Ryan is book eight in the Jagged Edge series and the first one I've read. Lucky for me I can gladly say I didn't feel like I was missing anything. This is a story about a second chance for Ryan and Charlie. Great character and world-building with this story by Long. I'm going to have to go back to the beginning of this series and play catch up. I loved Ryan and I'm betting I'll love the seven other men just as well! Grab this story today for a great Second Chance Romance!

I love the idea of past loves reconnecting years later and this one was no different. A little slow but all in all an enjoyable read.

Ryan is apparently one of a long series, but it's the first one I've read and had no problems understanding what was going on, so it's a standalone.

Charlie was dumped by the love of her life years ago so he could enlist. She's been just drifting along since, having had to drop out of school to take care of her parents. Now the time has come for her to finally get out of her small town and go to New York to live with her beloved older brother, Nick. It's Nick that will crazily lead her back to her first love, Ryan. When Nick gets into trouble, Charlie calls the one man she knows can help her - Ryan, who works for Jagged Edge Security.

While I like the premise of Ryan, the execution is severely lacking. First off, I have to get the first and most glaringly weird critique out of the way, early on in the story, Charlie is noticing her brother's body, the brother she apparently hasn't seen in 6 years. She makes a really inappropriate and gross observation in her head about one of her brother's body parts. I mean really, making note of how tight her brother's rear is is not only inappropriate, but it's just plain disgusting. Shades of puke much?! Anyway...beyond that, Charlie and Ryan reconnect with little discussion about how Ryan broke her heart years before. Sure, he says he's sorry, but there's I think one line and she just boom, gets over her broken heart like that. Third, the suspense portion of this story is actually a lot more interesting than the romance, which is pretty bad, because the chemistry between Ryan and Charlie is really, um, how do I put this? Well, boring I guess is the correct word. The intimate scenes are bland and I had to start skipping them because I was starting to really drift while reading them. And finally, although the suspense part is more interesting than the romance, Ryan, in no way, acts like he really works for a top notch security company. He doesn't come across as observant enough, or skilled enough, to be a premier security operative. He comes across as more of a regular every day guy trying to behave like he thinks a security agent behaves. As in, not believable and not all that assuring that he could protect anyone, let alone the woman he loves.

Let's just say that Ryan is a pretty bad romantic suspense and leave it at that. I'm not even sure it deserves 2 stars, 1 might be more appropriate, but I'm in a giving mood, so I'll leave it at 2 stars.

The romance between Charlie and Ryan was a miss for me. I did not really connect with the characters and their story. I thought Ryan's brother was a selfish jerk and he was character who irritated me. I also do not like when there is a prologue that is there just to set up the next story. I don't mind id after getting an update on the main characters, the next story is set up, but in this prologue, our main characters are not even mentioned. Unfortunately, this was a read I cannot recommend.

While the characters knew each other from their teenage years and were separated because Ryan went into the service, I still feel that they took up where they left off a bit abruptly. The plot was good, and the characters fun and active. I was sometimes caught off guard by the alternating voice of who was telling the story.

All in all, Ryan was a quick fun read with plenty of action and an interesting twist at the end. I would recommend this to readers of this genre.

I received an ARC from Netgalley. This was a faced paced, action filled romance. This book left me guessing throughout the book and kept me on the edge of my seat. A rekindled love between Ryan and Charlie was a breathtaking addition. Good read.

Ryan and Charlies were teenagers in love when Ryan enlisted. He didn't want her to wait for him so he broke it off. Years later they meet when Charlie fears for her brother's life and asks Ryan to help her.

Even though the premise of this book was really promising, honestly I had a really hard time with it. I just found it really cheesy. After seeing her for about 2 minutes, Ryan was already calling her "baby" ... really! I also found it hard to believe that she was living in poverty for 5 years while her brother was living in luxury ... you would think he would ask her join him a lot earlier. Sorry, but this book was just not for me.

I received a copy from author through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ryan Hyatt and Charlie Winters are separated as teenage lovers when he joined the military and decided to push her away. Several years later, Charlie gets the opportunity to move on from her dead-end job, in Cedar grove to work as a bookkeeper for her brother in New York. Things are looking up until her brother runs afoul of criminals when he witnesses a murder. Now she must trust the man who broke her heart with her brother's life.

This is a new to me author and enjoyed reading this book but in my opinion, the characters felt a bit one dimensional. I did not get a "feel" on who the character's were and what motivated them to do what they did. I also felt like I was being told a story versus it actually happening. This is probably due to the book being written in past tense as well as the story unfolding in the past as well. This aside, the book was interesting and easy to read. I just wanted to know so much more background on the main characters..

The fact that I am not a fan of books written in this way tcould have tempered my review. With this, I will definetly take a second look at this author's overall writing style before making any further judgements or recommendations.

Thank you to bookbuzz.net and netgalley.com for providing me with a free copy for an honest review.

What a great read!! This book was filled with non- stop action and is steamy hot. The story of Charlie and Ryan was well written and flowed nicely. This book is part of a series but can be read as a standalone. Ryan is the first book I read in the series however I am going to go back and read them all. I would recommend this book.