Sweet Slow Sizzle by Sadira Stone

 Loving him means risking the only family she has left.

 About the Book: Bangers Tavern’s hunky bouncer Jojo Williams has been flirting with server Lana Lopez for three years, but she dismisses him as a trifling joker. Determined to penetrate her prickly defenses, he plunges into the hot mess that keeps her from dating. If he screws this up, his heart and hers won’t be the only ones broken.

Orphaned by a car wreck at twenty-two, Lana must keep her teen brothers on track and together in the home they grew up in. One more slip-up, and her interfering tías will separate the boys. The last thing Lana needs is a big goof like Jojo meddling with her fragile family. But when the teens’ shenanigans land them in trouble, Jojo may be the only person who can save them from the wrath of the tías. Lana’s growing attraction to the gentle giant makes it harder and harder to shut him out, but... losing the one you love is the scariest story of all.

 Our Review: Welcome back to Bangers Tavern, the hippest and quirkiest neighborhood bar in Tacoma, Washington—where beer flows in all colors, the tater tots are the best in three surrounding states, and the staff is one big, happy family. Sort of.

          As is usual with Sadira Stone’s fabulous Bangers Tavern series, Sweet Slow Sizzle carries on the underlying theme of family, either earned through bloodlines or gathered by choice. Though, with a couple of family members featured in this story, one would never need enemies. JoJo Williams has a heart as big as his biceps and he’s willing to lose it all for the love and respect of one overworked woman who’s terrified that at any moment she might lose what little family she has left. It will take the scare of a lifetime to shake Lana Lopez down to her cut-off denims to understand the importance of trusting the family who has your back, no matter what.

 Based on a scale of 1-5, Sweet Slow Sizzle merits a 7.

Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews