Sidecar Crush

Bootleg Springs, Book 2

By: Claire Kingsley, Lucy Score

Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Natalie Duke

"I tried to think of something - anything - to calm my raging hard-on. One wrong move and Leah Mae would rub up against it and that was liable to kill me dead on the spot.”

Model turned disgraced reality TV starlet, Leah Mae Larkin, crash lands in her hometown of Bootleg Springs to lay low while a scandal threatens her career. She can’t shake the feeling that her agent - and supposed fiancé - manipulated her into the role of made-for-TV homewrecker. Connecting with her roots is just what she needs, and Bootleg Springs is home to her father, moonshine, and her childhood best friend, Jameson Bodine.

Only there’s nothing childlike about Jameson - a man who turns scrap metal into art and isn’t afraid to throw down on a rowdy Friday night with his brothers and hellcat sister. He might not say much, but still waters run deep. Seeing the ring on his crush’s finger? He doesn’t like it, but he can’t wish it away. No more than he can wish away the trouble his family is in, with evidence pointing to his late father in the cold case disappearance of Callie Kendall.

Jameson and Leah Mae are just two friends reliving their summers together, blowing off steam, and having fun for the first time in a long time. But Leah Mae is realizing what’s really important in her life, and it isn’t what she thought.

And sometimes steam turns into sparks - hot as molten steel - and friends aren’t just friends.

©2018 Claire Kingsley (P)2020 Claire Kingsley

Loved it!

Loved Leah Mae and Jameson’s love story. Two people who were at one point best friends. Losing touch over the years and finally reconnecting. I loved every moment that Jameson cherished Leah for who she is and not what the world saw her as. The audio was absolutely PERFECT! The narrators really brought the story to life!

Charming Sensitive Story

Touching story of childhood friends who find each other again. It’s good to see West Virginia painted in a positive light, given the drug problems and fact that it’s the most unhealthy of the 50 states. I really like this author and this series:)

Bootleg Brought to Life!

The second book is even better than the first and that first kiss scene read aloud, HOT!

I am so glad Stephen and Natalie did the series and how slightly different they do each character.

Jameson is a the quiet artsy type that really keeps to himself, Leah Mae is in the spotlight as childhood friends they were very close but didn't act on any feelings. Once the disappearance happens Leah goes off with her mom and Jameson doesn't see Leah again until they are adults. Leah comes to Bootleg to help her daddy and kinda stay off the grid due to the reality show she is on and how they are portraying her.

You can read or listen to this as a standalone but id go back to the first book of the series.

The story is great, but the man’s voice is distracting when reading as the woman

Yes, it’s true. In these books there are both but they read in each others “ head” . When the part is in Jamie’s name and he speaks with a female, it’s in a man’s voice (if you can call it that- it WAS SO DISTRACTING FROM THE STORY - imagine a man pretending to be a woman putting his hands on his hips acting all pouting with a higher voice).

I love the story and the characters- I’m busy so if I “ want to read” I have to use audible books. But dang, lol, it’s distracting. The lady is lovely. Men = men’s parts women= women parts imo is the way it should be

Another great addition

This was a great continuation of the story. Was good to still be able to occasionally see characters from past books while getting to know new ones as well. Looking forward to the next installment!