Fighting for Adalyn (Redemption Harbor Security #3)
Katie Reus
Blurb:
And got good
people killed. While Adalyn will live with that mistake forever, she finally
got justice. Even if it cost more than she’d imagined. But the past has come
back to haunt her—and it wants revenge. An old enemy is out to destroy
everything she holds dear, starting with her sister. He’s targeting all her
former haunts and connections in New Orleans, using the wildness of Mardi Gras
week to commit his crimes.
He thought she
betrayed him and never looked back…
Rowan, veteran
Marine, has hated Adalyn for getting his team killed. Until he discovers that
the former CIA agent risked everything to stop the real perpetrator. Now
they’re racing against the clock to stop a faceless madman determined to kill
them and as many people as possible before the week is over. If they can’t
figure out who he is or what his endgame is, an entire city could go up in
flames—with them in it.
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
This
story has intrigued me for a while now, since we began getting hints in Reese
and Cash’s story, that Rowan and Adalyn had a history that was going to come
back to bite them in the butt. Katie Reus is one of those authors that always
manages to take reader’s through some of the darkest and most dangerous of
backstories when she brings her couples together. As this series continues to expand and we meet
more and more couples, learning more about characters that have intrigued us,
we just continue to want more so I am looking forward to more in the series as
more offices open for the Redemption Harbor group. Rowan and Adalyn were once
friends and might have even been more, but then their world exploded with a
mission that went terribly wrong, costing the lives of their friends and coworkers.
After that tragedy, Rowan never stopped blaming Adalyn for the loss and began
to hate her as much as he once thought he could love her. Adalyn once trusted Rowan as much as she
trusted anyone, which truly wasn’t much, but she won’t trust him again after
the way he reacted and treated her. Now
a killer is after Adalyn through her family and friends and she has to depend
on her Redemption Harbor team, even though she isn’t big on trusting
others. The more time they are forced to
work together, the crazier Rowan is making Adalyn and she is coming to count on
him and her emotions are becoming undeniably wrapped up in him. The past finally catches up with Adalyn, forcing
her to count on her friends in order to protect Rowan and both of them have to
come to terms with their feelings for one another before they lose the chance
forever.
There
was no denying from the beginning that in order for Adalyn and Rowan to find
their way to love, they both had overcome their anger and past mistakes. Adalyn has lived her life trying to protect
her heart, keeping a wall up between herself and the world, and never letting anyone
truly into her heart. She hasn’t ever felt the loneliness until recently as she
watched the happiness of her friends as they found the loves of their lives and
married, but now she wonders if she has made mistakes. But she never imagines that her future rests
with a man like Rowan, one that more than once railed at her and broke her
trust; while she trusts him to stand by
her in work, she fights hard to protect her heart, but once she finally gives in
to him, the love that blossoms for her is unbelievable. Rowan wanted Adalyn from
the very beginning, but he had no idea how to handle her and then when he let
his anger rule him, he made a huge mistake and he lost her. When they end up back together, working for
the same company, his eyes are slowly opened to the truth of the woman that
once captured his heart and he begins to forgive himself and her. Once he
accepts the mistakes of his past, he sees a way to make Adalyn give them a
chance and takes advantage at every turn.
The heat and passion between Adalyn and Rowan is there in their every
interaction, sometimes even more in their sparring than in their loving, but you
can definitely tell that their relationship will never be boring. I loved every moment of this story and while I
sort of guessed the villain, there was enough of a twist that it kept it
interesting and I loved the ending. I
am looking forward to more in the series, maybe even in a new setting with a
new office branch (love how that gives the series unending possibilities), but whatever
comes next I know will be tremendous. There is no doubt their story was filled
with drama, angst, danger, and pain, but Fighting for Adalyn was an adventure
worth every moment.
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
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