Unexpected Bliss (Nights in Bliss Colorado 13) by Lexi Blake-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 9, 2023

Elisa Leal is looking for some joy in her life. Years of tragedy and struggle took their toll, and now she is searching for new connections to raise her spirits. When she discovers proof that her biological father is alive, she decides to find him and make contact. Her quest leads her to the small town of Bliss, Colorado, and the strangest man she’s ever met—Mel Hughes. He believes in aliens and sasquatch conspiracies, but he’s also kind of awesome. And there might be even more in Bliss to make her smile.

Sylvan Dean and Hale Galloway have enjoyed wandering their way through life, always in motion. Always searching for the woman who could make their life complete. Living in Bliss made them realize it’s time to settle down. Van’s finally going to college and has a job lined up with his brother when he finishes. That job is in Dallas, and while Hale is happy for Van, he can’t imagine leaving Bliss behind. It feels like everything is coming apart until they meet Elisa. She’s the one they have been searching for, and she is worth the wait.

The future looks bright until the guys’ past comes back to haunt them. Danger lurks in every corner, but it may not be the biggest threat to their happily ever after. The citizens of Bliss know how to handle a killer, but handling Elisa, Van, and Hale might require some cosmic intervention.

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REVIEW:UNEXPECTED BLISS is the thirteenth instalment in Lexi Blake’s contemporary, adult NIGHTS IN BLISS, COLORADO erotic, polyamorous MFM erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the small town of Bliss Colorado. This is thirty-five year old, former US military personnel Elisa Leal, twenty-seven year old , college student Sylvan ‘Van’ Dean, and renovator/handyman Hale Galloway’s story line. UNEXPECTED BLISS can be as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Sylvan ‘Van’ Dean is the young brother of Jake Dean (The Man with the Golden Cuffs/ Masters and Mercenaries 2).

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, some scenes may not be suitable for more sensitive readers including M/F/M sexual situations.

Told from three omniscient third person perspectives (Elisa, Van, Hale) UNEXPECTED BLISS follows the building romance and relationship between Elisa, Van and Hale. Having spent the better part of two years recovering from cancer and breast reconstruction, Elisa was on the hunt for the father she never knew, and the hunt was taking her to the small but peculiar town of Bliss, Colorado where she will meet her future in the guise of Van Dean and Hale Galloway. From the outset, Elisa is met with disquiet and uneasiness as she hunts for the man she believes is her father but Elisa never expected to find herself in a three way relationship with our story line heroes. Bliss, Colorado is a sanctuary, of sorts, for people involved in polyamorous relationships, and Elisa suspected Van and Hale just might be her future but all was not well when Elisa and Hale are targeted from an unknown source, someone who is threatening the lives of our story line trio. With her military experience, Elisa is offered a position with the local Sheriff’s office which affords Elisa the right to investigate what was going down. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Elisa, Hale and Van, and the potential fall-out as Hale struggles with the demons from his past, and Van believes his time in Bliss comes with an expiry date.

Sylvan ‘Van’ Dean is the family screw-up, and the last time his brother Jake had to rescue Van from the local jail, Van vowed to make good, finishing school, whereupon he would work with the brother to whom he owed his life but Van was falling hard to our story line heroine, and decided it would be better to walk away before he fell in love. Hale Galloway never had much of a childhood, having been shuffled between foster homes most of his life but Hale knew Elisa was their future, a future that could have ended before it began. Elisa Leal lost her mother but had never met her father until her sister Serena discovered a note in her mother’s possession. Hoping to meet the man she never knew, Elisa would come face to face with a man whose belief systems are out of this world, a man who was once a high-ranking member of the CIA.

The relationship between Elisa, Van and Hale begins when each of the men separately asks Elisa to dinner, never knowing the other was standing in the way. Van was quick to back away when he discovered his best friend was falling for our story line heroine, not realizing that Elisa was hoping for a three-way affair. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of fun and energetic secondary and supporting characters many of whom we have met in the previous story lines. Several characters cross-over from some of the author’s interconnected series including Van’s brother Jake, his lovers Adam and Sabrina, as well as the return of Luthor Melvin Hughes and his wife Cassidy.

UNEXPECTED BLISS is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; of obsession and greed, acceptance and moving forward. The premise is intriguing and suspenseful; the characters are fun and flirty, captivating and dynamic; the romance is provocative and seductive.

Previous Reviews

Pure Bliss
Up All Night in Bliss 6.5
Chasing Bliss
Once Upon a Time in Bliss
Back in Bliss
Sirens in Bliss
Happily Ever After in Bliss
Far From Bliss

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Reviewed by Sandy

NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.

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