Waiting on the Rain(McKinney/Walker Brothers 3) by Claudia Connor-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 31, 2020

Being blind doesn’t hold Ava Bennet back in the least. With her work, her shopping, and public transportation within walking distance, she’s totally at home in the big city. But she’s not in the city now. Temporarily back in her small home town to help her father has her struggling in a big way.

Luke Walker is done running from his troubled past. Finally home after years in the military, he’s ready to make amends with his family and set down some roots. But adapting to civilian life is much harder than he ever expected.

She has no intention of sticking around. He has no plans to run again. All they have is one month together. Will it be enough for Luke to prove he’s everything Ava needs—in light, in darkness, and most importantly, even in the rain?

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REVIEW:WAITING ON THE RAIN is the third instalment in Claudia Connor’s contemporary adult MCKINNEY / WALKER BROTHERS cross-over romance series. This is forty-two year old, former US Army Ranger Luke Walker, and thirty-one year old, interpreter Ava Bennet’s story line. WAITING ON THE RAIN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines / series is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Ava and Luke) WAITING ON THE RAIN follows the building relationship between forty-two year old, former US Army Ranger Luke Walker, and thirty-one year old, UN interpreter Ava Bennet. At his brother Zach’s wedding Luke Walker found himself drawn to a woman, a woman he believed had too much to drink but to Luke’s surprise, Ava Bennet was blind, not drunk, and was struggling to maneuver the minefield of bodies at the wedding reception. Unable to stop himself, recent US Army retiree Luke Walker asked Ava to dance, and found he was smitten. Working at his sister’s ranch aka the Freedom Farm, Luke would come face to face with the woman that was starring in his dreams but a woman whose past made her reluctant to fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Ava and Luke, and the potential fall-out as Ava’s time in her home town comes with an expiry date.

Ava Bennet is hoping to spread her wings, working as an interpreter overseas but starting a relationship was never on the agenda, as she was only home during her father’s recovery. Meeting Luke Walker stirred something deep within our story line heroine, something she hadn’t felt for a very long time. Luke Walker wasn’t sure if he would survive having no set future after leaving the army. Helping his sister Hannah set up her Farm for people with disabilities gave our hero purpose but none more so than falling for a woman who struggled to let go of the past.

The relationship between Ava and Luke is one of immediate attraction but Ava continues to battle memories of the past, a past that destroyed her faith love and happily ever after. An independent and strong-willed heroine, Ava refuses to believe she is incapable of anything, except maybe driving a car ! Luke, for all his posturing, wants what his brothers and sister have, and he is hoping to find his forever in a woman who is quick to run when things go sideways. The Sex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic cast of secondary and supporting characters including most of the previous story line / series couples: Nick and Mia: Nora and Zach; Hannah and Stephen, as well as Ava’s brother Ryan and his wife Connie, their parents; Ava’s best friend Maddie, and her ex Blake .

WAITING ON THE RAIN is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love. The premise is emotional and inviting; the characters are animated and dynamic; the romance is tender and seductive.

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Reviewed by Sandy