TITLE: Storms and Secrets
AUTHOR: Claire Kingsley
SERIES: Haven Brothers
SERIES ORDER: 2 of 6
RELEASE DATE: 3/14/2024
GENRE: Romantic Suspense
RATING: ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
CW/TW: contains references to sex trafficking, OM (but not a love triangle!), person gets electrocuted
BLURB:
He’s always loved her. Now he’ll fight to save her.
Zachary Haven is living a lie.
He’s stuck in a rut, pretending to hate the woman he’s always loved. He didn’t mean for things to turn out that way. But sometimes life gets out of control, especially when you’re young and stupid.
Not that he ever had a chance with her. She’s gorgeous and smart, talented and kind. And Zachary? He can’t seem to keep himself out of trouble.
Marigold Martin just met the man of her dreams.
Blowing into her life like a storm, he sweeps her off her feet. She can’t help but wonder if he’s the one. He’s a dream in a bespoke suit—and he says he wants her heart.
But nothing is as it seems.
A brush with death wakes Zachary up to the reality of his life. And his feelings for Marigold. He’s determined to make her his—convince her they were always meant to be.
But secrets run deep, and Zachary fears the man who’s after Marigold could be more than a romantic rival.
He could be the devil himself.
And Zachary might be too late to save her.
Author’s Note: A troublemaker turned small-town hero risks everything for the love of his life. A soft-hearted heroine who finds her strength. An accidental body piercing, brotherly shenanigans, the Squirrel Protection Squad, and lots of big feels. This small-town romantic suspense will leave you breathless, with the romantic happily ever after you’ve been waiting for.
NOT a love triangle
Content warning: this book contains references to sex trafficking
MY REVIEW:
DISCLAIMER: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
If you’re not in the Claire Kingsley Romantic Suspense Era, you need to get in it!! Claire continues to blow me away with her level of detail, and I absolutely loved how she weaved the mystery and suspense into this story, and how she brought it all together at the end! I was literally holding my breath!
I loved Zachary Haven! I loved his playfulness and spontaneity, and I also loved how serious he became when it came to Marigold. I loved how he looked out of for her! Zachary as of right now is my favorite Haven, and considering we have four more Havens to read about, I am anxious to see who of the Haven brothers remaining will try to take over, and if they’ll succeed.
Marigold’s story has been a long-awaited one, and I think this was the perfect story for her! She is one strong, feisty lady and I absolutely loved her journey in this story!
I really liked the new characters that Claire introduced to us in this story and I can’t wait to find out what plans she has for them! Or rather, what plans they have for her!
Thank you Claire, Nikki, Alex for the advance copy!