Reviewed by Cheryl K
TITLE: Guys Like Him (Redemption Ridge Book One)
SERIES: Redemption Ridge
AUTHOR: Aimee Nicole Walker
PUBLISHER: Chasing Rainbows Press LLC
LENGTH: 284 pages
RELEASE DATE: May 2, 2023
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Kieran Sullivan is broken when he arrives at Redemption Ridge. A wrongful conviction and twenty months in lockup will do that to a man. The ranch is a place for second chances and fresh starts, but for him, it’s an opportunity to discover who set him up. Get in, get answers, and get out. The plan sounds easy enough until Kieran meets an equine specialist whose sunny smile could warm the coldest heart.
Finley Ashe is a sucker for bruised spirits and sad eyes. The horse whisperer and broken-boy magnet is six months into a hiatus from love when Kieran, the king of emotionally unavailable men, gets assigned to work under his supervision. Mutual attraction is gasoline on proximity’s flame, testing Finley’s resistance in new ways.
Priorities shift, shields come down, and truths get exposed. Will the inevitable combustion redeem Kieran and Finley or consume them?
Guys Like Him is book one in the Redemption Ridge series. Though each story features a different couple, reading the series in order is essential. Guys Like Him contains mature themes and is intended for adults.
REVIEW:
Another brilliant new series from Aimee Nicole Walker. For me Aimee always has big shoes to fill with each new book. The best part is she always delivers. She takes on new topics and runs with them. This new series gives me Gabe and Josh vibes. But on a more intimate, emotionally challenged level. The world building is visually stunning, Colorado is one of my favorite states, besides my beloved Montana.
Her characters are always so well developed, and in this wonderful new series, that is no exception. I enjoy that not only her main characters are well fleshed out, but the side characters are as well. I also love when she includes animal side characters. I mean it is a ranch after all, with horses. The themes in this book resonate with me also. Found family is my Achilles and in this story. Kieran finds the meaning of found family – there are sexy times, but this is a bit of a slow burn. There is also an underlying hurt/comfort vibe.
“There are healthier ways to deal with your bad-boy addiction than waging an all-out moratorium on sex.” She released an exaggerated shudder at the mere thought of abstinence. And his addiction wasn’t bad boys per se. Finley was a sucker for broken souls and sad eyes—both the four-legged and two-legged varieties. That bad boys were often a little broken was a mere coincidence. “You could try dating nice guys for once,” Hope continued. “You might even like it. They’re not all boring in bed.”
I highly recommend this new book in her new series, Redemption Ridge. If you enjoy intrigue, slow burn romance, stellar prose, then this is the book for you. So, you need to run to your nearest book purchasing site/store and get this book. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book in this series. Well done, Aimee, well done.
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