Forget That Guy by Lani Lynn Vale

Posted May 12, 2026 in review Tags: 4 stars, MC club, single dad

Forget That Guy by Lani Lynn Vale

Series: Don't Date Him $5
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Setting: Sawtooth, MT
Source: ARC
Also by this author: Execution Style, Charlie Foxtrot, Coup de Grace, Right to my Wrong, Shock Advised, Hail No, Beard Mode, Lights To My Siren, Fear the Beard, I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie , I'm Only Here for the Beard, Dragons Need Love, Too , Oh, My Dragon, Kevlar To My Vest , Keys To My Cuffs, Life To My Flight , Hissy Fit, Talkin' Trash, Lord Have Mercy, Hide Your Crazy, How About No, I'd Rather Not, Make Me, Sinners are Winners, If You Say So, Just Kidding, Herd That, Fries Before Guys, Crazy Heifer, Maybe Swearing Will Help, Keep it Classy, Chute Yeah, Get Bucked, May Contain Wine, Jokes on You, Somethin' About That Boy, Join the Club, Any Day Now, Say It Ain't So, Officially Over It, Nobody Knows, Depends on Who's Asking, Repeat Offender, Conjugal Visits, Jailbait, Quit Bein' Ugly, Doin' a Dime, Kitty Kitty, No Rep, Gen Pop, Jerk It, Inmate of the Month , Chalk Dirty to Me, Shakedown , Always Someone's Monster, Make Me Your Villain , Rattle Some Cages , Get Tragic , Strange and Unusual, Suck This, Never Trust the Living, Nobody Cares Unless You're Pretty, Good Trouble, Cute But Psycho, Annoyed At First Sight, The Voices Are Back, Special Kind of Twisted, I'll Just Date Myself, Fun House, Freak Show, Show Off, Clown Motel, Big Nick Energy, Sold to the Circus, Killing Booth, The Fool, No Cap, I Can't Even, Thirst Trap, Clap Back, Rent Free, Time To Bounce, Yolo, Stay Toxic, Hey Daddy, Walking Red Flag, Always Salty, Grumpy Sunshine, Look At Her and Die, Enemies to Lovers, Other Woman Drama, Mistaken Identity, Ugly Duckling, Forced Proximity, He's a Mean One, People We Avoid, Not a Side Chick, Be the Full Problem, Not a Gentleman, With Spite, Well Aware, Violent Little Thing

Goodreads

Holly Lorena Cain, formerly known as Georgina Lorena Cain, was well acquainted with rock bottom. She’s coasted along its rocky shores for years. It all started when her mother left her when she was barely old enough to understand. For years, her and her dad struggled to make ends meet. A dying cattle farm can’t run itself, and with her dad having cancer, it got harder and harder to hang on to land that’s been in her family for generations.

Just as she thinks that she’s finally made it, her father passes away and leaves every single thing he owns to their neighbor. The man that’d been worming his way into her father’s good graces while she’d been away pursuing higher education.

But she can’t be mad.

Being mad would mean that she has a soul left, but she sold that a long time ago to pay for college.

Once she comes to terms with her father and the land being gone, she moves back to Bear Pass and with one thing on her mind—avoid Denver at all costs. He can never know just how much it hurt that he stole her life away from her.

Only, he makes it impossibly hard to stay away.

He’s there around every corner. He offers her a place to stay. Makes sure she has a place to work. Fixes her car. Saves her from a kidnapper. Oh, and gives her everything her heart desires.

She stays away as best as she can, but she doesn’t stand a chance against Denver’s determination and charm. He’s there when no one else is, peeling her off the floor and propping her back up again each time she falls.

The gruff motorcycle club president with his scary glares and harsh work ethic has decided to make her his, and he won’t stand for her refusal.

He’s been protecting her for her entire life, and she doesn’t even know it.

He won’t stop now, even if she’s bound and determined to stay away.

Forget That Guy is book 5 in the Don’t Date Him series and the 2nd one to not feature one of the escaped convicts. Denver is former military who got married young and had 3 daughters. His wife recently left and he realized there was no love there any more. She of course did not go away quietly and did everything possible to make Denver’s life hard. Never mind that it also negatively impacted her children.

Holly’s mom, in keeping with the theme of this series, is bat crap crazy and a horrible mother. Her father recently passed and gave the land to Denver instead of her. She was upset and didn’t understand how her dad could do this to her (spoiler-he had a good reason). Holly, who has always had a bit of a crush on Denver, now can’t stand to see him.

Denver is the president of the local MC, Holly is a local vet, and they live on a ranch, so there is lots of animal events happening! Plus, Denver’s 3 daughters are wonderful side characters. Holly and Denver dance around their feelings for a bit, but they are inevitable-as long as they both survive!