Fighting for Reese (Redemption Harbor Security #2)
Katie Reus
Blurb:
She’s a grumpy
security expert…
He’s a sunshine
badass…
Unfortunately for
her, they’ve got to go undercover at a couples’ retreat which means one room,
one bed, and a simmering heat neither of them can deny. Constantine—aka Cash to
his friends—has been burned before because of his wealth. But Reese wants nothing
to do with his money, which only intrigues him even more. Now that they’re
sharing a room, his hot-and-cold vixen isn’t getting away from him again. But
he’s got to keep them alive long enough to show that what they shared is more
than a one-time thing. Something that proves more difficult when people around
them start dying.
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 4.5 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Usually
when we talk about a grumpy/sunshine romance we kind of know what to expect,
but Katie Reus manages as always to turn everything on its head in this new
story of two people so obviously made for one another even if one of them is
resisting it every step of the way. I have been really looking forward to this
novel, ever since the characters first met in the previous novel and we watched
sparks flying, and I enjoyed every moment of their story as it developed. The Redemption Harbor Security Team is quickly
becoming one of my favorite new series and I am really looking forward to the
third installment coming soon, but in the meantime I just might reread Reese
and Cash’s love story. For anyone
looking for the type of fast-paced and suspenseful romance, filled with twists
that will leave you wondering if the main characters are going to make it in
the end, I present to you the majesty of Fighting for Reese and welcome you to
the world of Redemption Harbor.
Constantine
Pierce, aka Cash, has started a new adventure along with his foster sister and
her long time love in North Carolina, and one of the biggest draws to his new
life is the sexy and irritable Reese Sinclair.
She has sparked his interest from the first time they matched wits when
they worked together trying to rescue his kidnapped foster brother, and he has
never given up hope that he would get a chance to prove to her they were meant
to be together. Reese can’t believe she
gave into her weakness and slept with the golden boy charmer Cash, but now she
has to find a way to work with him as his fiancée undercover in a very high
stakes case. But the deeper they dig into the case, the more questions arise
and the higher the threat level seems to be going, leaving Reese, Cash, and
their partners right in the crosshairs of too many enemies for them to not have
total trust in one another, even if they are fighting the passion and emotional
pull they are feeling. They have to let go of their fears and emotional hang-ups
in order to survive the dangers all around them, but if they survive, can they
then find a way to build a life together or will Reese push Cash away once and
for all?
Man
where to even start with all the emotional trauma these two lovers had to
overcome in order to accept one another.
Reese has lived a golden life, when you look at it from the outside,
having grown up with a silver spoon and being given every leg up in life. But the truth is that she lived her childhood
without the one thing she needed the most, the love and mutual respect of her
parents, which made her push them and their lifestyle away so that she could
live her own life, even though she still loves them. She has determined to make her own choices
and not let their wants and desires for her future affect her, but that has
also left her making choices that keep her from making emotional
connections. IT wasn’t until she finally
allowed herself to admit that Cash had come to mean much more to her than even
she expected that she opened her heart and allowed him to get his foot in the
door. Once she did that it didn’t take
much for the love to blossom and she became a whole new woman emotionally. Cash on the other hand made his own family
with his foster siblings as a kid, then became his own man, always jumping from
life goal to goal looking for the own thing in life that would keep him engaged
fully, until he met Reese. I think that
meeting Reese he finally found the connection and goal that will keep in
grounded and in place permanently. While
he has always been strong, dedicated and loving, he needed someone to shower
all his love and passion on, not just a job to devote himself to, but a person that he could give his
whole heart to. These two obviously were
the missing piece of one another and once they began to realize and accept that
their lives and their love became beautiful to experience.
The storyline
that backed Reese and Cash’s love story was scary suspenseful and full of so
many plot twists that I also most got lost more than once, and not going to lie
there were several times I found myself asking “did I really just read
that?” Reese is an expert behind the
computer, but being out in the field she has to count on her teammate to not
only keep them all alive, but also to help her work through all the craziness
they encounter, and the emotions that she and Reese are hiding from as they
slowly fall in love certainly aren’t helping.
Cash is determined to do whatever it takes to keep Reese and the others
safe, but that protectiveness puts him right in the line of fire more than
once; he is obviously the brawn and the badass for their team and I loved
seeming taking names and defeating enemies.
The passion these two share is never far from the frontlines, whether
they are fighting, teasing, or loving, and the am so glad they found their HEA
and look forward to seeing more of them in coming novels. The nest novel is going to be even more
sparky because no one does enemies to lovers better than Katie and Adalyn is
going to make Rowan seriously work for it (Fighting
for Adalyn). A supreme pleasure diving into this read as always, Ms.
Reus.
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
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