tingling HOT, passionate, and sexy!! The banter between Brady and Kat is fun, witty and downright dirty and I loved every single word of it! I couldn't get enough!!

    This book deserves more than 5 stars as it will leave you with that heart warming, all body tingling feeling at the end, complete with a goofy grin! I want to shout at the top of my lungs that everyone needs to read this awesome book!!!!
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    4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed this book
    Reviewed in Australia on 17 June 2023
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    I enjoyed this story about Brady Shepherd and Isabella (Izzy, his niece - brothers child) and Katherine (Kat). I enjoyed their journey to them finding their happy ever after.
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  • Me, myself and romance books
    5.0 out of 5 stars wow
    Reviewed in Australia on 30 November 2024
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    One word. Loved.. slow burn, nanny, insta attraction it’s all the goodies you want in a romance book. I love Lex Martin so it didn’t surprise me that I’d love this book. Need more from her ahhh
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  • Louise Fowler
    3.0 out of 5 stars Okay read
    Reviewed in Australia on 8 January 2020
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    Okay read
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  • AS💕
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story. Beautiful writing.
    Reviewed in Australia on 22 January 2020
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    Great story. Beautiful writing. Characters ring true and story keeps giving and holding. Could not put book down till the end. Lex Martin waves into your heart.
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  • Claypot_reads
    4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect blend of hot and sweet
    Reviewed in Australia on 14 May 2017
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    Oh Brady, Brady, Brady.... I loved this story. You are my kind of alpha character.
    Come on who doesn't love a story about a sweet girl and a bad boy. Add in an orphaned baby and BOOM. You have my book kryptonite. Loved the slow build of this book between Brady and Katherine. Great dialogue and seriously hot sexy times. Definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a hot but sweet romance with an awesome HEA.
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  • Helena Marijic
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this!
    Reviewed in Australia on 5 February 2024
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    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    I loved this read. The author writes really genuine love stories that are easy and delicious to read!! I
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  • Kellie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Never judge a book by it's cover.
    Reviewed in Australia on 11 March 2018
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    After reading Reckless I had to know Brady & Katherine's story & I wasn't disappointed.

    Brady looks like your typical "bad boy" tatt's, rides a Harley & is intense. But underneath that tough exterior is a soft heart & a gentle touch. Especially when it comes to his now orphaned niece, Isabella.

    Highly recommend
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  • Moandh
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loooooooved it!
    Reviewed in France on 2 May 2016
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    Absolutely perfect. Just like all of Lex Martin's books!
    I laughed, cried, swooned (and got really turned on)... The characters were amazing.
    It could not have been better!
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  • Cundykj
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Lovelace Farm has my heart
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 May 2016
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    I am fickle. Last review I wrote, I was moving to Vermont to be with my Mountain Man. Now I want to go live at Lovelace Farm, where I am surrounded by lavender and chucks and the beautiful, beautiful love of Brady and Kat.

    Lex Martin wrote this book so well that I can smell the lavender.

    I do love a good surprise daddy book and Shameless is up there with THE best I've read. In tragic circumstances, Brady goes to Lovelace Farm to arrange the funerals of his brother Cal and sister in law Mel. Waiting for him there is an adopted raccoon Bandit, Pygmy goats Stella and Stanley, a horse, an assortment of kittens and chickens and a beautiful baby girl in need of love.

    Instalove - Brady falls for Izzy immediately. Smitten. This book has another love story though. Brady falls in love with the community and the laid back vibe. 2 love stories and you can have a third one for free. Kit Kat aka Katherine Duran. I loved the banter between her and Brady, the little nicknames they give each other. The easy communication. The warmth of affection growing.

    Beautifully written with the most amazing detail, no plot thread is left unfinished. Without a shadow of a doubt this is my favourite Lex book to date and the standard was already high.

    My lavender scented favourite quotes:

    "What I didn't understand is that when you find your own slice of heaven on Earth, you do everything you can to preserve it. To protect it. To nurture it."

    "My mind feels fuzzy, like an empty chalkboard after all the words have been erased and there's just a blur of white powder left."

    "I still want the main event. You don't drive all the way to the circus to check out the Big Top."

    "You don't have to worry - I'm not going to fall in love with you. You won't break my heart. I get that this is no more than just two friends comforting each other before you leave."

    "I'm pretty sure little hearts are popping out of my eyes right now. Here is this hot man, tattoos decorating his rugged arms, muscles tugging at the fabric, asking me about the baby's binkie while he holds her close to his chest. Hello ovary explosion."

    "I told him I wouldn't fall in love. I wonder if he knows I've broke my promise."

    I have this little addiction where if I love a book it makes me want to buy something featured in the book. Hello Google find me lavender soap and some cute new glasses. May be a plaid shirt too!
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  • Kris
    5.0 out of 5 stars Steamy, HOT, fabulously emotional story. What more could you want?
    Reviewed in the United States on 26 April 2016
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    What Can I say, Lex Martin has a way with words that not only does she suck you into the story in moments, but she makes you feel as if you could be living the story. The characters are so real, the story so moving, so emotional that you can't put it down. Shameless was no different than previous works in this aspect. BUT being that this book was an ADULT story, it definitely brings on the steamy and was H-O-T!

    Shameless brings us an emotional story that is more than a love story, more than a blossoming romance. Shameless is a journey for the characters, a journey to self-discovery and self-forgiveness, it's a story of living with regrets but not letting them rule you. It's also a story about pain, gut wrenching soul deep pain, and understanding that pain and how to deal with it.

    Brady isn't exactly happy with his life, he had other plans and feels stuck in his current role because his brother left him to it, he's held on to anger about that for a long time. He loves his family though and doesn't want to let them down. When everything seems to spiral out from under him though, its time to face some hard truths and make some decisions.

    When Brady leaves Boston, alone, to make the trip to Texas after a call about an accident involving his brother and his family, he believes he's heading there for one reason only to find himself in a totally different and unexpected position. Brady has to work through his grief and the guilt he feels for not being the brother he should have been.

    Katherine was lost until she found herself on the ranch in Texas helping out her good friends and trying to get her life together. When her good friends die unexpectedly, Katherine can only continue to do her best at keeping things up and running on the farm while waiting for Brady to arrive in Texas. Katherine has no idea what she's going to do after that happens, but for now she's just trying to hold it together, for herself, and for Izzy. Most importantly for Izzy who's lost everything she knows.

    Katherine helps Brady out in so many ways, he would be lost in a whirl of duties if not for her help and explanations. Brady never expected to find himself guardian of his niece, or responsible for the goings on around a farm, but he sort of fits right into the middle of it. They don't expect that feelings that begin to develop, they don't expect to fall into each other, but its inevitable.

    I love how Lex Martin pieces this story together, from the humorous to the almost make you want to sob moments, to the lighter emotional scenes. From the sweetness of Izzy, the struggles of Katherine and Brady and the addition of the animals around the place (especially that racoon), this story is full of FEELS. The changes in both of the characters build up the story and really feel like you are watching it play out in front of you.

    Shameless is an amazing story and I fell for it quite fast. If you haven't given Lex Martin a chance yet, you won't be let down if you start with this one.
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  • Katie McCaw
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book!
    Reviewed in Canada on 30 January 2022
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    Absolutely loved this book! This is the third book I’ve read of Lex’ and again I wasn’t disappointed. Brady and Katherine meet at a terrible and traumatic time. Both mourning the loss of people they loved and in turn finding love. Brady is an inked God with a pure heart. The steamy scenes were definitely enjoyable and no shortage of them. But what really got me was how easily he took on the role of Izzy’s guardian. Something about a man that’s good with kids is extremely attractive.
    Sweet and innocent Katherine, there isn’t one thing not to love about this woman. She’s the shining light Brady needed in his life. Watching their love unfold was heart warming.
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  • Erika Vanzin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Un libro allo stesso tempo sensuale e divertente
    Reviewed in Italy on 5 March 2020
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    “Shameless” di Lex Martin è il classico New Adult con un giusto mix di sensualità e battute che mi fa ridere e arrossire mentre lo leggo. Adoro questo genere di romanzi, dove non c’è vergogna a parlare di sesso (anche se mai in maniera pesante o volgare) e soprattutto dove ci si scherza sopra in maniera del tutto naturale.

    “Holy six-pack. I should pull my hands back, but I can’t. Maybe the oxygen deprivation warped my brain because my head is screaming to let go, but my fingers have a mind of their own… and they start to squeeze the taut muscle.”

    Dopo aver versato lacrime con Colleen Hoover, avevo bisogno di leggere un libro dove i sorrisi superassero i sospiri e sono contenta di aver iniziato questo romanzo. Nonostante abbia argomenti tristi alla base dell’incontro tra i due protagonisti, Brady e Katherine, l’autrice è una di quelle che non usa le tragedie per strapparti sentimenti forti, ma che si sofferma sulle piccole cose che rendono la vita meno brutta, nonostante la situazione. Ho sempre pensato che sia più facile alzare il numero di stelline dei voti stappando lacrime al lettore, per questo apprezzo un libro che si sofferma sul lato positivo della storia e riesce a fartelo apprezzare comunque.

    “’Would dinner help? You must be starving. You’ve been in here brooding since you tried to flash me your palm tree this morning.’
    And then I do the last thing I expected at a time like this. I laugh. Jesus. This girl”

    Tutto il libro è arricchito dallo scambio di battute tra i due protagonisti e rende meno pesante il background della storia che è, in realtà, triste. Da questo piccolo estratto potrebbe sembrare che la storia sia superficiale e un po’ volgarotta, invece i due protagonisti sono costruiti molto bene. Entrambi hanno dei problemi irrisolti che sono ben fondati, validi, per niente frivoli. In tutto il libro si mettono in discussione e quello che mi piace di questa serie è che mettono sempre in discussione il fatto di essere all’altezza. Non danno mai la colpa agli altri per i loro errori e la sensazione che permea tutti i libri è che nonostante la vita riversi loro addosso delle disgrazie, non sono succubi della situazione. Prendono decisioni, si fanno carico delle loro responsabilità, magari lo fanno sbagliando ma non c’è quell’effetto “Harry Potter” dove qualcuno deve arrivare in loro soccorso perché la situazione cambi. Apprezzo moltissimo questo dettaglio dei libri, non ho mai amato molto le principesse da salvare.
    La trama del libro è molto semplice, alcune recensioni negative che ho letto dicono che è prevedibile, si capisce fin dalle prime pagine come finirà questa storia (soprattutto perché sono tutti libri autoconclusivi) ma è proprio per questo che è bello scoprire come procede la storia. Ti concentri sul viaggio e non sulla meta finale. Ci sono tanti piccoli dettagli che la arricchiscono. Io qui ho messo solo un paio di estratti ma in realtà ho sottolineato sul mio Kindle interi paragrafi: ho più note che capitoli!
    Insomma, a chi consiglio questo libro? A chiunque abbia voglia di qualcosa di mediamente piccante, ma non volgare, e che apprezzi il lieto fine. A chi non ama necessariamente piangere durante la lettura perché gli rimanga qualcosa dentro alla fine dell’ultima pagina.
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