From New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author Carrie Ann Ryan comes a sexy new contemporary stand-alone series.
Hazel Noble has survived horrors she wouldn’t
inflict on her worst enemy. Since then, she’s healed, found herself, and
connected with a group of women she’s proud to call her friends. However, when
they make a pact to start looking for love, Hazel finds herself not only up
first but also forced to face a past she thought she’d escaped.
Cross Brady has no need for a relationship. As
the oldest of five, he’s always been the one his family can rely on. Now, all
he wants is to work in peace and live his life. His priorities shift
dramatically, though, when Cross finds himself in Hazel’s path.
Though the two initially fight their
connection, they soon learn that it’s safer to fall for each other than keep
running from what’s holding them back—not to mention, who wants them dead.
Hazel and Cross were everything I needed in this new series!!! I had completely forgotten that this series was going to be about the Brady men, but once I figured it out I was so excited!!! I got more of Arden, and who doesn’t love Arden??? And of course we got Liam and the rest of the Brady men, a girl can’t ask for much more!
Hazel is so special, I love how strong she had become!!! I LOVE that she has such a close knit group of friends too! Piper checking in on her was the sweetest and totally reminded me of my friends. And then the “meet cute” between her and Cross…. I GOT STARRY EYES!!! This was THE BEST! I loved the instant attraction and instant ease between them. And Cross, oh cross, he’s so dreamy! I loved how the girls joked about the bearded men who were attractive and Cross appeared out of thin air! This man is spectacular. I love that he’s he oldest and his turn first of the guys. But also, he deserves it just as much as Hazel.
These two were going through a lot personally throughout this book and it added the perfect amount of drama. The actual drama in this book was INTENSE, but everything else leading up to it was pretty perfect! Also, I can’t not mention Chris Cross, THIS WAS GENIUS!! I laughed hysterically! As a person in the interior design industry, I loved sooo much that Cross is a furniture designer. It is such a rare craft these days and I adored this so much!
This whole story was absolutely amazing. There were so many layers and boy was it spicy!!! It had everything I need and love in all of Carrie Ann’s books and I’m impatiently waiting for more!
Carrie Ann
Ryan is the New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance.
Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and
Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She
started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry
and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and
novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional
and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her
clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.
