Reckless & Deliverance
by Evelyn Montgomery
He’s rough, arrogant, sexy and irresistible as hell. The stereotypical ladies man that I swore I’d never fall for. He stole my heart once before when we were kids, and I promised myself I would never give it to him again.
One night, a few drinks and memories neither one of us could escape lands me right back to where it all started, or should I say ended. But when push comes to shove, will he be ready to hear the truth about our past and face the secret I’ve been holding in for over 10 years? Or will he run like I always knew he would? The one reason why I never let myself get too close to him again. As they say, tigers can’t change their stripes, and I won’t let him make a fool out of me trying.
She’s stubborn, hot-headed and has a temper worse than any woman I have ever met before - but damn it if that doesn’t just make me want her more. Like an idiot I let her walk away from me before, but hell if I will let myself make that mistake again. She’s mine, and I won’t stop until she knows it.
But moving forward means facing the demons in my past. The secrets I’ve never told her about that one night 10 years ago I planned to promise her forever and never showed up. A secret that has eaten me alive and kept me away from her all these years when all I have ever wanted was to hold her again. This time though, I won’t let go, and she has another thing coming if she thinks she is getting away from me that easy. As reckless as our love has been, I will never stop fighting for her. After all... her, me - that is all I know that is right in this world.
Momma Says: 3 stars⭐⭐⭐
Reckless is the story of Rex and Gwen, and this couple is an exercise in frustration. They get a second chance at love, and neither of them seem any better at relationships than they were as teenagers. And I think that was my biggest issue with this one. The angst comes from a lot of miscommunication and nobody really explaining anything. We get plenty of flashbacks, some by way of dreams (and these people have some detailed dreams), and the miscommunication and indecision makes sense for their ages the first time around. The problem is they don't seem to have grown up or matured emotionally since that time. June and Rex make a habit of hurting each other, and most of the book kind of runs in circles - they can't get enough of each other, someone gets hurt over some misconception or misunderstanding, they sling hateful words, they walk away, then they start all over again, and around and around we go. I suppose Reckless is a suitable title given how reckless this couple is with each other's feelings. The thing is I actually liked both of these characters separately. It was all the unnecessary angst when they were together that drove me to distraction. I just wanted to shake the daylights out of both of them and tell them to grow up. I just kept waiting for some emotional growth from these characters, and I didn't find that. So in the end, this one was just okay for me.
Reckless is the story of Rex and Gwen, and this couple is an exercise in frustration. They get a second chance at love, and neither of them seem any better at relationships than they were as teenagers. And I think that was my biggest issue with this one. The angst comes from a lot of miscommunication and nobody really explaining anything. We get plenty of flashbacks, some by way of dreams (and these people have some detailed dreams), and the miscommunication and indecision makes sense for their ages the first time around. The problem is they don't seem to have grown up or matured emotionally since that time. June and Rex make a habit of hurting each other, and most of the book kind of runs in circles - they can't get enough of each other, someone gets hurt over some misconception or misunderstanding, they sling hateful words, they walk away, then they start all over again, and around and around we go. I suppose Reckless is a suitable title given how reckless this couple is with each other's feelings. The thing is I actually liked both of these characters separately. It was all the unnecessary angst when they were together that drove me to distraction. I just wanted to shake the daylights out of both of them and tell them to grow up. I just kept waiting for some emotional growth from these characters, and I didn't find that. So in the end, this one was just okay for me.
Publishers note: CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE. Book contains adult content.
Heʼs patient, kind, sweet and
tender... with just enough
swagger to make me absolutely
weak in the knees. Absolutely
nothing like my ex husband, and a
role model Iʼd love my little girl
Anna May to have for a father.
But there is only one problem, he
wonʼt fall in love. Not then, not
now and not ever.
I tell myself to forget him. I tell
myself this chemistry I feel is
totally one sided all these years
weʼve danced around it. But then
he shows back up out of the blue,
sweeps me off my feet, steals
mine and Anna Mayʼs heart
without asking and still wonʼt
promise to stay. Soon, he has me
questioning if the demons I ran
from in my past arenʼt safer than
the future he canʼt, and wonʼt,
promise me. And hell knows my
past is a place I never dreamed Iʼd
end up in again.
One word. Fear. Fear I wonʼt make
it home. Fear Iʼll never make it
back state side - and fear Iʼll
never feel again the way Jolene
Stewart makes me crave her next
touch like Iʼm a fein needing my
next fix.
Sheʼs my kryptonite. My vice. The
one thing that makes me secretly
wish for tomorrows and forever
afters when all Iʼve ever done is
serve. Give without even a
thought for my fellow man and
country. But now, all I want is to
stay with her and her daughter in
this new world and home weʼve
somehow created together. But
when her past comes calling and
my next tour has me leaving the
two girls I love more than
anything with the fear I wonʼt
return, will she wait for me? Or
will giving my heart away be
worse than the fate that awaits
me overseas?
Momma Says: 4 stars⭐⭐⭐⭐
Deliverance brings us another second chance romance by Evelyn Montgomery, this one with a military twist. Troy and Jo do have their share of angst, but it's something most of us can at least empathize with if not relate on some level. This one also gives us some edge of your seat danger and suspense with an ex who is determined to get revenge. Plus Troy has some issues to deal with that could be a deal-breaker in a relationship. These two are good together, and they have good chemistry from the start. We also get a totally adorable little one to add an extra touch of sweetness to the story. Troy and Jo tug at the heartstrings both together and separately, so it's very easy to root for their happy ever after. All in all, I found the characters likable and their story engaging. It's a good combination of sweet, sexy, and angsty with a danger and suspense kicker.
Deliverance brings us another second chance romance by Evelyn Montgomery, this one with a military twist. Troy and Jo do have their share of angst, but it's something most of us can at least empathize with if not relate on some level. This one also gives us some edge of your seat danger and suspense with an ex who is determined to get revenge. Plus Troy has some issues to deal with that could be a deal-breaker in a relationship. These two are good together, and they have good chemistry from the start. We also get a totally adorable little one to add an extra touch of sweetness to the story. Troy and Jo tug at the heartstrings both together and separately, so it's very easy to root for their happy ever after. All in all, I found the characters likable and their story engaging. It's a good combination of sweet, sexy, and angsty with a danger and suspense kicker.
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