My Cowlick Cop (Bakery Brothers #2)

The Bakery Brothers series is a Flowershop Assassins spin-off series by Louise Collins. The second novel is "My Cowlick Cop."

["Jude Aster.

Police officer, lookout, and the brother with the wayward hair. It’s not easy for Jude juggling his job with the antics of Stud Muffins, but things get even more complicated when Luck Milligan sets him a trap.

Jude falls into it with humiliating results, and reluctantly agrees to be Luck’s eyes and ears at the station.

Is Luck a bit on the crazy side?

Yes.

Does he mock Jude’s hair and use photographs of cows to intimidate Jude into cooperating?

Yes.

Does he have a slight obsession with a part of Jude’s anatomy?

Absolutely.

But with Luck comes Hope, Luck’s twin sister, adopter of strays, cooker of stews and carer of thirty-one cats.

Thirty-two if Hope includes Jude.

Which she does.

When old wounds resurface between Jude and Stone, he doubts his place in the family and finds himself growing closer to Luck Milligan and his sister.

Sure, it’s equal parts blackmail, kidnap, and Stockholm syndrome, but that’s still something in Jude’s eyes.

Just like with his brothers, he’ll protect Luck and Hope at all costs.

And just like with his brothers, that will be put to the test…"]

Poor Jude. I mean, he's clumsy and awkward and a little weird, but when he became a police officer, he never imagined having to cover for his brothers so much, let alone Luck Milligan (or for his fellow officers to have it out for them so much...even though they aren't (most of them) completely innocent). There is soooooo much guilt and protectiveness there (with his brothers...okay and Luck) that he's struggling with, along with..other things. Plus the trauma of his childhood and the competitive nature of his job. 

And then there's Luck. Who's also awkward and weird and known as a mob boss criminal. Though, with those who matter to him, he's loyal as fuck. He likes to tease, but he likes to lean into the fluff, in his own bizarre ways. 

These two are anything but conventional...or sane. They shouldn't work. Then again, Jude isn't 100% cop, and Luck isn't 100% criminal. Their crazies match, which is all you could ever ask for. 

I loooooooove Hope. She's a little crazy, but she means well (and she calls Jude silly kitty). Plus all of the cameos from the Flowershop Assassins?!?!?! Talk about iconic. 

Trigger Warnings: violence, dirty cops (though, in fairness, Jude is a dirty cop--but his intentions are good...if that helps), and more.

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