Tracey Kruger
When the worlds of the Texas Sirens and Bliss, Colorado, come together and make a baby, what do you get? SIRENS IN BLISS, the re-released reunion story from author Lexi Blake, writing as Sophie Oak. And what a reunion it is. Characters that we've come to know and love are gathered to celebrate another happily ever after Bliss style, and it's wonderful to see how everyone is doing. I was a bit late to the game with some of the back stories, so am not familiar with everyone, but that doesn't dull the sparkle of this book at all. There is plenty of passion, definite moments of angst (the best books always have them!), and all of the quirkiness that we've come to expect from these characters. This book could only have come from the heart and soul of Lexi Blake, who has written about all of these folks with so much love over the course of the two series. I do suggest having a familiarity with both the Texas Sirens and the Nights In Bliss, CO, series, so that you're not wondering where in the world you've landed while you're reading. But, for fans of these worlds, this book is a great stop in the journey, and I can't wait to see what's coming next. ❤️
Dar Good
That was amazing! Like really, really amazing - we often get to catch up with characters in series as we move onto to others, but rarely do we get, what is in essence, a reunion book. One of the few duo's, not trio's, is our first couple. Super-duper control freak Stefan, King of Bliss, is having a freak-out life as Jen becomes ready to give birth to their son. This was amusing, though it shouldn't have been so funny, to watch Stef completely lose his mind, and very nearly his wife, until he figures things out. This is a good, old fashioned, happily ever after and baby makes three! In this story, we catch up with our soon-to-be-married Leo, Wolf and Shelley from the Siren series, though we first met Wolf in Bliss. Jitters and some uncertainty still linger though they want to be together, but just wondering what the future will bring them. This is our transformative story, finally figuring everything out with complete clarity Then we have one of our Bliss couples, Laura, Rafe and Cam. We know they just adopted their beautiful daughter, but they have been flying under the radar lately. We see Cam quite a bit, but never really caught up with what was going on with Rafe and Laura. This is our poignant story, these three are emotional without being over the top. They have partially figured out where they are and what they are doing but never did finalize anything completely The final trio is on the edge of losing it all. Aiden, Lexi and Lucas had one of the bumpiest and heart-wrenching stories to get together. They still seem like the kids of the bunch and are still trying to protect and control things for each other as well. Lexi seems to be causing the issues, but deeper fault lines show just where Aiden has lots to learn. Luckily, Lexi still has her mom around to kick her butt when needed, and Aiden has several Dom's around to set him straight. While the whole crew is about, we do get a check in with Julian, Finn and Danielle; Chase and Ben are around, of course Mel and Cassidy are front and centre. No Bliss story would be complete without Max, Rye and Rachel and Callie and Zane make their appearances as well I have to say, the most exciting surprise was the final chapter. The authour stated it was for the fans, and I couldn't agree more - 'we're the best because we're the first and have been doing it longer' and in every book, in every scene they appear, it feels like coming home. Thank you for the Abby, Jack and Sam fix, they only need one chapter, but they are the heart of these stories, and no book is complete without them!