ARC Mini-Review: Happily Ever Maybe (Montgomery Ink Legacy #4.5)

 Happily Ever Maybe (Montgomery Ink Legacy #4.5)

Carrie Ann Ryan

Blurb:

It was only supposed to be one job.

 

I know the rules.

Get in. Get out.

Protect the girl, then move on.

Only it never works out the way it should.

Now Jennifer and I work with each other and there’s no going back to normal.

 

Then it turned into something more.

 

Gus isn’t for me. I know that.

Only the chemistry that burns between us won’t fade away.

We promise it will only be one night.

Then another.

But when our actions have consequences that could mean the end of our future, we’ll have to figure out exactly what we want.

Even if it means walking away broken before it begins.

 

Themes:  Erotica

Rating: 4 stars

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Review:

I’m not sure if it is the air in those Colorado mountains or just sharing space with those Montgomery’s, but I want whatever it is that creates just a combustible atmosphere and brings lovers together! Carrie Ann Ryan strikes again in a story about two of the Montgomery friends finding love, through lust, and their story is not only fast past, intense, and sensual, but emotionally confusing and just so packed with all the things, I’m not sure how she managed it all in such a short story. Jennifer and Gus have been circling one another for a while now, ever since they became coworker in the Montgomery security company, but when the temptation can no longer be resisted they give in to the attraction in a big way, promising one another it will only be one night. But now they are both feeling so much more than before and there are even more consequences that they have to deal with.  Can two partners and best friends find a way to admit that their feelings have become much deeper, and can they do it before they lose something beautiful? I positively loved this story, even though I would have loved it to be so much longer, but sometimes needs must.  As a short interlude between Montgomery main reads, Jen and Gus were perfect.  Jen has such a hard shell around her that you wonder what it will take for Gus to break through and get to the soft center of her heart, but once he finally manages it, the emotional connection between them is obvious. Gus is such a protective, sweet, and loving guy that there is no doubt he will do everything for his woman, even if it means fighting her or stepping back when it kills him to do so.  I loved the way these two pushed and pulled one another but ultimately found the balance to have the perfect relationship for them, even though it might not have looked perfect to others. The passion and connection between them were more than obvious every moment they were even thinking about one another and I cannot wait to see more of them in future Montgomery stories.  Carrie Ann Ryan sure knows how to hook her readers and pull us in, even with only a few short and intriguing chapters.  All hail the Queen of Colorado Hotties!

*eARC provided by author for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review.  No compensation was provided.