DiDi's review posted at Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 WOW! A totally engrossing, beautiful, hot love story! I have read every book by Ms. Vale and with each book she gets better and better, she has a gift for drawing you in and holding you captive. 
 When things are meant to be.....Several weeks ago I purchased Lani Lynn Vale's Whiskey Neat based on a fellow reader's recommendation. I was instantly addicted. The day after I finished Whiskey Neat Author Harper Sloan did a Facebook post recommending all of Laci's books. So I went to look up her backlist and wanted to slap myself silly because I had read her first book Boomtown and LOVED it then I got caught up in work and somehow forgot to look for more. The great thing is I was able to re-read Boomtown and proceeded to binge read the next 21 books she had out. I was in HEAVEN. Ms. Vale has crafted a unique, sexy and fun world that I was immersed in for 3 weeks, I didn't want to come out of it. Luckily her next book, Shock Advised, came out a few days later, then the next week I got the ARC for Jack & Coke. Now sadly I am waiting for her next book and missing being in the world she has created. I will be honest there are some minor mistakes in the books, but the quality of the content combined with great prices for FULL length books, makes it easy for me to over look them. 
 Now on to Jack & Coke, I am not ashamed to admit that I was hesitant to read Jack & Coke because from the blurb it sounds like there is cheating and that is a hard limit for me. I took a leap of faith because Ms. Vale has stated cheating in books is not for her, I am so glad I did. There is no cheating, but the chemistry and affection are obvious, you can feel the pain Mig and Annie endure because neither of them are the kind to cheat. And let me tell you Mig's circumstances are the only way I would not only be ok with him cheating, I would encourage it. I don't want to giveaway any of the reasons I feel this way other than his "wife" is one of the most devious, evil, manipulating wenches I've ever read! The amount of evil and destruction she causes is unimaginable. 
 Mig is definitely an Alpha male, he has a code of honor that almost keeps him in a miserable marriage and from being with the love of his life. He has been in love with Annie since the day he saw her move in but has refused to act on because of his sense of honor. 
 I loved Mig, but absolutely LOVE Annie! Annie is quirky, funny, zany,caring and loving. She fell in love with Mig the first time she saw him on his motorcycle, once she found out he was married she put him in the friend zone despite her feelings. 
 Mig and Annie had a tough road getting to their HEA, that road was filled with a manipulative wife, longing, danger, humor , raw emotions and a beautiful romance built to last a life time. Not to mention a great cast of secondary characters. 
 I highly recommend reading all of Lani Lynn Vale's books and there are a lot. You can read Jack & Coke as a standalone but I suggest reading Whiskey Neat first. All of Lani's series are loosely interconnected but you do not have to read them all to understand them. If you are like me and feel like you have to read everything in order or you will perish, I have included the current reading order of all of her books, you will notice the timeline of the series is interconnected. Again, you can read each series in order or read in the order I listed, you won't be lost either way. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review. 
 Reading order: 
 Freebirds Series 
 Boomtown #1 
 Highway Don't Care #2 
 Another One Bites The Dust #3 
 Last Day of My Life #4 
 Texas Tornado #5 
 I Don't Dance #6 
 Heroes of the Dixie wardens Mc series 
 (BUT read HDW #7&8 after the Code 11 KPD Swat series) 
 Lights to My Siren #1 
 Halligan to My Ax #2 
 Kevlar to My Vest #3 
 Keys to my Cuffs #4 
 Life to My Flight #5 
 Charge to My Line #6 
 Now read Code 11 KDP Swat series 
 CenterMass #1 
 Double Tap #2 
 Bang Switch #3 
 Execution Style #4 
 Charlie Foxtrot #5 
 Kill Shot #6 
 Coup de Grace #7 
 Now back to Dixie Wardens series 
 Counter to my Intelligence #7 
 Right to My Wrong #8 
 Uncertain Saints series 
 Whiskey Neat #1 
 Kilgore Fire series 
 Shock Advised 
 Uncertain Saints series 
 Jack & Coke #2