Beckoning Bryanna
Serenity Mountains, #7
by Cassie Colton
Release Date: August 20th 2024
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Gabriel "Saint" Carter’s life changes forever when he discovers he has a daughter, Miya. With the support of the Serenity Mountain family, he builds a safe and loving home for her. However, his peace on Serenity Mountain is shattered when his ex-wife Clarissa and his brother Theo appear, determined to take Miya away. Saint finds solace in Bryanna, whose strength and kindness have captivated him since day one —but she has a strict rule against dating military men.
Bryanna Hutchins, a strong, independent business owner, notices the Navy SEAL when he walks into her bakery daily. Yet she refuses to acknowledge her growing attraction to him.
Neither realizes the significance of their evening together as their lives are forever changed.
When her bakery is vandalized and shut down for weeks, Bryanna struggles with an uncertain future. Always strong and independent, Bryanna must rely on others, bringing up her fears and insecurities of the past. Will she allow Saint to break down the boundaries between them?
Faced with a mission gone awry and a vindictive ex-wife, will Bryanna rise to the occasion? Can she overcome her fears and believe in a love worth fighting for?
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The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . BECKONING BRYANNA (Serenity Mountain, #7) . . . Welcome to Serenity Mountain and the friends and family that make you feel right at home and welcomed in until you make the wrong choice to cross or hurt one of their own. Bryanna and Saint are the lead couple in this contemporary suspense. There were a lot of characters to get to know and have a love hate relationship with. On the love side was Bryanna, Saint, Mia, Leo, Kassie just to name a few. On the hate side of this one was Theo. There were some complex character here with more going on in the background.
Saint was a military man that was also a single father. He was determined to be the best father he could be to his little girl and give her more than she had. He was also interested in the local bakery owner, Bryanna. Bryanna was a smart, savvy woman that had her own reasoning behind many of the things she did. She was a strong supporter of her community and her friends on the mountain. She also love little Mia/Nugget. Watching Saint and Bryanna find a way to their first date was interesting and a little painful. This was no straight to love and intimacy. There were more things in the mix.
There was a story behind Kassie, Saint, Mia, Leo, Katherine, and many of the other characters introduced. There was a lot going on in this one. I like the levels of interest. I liked the dynamics between the characters. I did not like that I was at time lost. At times I was confused on the various characters. I did not feel like somethings were explained. I lost a connect with Katherine and Leo's baby. That is one thing you will need to figure out by reading. I want more. Serenity Mountain felt like a home, a place to be welcomed.
I am new to both Cassie Colton and her Serenity Mountain series. I fell in love with the sense of community in both family (natural and found) and friends. With this being said, I enjoyed getting to glimpse pieces of previous stories/couples, but I also felt like I missed out on some important aspects of the community. If I had it all to do over again I would have began the series from the beginning and then moved up to this one. I am a whole picture kind of person. I want all the story and I most certainly felt like I missed some of the story. The way that we went in between couples and characters. I was at a disadvantage.
Reasons I enjoyed this book: Family Friends Community Tragic Unpredictable Entertaining Easy-to-read Great world building Wonderful characters Action Suspense Complexity
Cassie Colton is a best-selling and award-winning author of romantic suspense, military, and contemporary romance. Always an avid book reader and storyteller, she worked for one of the happiest places on earth. There, she found her love for making magic and happily ever afters.
The Serenity Mountain Series begins her author journey, detailing the lives of former military men and women who have lost their way and found peace on Serenity Mountain. Like in every story, her characters have to fight through adversity to find happiness ever after.
Like life, Cassie writes about character struggles that sometimes become dark before they see the light, but she always provides a happy ending. She believes everyone deserves to find happiness and love because it is the only thing worth fighting for.
She now lives in Virginia with her wonderful family and service dog, Leia. She enjoys gardening, flowers, cooking, and learning about beekeeping.
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