Run With It - Review

Title: Run With It

Series: MacAteer Brothers #1

Author: ML Nystrom

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: February 1, 2020

Cover Designer: BookSmith Design

The struggle is real. Beverly spends so much of her time juggling her four kids, a dead-beat ex, and two jobs that she never has time for herself or another man in her life.

Then Connor moves in next door.

Connor is healing from a hard break from his family and is working to find his own identity. He has no interest in joining another one.

Then he meets his neighbor.

Two people building new lives. Two people with no time or energy for love. Bev and Connor are determined to stick to their plans, but life has other ideas—now they just have to run with it.

“Run With It” is a Dragon Runners motorcycle romance spin-off, featuring Connor from “Stud.”

Amount of sex 2.5 / 5
How explicit is the sex scenes 3 / 5
Story 5 / 5
Overall: 5 / 5

OMG! Move over book boyfriends, Connor MacAteer has arrived!

Run with It is the first book in the MacAteer Brothers series written by author ML Nystrom. It tells the story of Beverly Archer, who is a single mother of four, and Connor, the eldest of the MacAteers. We were first introduced to Connor and his siblings in Stud, the second book in the Dragon Runners MC series. And if you’re like me and enjoy knowing the backstories, I recommend reading Stud first. Just know that it’s only a suggestion.

Run with It is an absolutely amazing story, and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough! The storyline is refreshing, engaging, and beautifully written. In this story, Beverly is such a strong woman who is an amazing advocate for her children. She works very hard to provide for them while her ex-husband is a real douche-canoe. Connor just moved into a duplex in Ashville, the same one that Beverly and her kids share. He’s a real stand-up guy, and he’s not afraid to help Beverly and her kids. Their friendship soon turns into something more, and I can’t express how much I love Connor.

Loved every minute, and I can’t wait for the next book in the series!

Voluntarily Reviewed an Advanced Copy.

The man turned and looked at the wide front porch where my kids were holding the welcome wagon. Just my luck to have them squabbling loudly when our new neighbor was moving in. As we moved to the driveway, I noticed he was a large man, broad and solid. I wore “mom” jeans with elastic at the waist, sneakers and an oversized hoodie with a picture of our school mascot peeling from age. My hair sat scraped back in its usual ponytail and any scrap of makeup I had on from earlier today had worn off hours ago.

Please don’t be handsome too, please don’t be handsome too, I prayed. It would be more of my luck to have a real hottie move in when I looked every bit of my age.

“I blocked you in, didn’t I?” His voice was deep and slightly accented. Ya ain’t from around here, are ya? floated through my mind in a deep Southern twang. 

“Um… yeah. We were just leaving for the football game and you’re makin’ us late.” Mattie spoke up. Not a shy bone in that kid’s body.

“Mattie, don’t be rude.”

The man didn’t seem to mind my son’s bold statement. “Sorry about that lad. I didn’t realize you were leaving. Get on in your car there and I’ll move my truck for you. Yeah?”

As I got closer, his dark hair came into view and the lower half of his face sported a short beard of the same color. He wasn’t classically handsome, but he certainly wasn’t bad to look at either. His bright green eyes had small lines that radiated from them, making him around my age. He was definitely rugged and his tanned skin made me think he worked outdoors a lot.

“That’s very fair Mr.-?” I hedged.

“MacAteer. The name’s Connor MacAteer.

ML Nystrom had stories in her head since she was a child. All sorts of stories of fantasy, romance, mystery and anything else that captured her interest. A voracious reader, she’s spent many hours devouring books; therefore, she found it only fitting she should write a few herself!

 

ML has spent most of my life as a performing musician and band instrument repair technician, but that doesn’t mean she’s pigeon-holed into one mold. She’s been a university professor, belly dancer, craftsperson, soap maker, singer, rock band artist, jewelry maker, lifeguard, swim coach, and whatever else she felt like exploring. As one of her students said to her once, “Life’s too short to ignore the opportunities.” She has no intention of ever stopping… so welcome to her story world. She hopes you enjoy it!

 

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