Jamie has a hit with Her Rebel Heart. It's a crazy, sexy, just plain fun read.

Kaci is a force of nature- she keeps Lance off his game pretty much from the first moment they met. Lance is a military pilot & has the swagger of a flyboy. Together they are an entertaining duo that keep the story moving in a unique direction with their off the wall antics.

I am a huge Jamie Farrell fan & this book was one of her best yet.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

I loved this book! Laughter truly is the best medicine!

Kaci Boudreaux is a sassy, Southern redneck, college physics professor who has had to fight to get where she is. She loves her job and her students. She is divorced from a military man, Ron, 10 years her senior, and wants nothing to do with any other military man. Ron has followed her across the country and is harassing her to get back together and join his research team.

Kaci’s sense of adventure and way of talking kept me laughing throughout the book. The Southern phrases had tears in my eyes from laughing. However, underneath her brash, outgoing, trouble finding, take no prisoners attitude, she has a gigantic fear of everyone she cares about leaving her, of flying and not being able to achieve her dreams. She does a great job of hiding her insecurities from everyone but her roommate, and best friend, who sees all.

Lance Wheeler is a Captain in the Air Force and a pilot. He plans to retire from the military. His fiancé dumped him after 3 years and he discovers he’s more disappointed in wasting the last 3 years than being dumped.

Watching these two interact and dance around each other was very entertaining. Lance was awesome helping her with her fear of flying. Despite telling himself it was temporary, he couldn’t help being drawn to the crazy that was Kaci. She brought fun, laughter and adventure to his life. He brought patience, understanding and total acceptance of who she truly is to her life.

After some of the duds I’ve read lately, this was an awesome reprieve. Once I started it, I couldn’t put it down I was enjoying it so much, and stayed up way too late to finish it. I will definitely be looking for more from this author.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC provided by NetGalley.

Lance should have been getting married but five days before the wedding his fiancee- Allison- called everything off including them. Allison said her life was going in a different direction. Lance was at the bar with a beer in front of him but lance didn’t know how to embrace being single again as he had been out of the dating scene for three years. . Then a petite woman stood next to Lance and ordered a shot and offered to drink his beer and Lance told her to go ahead. But he did recognize this woman next to him was out to make someone jealous and the woman admitted it and said she was off men right now. But Lance felt more normal around her. Then Lance was kissing her but it felt wrong as he didn’t even know her name. He apologized then left the bar. Four weeks later Kaci was at the festival with her students who were all ladies of the Physics club at James Roberts college. Kaci’s team should have won as the third pumpkin should have broken in the air but instead it went farther than her team's pumpkin had. Then Kaci recognized the guy who had kissed her at the bar and left. He was military and a pilot. Kaci should have known. Lance recognized Kaci also but she had accused his team of cheating . Tara was Kaci’s roommate and more level headed that Kaci. Tara stopped Kaci from going to redneck at times. Kaci’s ex husband was Ron and he dumped her because she wouldn’t drop everything and start a family. Then Ron showed up at Kaci’s office and said e was in therapy and wanted Kaci to go to one session with him. But for Kaci that was a no. Then there was a trivia night at the bar and Kaci and Tara went and Lance was there also and Tara and Kaci lost to Lance and his team again. Then Ron came up to Kaci and asked if Lance was bothering her and Kaci kissed Lance. Lance and the other pilots were known as the Fly-boys and they had a mascot which was a stuffed wild boar named Gertrude and Tara and Kaci stole her. Then Lance’s pilots stole Kaci’s jeep. Kaci was invited to a conference in Germany to give a speech on her research in physics but Kaci was terrified to fly. Kaci’s father had been a pilot and died when his plane went down. Lance turned out to be everything Kaci needed : he believed in her, he challenged her and he accepted her. But he was being deported and hadn’t told Kaci.
I liked this story a lot. It made me laugh out loud at times. The plot was great and the writing was good. Kaci cracked me up .Lance was a good guy but he should have told Kaci sooner that he was deploying. But then neither of them had wanted to be anything but fun with each other. But things don’t always go as planned. I was happy Lance tried to help Kaci get over her fear of flying. Also that Kaci did actually go to her conference and had more lined up in the future. I loved the characters of this story and the ins and outs of the story and I recommend this.

*Her Rebel Heart is the newest book in The Officers' Ex-Wives Club series, books #2 & #3 were released first, and is a prequel and therefore labeled as book #1. Each of these books can be read as a stand-alone but reading in order will make for a better experience.

I adore this series so much and honestly can't remember smiling so much throughout the entirety of book like this in a long time.

The book starts off with an immediate show of chemistry between Lance and Kaci and quickly moves into a pretty hilarious rivalry. I was practically in stitches reading about catapults, potato guns, boars and grand theft auto.

Kaci is a sexy, sassy southerner who can "bless your heart" with the best of them. She wants nothing to do with a military man; she's been there, done that and blew up the t-shirt; however, even she can't deny the way her body and mind react to Captain Lance Wheeler.

The first night that Lance happens upon Kaci in a bar also happens to be the day he was supposed to get married, until his fiancé broke it off. After sharing a steamy kiss with Kaci and running away because he didn't feel ready, he keeps crossing paths with the feisty woman who challenges him at every stop. Quickly they find themselves in a prank war, if you will, and hilarity ensues. Each time they meet you can practically feel the tension between them, both sexual and competitive, but they are fighting at every turn. Until, one day, Lance see's beyond Kaci's sassy ways and figures out her biggest weakness. Fearing that he'll expose her and possibly ruin her career, she strikes a deal with him so that they both can get what they want from each other. But favors turn to feelings and heartache is bound to follow.

I really can't say enough about how much I loved this book. As a northerner, sometimes the overly-sweet southern speak can be overwhelming (I won't even get into all the Alabama fan worship) but it's also part of what makes this book, this whole series, so much fun. It's sexy without being explicit but definitely not lacking in the passion department. Jamie Farrell has a way of weaving this incredible world with characters and places that I don't just want to visit, I want to move to and immerse myself in. As a matter of fact, I'm so ready to stay lost in Gellings Air Force Base that I'm headed for a re-read of the second book, Southern Fried Blues.

This was a fun chick-lit style read. I love when I can sit down and in a few hours enjoy a great book.

This one has it all - Insta-attraction. A Crazy Chick that only a patient guy can deal with. A hunky of a man we all need one of. A fun, crazy romance with a slow burn.

This author is new to me and I devoured this book in one sitting. While I love the military theme and the fact that Lance has the patience of Job, Kaci really started getting on my nerves by the end. For me it was too much crazy antics, talking in circles, and her southern twang euphemisms. By the end, I was wondering how much more Lance could deal with. A wonderful HEA tho!

Very light on the hot steam and heavy on the attraction factor. Overall a fun story that will delight!

A redneck physics professor and a sexy military pilot had me smiling and laughing more than I have in a long time. Kaci is a riot with her redneck humor and southern twang but the moment she's teaching a class or working with her students the professional comes out. Lance is a guy recently dumped and headed out with orders pretty soon but he's hooked on Kaci and it's killing him. Their banter is catching and addictive, so much that I found myself skimming paragraphs to get to the lively conversations. Very smooth read that I wished went on a little longer, great characters with unique jobs, my first USAF guy. I'm hooked on Farrell's books and thankful I got to try it out with an advanced copy of this latest. My review was written voluntarily after reading this copy from Netgalley.

Her Rebel Heart by Jamie Farrell

Jamie Farrell writes books that make me laugh out loud. Her characters are fun and quirky. Her stories have originality, passion and humor.

In her newest book Her Rebel Heart, Jamie introduces us to a physics professor, Kaci Boudreaux who is all about shooting and throwing things. Kaci loves her students and is determined to get tenure and put down roots, however she is not exactly what you would expect from a professor. Lance Wheeler is a pilot. He is waiting out some time before he gets transferred. Pumpkin chucking contests aside, he is all about flying. They meet at a pumpkin chucking contest and suffice to say - things are flying. Just not what you would expect. Kaci and Lance do not have any chance at normal, yet they seem right for each other, despite everything.

Love the characters! Laugh at the plot line! Pumpkin chucking, Miss Grits physics professors meets flyboy! Jamie’s newest book, Her Rebel Heart is a fun-loving read!

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! I giggled. I grrrred. And I belly laughed out loud. I fell so hard for Kaci Boudreaux that Captain Lance Wheeler could have been a total waste and I would still have loved this book. But he isn’t. Lance is kind, patient, and a total stud. His only shortcoming as far as I can tell is that he is a Bama fan. Honestly for a good time read Her Rebel Heart.

This couple had me laughing out loud to the point of spitting my cup of tea out all over my hubby !!!
Lance is a hot Airforce pilot who is drowning his sorrows after being left at the altar, he meets Kaci the ex beauty queen who is now a physics professor in the bar and he steals a kiss but then runs off. They run in to each other at a local catapult competition and sparks as well as pumpkins fly, she believes her all girls Team have got the competition won this year after all she has the physics worked out and when the Airforce Team win on the final throw she throws a temper tantrum and accuses them of cheating and all sorts. This is where the fun really begins.....
This book is hilarious and the scenes with the potato gun, the catapult and the boar will leave you with tears in your eyes from laughing but it's not all about laughter there are also some heart felt moments with Miss Higgs (Kaci's elderly cat) and when they both realise they could love again. I loved reading the crazy world of Kaci and Lance and can't wait to read more from The Officers Ex Wife's Club.

This is my first time reading anything by this author, but something about her book covers have always intrigued me, so when I saw this on Net Galley, I had to take a chance on requesting it! The great thing was, I was not disappointed!

Kaci and Lance made for very funny reading! I loved how Kaci kept pushing the boundaries as a physics professor, never letting the males in the profession keep her down. I loved how Lance accepted her just the way she was and didn’t try to change her. I loved the chemistry between them as they fought to keep from falling in love, and yet couldn’t keep from doing so. The one thing I really didn’t care for was how much push and pull the two of them did in their relationship, in trying so hard not to fall in love. I felt that if they had just been more honest with one another, it would have been a bit of a smoother ride.

The secondary characters were richly written as well, and I wanted to learn more about them at every opportunity. I loved the squadron crew best, but even Miss Higgs found her way into my heart!

This was well worth the read, and I’d happily recommend this book to others! I can’t wait to read more by this author!

This was a story that pulls you in from the start. A quick read with realistic dialogue and powerful emotions. Witty, playful, perfectly paced a series to look forward to read but can be read alone.

Ms. Farrell's humorous delivery is enough to have readers in stitches. A tomboy physics professor with a no nonsense attitude and a care free playboy trying to mend his battered ego are a combo worth sinking your teeth into. When the brain and the brawn collide, it's enough to set off a fireworks show. Yet when hearts enter the equation, can they survive the repercussions? Her Rebel Heart gave me just what I wanted. A heroine as smart as she is tough. A hero who was not afraid to man up, when the going got rough and a cast of players that make irresistible into a fine work of art.

I would love to spend one day, one hour, hell, one minute in the head of Jamie Farrell. Her brilliance with writing is incredible, as is her new book Her Rebel Heart. I loved Kaci's story, and Lance, be still my heart, he is one hot pilot! Loved the scenes with the catapult and potato gun, hysterical, the plane scene, even funnier, and the Boar, OMG! Miss Higgs left you definitely needing a Kleenex to get through that, those of us with pets will definitely relate to that part of the book. Juice Box and Pony were great additions to the story as Tara was. This book made you want to turn page after page so you could see what was going to happen in Kaci's crazy life. Just magical! I think Kaci is my new Jamie Farrell character, and that's saying a lot! Amazing book!

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC copy of this book

LOVED this book! Fun twist on a contemporary military romance. I just adored Kaci - a physicist and ultimate Bama girl - complete with punkin chucker, potato gun, and all the "bless your hearts" a southern girl can spare. Lance is the sexy flyboy that is hotter than sin and who Kaci kisses one night without even knowing his name.

Kaci and Lance continue to encounter each other in circumstances so funny, I laughed out loud. Kaci has sworn off military men and pilots in particular, but they keep seeing each other. Their chemistry was palpable and the southernisms delightful.

This book kept me smiling and totally engaging. While I knew it had to end, I was sorry when it was over and am already looking forward to the next book in the series. Fans of the genre will love this book. I've added the author to my must read authors' list.

Three and a half redneck stars!

Kaci Boudreaux is a physicist. She is also from Mississippi, a former Miss Grits, blonde and curvy. She has spent her entire life fighting other people's expectations and prejudices, especially her mother's and her ex-husband's. The trouble is, Kaci has spent so much time fighting and proving her worth, that sometimes she starts a fight when none is necessary. Oh, and she's scared of flying and peppers her speech with random Southern-isms and dropped 'g's. After years of following her military father from posting to posting Kaci is finally putting down roots and only needs another two years teaching before she is up for tenure. The last thing she wants is another military man to up and leave her.

Captain Lance Wheeler is a military cargo pilot. His great-on-paper fiancee practically left him at the altar and he is nursing his sort-of-broken heart at a bar when this little blonde bombshell with the southern drawl sits besides him and orders Tequila. Kaci is desperate to prove to her ex that she has moved on and the big hunk sitting at the bar looks like just the man. Lance only moved to Georgia for his fiancee and now he is itching to get deployed anywhere else in the US or the world. he certainly doesn't want to rebound with a half-mad career-woman with a penchant for blowing things up.

A few weeks later Kaci and her physics class students have entered a pumpkin chucking competition against a group of military pilots, guess who is on the boys' side?

I struggled with this book at first because although Kaci is a brilliant physicist (we hear), everything else we see about her screams that she is a fruit loop and not very bright<spoiler> eg not reading the rules of the pumpkin chucking contest and coming last in the pub quiz</spoiler>. To add insult to injury Lance is either running rings around her in their tit-for-tat exchange of pranks or rescuing her or just smirking because she has backed herself into a corner with her outlandish claims.

But then, around halfway I felt that the characters really relaxed and the story got going. I found Kaci's southern-isms quite endearing all her "don't make me bless you twice" and "y'all"s made me smile (and TBH I'm not a fan of accents in books). Lance was a bit too Peter Perfect, until he was incredibly insensitive. The resolution of the romance was well done, not too wham-bang and not too drawn out unnecessarily.

If you are looking for a lighthearted romance with a wacky, sassy Southern Belle who likes to shoot potato guns and a stoic pilot this could be the one for you. Kaci kind of reminded me a little of Stephanie Plum from Janet Evanovich's novels.

Oh, and its the prequel to a series about a club for former wives of military men which Kaci and her best friend set up. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.

Funny, sassy, sweet, strong characters, enjoyable, escapist read. Wanted more of Kaci and Lance's story.

This book made me chuckle out loud. Not just once, but multiple times. That is something that I love and a huge testament to this author's writing skills. Kaci's many and varied “sweet baby ____” comments never failed to induce a laugh.

Kaci was a little difficult to like at times, taking her histrionics a bit far for my personal preference, but for the most part she was okay. Thankfully, she found an extremely tolerant man in Lance. Since he was the kind of man who didn't mind never – ever - being right, giving up the career he loves for a woman, and being pushed away every time he might possibly be able to help her, he was the perfect match for her. He really was a great book Hero, and the kind of man that any girl would be lucky to have in her life.

*SPOILER IN THIS PARAGRAPH* One thing I absolutely loved about this book was that Kaci went to Stuttgart on her own. I liked that she figured out that she could do it on her own, even though having Lance surprise her by showing up on the plane to fly with her would have been the normal romance novel ending, Ms. Farrell didn't go the cliché route, and I LOVED that.

This was my first book by Jamie Farrell and I loved the story line, the humor, and the sass. I will definitely be looking into reading more books by this author.


I requested and was granted an ARC of this book via NetGalley. I was under no obligation to write this review, I wrote it because I enjoyed the story.

Laugh out loud funny. Sassy physics professor who is afraid to fly meets sexy military pilot and the sparks fly.

Former beauty queen turned physics professor meets hot Airforce pilot Lance on the day he is left at the altar. They kiss, but he runs off. They meet again at a catapult competition and again sparks fly. Both aren't looking for a commitment, but Lance is seriously into Kaci's energy, smarts, and her potato gun (not so much into her elderly cat Miss Higgs). Plus, Kaci needs to get over her fear of flying so she can attend an important conference in Germany that will help her secure tenure at the university she teaches at, so Lance seems like the perfect helper. Too bad he hasn't told her he deploys in a matter of weeks...

I seriously had a lot of fun reading this. The cover is pretty lame, but the characters are smartly written and had great, sassy dialogue and awesome chemistry. It is also splendid to see a scientist heroine, and the perils of being a woman in academia touched upon. I'd definitely read upcoming books in this series.

OMG!! If I could just live in thus authors head for a day I would be on cloud nine! Kaci is a smart, kick-ass heroine with down home qualities. She had me cracking up!! Lance is a cocky, flyboy and is looking for a distraction since he's been dumped by his fiance'. These two together are combustible!! This story had me laughing like crazy but also touched my heart!