From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all new novel in her Big Sky series, Courage. This is the first story in the Heroes of Big Sky, all about men in uniform in Cunningham Falls!
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Blurb
From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all new novel in her Big Sky series, Courage. This is the first story in the Heroes of Big Sky, all about men in uniform in Cunningham Falls!
Natasha Mills feels like she’s loved firefighter Sam Waters her entire life. Since she first met him during middle school, she’s harbored a secret crush on her best friend’s big brother. It’s just something she lives with every day—too bad he doesn’t notice her. To Sam, Tash is his little sister’s best friend and that’s it.
Disaster strikes the Waters family, leaving Sam’s sister and her husband dead, and their young children in the hands of Sam and Natasha. Suddenly, these two are navigating the loss of people they loved, while trying to figure out parenthood together. The grief is devastating, and raising twins is harder than either of them bargained for. But in working together, and leaning on each other, Sam and Tash learn that family comes in all different shapes and sizes.
The more time he spends with Natasha though, the more Sam realizes just how sweet and sexy she really is. He finds himself slowly but surely falling for her. But when the time comes for him to let her go—will he be able to walk away from the family he’s helped build?
Review
3.5 stars
This is a sweet, sexy and functional romance from the Queen of easy comfort reads. A friends-to-lovers romance with a single-parent twist, and a gorgeous story of family and friendship.
Natasha has loved Sam her whole life. He is the older brother of her best friend, and she’s crushed on him afar since she was a teenager. Sam is a firefighter who never really looked at his sister’s friend like that, but the two are good friends.
Their worlds crumble and collide when Sam’s sister and her husband are killed in a tragic accident, and Natasha and Sam are left to raise their four-year-old twins. It’s the most devastating of circumstances, but they have each other to lean on, and as they rearrange their lives to cope with their sudden parenthood, they pull together to do the best they can for the kids, and soon find their friendship changing.
His face is mere inches from mine as we both share my pillow. “Does this change everything?”
“No overthinking,” he says gently. “But, yes. It changes everything.”
It’s a natural and effortless shift. Suddenly there’s just more there, and neither of them hide from it. They follow their hearts and embrace the chemistry that is blossoming between them, and they find themselves in a gorgeous relationship, and a family that becomes the whole world to them.
But Sam’s future has always been elsewhere, and when the initial ‘settling’ time comes to an end and they need to get back to real life, their new family will be tested. This is where the drama comes in, and I could feel it along with them as they deal with their situation and figure out what they truly want, and how they can have it all.
This is such a sweet read. The characters are likable, their story is gorgeous, and the romance is easy, sexy, sweet and satisfying. The premise of the story is pretty heavy, but a lot of that drama is glossed over – the characters are grieving, but the story focuses more on them moving on after the deaths of their loved ones, so it’s not too heavy.
As an extended part of the Big Sky series, there is a big cast of side characters, and quite a lot of crossover from previous books. If you’ve read the Big Sky books, you’ll love the cameos, and seeing where the characters are now (and kids! So many kids!). But if you’re new to the series – like me – this one reads fine as a standalone, and will have you keen to go back and explore more of the stories from Cunningham Falls.
I really enjoyed this book. A sweet and easy read that left me smiling.
3.5 stars
An Advanced Reader Copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Heroes of Big Sky
Honor (#0.5) (Nick & Jordan)
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Courage (#1) (Sam & Natasha)
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Shelter (#2) (Seth & Remi)
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About Kristen
Kristen Proby has published more than forty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion and Romancing Manhattan Series.
Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two cats.
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