Review: Fighting for Devlin by Jessica Lemmon (Lost Boys #1)


Note: This ARC was provided by Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Rena Lewis was once the girl that lived her life according to her own rules. She was carefree and tempted her boyfriend to not always be the golden boy he was expected to be. But one day, the bad girl lost more than she bargained for, and with that loss, Rena became the good girl--no longer a rule-breaker, she did what was expected of her. She's kept her head down for four years, but with her now job at a restaurant, she comes across a temptation of her own: a bad boy that makes her want to breakthrough the walls she's erected for herself. Devlin Calvary has awakened the bad girl that Rena thought she had long buried with the death of her boyfriend, but Devlin's past and his secrets make it difficult for him to give her the kind of love and commitment she deserves. Rena could choose to simply walk away or choose to fight for Devlin.

Fighting for Devlin is my first Jessica Lemmon read and it's also the series starter for her Lost Boys series. Rena Lewis is a bad girl gone good, walking the straight and narrow after her boyfriend passes away. Devlin Calvary is a bad boy who's been the way he is for so long, being any other way seems like a pipe dream. When the two meet as employer and employee at the restaurant Devlin owns, they notice each other but neither really does anything about the attraction. It's Devlin who brings Rena deeper into his life, a life that has its fair share of secrets that could lead to dire consequences for both of them should they ever come out in the open. Being with Devlin brings the bad girl out of Rena, but it's not because he's a bad influence. If anything, he inspires the real and authentic Rena to come out and embrace who she is.

Devlin really is a bad boy--a successful restaurant owner who just happens to be involved in illegal gambling--but he's also got a heart of gold and has a strong sense of loyalty to those who have left a positive mark on his life. Having Rena in his life inspires him to foresee his life away from illegal activities, but becoming a better man isn't meant to be any easy journey for anyone and there's no doubt that Dev has his failures and inconsistencies. It's his transformation that readers get to see throughout the story, more than that of Rena because she's already been living as the good girl for a number of years when they meet and going back to being a bad girl isn't as if she becomes some law-breaking psychopath. Fighting for Devlin was a good start to the series and I look forward to reading Cade Wilson's story in 2016. Four stars! ♥

Date Read: 24 November 2015

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