This week’s Eye Candy Friday man is a character that is near and dear to my heart. He’s a guy that hid his pain from the world for a long time. He was a good friend to those he held close to his heart and he was a devoted partner. I was intrigued with him before his book was released and going into his story, I had loads of questions and Lauren Layne did a phenomenal job of answering those questions at the same time meeting and surpassing all of the hype I had leading up to Someone Like You’s release.
Lincoln Mathis is one hell of a compelling character and to know him, is to love him. Behind that ready smile and the witty quips hid a loneliness that was threatening to overwhelm him and boy was I glad that Daisy Sinclair came along when she did. She brought Lincoln back into the life of the living and he completely blossomed with her.
Here is it his book information:
Lincoln Mathis from Someone Like You by Lauren Layne.
Series: Oxford #3
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Publisher: Random House, Loveswept
Pages: 228
Lauren Layne’s bestselling Oxford Series continues with the poignant, heartwarming story of New York’s most eligible bachelor, Lincoln Mathis, a man who’s living a lie—until his dream woman takes away the pain.
Lincoln Mathis doesn’t hide his reputation as Manhattan’s ultimate playboy. In fact, he cultivates it. But behind every flirtatious smile, each provocative quip, there’s a secret that Lincoln’s hiding from even his closest friends—a tragedy from his past that holds his heart quietly captive. Lincoln knows what he wants: someone like Daisy Sinclair, the sassy, off-limits bridesmaid he can’t take his eyes off at his best friend’s wedding. He also knows that she’s everything he can never have.
After a devastating divorce, Daisy doesn’t need anyone to warn her off the charming best man at her sister’s wedding. One look at the breathtakingly hot Lincoln Mathis and she knows that he’s exactly the type of man she should avoid. But when Daisy stumbles upon Lincoln’s secret, she realizes there’s more to the charming playboy than meets the eye. And suddenly Daisy and Lincoln find their lives helplessly entwined in a journey that will either heal their damaged souls . . . or destroy them forever.
Here are some quotes that showcase why I love Lincoln so much. He’s not your normal contemporary hero. To me, he was so much more.
Lincoln’s dark brown hair fell in boyish waves over his forehead, but the broad shoulders and strong jawline were all man. His blue eyes were as playful as they were secretive. He was quick to laugh, even quicker to smile, and as far as she could see, never without the perfect one-liner.
Such a looker, our Lincoln is.
Emma Sinclair, soon to be Emma Cassidy as of this time tomorrow, lifted one elegantly manicured fingernail and flicked his chest. “Promise, Lincoln. No hitting on Daisy.”
“I don’t hit on women.”
Emma gave him a look.
He held up his free hand in surrender. “I don’t. They come to me. I’m like the stamen.”
Emma stared at him with wide, slightly accusatory brown eyes. “The what?”
“The stamen. The pollen-producing part of a flower, Sinclair. Don’t you watch the Discovery Channel? Animal Planet? I just saw a fascinating documentary on bees. See, when the bees land on a flower, their little feet pick up pollen from the stamen—”
“Mathis. Are you talking to my fiancée about semen?” Alex Cassidy asked, coming up beside Emma and setting a possessive hand on her waist.
“Stamen,” Lincoln clarified. “Not semen.
Honestly, is sex all you people think about?”
Ha, only Lincoln can talk about stamen and have me hanging on his every word. Haha.
“I think not. Tell me, Daisy Sinclair, what are your thoughts on New York City?”
She wrinkled her nose. “It’s . . . busy.”
He made a buzzing noise. “The word you were looking for was energetic. Go on.”
“Noisy?” she supplied.
“Lively. Next.”
“Expensive.”
“Yeah okay,” he admitted. “You’ve got me there. But it’s only expensive because everyone wants to be here.”
“I don’t.”
“Mission accepted.”
This rapid fire exchange showcases how perfect these two are for each other and Lincoln’s personality really shines in these kinds of exchanges. These are just small parts of why I loved him so much but I promise, there are so many more reasons that you should check him out for yourself. I promise you won’t regret it.
Here’s what he looks like in my head:
See? Perfection…that’s our Lincoln. Check out his book for yourself, it’s part of a fabulous series that starts with Irresistibly Yours. It’s fun, contemporary, hip and pretty steamy. It’ll heat up your e-readers for sure.
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Someone Like You by Lauren Layne
December 6, 2016
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