Damaged and the Cobra by Bijou HunterMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Nice Guys Finish First
This is the third in a series of connected books. The book can be read as it stands but it will be a richer experience if the previous books are read first to provide context. There is no cliffhanger but the series continues after this book.
Lark is a young woman who smiles even as her world crumbles. Smiling in the face of adversity is her coping mechanism. She attends the same college as Farah but Tawny gets to know her when they work together as waitresses and introduces her to the group. Lark doesn’t have an easy life. Her mother has provided her with several step-fathers that were just as bad as her birth father who died in prison. The latest in a long line of charmers is Larry who at least has money and doesn’t do drugs or gamble. However, he is completely controlling.
Aaron is an unusual man. He’s Cooper’s best friend and a tattoo artist. He’s got a strange preppy style combined with crazy tattoos and being capable of taking a punch. His parents are members of the Country Club and adore their son and think his artistic bent is fantastic, but Cooper has been his friend since he was young and his influence, as the heir to the local MC, is obvious.
Aaron and Lark meet at Cooper and Farah’s wedding rehearsal as they are both in the wedding party. There’s definitely insta-lust when they meet but they never get a chance to talk on their own. When they meet again it’s a case of insta-love. It’s sweet, and both these very nice people who are also pretty feisty when necessary click in a big way. They just have to deal with Larry and his son.
This book is a lot lower in angst levels than the previous two books because both of these characters are pretty nice people who recognise they have met their perfect match early on. Lark is damaged but nowhere near as badly as the Smith sisters.
Reading this book after the first two was quite soothing as it was straightforward and not too harrowing. There was lots of romance and passion and the odd bout of violence to keep the blood pumping during the story. I genuinely liked both these characters a lot and would love for them to be real. I like to picture them hanging out at the roller derby or Aaron’s tattoo studio, and know they are happy in their life choices.
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