A Hero's Pride

As usual, I love that the author sticks to writing confident, sassy heroines. Kayla was a wonderful heroine who didn’t let her affluent family dictate what she should do with her life or how she should live it. She knew what she wanted, and when she wanted Ryan, she wasn’t afraid to show it. I fell in love with Ryan. Not just because I generally have a huge soft spot for military heroes, but because it’s not often that I find a book with a military hero who has a physical flaw as well as an emotional one. Having lost his leg in Afghanistan and subsequently feeling “inadequate” around the opposite sex, I felt elated for him when he found a woman who couldn’t have cared less about the scars or the prosthetic leg. She made him show more feel whole and “like a man”. The author also never fails in writing some scorching hot sex scenes. This time it felt more than just sex though. With the tensions of the emotional rawness from earlier, it felt special.

I loved this first in the new series and can’t wait to read more. I hope Cal will be next. If I had any complaints at all, I’d say the novella was too short or ended too abruptly on a high note. I would have loved an epilogue of sorts for proper closure that their connection managed to stand the test of time. Then again, perhaps this couple will have recurring appearances in later books, thus giving me what I crave.

Favorite line:

"Tell me something in Spanish, and I will f*ck you until you come so hard you won't know what hit you."

Disclaimer: I received a review copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. show less

3.5 stars. Everything happened a little too quickly, and I understand that it had to because it's a short story, but the insta-love was just WAY too quick in this one.

3.5 stars. Everything happened a little too quickly, and I understand that it had to because it's a short story, but the insta-love was just WAY too quick in this one.

Short, direct to the point and hot. A hot short story about two people with some issues, Ryan and Kayla, that decided to get together on a blind date arranged by their families.
It was a light and entertained reading.

A great short read. I love the heroine's attitude!

A great short read. I love the heroine's attitude!