Review: Proving Paul’s Promise (The Reed Brothers, #5) by Tammy Falkner

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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

I freaking LOVE this series! I love each and every one of the characters, and have devoured their books, but this one shot my feels up to a new level, and I absolutely adored it! The good, the bad, and the horny, I was right there with them and I felt it all!

The Reed family is one that you definitely want to be a part of. The way that they love each other, and are there for each other, while at the same time constantly giving each other shit while being all over each other’s lives is fantastic! The dynamic between the boys is gold, and the way they love their women is just amazing. It’s what every girl deserves, and with each book I fall more and more in love with them.

This book features eldest Reed brother, Paul. He is the responsible one, the one that runs the tattoo shop where the Reed boys all work, and the one that picked up the slack and raised his four younger brothers after their mother died and their father took off. He is the protector, and has been the father figure as well as the big brother and best friend, and he loves his family above everything else in his life.

Friday is part of the extended Reed family, and her and Paul’s story has been building throughout the series. She works at the tattoo parlour with the boys, and Paul has lusted after her from afar after his brothers told him that she was a lesbian. When he finally discovers that she actually isn’t, he doesn’t waste any time and he goes after the woman he is determined to make his.

“I have a thing for you,” I admit. I wince inwardly because it sounds so lame.
“A thing?”
“A big thing.”
Her gaze drops.
“Not that thing.”

I just want to love her. That’s all. I just hope she’ll let me.

I really love the set up of Paul and Friday’s story. They know they want each other, and they both acknowledge the significance of what is between them, but the situation that they find themselves in is complicated. There is a bit of push and pull for a while, and they have some hurdles that they need to face, but they talk it through and they both know where the other stands. Friday needs to take things slow, and Paul is patient enough to wait for her, and their relationship progresses beautifully through twists and turns that I wasn’t expecting, but I love the way it all played out. And it provides Paul with the opportunity to prove how awesome he is.

“You’re it for me. You know that, right?”

Friday has been through a lot in her past, and has put up walls to protect herself. She may come across as being overly defensive and closed off at times, but as her past is revealed, I could understand why she is the way she is, and I absolutely LOVE the way that it was handled in the story. There’s no quick fix, there’s no great big moment of walls being torn down, there’s just Paul putting himself out there and willing to be there for Friday in whatever way he could be.

“I don’t want to blow all your walls to bits … I just want to live inside them with you. Fuck,” I say, throwing up my hands. “I fucking love your walls. Every single brick. But let me move in. Let me be there with you. Then you can find out if you love me, and you can invite me to stay if you find out that you do. Just let me inside.”

I love Paul! He is a great mix of deeply caring and protective while still being sexy as all hell with a filthy mouth *fans self* (oh yes, there’s all kinds of hotness going on, and it’s both passionate and full of emotion). He’s not perfect, but he knows when he’s done wrong, and he fights hard for Friday and to put things right again. And it’s his love for Friday and his determination to build a life with her that is always his driving force.

“You let me live in your fortress, Friday. I’ll protect it until the day I die. I promise.”

Each of the brothers, and their partners and children, feature a lot throughout the book, and the family time is epic as always. The teasing and banter between the boys and their girls is fantastic, and I laughed so many times! But there’s also the sweet and tender moments, and watching Paul with his daughter, from his perspective, absolutely blew me away.

I want to be the be-all and end-all when it comes to my daughter. I want to be the man that every other man has to look up to. I will treat her like a princess because if I don’t, she might go out and latch on to the first man who does. So yeah, I open car doors and I take her on dates and I buy her flowers for no reason. Because I want her to know she’s worthy of all of those things. And I fix hair.

OMG, I love him!

Paul and Friday’s story is gorgeous. The unique way that they have with each other, and the way they deal with their situation is perfect for them, and the inclusion of Paul’s family in the events as they unfolded just added to the awesome. And there’s even an epilogue set a bit into the future that left me hugging my kindle and blissfully giggling like an idiot.

I love this series, and can’t get enough of these boys! I’m gutted that there’s only one book left, but I’m looking forward to Sam’s story to finish out the series.

I absolutely loved it – 4.5 stars.

 

For full series info, see our Reed Brothers series page.

 

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