⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I just finished Unexpected Obsession by Barbara Strickland @barbara_strickland_author . This was great fun, I enjoyed it immensely. Filled with passion and Italian family drama. Dio mio! XD I really loved Lia. She's a firecracker. She's sweet and caring and artistic, but she's no doormat! She gives as good as she gets, and that's why Nico can't get her out of his head. .
I have to admit that I'm not usually into the alpha male thing in romance. (Let's face it--there are enough jerks out there in real life, we don't need to glorify them in fiction too). But Ms. Strickland is very good at painting a picture of real human beings, not one-sided cardboard characters. Nico has his flaws, and as the story of the family's secrets unfolds we come to see why he is the way he is, and why there's so much tension among all the characters. Lia makes him want to be a better man, as he makes her want to walk the knife's edge. There's a delicious tension between these two that was a joy to read! .
This was well written and the secrets unfold at a masterful pace that keep you wanting more. I look forward to reading more in this series by Ms. Strickland! .
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