No amount of sex can make me stay in a relationship, no matter how good it is. Readers are introduced to two new characters from The Kismet Series, Jolene, and Troy. Jolene is a single mother who’s recently left an appalling relationship with her ex-husband and her child’s father, Brian.
Brian is relentless in his pursuit to get his daughter back and punish Jolene for being the reason he served time in prison. Fearful for their lives, she moves from Kentucky to Nashville. There she meets long lost love, Troy Young. Young, a solider, back in Nashville until his next deployment, welcomes the familiarity of a woman he’s loved since their first meeting ten years ago.
It seems if this chance meeting would ignite things between them again, right? Jolene, her daughter, and Troy. The man she gave her heart to all those years ago. Unfortunately, Jolene and Troy have some things they must work out in order to have their happy ending. Troy faces demons from his past during his time in Iraq,and Jolene is fearful of Brian as he lurks in the shadows.
Entangling the situation more is their sexual attraction to one another. They give in to temptation releasing those feelings of love, lust, pain, and a history that has both of them questioning if they could make things work. Jolene’s willing to open her heart and let Troy back in. However, Troy is stubborn and unwilling to open up for fear he will disappoint Jolene and her daughter by having to deploy again. Not to mention the backlash he’ll receive from Jolene’s family and friends if he breaks her heart.
I didn’t realize that Deliverance was connected to Reckless and Evelyn Montgomery’s first two novels,Indecision and Devotion. I saw some familiar names and went back and looked at both of her first two books. What made this story different from her other two novels was the importance of family. This was a major theme and had a significant impact throughout the book. Very few men would be open to a relationship when they know there’s a child involved,and it’s not theirs.
The fact that Troy does gives me hope that there are still kind and hardworking people in this world. What I also liked was the author’s use of providing the reader with a backstory for each character, the use of imagery, descriptiveness, dialogue, and of course the sex scenes. LOL. But, I have to reiterate that no amount of sex could make me stay in a relationship if I am pouring my heart out/giving my heart to someone and they’re stubborn and unwilling to do the same.
There were a few grammatical errors.But overall, I thought this was a solid story that could stand alone and didn’t have to be apart of a series necessarily. Montgomery even gives readers an exclusive look into part five of this series. Not sure when that will be available, but keep a lookout for it. Part one through four is available on Amazon.
**Coming soon… One on one interview with author Evelyn Montgomery. We’ll discuss her Kismet Series, what she’s currently working on, and what advice she has for aspiring and fellow authors.
Morgan Lee Reviews 