Yours to Hold by Darcy Burke Series: Ribbon Ridge #2
Genres: Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Women
Published by Avon Red Impulse Publication Date: March 24, 2015
Also in this series: Only In My Dreams, When Love Happens
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Years ago, golden-boy Kyle Archer left Ribbon Ridge without a word. Now, with heartbreak on the verge of tearing his family apart, the black sheep is back and he’s determined to earn their trust by uncovering the truth behind Alex’s death. But the moment he confronts Maggie Trent—the therapist his parents blame for the tragedy—Kyle is stunned by his powerful attraction to the beautiful doctor… and drawn to her like no woman he’s ever met before.
When gorgeous, charismatic Kyle approaches Maggie about his brother’s death, she agrees to help him search for answers. And as they piece together Alex’s last days, their undeniable chemistry turns too hot to ignore. After their relationship becomes more serious than either anticipated, Kyle may be forced to choose between the woman he’s desperate to hold on to and the family he almost let slip away.
Elizabeth B’s Thoughts
Yours to Hold is an emotion filled journey! This second book in the Ribbon Ridge series focuses on Kyle, one of the Archer sextuplets, and Maggie, his brother’s former therapist. Their relationship evolves from something that is completely antagonistic and it is interesting to watch them together.
I spent the first half of the book not really seeing how these two could make a relationship work long term. They both had major issues to deal with and each seemed to be using the other to fix things or at least not deal with them. Ms. Burke did a wonderful job of taking that codependent feel and turning it into something real and lasting.
Yours to Hold can definitely be read as a stand-alone book, but having read the first book in the series, Only In My Dreams, helped in understanding the back story and interactions with the secondary characters.
One of the elements I have enjoyed most about this series of books is how the characters evolve, not only in their romantic relationship, but with the other important relationships in their lives. We see them really grow as people and it makes the love story more compelling. I am looking forward to seeing what happens next for the Archer siblings.
About Darcy Burke
I live on the edge of wine country in Oregon’s Willamette Valley with my devoted husband (my own hero), a daughter and son who illuminate my world, and two Bengal cats.
My first completed book was called The Magic Swan. Dedicated to my grandmother (who adored swans), I wrote and illustrated it in sixth grade. My daughter loved to have me read it to her when she was younger. The story is about a guy (swan, of course), Albert, who goes on a magic kick, much to the annoyance of his girlfriend, Gwen, who loves him just the way he is. Seeking to put an end to Albert’s newfound obsession, Gwen (with the help of her awesome pal Phyllis) pretends to need rescuing. Albert rushes to Ponderosa Falls to “save” her from certain doom! Gwen happily points out he saved her without magic…and Albert realizes he has everything he wants and needs in Gwen. Naturally they get married and have many baby cygnets. As you can see, by age 12 I was plotting happy ever afters (and demonstrating my inability to ever be an illustrator).
Fast forward some number of years and I decided to get serious about writing a romance novel. Joining RWA was a huge step in attaining that goal, but understand: finishing a book is hard. And oh so rewarding. I’m thrilled to be represented by the brilliant Jim McCarthy of Dystel and Goderich Literary Management and excited for my books to be read and (hopefully) enjoyed!
