So good

I was worried about this book after being so frustrated with the last book. I need not have been worried because this book was perfect. It felt like the books that made me fall in love with this author in the first place.

Great character growth, fantastic storyline, and a beautiful love. I loved seeing the family, and all of the banter/camaraderie between the characters. I'm not sure if the author is going to continue with this generation of kids or not. If she is, I'm excited. If she doesn't, then this was one heck of a way to finish this series world. ( )

So deliciously emotive
5 stars

Sometimes you just need to read a romance that hits you right in the feels, and gives you that emotional hit without any of the angst - and this *is* that romance. I adored it.

Age of Ava is the fourth book in the Vested Interest: ABC Corp series, which is a spinoff from the original Vested Interest series. But don’t worry if you haven’t read any of the earlier books, this one stands alone and comes complete with its own couple and their own HEA.

Ava and Hunter meet right at the start of our story and have almost instant chemistry. Hunter is slightly older than Ava - probably about 10 years or so, I would guess - and is just in town to complete a project before moving on. In some ways, he’s Ava’s complete opposite. While she’s always stayed close to her family and revels in her strong roots, Hunter is a nomad and has no-one save his dog, Cash.

When we first meet Ava she’s kicking some business ass - to such an extent I wondered if I would ever feel a real connection to her seeing as I myself am far from a ball-buster! I should’t have worried, however, as soon we get to know the ‘real’ Ava. Sure, she’s still making it in a male-dominated world and holding her own there, but she still needs taking care of and has a lovely vulnerable side that made me love her as well as identify with her.

Hunter really is the pre-eminent hero, in my opinion. He’s a delightful mixture of grumpy and funny, he’s hotter than sin, and he has a dog. But what makes him sheer perfection in my mind is the way that he feels that his terrible childhood has made him too damaged to give and receive love - thinking he’s undeserving. So he kinda falls kicking and screaming into love with Ava - and I LOVE it when that happens.

As I mentioned, the chemistry between our characters is instant and that’s a theme that continues throughout the book. The sex is a wicked delight but it’s also in the quieter times that I felt that deep connection. And in the banter. I adore some teasing and banter and Ava and Hunter do that especially well. Extra points for the bromantic banter between Ronan, Liam and Hunter, too.

Melanie Moreland always manages to make me want to live in the worlds that she creates and either know or be these characters. With this story, her writing, as always, is top-notch and I fell into the story and fell in love oh so quickly. Although you know it’s going to turn out in the end, I found myself a little teary eyed (okay, fine, I was openly weeping!) as we reach the climax and then ending of the story. The ending was believable and oh so satisfying. The couple of epilogues thereafter were the cherry on the top of the perfect sundae.

If you love Ms Moreland’s work, are looking for a romantic story of love conquering all, or just have ever felt that perhaps there isn’t that person out there that’s perfect for you - you’ll love and feel uplifted by this story. I loved it and I hope you will, too. 5 stars from me. ( )

Ava is working long, tiring hours, a woman in a male dominated business and in many cases having to fight hard to be taken serious. She watches her brothers and cousins finding love and settling down, but worries that she won’t find that.

When she meets Hunter Owens, their connection is immediate. But Hunter is a bit of a wanderer and lets Ava know that he can’t offer her anything more than temporary.

“You know what they say about big hands and feet, Little Dragon.” I winked and leered at her.
Laughing, she pushed me aside. “Yeah. Large gloves and shoes. They both match your ego.”

I loved this story. Both Ava and Hunter have a lot to learn about themselves, but together they discover each other.
-5 Stars!- ( )