Riley Edwards has become one of my favorite authors. The words she writes, the feelings she puts into her books and the feelings they evoke while reading, the amazing characters with quick wit, steely determination, charming personalities, personal demons to overcome, complicated relationships, and relatable upbringings. We also get to experience the military aspect getting to know the team, their brotherhood – their tightly woven unit not born of blood but founded and grown from blood, sweat, tears, and missions, along with their sense of honor, duty, and integrity and their grit and protective nature, and finally their love and passion. They definitely fight hard and love harder. Edwards pulls all these aspects and more into her stories and brings them to life to give us characters we can relate to and care about and a completely engrossing storyline you can see unfolding before your eyes.
Chasin’s Surrender is absolutely no different. It is fabulous from beginning to end and in my opinion the most heartfelt and romantic out of the bunch. There are so many sweet, touching moments with Chasin and Evie as well as heart-stopping conversations and phrases – “I see you”, and moments of complete connection and overwhelming emotions you cannot ignore, as well as the powerful words and emotions in Evie’s songs. Just utterly fantastic!
Chasin and Evie both come from troubled pasts with awful parents and upbringings that have left deep scars concerning love, commitment, and relationships. The damage has caused Evie to retreat deep into herself and put up walls and creating two different personas, one she showcases in her professional life as the sassy, vibrant, take charge country music star Vivi Rush and the other, her true self, which reserves for only those closest to her. Sadly for her, no one really sees her true self except her best friend Bobbie before Chasin comes along to completely rip down her protective walls. Everyone only sees what they want from her and what she can do for them.
Due to Chasin’s damaged past, he is resolute in attitude and vision on the opposite sex and relationships. No lies, no cheating. Period! After a passionate weekend with Evie, he falls hard – he’s halfway to love already and thinks he found his perfect match. But an overheard conversation where he jumps to conclusions and slings harsh accusations has him walking out and leaves her shattered. How come something that started so innocently and beautiful turn so horribly wrong? Both trying to move on they are more than shocked when Evie turns out to be Gemini’s next client and Chasin’s assignment. When he learns how badly he messed up he is all on board, determined to do whatever it takes to break through her walls and recreate what they had while searching for her stalker. As they work to repair their relationship Evie’s stalker makes a scary bold move that can have deadly consequences for them if they cannot find him in time.
I loved everything about this story – the emotional pulls, suspense, danger, excitement, funny moments, drama, and romance (with a side of extra steamy!). There are also several laugh out loud moments and just as many tears. All the Gemini team jumps in to help out, including their women and the interaction between them all is great. You can definitely feel the family connections shared between them all. I also really loved Bobby and I hope that she will find her own happiness in a future installment with one of these great guys.
*I received an arc from the author and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review. I have also purchased a copy of this book for my own.
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