Synopsis:
After losing her mother to cancer, Gabrielle swears off love. Because loving hurts too much when things go wrong. Then, she travels to Africa to meet her father – a man whose existence she was oblivious to. Before long, there is also a baby sister to look after, and intuitively she knows that she needs to protect her. Promptly, there is another tragedy, and more than ever, Gabrielle realizes how wise she is to lock away her heart.
But that was before she met Jonathan Knight, a man who amuses and confuses her, and Paul, his best friend, who is just as smart and funny. Through an unfortunate sequence of events, she finds herself in a troublesome situation, but being who she is, she tries to handle it alone, unwittingly sinking into a morass of danger.
A solution comes in the form of Paul, who makes a harebrained suggestion, which Jonathan – for reasons of his own – grabs and presents her with the providential arrangement. Instinctively, she declines the proposal, but Jonathan is persuasive and paints a wonderful picture of security. She accepts out of need, but soon, Jonathan’s ulterior motives unravel, and nothing is as it should be. But she can’t disclose the truth, for her secret could undo the safe future she is trying to create for her little sister.
Rating: 4-stars
Review:
Knight Kisses by Athina Paris is as dramatic and heartbreaking as Romeo and Juliet were. There is plenty of family drama and issues to make every scene intense and dark. The intrigue comes in when the young woman must make heavy decisions trying to protect herself and her little sister from harm. Gabrielle is a risk taker. She has nowhere to go, and her future is hanging by a thread. All can fall apart quickly. She finds a temporary aide to her situation which soon dies and then she is once more in danger and at risk. Sacrifices, love, drama, and family play big roles inside this incredible read. The ending is the grand finale and until readers get there they will be kept in suspense and wonder.
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