My rating: 4/5 stars
I think that Samantha Young was my author of 2023 because I made it my mission to stay up-to-date with her books and not miss one. She was so active during this year with so many new titles. Her “The Highlands” series spin-off was SO GOOD that I really recommend it to Romance lovers who want an intense and addictive love story.
“Among the Heather” is the story of Aria and North, 2 very different people who learn how to trust each other and eventually, find love. I am a sucker for heroes who empower heroines to be better and to surpass some trust issues. It is so important to have a partner who makes you feel good and confident, and when you have those issues, you need to learn how to fix them in order to be happy.
Aria lived her whole life amongst actors and being part of a privileged family, she had to fight for her rights, but also to build a carried. Her past relationships were so hard, that her confidence was shattered without any hopes of ever being put back together. She was called fat, cuddly, generous built, all this making her weaker and without any hopes of being in a new relationship.
North is a prosperous and talented actor, who comes to Ardnoch Estate for privacy and some time alone because of a tragedy that happened during his childhood. I was not expecting North to turn out like this, but he is one of my favorite heroes from this series. His attraction towards Aria is visible, but because of his past and insecurities, he has to put up a fight in order to win her heart.
I loved this book, not because of the plot and things that happened, but because of the message and the lesson North has given to all men in real life. He found a way to get to Aria and demonstrated to her what it means to truly be loved and cherished for what she is. He showed her how to love herself first and had so much patience, that I was all butterflies just reading about it. I LOVE such heroes and even if I am aware I am reading Fiction, I a such a sucker for this type of man, wishing all of them could learn something from Romance stories.
This is a must-read series!!!
Ramonisme 