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Claimed by Love
This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews I received this book for free for a Blog Tour in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Thank you to Lisa for letting me take part in this tour. This is the second book in the Ryders series and I have to say it did not disappoint.
Before we get on to the characters I have to say that I adored the island of Elpitha. I am half Greek myself and I love visiting Greek islands and seeing the culture there. I could imagine the scenes at the taverna very clearly. I have some friends in a village in Corfu that are exactly the same, whenever I visit they sit me down and ply me with food and alcohol and tell me stories. I love it so I can see why Gabriella was so fiercely protective of the island.
Gabriella's plan is to bore and irritate Duke so much on the island that he won't think it's worth the investment. Duke however loves the culture and meeting the residents. I think he starts to fall in love with the island himself as well as falling for Gabriella.
Gabriella has been jaded by her job. As a high flying family law attorney she's seen how relationships can turn nasty and irreparable. This has made her cautious with her heart. She does all she can to resist Duke but sometimes love has other ideas.
Duke is usually so focused when he's on a job. He knows it can get messy to have a relationship with someone who is involved in 0ne of his deals but he just can't stay away from Gabriella. He's feelings are all consuming, he's never felt like this before and he knows that nothing in the world would keep him from Gabriella.
I adored this story and I can't wait to read more of the Ryder family books.
Before we get on to the characters I have to say that I adored the island of Elpitha. I am half Greek myself and I love visiting Greek islands and seeing the culture there. I could imagine the scenes at the taverna very clearly. I have some friends in a village in Corfu that are exactly the same, whenever I visit they sit me down and ply me with food and alcohol and tell me stories. I love it so I can see why Gabriella was so fiercely protective of the island.
Gabriella's plan is to bore and irritate Duke so much on the island that he won't think it's worth the investment. Duke however loves the culture and meeting the residents. I think he starts to fall in love with the island himself as well as falling for Gabriella.
Gabriella has been jaded by her job. As a high flying family law attorney she's seen how relationships can turn nasty and irreparable. This has made her cautious with her heart. She does all she can to resist Duke but sometimes love has other ideas.
Duke is usually so focused when he's on a job. He knows it can get messy to have a relationship with someone who is involved in 0ne of his deals but he just can't stay away from Gabriella. He's feelings are all consuming, he's never felt like this before and he knows that nothing in the world would keep him from Gabriella.
I adored this story and I can't wait to read more of the Ryder family books.