Anything For You (The Connor Family)

Anything For You was the first book that I read by Layla Hagen and I loved it. It was free on Amazon and decided to give it a try. Anything For You is the first story in The Connor Family Series. I loved the story and the characters. I really enjoyed how the book is written in the first person and that the chapters are written from Maddie and Landon's perspective. Who doesn't love big families and romance. Anything for You is the story of Maddie Jennings, a landscape architect and Landon Connor, entrepreneur. Landon is CEO of DBC Systems, and decides to take a much needed two week vacation and head home to L.A. to visit with his three sisters and two brothers. Landon has just completed partnership negotiations and feels now is a good time to take some much needed time off. He hasn't taken off more than long weekends, since he wife Rachel died four years ago. Landon arrives at his twin sister, Val's house to discover Maddie. She is waiting on a delivery of timber poles that she will need to terrace Val's yard. Landon helps Maddie with the poles even though Maddie insists she can do it on her own and that he is on vacation. Sparks fly between them and they become romantically involved, even though Maddie and Landon both vowed to not love again. Maddie because of a broken engagement and Landon because of the death of his wife. Love the plot twist, that helps Landon decides what is important in life. It was an outstanding story and Layla Hagen is an amazing storyteller. So looking forward to reading the remaining books in The Connor Family series and probably will read The Bennett Family series also. Who doesn't love happily ever afters.

Landon and Maddie are attracted on first meet. He's on Vacation, so it's on a timeline, but timelines don't know jack. Landon is beyond the perfect book boyfriend, and Maddie is worth it. Great easy read.

Layla Hagen has quickly become a new favourite Authour for me, and that's after reading only a couple of her books. One from the Bennett's and one from the Connors series. I am hooked! The characters she creates are fun and easy to like and become their cheer squads. Landon and Maddie were beautiful characters from the get go. What I loved most was there was no game playing or any drawn out dropping of walls or he doesn't love me blah blah blah that happens too frequently. They both behaved like grown ups that knew what was important and went for it. No mucking around which was a breath of fresh air. The extended family I absolutely loved. Their love for each other, the banter between them all was fantastic to read. A most enjoyable story and very much look forward to seeing where this series takes me.

Landon is the CEO of a payment solution company. He just negotiated with an investor and everyone was celebrating. He decided to celebrate with his family in LA. His twin, Val, and him raised their brothers and sisters after their parents died in an accident. When he arrived at his sister's house, Maddie, an architect in landscaping, was working on her front lawn. Maddie was in LA after following an ex and decided to stay. Landon is suppose to stay only two weeks, but when Val has an accident he extends his stay. Meanwhile the investor is trying to buy his company which only put more stress on him. Between helping his sister and trying to figure out what to do about his investor, Maddie and Landon strike up a relationship. The book is good and I did enjoy reading it.

3.5 'Learn to Love Again' STARS Tailored suit meets smart and sexy garden lady. Maddie may have had the green thumb, but Landon was the one doing all the plowing. Landon is your typical hotshot CEO, a commanding presence in and outside of the office. He shows as much commitment and attention to the nine-to-five as the woman he chooses to share bed with. Landon is very hands-on... & workin' out business deals isn't the only thing he does with his mouth. Of course he's deliciously sexy in a tailored suit and pleasantly stubborn without being a complete arrogant piece of work. In the romance book realm I can appreciate the balance. He comes from a big and loud family that really defines the man he is... Landon isn't a stranger to tragedy, losing his parents at a young age, and his amazing wife—Landon understands the importance of family and what it means to make sacrifices. He's not afraid to step up and do the right thing, but he's not so inclined to let anyone help him—hence the stubbornness. Maddie is equally stubborn, sexy in a pair of sneakers or a simple dress, either way she's down-right feisty. Like Landon, Maddie values family. She's also not afraid of getting dirty in the name of hardwork. Landon prefers the office, Maddie loves the outdoors. Life threw Maddie an ex-curve ball, but she's resilient and incredibly motivated to do life her way. She finds herself easily swayed be the sexy CEO in a tailored suit. Landon proves to be very persuasive with his mouth. They are instantly drawn to each other. It's fun, it's flirty and downright fluffy. Plenty of Damsel and distress moments to make your heart flutter and tension to make you blush. So why not 5 stars? *sigh* I value the cat n' mouse game The good old fashion push or pull. I'm not all about that instant gratification of insta-love, so to speak. I wasn't in love with Maddie and Landon and they were already ridiculously in love with their perfect relationship. If you love insta-love, *nothing wrong with that* you will love Landon and Maddie's story. The plot was meh...well, there really wasn't one. It was really a mad dash to the big bang. I could think of worst book goals, but I digress. There was little to no conflict, and I like me some drama. Again, really comes down to personal preference. Everything was fluffy n' perfect. Landon was thee perfect man. A good listener, caring, cocky without being a complete douchebag & I absolutely hated him for it...just kidding although God forbid he have a single undesirable flaw. Maddie's perspective seemed to be less important than Landon. Her backstory was also kind of a question mark. At times the family dialogue was a bit of a headache. Overall the book was dialogue driven, funny at times and wonderfully heartfelt, but also hard to envision. In a nutshell, the plot, the pace, the characters, all took a backseat to the mind blowing sex. Nothing wrong with that if that's what you set out to read...There were some seriously steamy sexy time scenes delivered in this book, and quite beautifully... but I was disappointed that the same attention to those scenes didn't carry out in other areas of the story. Landon and Maddie's journey was cute, full of sexual tension and all things flirty but it wasn't an epic love story. That doesn't mean it wasn't a fun read, it just could've been so much more.

Landon is a workaholic. He lives in San Jose closer to his cousins the Bennett family. He spends time with them but misses his siblings in LA. He was married before but his wife Rachel died and buried himself in work. For four years he was into his company. He finally was taken a vacation rather than his forty-eight hour vacation he usually takes. He couldn’t wait to be be with his siblings again. He truly missed them. They kept the tradition to have Friday night dinners. Val had hired Maddie to redo her yard. Maddie had remodeled her office garden. She was waiting for a delivery at Val’s house when she met Landon. They were attracted to each fro the beginning. Landon has stayed away from anything dealing with live since his wife Rachel died. Something about Maddie caught his attention. They have limited time together. Two weeks is all they have but an accident keeps Landon in town longer. He has an acting CEO at his company. A deal he thought was in the bag is starting to unravel. He is helping his sister’s company out. He is torn. He loves spending time with Maddie. She brings him back to life. He doesn’t know what will happen when he has to go back to his life in San Jose. They bring out the best in exchange other. Will they make it work. They are explosive together! Hot hot hot! When they are together it’s five star hot. Landon fell in love and his siblings can see the change in him. They are so happy for him!

This is a book I picked up fairly recently (I think) based on a blurb and I am glad I took the chance. This was a fun, character driven romance that introduces a family of 6 siblings as book 1 in a series. Landon is a career minded widower and defacto family patriarch, Maddie is a successful landscape designer working for his sister when they cross paths. I liked both Landon and Maddie. I enjoyed their connections and the way they interacted during the semi slow burn phase of the story. The biggest conflict here was where Landon chose to make his home and the fact that both characters were scared to take the big step of communicating. Anything for you is a pretty light hearted read. There are some emotional hurdles, but nothing extreme. It was entertaining to see if the issues could be worked out. Ms Hagan does an excellent job of incorporating the Connor siblings into the story just enough that we know them and want to see more without letting them over power Maddie and Landon. Overall, this book was a win and I am curious about the other Connor siblings’ stories.

Such a heart warming story. I laughed cried and feel in love with Landon, Maddie and the rest of the Connor family. And grace too. So much love to go around.