Edge of Tomorrow by Freya BarkerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Making a Truly Blended Family
Lisa is raising two children that are not her own. They are her grandchildren. Her daughter abandoned her kids when the youngest was just a baby and died a couple of years later, leaving them completely reliant on her. She got a job working for a rich family and ended up in a horrific situation, as a black woman trapped and enslaved by white supremacists. The MC helped Lisa and the kids get free and have helped Lisa by giving her a job and a home on the compound.
Brick is a member of the MC that helped free Lisa and her grandchildren. When they first met he was immediately drawn to her but has spent the last two years waiting for a sign that she might be ready for a relationship, especially with a white man, after her experiences. He has cared for and supported her and the kids ever since they arrived. He has only just started making his move and realising Lisa might be willing when the earth drops out from under his feet.
Lisa and Brick are thrown together by circumstances when a baby needs their care. Their relationship is stepped up quickly by the needs of that baby but as they have spent the last 2 years getting to know each other, it goes a lot more smoothly than it might have.
So we end up with a truly blended family of a man and woman raising three kids that are not their own and it’s a lovely family, only it’s not that easy. Life becomes very dangerous and the MC steps into the fray to protect what’s theirs.
I loved this story, I particularly loved Brick and Lisa together. Lisa is a proud and determined woman who bends for no one, including herself. Her kids come first before anything else. Brick is a grizzled biker who lost his family when he went into prison and has been alone ever since. He is a bit brusque, stubborn and above all, kind. He adores Lisa and is determined to protect her, even from herself.
I love how this author creates families. They are filled with unique personalities and the characters of the kids also shine. The children are not cookie-cutter cute and precocious. Some are sweet, others are withdrawn and their personalities are dependent on many things. I love that the author pays as much attention to those details as she does the adult personalities.
The other thing I love about this author is that she writes hot bedroom scenes that are believable. These people are both well past their twenties and their knees are starting to go and that doesn’t stop them having sex, it just determines their positions! They don’t throw each other around the bedroom, but that does not reduce their passion for each other.
Once again this author writes an enjoyable and engaging book, that makes you fall for the characters just a little bit.
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