GRR Reviews Blue Angel by Kristen Kelly

Lucas met Maura at an airport... Where both are flying to meet the Blue Angels. He wanted to join the team, while she's trying to decide what to do with her life when her dreams of seeing her (married) man leave his wife and be with her came crashing down. Maura turned out to have a fear of flying and in after a few too many drinks, decided to invite Lucas to join the "mile high club". It's a one-time thing, of course... Until she was tasked to write a briefing report about the Blue Angels for her organization... and had to see Lucas again. And this time, Lucas is determined to make her his forever... if she will let him.

While characters have a lot of depth, it seems reality had been left aside. Blue Angel pilots have to be active duty, yet Lucas seems to have left the Marines for several years already before attempting to join. And Lucas has already been medically discharged. This really made ZERO sense. Also, one can also question whether Maura prefers the "excitement" of seducing married men and dream of him leaving his wife (when he wouldn't) to settling down with someone who likes her as is (like Lucas). Also, the idea of making Maura write a report on Blue Angels like a reporter makes no sense. Having her "boss" nagging her like and editor, even less so. She's a LAWYER doing work for lobbyists as a researcher... Really? Isn't that a junior aide's job? That's confusing as heck. This book has some good moments, but just as many non-sensical background elements and plotting. 2.5/5

GRR Reviews Kaleidoscope Hearts by Claire Contreras

Elle is still not over her fiancee's death after a whole year. But she had to sell their house while keep running their art gallery. And that's when Oliver came back...  Elle was almost inseparable from Oliver once... but he left her for medical school, and she, in a fit of anger, accepted the engagement proposal from Wyatt, which just went on and on and on... They never did get married. Now that Oliver is back, Elle had to keep him away, because she can't be heartbroken yet again... But Oliver will not let her get away this time either...

Somehow, Elle just didn't grab my sympathy, despite losing her fiancee of several years. And neither did Oliver, who's alpha and possessive, yet he doesn't really have a right to be. 3/5

GRR Reviews The Consequence of Falling by Claire Contreras

Presley is the spoiled daughter of a wealthy beer brewer. She hates Nathaniel, a young man taken in by her father to be his driver. Decades later, she's divorced and determined to be the executive her father wanted to be in the family beer brewing business... Only to be informed by his dad that Nathaniel is her boss, as he put in a lot of money in the business. // Nathan never had it easy in his life... only a chance encounter lead him to work his way up, graduate from Harvard, and became a rich man. When his old mentor needed some money toward a new venture, he can't refuse. And that brought him back to Presley... // The two are like oil and water... they had a love/hate relationship for over a decade... they are complete opposites, yet it could be said opposites attract... Can they put aside their differences to make this venture a success? Can they figure out what is this thing they feel that makes them fight like cats and dogs? Could it be... that they secretly wanted each other?

I am not sure where in the story did hate turned into love. The long backstory also seems to be quite extraneous.

Category: Contemporary

Overall Rating: 3/5

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