colossal's review against another edition
4.0
This series centers around people that were given a start in life via an extended foster family in Sydney. In this one Jordan, an extremely successful businessman, unexpectedly encounters Esther, the woman he feels betrayed him years earlier when they were both teenagers. He's also the father of Esther's daughter, but he has no idea about her.
These two have an extremely complicated shared history with an extremist religious cult and very different impressions of their shared history, and an even more complicated present with Jordan living overseas but still wanting to be present in the life of his daughter. On top of all that Jordan and Esther spark with sexual attraction and mild kink. It's quite impressive how much is crammed into this one short novel. I will say that this book needed either another editing pass or more beta readers, because there were quite a few simple mistakes, but it was still well worth reading.
I picked up a few books from this author after seeing her withdraw from the 2020 RITAs as part of the 2019/20 RWA implosion. The books sounded interesting and I've had little exposure to the Australian romance writing community.
These two have an extremely complicated shared history with an extremist religious cult and very different impressions of their shared history, and an even more complicated present with Jordan living overseas but still wanting to be present in the life of his daughter. On top of all that Jordan and Esther spark with sexual attraction and mild kink. It's quite impressive how much is crammed into this one short novel. I will say that this book needed either another editing pass or more beta readers, because there were quite a few simple mistakes, but it was still well worth reading.
I picked up a few books from this author after seeing her withdraw from the 2020 RITAs as part of the 2019/20 RWA implosion. The books sounded interesting and I've had little exposure to the Australian romance writing community.
menshevixen's review against another edition
4.0
Equal parts sweet and sizzling, this first entry in a new series from Renee Dahlia is sure to delight fans of second-chance romances and found families.
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