Review Tour: My Valdez Valentine: Katy Regnery
MY VALDEZ VALENTINE
The Odds Are Good Series #4
Katy Regnery
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Release date March 9, 2020
Fall in love with Katy Regnery's superhot Alaskan men...
When Los Angeles lawyer, Addison, receives a desperate voice mail from her adventure-seeking brother, she hires Alaskan helicopter pilot, Gideon, (whom she finds via an ad in The Odds Are Good) to take her to her brother's last-known location. As the two venture further into the harsh Alaskan wilderness on a dangerous rescue mission, they quickly discover they'll have to safeguard their lives...and their hearts.
An Odds-Are-Good Standalone Romance
I am going to make this a spoiler-free review because this book was not what I expected. It deals with some difficult subjects. There are some surprises and twists. But ultimately it is a story about facing hard situations and then digging in and finding purpose and a reason to move forward.Addison DeWitt thought she had all she needed--a successful and profitable career as a law partner, a nice, stable life, and the one person she has been able to count on. Then one call changed everything and she finds herself in a situation she never imagined. Related events send her life spiraling in a different direction. But at the darkest, there is a small glimmer of hope and she has to figure out if she's strong enough to grab onto it.
Gideon Grigoriev is a chopper pilot in Alaska. He just wants to help a woman in need and the money involved is just a bonus. His attraction to her is risky, but the time they spend together as a fun distraction in the midst of chaos leaves a mark on him that he never expected.
Two people that never saw the other coming, and were not sure what to do when one had to go. Neither was looking for love. Neither had experienced such a quick bond. She is untrusting, afraid, and used to being let down. He seems to offer safety and acceptance, but he also has some needs that might be non-negotiable. And their life circumstances could not be more different.
Can love bridge the distance to compromise?
This is a story about heartbreak, grief, hope, and finding the good even in bad situations. My heart broke for both of them at times, and there were other times I just wanted to shake sense into them. Their connection was intense, but the circumstances were so dramatic and required so much compromise that a positive outcome was certainly not guaranteed. So this is more than a cute and quick romp through Alaska with a hot pilot. It definitely delves into more serious topics and emotional events, but it is about overcoming and living life to the fullest.
As a helicopter pilot, Gideon is used to taking tourists on day trips into the mountains, but Addison’s request is a little different. The big payout at the end has him accepting as well as the quick attraction he feels towards her.
Their week together turned into more than either expected, but also ended in a way neither would have imagined. They were not expecting the bond that formed between them, so neither was sure what to do when their time together was over. And when that time was over, there was a lot of soul searching to find a way to make things work.
There were several massive heartbreak moments in this book. These two experience some major highs and lows along their journey. But to balance the lows, there are also great light hearted moments as well. For every deep, dark hit there is a ray of hope. They are dealing with a lot of situations in a short period of time and though I hurt for each of them at times, there were other times where their actions frustrated me. I had several scenes that I also wished we could have seen with more detail rather than having events happen off the page to hear about after the fact.
Though this is part of a series, each book stands alone completely. Each couple and their lives are fully isolated from the others. The thing I love about this series is that each couple has to face something bigger than just the Alaskan setting (in this case wilderness) and has to confront some pretty heavy topics.
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THE ODDS ARE GOOD series!
SINGLE IN SITKA (October 7, 2019)Our 4 star reviews
When Seattle journalist, Amanda, heads north to Sitka to research a story, she answers the Odds Are Good personal ad of single dad, Luke, hoping for some no-strings-attached fun. But could the sweet, widowered father of three—who just happens to be a smokin’ hot state trooper—turn out to be the man of her dreams?
NOME-O SEEKS JULIET (November 4, 2019)
Our 4.5+ star reviews
Our 4.5+ star reviews
Upon learning that the Qimmiq Dog Race will be canceled without a female contestant, Cody places an ad in The Odds Are Good magazine, desperately searching for a woman in the lower-48 to enter the competition. He rues this decision later, however, when his ad recruits Montana-born Juliet, a strong contender with an agenda of her own.
A FAIRBANKS AFFAIR (December 2, 2019)
Tired of being treated like a freak when men discover that Faye is a 30-year-old virgin, she answers an ad in The Odds Are Good magazine, hoping to trek up to Fairbanks over New Year's and turn over her v-card to a sexy Alaskan. But when her chemistry with businessman, Trevor, turns out to be stronger than she ever could have imagined, what started out as a one-and-done mission becomes much more complicated.
MY VALDEZ VALENTINE (March 9, 2020)
When Los Angeles lawyer, Addison, receives a desperate voice mail from her adventure-seeking brother, she hires Alaskan helicopter pilot, Dakota, (whom she finds via an ad in The Odds Are Good) to take her to her brother's last-known location. As the two venture further into the harsh Alaskan wilderness on a dangerous rescue mission, they quickly discover they'll have to safeguard their lives...and their hearts.
KODIAK LUMBERJACK (May 11, 2020)
Activist Casey has never met a cause she won't champion, and that includes a new anti-forestry initiative by the non-profit group, Trees-Are-Friends. Hired to write a smear piece about Alaskan logging operations, she answers a personal ad in The Odds Are Good, seeking an inside contact, not romance. Once she meets hot lumberjack, Soren, however, she discovers that people, like causes, are often more layered than they originally appear.
Katy Regnery
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Katy Regnery started her writing career by enrolling in a short story class in January 2012. One year later, she signed her first contract, and Katy’s first novel was published in September 2013.
Over forty books later, Katy claims authorship of the multititled New York Times and USA Today bestselling Blueberry Lane Series, which follows the English, Winslow, Rousseau, Story, and Ambler families of Philadelphia; the seven-book, bestselling ~a modern fairytale~ series, including Katy’s “Beauty and the Beast” story, The Vixen and the Vet, which was a 2015 RITA© nominee; and several other stand-alone novels and novellas, including the critically-acclaimed, 2018 RITA© nominated, USA Today bestselling contemporary romance, Unloved, a love story.
Katy’s books are available in English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Turkish.
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