COURAGE (Heroes of Big Sky 1) by Kristen Proby-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK:Release Date June 22, 2021

From New York Times Bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an all new novel in her Big Sky series, Courage. This is the first story in the Heroes of Big Sky, all about men in uniform in Cunningham Falls!

Natasha Mills feels like she’s loved firefighter Sam Waters her entire life. Since she first met him during middle school, she’s harbored a secret crush on her best friend’s big brother. It’s just something she lives with every day—too bad he doesn’t notice her. To Sam, Tash is his little sister’s best friend and that’s it.

Disaster strikes the Waters family, leaving Sam’s sister and her husband dead, and their young children in the hands of Sam and Natasha. Suddenly, these two are navigating the loss of people they loved, while trying to figure out parenthood together. The grief is devastating, and raising twins is harder than either of them bargained for. But in working together, and leaning on each other, Sam and Tash learn that family comes in all different shapes and sizes.

The more time he spends with Natasha though, the more Sam realizes just how sweet and sexy she really is. He finds himself slowly but surely falling for her. But when the time comes for him to let her go—will he be able to walk away from the family he’s helped build?

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REVIEW: COURAGE is the first instalment in Kristen Proby’s contemporary, adult HEROES OF BIG SKY erotic, romance series-a spin off from the author’s BIG SKY series. This is Cunningham Falls firefighter Sam Waters, and manicurist Natasha Mills’ story line. COURAGE can be read as a stand alone-you do not have to have read the previous series but several characters cross over for familiarity and cohesion.

Told from dual first person perspective (Natasha and Sam) COURAGE follows in the wake of the death of Sam’s sister Monica and her husband Rich, leaving five year old twins Kevin and Kelsey in the custody of Sam, and Natasha Mills. Instant parenthood and the fallout of grief and loss find Natasha battling with her new direction in life until Sam moves in to help co-parent the twins but all is not going according to plan as the twins struggle with their new normal, and Sam’s decision to follow his dream. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Sam and Natasha, and the potential fall-out when Sam moves leaving his family behind.

Natasha Mills has had a crush on Sam Waters for most of her life but thrown together as an instant family was something she never expected. Ill-prepared for co-parenting two five year old twins, Natasha feels her dependence upon Sam and others proves she is not ready but the biggest shock comes when she finds herself a single parent, alone with no support from the man that she loves. Natasha will give up everything to raise her best friend’s children, while Sam continues forward with his new friendships and life. Sam Waters has always wanted to work for the Seattle FD, and his dream is about to come true at the expense of leaving his new family behind but when the reality of the situation finds Sam facing life on his own, our hero makes a decision that will affect their future going forward.

The relationship between Natasha and Sam is a friends to lovers forced together by circumstance and loss but a few months later, their long distance relationship is about to implode when Natasha is left behind to deal with the fall-out of everything and more. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Several characters from the author’s BIG SKY series cross over for familiarity as well as the introduction of Natasha’s estranged brother Gage.

COURAGE is a story of loss, grief, forgiveness and moving forward; a story of family, friendships, and sense of hopelessness and struggle when everything begins to spiral out of control. The premise is heart breaking and emotional; the romance is captivating; the characters are energetic and enthusiastic but struggling in the face of overwhelming loss, a lack of communication, and new found responsibility.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen lives in Montana with her husband and their four pets, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.