~ SOUTHERN BOYS SERIES ~
FORGIVING REED
Author: CA Harms
Publisher: Limitless Publishing
Genre: Contemporary Romance
~ SYNOPSIS ~
Kori suffered a great loss, one that left her feeling so desolate and alone, that she believed nothing would ever fill the void…
The only thing that kept her going was the one little piece of joy she still had in her life, her baby boy, Rhett.
She had no choice but to move forward and give her son the best life she could. Which meant moving back home.
Except there was one problem.
Home was where Reed would be…
The man who once held her heart, then shattered it into a million pieces.
Grieving the loss of Rhetts dad, and learning to forgive those who have betrayed her, Kori was battling it all.
But will she ever have the strength to forgive Reed?
~ PURCHASE ~
4.5 Sweet Tearful Stars
"I was lucky enough to fall in love twice in my life, and most people wished for it to happen at least once."
I admit to be a weird reader when I start something mid-series and when I end up liking that book, I'll skip and start with the first one until I catch up. That's what happened with me with CA Harms' Southern Boys Series. I bought Forgiving Reed but started Loving Colt -- the 3rd book in the series -- first and fell in love with the characters that I immediately wanted to know what their stories were.
Hot damn, Reed and Kori made me bawl my eyes out and even though I am a self-confessed crybaby when it comes to emotional books, Forgiving Reed was a different experience for me and the author's skill in writing their story was short of wonderful. Reed and Kori have history together, Kori had a different life and went back home heartbroken but determined to live not just for herself, Reed and Kori saw each other again after years of being apart and started to heal from their past. See that? It may seem too direct or fast, but that's what I liked about this book. The emotions are so full, heavy enough to have me in tears for about 80% of it, both from happiness and sadness, yet the story didn't drag on too much on the past. CA Harms was able to capture the feelings of Kori and Reed without making it bland, too short or too long, it was just right and definitely worth the tears I shed at 2 in the morning.
Stars: 4.5 stars
Recommended to: If you're ready to cry and fall in love at the same time, Reed and Kori and little Rhett, go give Forgiving Reed a read! ;)
POV: First person. Dual POV.
Series: Yes. Interconnecting characters.
Extra Comment: Maria and Gavin's story... I cannot wait!
FINDING GAVIN
Author: CA HARMS
Series: Southern Boys, Book #2
Genre: Contemporary Romance
~ SYNOPSIS ~
~ SYNOPSIS ~
Gavin was a broken hearted cowboy from Savanna…
The one she fell for even though he tried to warn her away.
Maria’s entire life had been one rejection after another, always going after things that were just out of reach.
Gavin was no exception.
She wanted him, so desperately…
But life had a way of making things unattainable, at least for her anyway.
Just when things began to change, once again the darkness glooms, and Maria finds that her happy ending may once again be…
Unreachable.
Unreachable.
AMAZON
Review copy received for an honest review
"We were lost in the feelings of love and pleasure. This woman held my heart in her hands and had the ability to destroy me, but I just knew she wouldn't."
Okay... this did it. CA Harms proves to be one of those authors who can write different stories for each of her characters. I mentioned that I started with this series backward, starting with Loving Colt before Forgiving Reed. That gave me a shock I didn't expect because while one made me tingly and smiling, the other one made me cry my eyes and heart out and with those experience under my belt, the only thing I expected from Finding Gavin is that I will be surprised yet again. And I was right.
Gavin and Maria's story is so different from Forgiving Reed but still as addicting! We met these two characters in the first book and I kept wondering if I would end up smiling like a crazy person or a crazy person crying while reading. Surprisingly, I smiled, shed a tear AND felt like I want to strangle Gavin at some point. CA Harms managed to add another emotion for me with her Southern Boys series. The conflict in Gavin and Maria's story was effective in making me feel for their struggles. Maria's patience and understanding was admirable, I know I would've handled some things differently. I love the sensitive part of Finding Gavin, that dancing scene with Mikey stole my heart! Gavin's wooing was drool-worthy, too. All of the Southern boys are yummy. Yummy with substance. I hope that made sense!
Stars: 4 stars
Recommended to: Cowboy lovers!
Series: Yes. Interconnecting characters.
POV: First person. Dual POV.
Extra Comment: More, more, more!
LOVING COLT
Author: CA Harms
Series: Southern Boys #3 ~ Standalone
Genre: Contemporary Romance
~ SYNOPSIS ~
Alexis and Colt never planned on crossing paths.
Alexis and her three year old daughter were running from their past and Colt was looking for his future.
Neither planning on finding salvation in one another.
One night changed it all and they had no hope of ever being the same again.
Finding a way to make it work when it felt like everything was against them was something they would have to work hard to overcome.
Will Colt be strong enough to handle Alexis's past?
Or will it all be too much?
~ PURCHASE ~
~ ABOUT THE AUTHOR ~
CA Harms
C.A. Harms is like any other addicted reader. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories. She hasn't always been a lover of Romance and had once been addicted to a good Mystery. Just recently she has taken on a new liking and now is a full blown Romance novel addict.
She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. You will always find her with her kindle or paperback in hand as it is her favorite pass time.
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