From Marie Johnston comes a small town second chance romance.
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 3.5 Stars
A Reckless Memory is the first book in a new series from Marie Johnston, and a spinoff from her Oil Barrons series. Ansen Barron is a cousin of the Barron heroes, albeit estranged, and this new series will follow the rest of Aggie Knight’s siblings in their quest for love. I did read the first book in the Oil Barrons series (Make Me Whole) and fully enjoyed it — I’m not sure why I didn’t follow through on the rest of the series to read about the other cousins. There were definitely some references to the cousins that I think avid MJ readers will enjoy as Easter eggs, but some pieces of the story needed more explaining IMO.
But I digress… this second-chance romance is a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. I felt badly for Ansen, having lost everything, and how he was tricked by Aggie into coming to work for her. But I didn’t like that he was pushing her for a second chance when he was the one who did her dirty 10 years ago and in the present day, he almost had one foot out the door because he didn’t want to be living long-term around his estranged family members.
That aside, this story was enjoyable, not only Ansen and Aggie’s reunion (by the end, I did see that he loved her deeply and always had) but how she worked things out with her family and he did with his. The epilogue is a wonderful HEA for this couple, bringing their relationship back full-circle to the horrible events that the story opens with.
I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
Meet Marie Johnston
Marie Johnston is a RITA® Finalist, and a best-selling and award-winning writer of paranormal and contemporary romance – and an avid reader of them both.
Several years ago, when kids started outnumbering adults in the house, Marie Johnston left her job as a public health microbiologist to stay at home. Settling into working part-time and shuttling kids around gave Marie the opportunity to think about what she wanted to be when she grew up. A die-hard science geek, she explored her previously thought to be non-existent creative side after much time spent making snowman crafts and coloring princesses. Having entertained thoughts of writing a book one day then subsequently deciding it would be too hard, she finally put the figurative pen to paper and began to type – and fell in love with story telling.
The Sigma Menace is the first series by Marie with Fever Claim being her first book EVER. She is humbled by the fact that people are willing to read to her books and looks forward to keeping readers entertained for many years.
Marie lives with her husband and four kids in North Dakota where the summers are gorgeous, the winters are brutal, and spring and fall are luxuries.
To learn more about Marie and her books, visit here!
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