Sterling Falls #6
Vale & Cort
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This book felt different from the others in this series, more carefully constructed, very tactful around the issues involving Vale and Cort. Vale suffers from touch deprivation, as befits a baby whose mother died when she was born, and she was left with six older brothers and a devastated father who turned to drink. Stone, the oldest brother, took Vale’s care upon himself, but of course, he didn’t have the nurturing touch of a mother nor the knowledge of how to lovingly raise a baby girl.
Cort suffers from touch aversion, for reasons unknown until late in the book. I thought they made a pretty couple, one who doesn’t want to be touched and another who didn’t get enough hugs, but in a way this balanced them. I thought this was a brilliant move by the author. I love how they resolve their issues, slowly and with care, lots of consideration and thought, and act as each other’s therapist on the way to a touchy-feely couple.
Their story is like the forbidden type, since Cort used to be Stone’s best friend until a betrayal destroyed their friendship and turned them into enemies. I had a lot of curiosity to see how the author would resolve the issue and she did, in fact, satisfy because it was very real.
There are a lot of sexy times in this story, which I felt was in a way necessary, because these guys are actually learning to touch, so they needed lots of practice 😉
I loved Vale and Cort, love their respect for Stone, loved the family closeness on both sides, and loved reading the book two times, back to back. The second time, I caught lots of hints the author gave about Cort’s history, which is left undisclosed until later in the book. Great story!
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About the author
L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.
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