Timberbridge Brothers #4
Kier & Simone
Intense, emotional, and angsty, just how I like my books! I devoured this book, then re-read slowly to enjoy and savor the angst. This author enjoys wrenching my heart and putting it together again, and I love it!
I never thought Simone and Keir would ever get their HEA because they were so broken. They both used the same strategy to deal with their issues: keep people apart, live alone, bury the pain deep inside so it doesn’t come out and unravel. Except the love they had for each other, which they had buried deep and wanted to ignore, still existed and was too strong to resist.
I loved how the author structured this story. It has reminiscences from a stormy past, for both Simone and Keir. Keir comes from the Timberbridge brothers, who had such a crappy home life, full of violence, hatred, and abuse. Since Keir was one of the oldest brothers, he took a lot of the abuse to protect his little brothers, so he has a lot of issues and dysfunctions to deal with. Instead of giving us instant redemption and reconciliation, the author took the characters through tribulations and more heartache. There is a part that was so emotional that I felt like my chest was going to crack open.
Simone is the product of a teenage pregnancy, and what is worse, her grandfather is the town’s preacher. She had to live with her mother’s bad reputation and her grandparents abuse of her mother, who finally left, and the strict, loveless household she was forced to live in. They were each other’s comfort until Keir up and left without a goodbye, until he appears almost dead and tied up, in the trunk of a car.
There’s a feeling of menace, as Keir stays hidden from the Hollow Syndicate, the ones who beat him up and left for dead. Simone was assigned to patch him up and keep him alive. Then to keep him at her house which is like a fortress. Imagine all the feelings and chemistry and guilt floating around for Keir, who abandoned Simone twenty years ago. There’s resentment and pain on her part, guilt and repentance on his. It’s all yummy angst!
Another thing I loved was seeing Atlas, oozing marital happiness and even giving out advice! And then I understood that the older Timberbridge brothers, Malerick and Keir, are the most broken because they got the brunt of the abuse, and luckily their books were left for last, so the best was left for last, yay. I have my suspicions about Malerick, let’s see if they turn out to be true. Now I can’t wait for the final book, Malerick’s, and see how it’s all resolved.
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About the author
She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.
She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.
When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watches shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.
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