Never Gonna Happen by Cynthia Eden

4 Stars

Sebastian has been warned away from Alyssa from the day he met her.  His best friend’s little sister is everything he wants but can’t have.  He promised Anthony he would keep his hands off her unless she wants them on her.  Alyssa has wanted Sebastian for years but thought he didn’t want her, so she stayed away.  If it weren’t for a text Sebastian receives from his friend saying to protect her they might continue to circle each other.  Sebastian needs to figure out who is taking shots at Alyssa before he tells her how he loves her and ruins his friendship.

This story was so funny.  Even though there were serious aspects of the story there was still humor.  I also enjoyed the chemistry between Alyssa and Sebastian.  They circled each other over a miscommunication, and it took them forever to figure things out.  When they finally did, and it was awesome.  The pacing in the story was spot on.  There weren’t any lags in the story.  I never felt like it was rushing or to slow.  I did know who the bad guy was from the beginning but the in between was perfect and I loved the lead up to it.  I also like the lead into the next book in the series.  Can’t wait for it to see what happens to Anthony.

02 Hunted - Cynthia Eden - 4 Stars

A serial killer is terrifying the town of Hope.  Reporter Casey Quinn becomes part of the story she was reporting on whent he serial killer takes her.  Josh Duvane is part of USET (underwater search & evidence team) who are searching for the victims.  He has a problem with Casey because she's a reporter.

I loved the relationship between the two.  There wasn't a lot of BS between them.  They were honest and trusting with each other.  This came across as genuine.
I didn't like who the serial killer was because I figured out who early and it was too pat, too much of a cliche.

01 Abduction - Cynthia Eden - 3 Stars

When Jillian West was 13 she was kidnapped.  Rescued by the town troublemaker Hayden Black.  They have a brief affair before going their separate ways.  They end up back in Hope - Hayden as sheriff and Jillian on a break from the FBI.  Both are determined to catch the kidnapper / murderer.
I loved the reveal and capture of the kidnapper.  I knew going in who it was (read books out of order).  It was still an interesting reveal and catch.

There wasn't a lot of information shared.  Example 1.  You don't find out until partway through the book how old they were when she was taken.  Example 2. Same for why they parted at 19/21.