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kymreads's review against another edition
5.0
This is the fourth story in the Men of Gold Mountain series and it is my favorite! It is an emotional, roller coaster ride of a second chance romance! You will smile, laugh and cry! I would give this more than 5 stars if I could!
Ryan and Claire have a complicated history. Years ago, Claire gave up her aspirations for college to follow Ryan to New York, supporting him working as a waitress while he pursued a career as a musician. Unfortunately, he spiraled downward into a life of alcohol. Claire leaves Ryan after a particularly hurtful episode (I don't want to give anything away here) and moved back to Washington, giving birth to her daughter Maya and began a career she could support she and Maya with. Ryan, in the meantime, goes through rehab and, 5 years later, has embarked on a comeback tour. His last stop is a small town in Washington where he just happens to find Claire in his audience.
This is a very emotional story for both characters. Claire is working so hard to make a perfect life for Maya and is always there to care for her friends as well, that she spends little time on herself. She's always working, trying to make ends meet, very focused on Maya. Seeing Ryan unexpectedly throws her for a loop. She's angry and hurt but also feels the same pull towards him that she felt over 5 years ago.
Ryan has plenty of baggage of his own. He wants to show Claire that he's not the same guy he was. And yet, he can't even remember how badly he (emotionally) hurt her. Then, when he discovers he has a daughter, old self doubts surface making him unsure of how he will fit into their lives.
There is a depth to both characters that will draw you in. You will feel the anguish both of them experience. There are a lot of bumps along the way for both Claire and Ryan, but a lot of bright points too! Can they make it work in the long run? Read this and find out!
Thank you NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
Ryan and Claire have a complicated history. Years ago, Claire gave up her aspirations for college to follow Ryan to New York, supporting him working as a waitress while he pursued a career as a musician. Unfortunately, he spiraled downward into a life of alcohol. Claire leaves Ryan after a particularly hurtful episode (I don't want to give anything away here) and moved back to Washington, giving birth to her daughter Maya and began a career she could support she and Maya with. Ryan, in the meantime, goes through rehab and, 5 years later, has embarked on a comeback tour. His last stop is a small town in Washington where he just happens to find Claire in his audience.
This is a very emotional story for both characters. Claire is working so hard to make a perfect life for Maya and is always there to care for her friends as well, that she spends little time on herself. She's always working, trying to make ends meet, very focused on Maya. Seeing Ryan unexpectedly throws her for a loop. She's angry and hurt but also feels the same pull towards him that she felt over 5 years ago.
Ryan has plenty of baggage of his own. He wants to show Claire that he's not the same guy he was. And yet, he can't even remember how badly he (emotionally) hurt her. Then, when he discovers he has a daughter, old self doubts surface making him unsure of how he will fit into their lives.
There is a depth to both characters that will draw you in. You will feel the anguish both of them experience. There are a lot of bumps along the way for both Claire and Ryan, but a lot of bright points too! Can they make it work in the long run? Read this and find out!
Thank you NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
witandsin's review
4.0
4.25 stars - My review cross-posted from Wit and Sin
Once upon a time, Claire Collins fell fast and hard for bad boy Ryan Thomas. But Ryan was an up-and-coming musician whose alcoholism was making him spiral out of control. When Claire found out she was pregnant and Ryan was too drunk to even talk to her about it, she did what was best for her child and left him. It’s been more than five years since they last spoke, but when Ryan comes to Gold Mountain on his comeback tour to find not only Claire, but the daughter he didn’t know existed, everything changes. The chemistry between Ryan and Claire is as hot as ever. But even though Ryan is Claire’s weakness, she always puts her daughter first. And if Ryan wants a chance at winning the heart of the woman he loves and the daughter who immediately grabs his heart, he’s going to have to prove that he has changed.
There’s nothing I love more than a good second chance romance and Make Me Yours is exactly that. Rebecca Brooks has a talent for delivering wonderfully human characters which is what makes this story compelling.
Ryan is a recovering alcoholic who lost everything. He’s worked hard to remain sober and rebuild his career, and I respected the hell out of that. Ryan is a flawed hero, one who makes a number of mistakes. But he’s also incredibly loving and is working to be a better man. Claire’s life was turned upside down when she got swept up in Ryan’s world the first time. Since leaving him, the businesswoman and single mother has worked her butt off to build a life for herself and her daughter. She’s strong and protective and definitely wary of letting Ryan in her heart again. Upon seeing each other again, the two of them strike sparks. Their romance is both emotional and incredibly sexy (I’ll never look at rock climbing the same way again). I liked that Ms. Brooks didn’t make things easy on them; there are a couple of ups and downs and even when the characters messed up, I could understand why they made the mistakes they did – there’s no false drama in this book.
Make Me Yours is by turns sexy and sweet and I may have sniffled a time or two. I adored Claire and Ryan together and I loved catching up with Claire’s friends, the previous Men of Gold Mountain heroines. All in all, Make Me Yours is an engaging story with characters who grab your heart and don’t let go.
FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Once upon a time, Claire Collins fell fast and hard for bad boy Ryan Thomas. But Ryan was an up-and-coming musician whose alcoholism was making him spiral out of control. When Claire found out she was pregnant and Ryan was too drunk to even talk to her about it, she did what was best for her child and left him. It’s been more than five years since they last spoke, but when Ryan comes to Gold Mountain on his comeback tour to find not only Claire, but the daughter he didn’t know existed, everything changes. The chemistry between Ryan and Claire is as hot as ever. But even though Ryan is Claire’s weakness, she always puts her daughter first. And if Ryan wants a chance at winning the heart of the woman he loves and the daughter who immediately grabs his heart, he’s going to have to prove that he has changed.
There’s nothing I love more than a good second chance romance and Make Me Yours is exactly that. Rebecca Brooks has a talent for delivering wonderfully human characters which is what makes this story compelling.
Ryan is a recovering alcoholic who lost everything. He’s worked hard to remain sober and rebuild his career, and I respected the hell out of that. Ryan is a flawed hero, one who makes a number of mistakes. But he’s also incredibly loving and is working to be a better man. Claire’s life was turned upside down when she got swept up in Ryan’s world the first time. Since leaving him, the businesswoman and single mother has worked her butt off to build a life for herself and her daughter. She’s strong and protective and definitely wary of letting Ryan in her heart again. Upon seeing each other again, the two of them strike sparks. Their romance is both emotional and incredibly sexy (I’ll never look at rock climbing the same way again). I liked that Ms. Brooks didn’t make things easy on them; there are a couple of ups and downs and even when the characters messed up, I could understand why they made the mistakes they did – there’s no false drama in this book.
Make Me Yours is by turns sexy and sweet and I may have sniffled a time or two. I adored Claire and Ryan together and I loved catching up with Claire’s friends, the previous Men of Gold Mountain heroines. All in all, Make Me Yours is an engaging story with characters who grab your heart and don’t let go.
FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
amandamarieger's review
5.0
This book was the best second-chance romance I've ever read, hands down. There were real reasons for Claire and Ryan to be apart, for Claire to not believe that Ryan was ready to be a father, and that time apart made them stronger and better for each other. This book was so good. It didn't leave me aching (highest praise for me in a romance), BUT I'm giving it five stars anyway, because I loved it, and it hit super close to home.*
*My husband has an anaphylactic peanut allergy and my dad is a former alcoholic who has now been sober ten years. And this was an excellent representation of both medical issues.
Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. And a special thank you to the author, for writing this book and this series and for normalizing things like alcoholism and severe allergies. I can't wait to read the first two books in the series (and re-read books 3 and 4, obviously). ❤
*My husband has an anaphylactic peanut allergy and my dad is a former alcoholic who has now been sober ten years. And this was an excellent representation of both medical issues.
Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. And a special thank you to the author, for writing this book and this series and for normalizing things like alcoholism and severe allergies. I can't wait to read the first two books in the series (and re-read books 3 and 4, obviously). ❤
izziede's review
3.0
The idea was clever. They were a couple for a while, he is drinking and they split. She is pregnant and she ends up bringing up the child alone for 5 years.
I don't want to give away the plot too much to explain how they both excuse the lost time between father and child but it is a good original reason.
The issue I have is the meet up, by accident so agree to have a chat and they sleep together. After everything she has been through I wanted her to have more backbone, at the same time she hasn't been involved with anyone else and she really loved him but still I wish she'd made him work for it first.
I don't normally read rock star storylines as I hate the rock star view of women that is often portrayed in books but the hero in this is not a manwhore and if he does get involved with anyone else in the time apart it isn't discussed. It's believable that he has been alone due to his issues and she's been busy working and being a mum so it works but if he did then it's refreshing not to hear about it.
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I don't want to give away the plot too much to explain how they both excuse the lost time between father and child but it is a good original reason.
The issue I have is the meet up, by accident so agree to have a chat and they sleep together. After everything she has been through I wanted her to have more backbone, at the same time she hasn't been involved with anyone else and she really loved him but still I wish she'd made him work for it first.
I don't normally read rock star storylines as I hate the rock star view of women that is often portrayed in books but the hero in this is not a manwhore and if he does get involved with anyone else in the time apart it isn't discussed. It's believable that he has been alone due to his issues and she's been busy working and being a mum so it works but if he did then it's refreshing not to hear about it.
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vee79's review
4.0
This is my first time reading from this author and the description at first glance called out to me because second-chance romance is my book jam! You have Claire who has made a new life for herself in a new town after leaving behind the love of her life five years prior. She sees A flyer for a band that will be playing at her friends bar and decided to give into her friends demands and 'have fun'. Surprise to Claire that the eyes that she looks into on stage is no other than her ex whom she left a drunken mess, Ryan! Ryan can't believe that he is now face to face with the one that got away due to his demons and has been haunted by her for 5 years. He is now on the mission to talk to her, to understand why she left and is totally caught off guard when he see's a picture of Claire's daughter!!??(Not a spoiler) HIS daughter! Ryan isn't sure he want's to be a father and Claire, she isn't sure she is over Ryan and now all the emotions are rushing back. The interaction started off timid and sweet, Claire isn't the burned man hating women you'd think she be after what she thought went down with her and Ryan all those years ago, and Ryan, is a changed man. The chemistry they had took me a little while to believe, but when it happened it HAPPENED! The passion was off the charts and the interaction with them as a family was sweet and awkward and I loved it.
I am fairly certain this is an author I will read again!
I am fairly certain this is an author I will read again!
laura_sorensen's review
1.0
This one I did not enjoy. Too coincidental, and the child just seems like a prop rather than a person in her own right. When they want to jaunt off for a weekend, the child is conveniently not there, yet when there is Plot Business to advance, she is There Causing Trouble. That is something that I personally do not enjoy.
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