A Hero's Pride (Wounded Soldiers Book 1) by April Angel aka Milly TaidenThis is the story of Kayla and Ryan. Kayla is a sassy independent woman who is trying to find love and not having much luck. Ryan is a soldier who was wounded in combat and think that he will never find someone who won’t pity him because of his disability. Kayla get set up on a blind date with Ryan and the sparks fly but can Ryan get over his problems long enough to see were this can go and can Kayla show him that a disability is not the end of the world and that she don’t pity him or will this blind date be their last. I really enjoyed this story I fell in love with these characters and I didn’t want this to end. April Angel aka Milly Taiden has done it again I highly recommend that you read this book I believe you will fall in love with her stories just like I did. A total waste of money! I did not realize just how VERY short this story is. It took me less than 20 minutes to read it. That is not a short story. That is an essay.Yes, the author can write a hot sex scene but who can't? I look for a story surrounding the protagonists. This book consists of a boring first half (meaning, the first 20 out of its 40 total pages) that gives you some background (not much) of the characters. They meet for the date and have sex the first night (which could be okay if the writing makes it okay). I looked at my Kindle and the bar said I was 58% done with the entire book! The last 22% had the guy catching a helicopter to follow her after she sneaked out on him (who knows how he can afford to catch a helicopter just to go after a woman he had great sex with but doesn't really know yet).And if this is a novella, to be continued, it should say so.I thought with two authors working together, along with the subject matter of an amputee, that this would be a rich story. (On Amazon, the book is listed as having two authors, but I see now that the author and her pseudonym are listed as if two.)This just confirms what I've been thinking - I cannot rely on the book reviews here. I suppose the authors enlist family and friends to post glowing reviews. But I'm done using Goodreads reviews to gauge a book's potential. i've been burned too many times.
What do You think about A Hero's Pride (2013)?
This short story has potential. Too bad it was short...
—finnickforever
