Only in My Arms

3.5 stars

This is an older published gem in my opinion. The couple were such a delight with their back and forth, snark, humor, and sexiness. The heroine was strong and had such an amazing character build with having the emotional struggle of leaving the nunnery and how that affected her relationship with her mother and the hero was the strong, dry humor, snarky, and sexy man I read these stories looking for. These two together are definitely worth the price of admission.

The story starts off a bit slower but does an amazing job introducing you to the hero and heroine, getting you to really know them. They then come together and spend the rest of the book together with the middle specifically focusing on them and giving the reader an show more incredible romance relationship to read. The middle starts to drag a smidgen and the ending dealing with the mystery/conspiracy, why Ryder is on the run, gets a bit rushed as it becomes a bit too twisty turn-y for the limited time left.

This was a great finish to the series and the author did a great job wrapping everyone's story up and giving us a fond look and goodbye to this family. You could read this without reading the others in the series, you'd miss some family relationship connections but worth it I say to read about this couple. Ryder and Mary are the couple you read romances looking for.

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Mary Francis Dennehy is the oldest sister and a nun. She has a crisis of faith and gives up her vocation to her mother's dismay. Meanwhile, Ryder McKay is an Army scout who's been accused of treason and other crimes due to a massacre of his army unit. When he escapes, Mary is taken along, and the two must determine what really happened during the massacre.
I liked this book better than the last one, but I still didn't enjoy it as much as the first several books. Ryder was so reticent that I never knew what he was thinking, especially about the romance. Mary is a strong heroine, and this is a very different romance due to her past profession. Still, it's an interesting story.