Mess Me Up by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: Bear Bottom Guardians MC #1
Genres: MC Romance, Romantic Suspense
When Rome Pierce moved to Bear Bottom, Texas, it was his intention to lay low. To not be seen. To find a way to heal his body and soul—as well as his son’s.
Nobody would know by looking at him that he used to play professional football. Not with the Bare Bottom MC cut covering his back, and definitely not with his friendly smile completely obliterated.
No longer is there charm in each smooth word that comes out of his mouth. What’s left is an angry, bitter, scared man that’s terrified one day he’s going to wake up and his entire world is going to be gone.
Nobody knows what drove him to leave the game he loved—nobody but her.
She’s the one person that has helped him make it through the dark days and even darker nights. She’s the bright and shining star in his pitch-black sky.
And he doesn’t even know her name.
He should be afraid that she knows things that not anyone—not even his best friend—knows.
Yet, with each encounter, he gives what little bit of his soul remains, and before he knows it only two people on this earth—one dying, and one too afraid to live—make his life worth living.
Until one day he has to choose—the love of his life, or the life he brought into this world.
Two impossible situations. One decision that would change him forever.
I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Review
Talk about Mess Me Up! This book certainly did that, it could not have been a better title. I am pretty sure I cried through the first half, maybe more. I knew that this would be emotional since Rome’s son was sick but I didn’t know just how much it would gut me. Rome was as strong as a parent could be under the circumstances. He did everything he could to fight for his son. When his ex-wife left their son in his care, he stepped right up. When his son asked for Izzy to come clean the house because she brought him cookies Rome called right away.
Izzy was everything that Rome needed. She was strong when he couldn’t be and the light that pulled him back from the darkness. She hasn’t had the best of relationships with her family nor her ex. She is just trying to make her life better and live her life. She loves Ty-Ty (Rome’s son) and feels so much for what he is going through. She also loves Rome even when he doesn’t want her to.
This was a powerful start to Bear Bottom Guardians MC and I am more than certain that every other book in the series will surpass the standard that Lani Lynn Vale has set with this one. Once again she takes us a journey of love and second chances.
Read An Excerpt
Rome
RP’s Biggest Fan,
I’m not sure how you became my therapist, or how we even got to the point of being pen pals, but I’ll take what I can get.
I could use a friend.
So, you want to hear about my life? How it’s nowhere near as glamorous as everyone makes it out to be?
Where should I start?
How about the paparazzi. They’re awful. They follow me home. They follow me to work. They follow me to my son’s appointments—though technically, they don’t know he’s my son. Luckily. That was one thing I did manage to do right—keeping him out of the limelight.
Lucky for me, too. Or, at least for him.
And if the paparazzi wasn’t bad enough, my ex was only with me for my money—because she knew that I had it.
If there was one thing I could erase from my life, it would be her.
But, if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have my son…and at this point, he’s the single bright light in the sea of darkness that is my life.
Last week she threatened to sue me because I broke the custody agreement we have for our son. Do you want to know what I did? Nothing. Not one damn thing. I stayed at her house while she went away for the day, and I put a drink on her coffee table.
Let me repeat that…I put a drink on her coffee table.
Ok, so it was a Coke can, and I didn’t use a coaster… but I’d finished the damn thing. It was completely empty, it wasn’t sweating, and it didn’t leave any sort of mark.
But, with the way she reacted, you would’ve thought that I’d carved my initials in the table using a screwdriver or something.
Oh, and let’s not forget what my team manager wants me to do.
He wants me to pose naked except for a strategically positioned football for Sports Illustrated. When did Sports Illustrated stop focusing on sports in favor of selling what’s sexy?
You told me last week that you weren’t sure that you were going to write anymore. I realize that this back and forth we have going on isn’t normal, but if it doesn’t bother you, it doesn’t bother me.
I hope you write to me soon, RP’s Biggest Fan.
Rome.
The cover alone caught my interest. This sounds like a great book!
The cover is great and the book is even better.
interesting club name
It is, they were part of the Dixie Wardens MC but decided to change their name.
This sounds like a wild read. Love the names!
Wow, this sounds good. I know it will make me cry, too, but it must be strong to draw you in like that.
The cover is great, fantastic review and good excerpt.
I did not get to read it
Love the review and can’t wait to read the series!
I love starting a new series!! I think this would be one I would love!
I love books with tough tattooed bikers that have issues! They aalways make for great reading.
Mess Me Up sounds like a great mc book, thanks for sharing your review and have a wonderful day!
Thanks for the great review and excerpt. The book sounds amazing. Love the cover!
Thank you for sharing your review of Mess Me Up, this sounds like a must read for me
You must love this author i see her on your reviews alot! I just grabbed one of heR books so Thanks for the reC!
It sounds pretty intense!
I love the cover and the name of the town.
I would so like to read this one sounds super good and I like the cover except for the beard.
The author has some great titles. I like “Quit Your Pitchin'”.
The cover looks great, love it!! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the book.
I like the guardian aspect, anytime a guy is protective it’s hot. But again with the whole Texas thing. I don’t get it. I am super sick of books based in Texas. Ready for a new location.
Amazing book
The cover and title looks cool.
Thanks for sharing the excerpt and your thoughts on the book, It sounds like a good one.
Wow thats a powerful excerpt. Certainly designed to get your interest.
Glad you enjoyed it. Looks too rough for me
This sounds like it would keep you on your toes.
Love the cover and the book sounds great!
nice cover
Sounds interesting! I loved the excerpt
I love the cover the review sounds great as well thanks for sharing.
All of her books sounds really good I’m definitely going to have to read one asap!
This sounds like a great book def adding to my tbr!
sound great book
Not sure I’m ready for a book that’s going to evoke so much emotion! I love the tough guys that are softies for their loves though! That is a spectacular cover.
sound like a good book to read
Wow this looks like an intense book. I’ll check it out.
Sounds like there is a lot going on in this book and I like that.
Over the years I have read so many of your awesome reviews of Lani Lynn Vale’s stories and I have yet to read her work. Mess Me Up sounds like a great book to start with!
I love the cover. I use to read her books but somehow I quit.
I have a friend who’s really into tattooed bikers and she would go crazy over this book cover.
I love this masculine cover!
Izzy and Rome, nice couple names! I love when there is a kid involved. Still not a fan of things set in Texas, but it still sounds good.
You cannot beat 5/5 stars! Sounds like a good read!
Wow this book sounds cool
This looks like a great read. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds intriguing
Battle is going down!
Nice cover and sounds good!
sounds likee a good book