Review / Release Blitz: The Reluctant Siren (Texas Sirens: Legacy) by Lexi Blake writing as Sophie Oak

The Reluctant Siren by Lexi Blake is now live!

Harlow Dawson went through something terrible while working a case in Los Angeles. She fell in love. To be fair, the love part wasn’t so bad, but the betrayal left her devastated and in police custody. She returned home to decide how to move forward. One thing was for certain. Her life wouldn’t include Jensen Wiley. Two years later she’s back on her feet, working with her best friend, and building her business. She’s been falling for a new guy at The Hideout. Niall Griffen makes her feel safe. Until she learns his secret at the worst possible time.

Jensen Wiley has spent years working his way up in the criminal organization that took his brother’s life. The only thing that ever threatened to break his need for revenge was meeting Harlow Dawson. She became his partner until he realized she was being drawn into the darkest part of the organization. He had very little time to get her out and didn’t think she would go quietly. He knows his betrayal saved her life, but he hasn’t stopped loving her. Now they’re in the same city and he needs someone watching over her. He means to keep his distance until she walks right into the middle of his mission.

Niall Griffen has worried about his best friend, Jensen, for years. When Jensen asks him to watch over the woman he loves, Niall reluctantly agrees. The trouble is he falls for her too. If nothing happens, he doesn’t feel there’s any reason to talk to his friend about their unrequited love triangle. But after one night together changes everything, Niall knows he needs a new plan to make sure no one gets their heart broken. The good news? Harlow comes from a family with an interesting dynamic. He just might be able to make this work for all of them.

Things begin to unravel when Jensen’s past comes back to haunt him and the man he’s been hunting threatens to turn the tables on him. Protecting Harlow is now the only priority and might just send them all right into the relationship they all need.

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MY REVIEW

Harlow has moved on from the broken heart her ex Jensen left her with a couple years ago. Now is the time for her to see if Niall is interested. If he is, she will truly be able to move on with him. Unless (until) she finds Niall has a huge secret that may just involve her ex. Is it possible that not only could she fall in love with Niall, and find a second chance with Jensen? Considering that she grew up with two dads and a mom, it wouldn't be so hard for her to find herself in love with two men.

Jensen knew when he walked away from Harlow he was doing it to protect her, and that he'd never get a second chance to be with her. But somehow that second chance is looking him in the eye. If he can get over the intense guilt he feels over all the choices that have led him here, he just may find his way to something he'd never foreseen he would have - with his best friend and the love of his life.

Niall never expected to fall in love with Harlow, but he has and he's not going to let his secret get in the way of them being together. But at the same time he worries about his best friend. The three of them can be together if Harlow's willing to forgive Jensen for breaking her heart, and himself for keeping his secret from her. He knows they have something beautiful, but it will only work if they can all be open with each other.

No one does menages as balanced and as deliciously as Lexi. I love all her series, especially her menages. Harlow is a second gen (the daughter of Ben, Chase and Natalie from Siren Unleashed and she grew up in that large, loving family, which is so different than how her two men grew up. Though the three of them were raised in different worlds, it's part of why they work so well as a unit. I wanted to cry that Jensen felt so badly about himself, held so much guilt, that he didn't think he was worthy of love, worthy of Harlow and Niall and the beautiful relationship they could have. Then there's poor Niall - caught between his loyalty to and love for his best friend, and his love for Harlow and how awful he felt for deceiving her. And then the woman of the hour, Harlow. She's smart, strong, sassy and just wanted to be able to love, both of her men. Life and her job kept getting in the way of that, along with a meddling dad, Big Tag and crew, and even Harlow herself. Thank God for the support of her friends and her loving (even if in a slightly meddling and over the top way) family. I love this trio, the way found love, healing, and joy with each other. Their chemistry kept my Kindle on fire, and as all the best menages do - the physical is balanced perfectly with their equally strong emotional connection, plus the added benefit of the suspense and intrigue they're all involved in.