Book Review #amongtheheather #valentinepr #samanthayoung
Among the Heather, the second installment in Samantha Young’s The Highland series, is a beautiful and venerable romance between an actor and an estate manager. Young beautifully explores how people can affect the way we perceive ourselves and how others can help to show us who we truly are. Samantha Young’s writing is well crafted, her tone is clear and understandable, her pacing builds upon itself to crescendo into a suspenseful climax, and her characters as dimensional and sympathetic. I have adored watching Samatha Young’s craft grow since her first novel, I love that she is not afraid to explore different romantic sub genres and I truly think she is flourishing in the romantic suspense area.
Chemistry is off the charts between Aria and North! This sudo enemies to lovers romance is sexy and sweet, the subtly gentle way that Young builds the romance between these two is endearing and adorable. North is such a wonderful hero, he loves Aria for who she is, he sees her, he finds her beyond sexy, and he will do what he must to make her his. I love that North is in this relationship from the beginning. He slowly breaks down Aria’s walls and he is so gentle and understanding with her. He knows when to push and went to just hold her, he understands her on a level that she is unaware of from the first moment of their interactions. This is the romantic journey of two people learning what family truly means, what unconditional love is, and what true support and understanding looks like. Aria is an independent woman, who is mostly confident (but past relationships and the one she has with her mom have left her with body image issues) and she must learn how to break down her walls and trust, and North is the perfect man to do it. Their relationship thrives and grows in the physical, but it holds depth and gravity in the trust and openness they share during the day to day.
If you love romantic suspense, definitely check out this series. The Scottish Highlands create an interesting and beautiful backdrop for this series and I am so delighted to see where Samantha Young takes us! Samantha Young is definitely a must read author and one I highly recommend!
Thank you so much to Valentine PR for an eARC, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
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