Second chances are Nio Reyes’ specialty. He pulled himself out of childhood poverty to wealth and helped his Navy SEAL brother’s team recover after a mission went south.
When he returns to his Laguna Beach hometown for a friend’s wedding, Nio will need all of his redemption skills to win back the woman he was forced to leave behind without an explanation ten years ago.
Becca Howard has quit believing in happily-ever-afters. A scandal has ruined her once wealthy family, and betrayal has ended her engagement. She’s done with men or so she thinks.
When Nio rises out of the ocean like a Greek god and announces he wants her back, she wants to run almost as much as she wants to stay.
Forgiving him is not an option. Getting over him is impossible. With secrets and family lies still standing in their way, can one long overdue weekend together in Laguna change everything?
Titles in the Band of Brothers series include — A Little Christmas Magic – Road to You – Unsung Hero
*note — As of the day of this review the Band of Brothers series now lists as — Unsung Hero (#1) – Once A Hero (#2 previously titled A Little Christmas Magic) – Unexpected Hero (#3 previously titled Road to You)
Title: Unsung Hero
Series: Band of Brothers – note #1 or #3
Author: Barbara Ankrum
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 15, 2019
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4.5 stars
“Unsung Hero” is an emotional, second chance at love romance that will tug at your heartstrings, get you angry at times, misty-eyed at others but it will definitely pack an emotional punch.
At one time, Becca and Nio meant everything to each other. Young love didn’t care that they came from vastly different financial, social backgrounds. All that mattered was that they were in love… forever. Until Becca’s father stepped in, made some serious threats and for the good of the woman he loved Nio left town without a word. He vowed to return one day… but that important little tidbit of information was never told to Becca for her own good. It would only do harm for her to know what a nasty jerk her father truly was, so Nio made a choice to protect his woman in the only way he could – by leaving.
Now, a decade later, life has changed greatly for Becca and Nio. Oddly, their positions in life have reversed. Nio has returned to claim the woman he’s always loved, now that her father can no longer follow through on his threats… but it just may be too late, for now, Becca trusts no one, least of all Nio.
If you love a second chance romance with a couple who truly deserves to find happiness after all this time, then you’d enjoy “Unsung Hero”.
For me, “Unsung Hero” is the third story in the Band of Brothers series, so seeing it listed as the beginning story caused some confusion until I did a bit of research. You see, I’ve already read Holly and Trey’s romance in “A Little Christmas Magic” now titled “Once A Hero”. And I’ve enjoyed Gemma and Noah’s rocky road to happiness in “Road to You” now titled “Unexpected Hero”. While switching around the order of the stories in this series makes perfect sense… now. It doesn’t change the fact that I cannot unread those other books and put them into another order in my head. So some things that happen in “Unsung Hero” or people mentioned gave me a sense of déjà vu at unexpected places in this story. If “Unsung Hero” is where YOU are starting the Band of Brothers series then I’d encourage you to go pick up the other titles in this series, they are already available and you won’t have to wait for publication days. *binge read to your complete enjoyment*
*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*
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