Beneath the Hood

The Sugarlake Series, Book 3

By: Emily McIntire

Narrated by: Brooke Bloomingdale, Liam DiCosimo

From USA Today bestselling author Emily McIntire comes an angsty age-gap romance and the third interconnected standalone in the Sugarlake series.

Jackson Rhoades has a perfect smile and a broken heart. When he gets offered his dream job in Hollywood, he packs up his shattered pieces and leaves Sugarlake for good.

He thought he was hired to restore classic cars, but instead his new boss tasks Jackson with keeping an eye on his unruly nineteen-year-old daughter.

Jackson agrees reluctantly, not realizing doing so will change his life forever.

Blakely Donahue is one of the biggest influencers in North America. She’s followed by millions, but has never felt more alone. Obsessed with counting calories and drowning under the pressure of perfection, she’s barely holding herself together. When her father’s new employee starts hanging around, Blakely can’t help but feel a pull.

Jackson is nine years older and entirely off-limits, but he’s the first person to look beyond the surface and see Blakely for who she truly is. Before either of them can stop it, they’re crossing boundaries and breaking all the rules.

They know better than to get too close, but for some reason, neither can stay away.

Even if it means destruction for them both.

©2021 Emily McIntire (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing

Super cute

When your bosses daughter is a nuisance and he tasks you to watch her. You obviously fall in love with her… or do you?

This third book was about Jax and Blakely. I loved how Jax took Blakely under his wing and showed her what it truly means to have someone love and care about you. I felt bad for Blakely that it took her falling apart in order for her dad to finally take a step back and get her some actual help. Blakely was struggling with her own battles of OCD and eating disorder while Jax was trying to mend his broken heart from his best friend. When he fell for Blakely he understood what Lee was saying about when he finds love it will be all consuming. This book was super cute but also heart breaking as well.

Meh

This was also average the story just seems repetitive and overall just same as the first one

how much mentally blakely struggled

like how they helped each other threw everything and grounded each other. how strong there love for each other

powerful and emotional

very good story overall. Blakely and her mental health struggle was very powerful. her story was very moving. I really felt for her in her moments of insecurity and her low points. Jackson harbored all that resentment for chase because of his old feelings for "goldie". I SO glad they got over that. Alina and her chasing after Jackson kinda annoyed me..lol like leave him alone..you don't want him. he asked for space and you have a man..like just have a seat ma'am. haha 😄 🤣
overall good story. love this series!

The voice is whiny

I love this author and I really like this series I could not handle the way the female voice whined in this sorry.