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Wanted by Her Lost Love by Maya Banks
5.0
We already know from Book One how Ryan Beardsley is searching for his fiancée, oops ... make it ex, after she vanished from the scene, after sleeping with his brother.
Ryan is curious as to what happened with Kelly, why didn't she encash the cheque he gave her and this much he confides in Devon as well while they attend the wedding of Rafe and Bryony on Moon Island. And then his investigator calls saying that Kelly's in Houston. And he takes off from Texas to finally get to her.
Kelly Christian had left New York six months ago. And when she comes face-to-face with Ryan in the diner she's working in, where he finds her, almost seven months pregnant, she is furious! And he couldn't understand why she's angry when he thinks that he was the one who was wronged.
I love Kelly. Because she is strong and can hold her own. She even thinks about getting a restraining order against Ryan. He takes her with him to New York to better care for her, after the doctor warns her to be off her feet.
Kelly's mother is a piece of work, who doesn't support their own children?
On the other hand, there's Ryan's mother who keeps throwing another woman, Roberta Maxwell, on him.
Ryan still believes she slept with his younger brother Jarrod. When the three of them are in a room again, it's finally revealed what had actually happened in the past. Ryan and Kelly are both hurting. If not for their hurtful past between them, Ryan's TLC on St. Angelo beach (mini-vacation) was pure adoration. My heart went out to Kelly, for what horrible things she went through on the day she should have been the happiest. What I liked most was that in spite of their bittersweet past, they both were willing to trust each other again, to move forward, without letting anything affect them.
The final confrontation, it will shred your emotions. The story has been so beautifully etched out. And the comeuppance mother and son get was great. But for the assault, Jarrod should have been jailed, a punch was too less of a punishment.
The grovelling scene at the end was perfect. Highly recommended.
P.S. Among all the four books, Ryan and Kelly's story is the one I liked the most, and while all the stories got proper closure in the next book, I believe Kelly got the short end of the stick. She and Ryan get a mention only at the end of the fourth book [b:Undone by Her Tender Touch|14061430|Undone by Her Tender Touch (Pregnancy & Passion, #4)|Maya Banks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1337552392s/14061430.jpg|17467319], and that they have a daughter, Emma. Even in the fourth book, it is apparent how Kelly is still a little bit detached as opposed to Bryony, Ashley, and Pippa's easy friendship.
Ryan is curious as to what happened with Kelly, why didn't she encash the cheque he gave her and this much he confides in Devon as well while they attend the wedding of Rafe and Bryony on Moon Island. And then his investigator calls saying that Kelly's in Houston. And he takes off from Texas to finally get to her.
Kelly Christian had left New York six months ago. And when she comes face-to-face with Ryan in the diner she's working in, where he finds her, almost seven months pregnant, she is furious! And he couldn't understand why she's angry when he thinks that he was the one who was wronged.
When she'd needed him the absolute most, he'd let her down and treated her like a paid whore. She would never forgive him for that.
No, she didn't have his money, his connections, his breeding or heritage. But who even cared about that stuff in this day and age?
I love Kelly. Because she is strong and can hold her own. She even thinks about getting a restraining order against Ryan. He takes her with him to New York to better care for her, after the doctor warns her to be off her feet.
Kelly's mother is a piece of work, who doesn't support their own children?
On the other hand, there's Ryan's mother who keeps throwing another woman, Roberta Maxwell, on him.
Ryan still believes she slept with his younger brother Jarrod. When the three of them are in a room again, it's finally revealed what had actually happened in the past. Ryan and Kelly are both hurting. If not for their hurtful past between them, Ryan's TLC on St. Angelo beach (mini-vacation) was pure adoration. My heart went out to Kelly, for what horrible things she went through on the day she should have been the happiest. What I liked most was that in spite of their bittersweet past, they both were willing to trust each other again, to move forward, without letting anything affect them.
The final confrontation, it will shred your emotions. The story has been so beautifully etched out. And the comeuppance mother and son get was great. But for the assault, Jarrod should have been jailed, a punch was too less of a punishment.
The grovelling scene at the end was perfect. Highly recommended.
P.S. Among all the four books, Ryan and Kelly's story is the one I liked the most, and while all the stories got proper closure in the next book, I believe Kelly got the short end of the stick. She and Ryan get a mention only at the end of the fourth book [b:Undone by Her Tender Touch|14061430|Undone by Her Tender Touch (Pregnancy & Passion, #4)|Maya Banks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1337552392s/14061430.jpg|17467319], and that they have a daughter, Emma. Even in the fourth book, it is apparent how Kelly is still a little bit detached as opposed to Bryony, Ashley, and Pippa's easy friendship.