A balanced blend of love, determination, danger, and charm.
She may be just six months away from a carefully orchestrated dream wedding, but Holly Harris is a world away from falling for her doting fiancé, Jared Wallace. After rockstar Ben ‘Tano’ Montano’s heartbreaking dalliance in Boulder, Holly needs to find a way to move on from the shattered trust, heartache, and gnawing regret that plague her. Living in a past where she and Tano are together only keeps the pain of his betrayal fresh, so Holly settles for the next best thing. Kindhearted and generous, Jared offers unwavering devotion and the promise of emotional and financial security. And now, finalizing plans for floral arrangements and wedding menus, Holly is, “one step closer to a stable life with a decent man she [doesn’t] love.” Sometimes the right choice is difficult to make, but she tells herself a future with Jared is for the best. However, a challenge to Holly’s resolve to make the sensible decision blows into town in a blue Corvette. Tano, unwilling to let her go without one last moment of connection, breezes into her life and changes everything in an instant. Everyone wants a happy ending, but history proves that when Holly lets her heart dictate her actions, there are consequences. Pitted between a man she can trust and a man she can’t trust herself around, Holly’s predicament evolves into a spectacle and finally, an entanglement nobody could have predicted.
No matter how long it’s been since you last read of Holly and Tano’s whirlwind romance in Dirt Road Main Street, the drama will quickly envelop you as the events of Captured Angel unfold. Even if this is your first opportunity to dive into the excitement Cynthia L. Clark creates between these unlikely lovers, a tight summary will allow you to fully enjoy this sweeping sequel, though reading both books together is a worthy endeavor. An aggressive in-law adds external tension, while Tano reaches needed new levels of emotional maturity. And poor, lovable Jared proves to be the obtuse angle in a fiery love triangle. Readers experience the story more like a second-hand narration than a first-hand experience with mini-summaries cushioning much of the movement, but this doesn’t diminish the conviction or investment you’ll feel as the captivating story takes some unexpected turns, leading to a climax that hits like a home run. With its clever wordplay and glamorized notions of love and marriage, Captured Angel is a balanced blend of love, determination, danger, and charm.
