River in Light

This was a great addition to the series! Mateo has a criminal past that he is trying to move away from. Rose is the daughter of his boss at the garage where he works. Initially Rose was afraid of him because of his past and the fact that he has tattoos. Slowly he chips away at her iciness. Their story was an emotional one. While it is a love story, the relationship that develops between them is everything. He challenges her to loosen up and enjoy life. She challenges him to be better than his upbringing and to set the bar high. I loved that she wouldn't back down to him. I am looking forward to reading the next offering from this author.<br /><br />Thank you for the privilege of reading this book! Well done ❤️

<a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/52911991.River_in_Light__River_s_End___12_" title="River in Light (River's End, #12) by Leanne Davis" rel="noopener">River in Light</a><br /><br />River in Light (River's End Series Book 12)<br />Leanne Davis<br /><br />If you have read Leanne Davis before, you know her books always have meaning and you learn a lot about something. This one I believe you learn that you should not judge others by how they look. This is Mateo and Rose's story. Rose is one of Shane Rydell's daughters, but she takes more after her mother than her dad. Mateo works for Shane in his auto repair shop alongside Iris. Mateo and Iris are besties. Mateo has always had the hots for Rose even though he knows he scares her. He starts hanging out at the beach he knows she frequents so he can spend time with her. Rose is not too happy about Mateo being there at first, but being the person she is, she goes rafting with him. When she realizes how terrified he is, she helps him, and before the next time, she buys him a life jacket and raft so she can pull him easier. No one has ever given Mateo anything, and it surprises him and he really doesn't know how to express it. This is the start of the two of them getting to know each other. Well it's the start of something or possibly the end, but Rose needs answers, so she confronts Mateo. This starts them hanging out, and learning so many things from each other. Rose teaches Mateo about love, trust and that he is so much more than a felon. But Mateo has some secrets of his own to divulge to Rose. Rose ends up being his biggest champion - she gets him to try things he loves but would never do on his own. She pushes him to be a better person, and he pushes her to live a little and be a little less judgemental and regimented. I absolutely loved the dynamic of the two of them, and honestly learning about Mateo's childhood was heartbreaking as well as eye opening. I thought the one about Iris and Quinn was pretty spectacular, but I believe Mateo and Rose surpasses that one (I do still need to go back and read the beginning of the series, so even though it is a series, you can read as a standalone, but you will get more out of it by reading more than one. I look forward to reading #13 and catching up. If you like an opposites attract and strong women and men, then this would be an excellent book for you to pick up and read.

River in Light <br />(River End Series #12)<br />Leanne Davis<br /><br />River in Light is book 12 in the River's End series written by Leanne Davis. This story was an easy read and hard to put down once I started reading it. <br />I absolutely loved reading Rose &amp; Mateo's story. I loved how this pair of opposites met. Through out the story Rose showed Mateo what it meant to love and trust someone with all their heart and soul, no matter what. With a whole lot of support and guidance from Rose. Mateo was able to make something of himself and follow his dreams that he never knew existed. Not everything came easy for this pair, no matter what happened or stood Rose had Mateo's back. In the end Mateo got the family he always wanted. I loved seeing this couple get the happy ending they desired. <br /><br />I enjoy reading Leanne Davis's books. She writes in such depth that the stories hook you in, making you feel like your there in the story. I have book 13 in this series. I am looking forward to reading it in the very near future.

<strong>Academics</strong><br /><br />Rose and Mateo are as different as night and day. Everything he has ever done, including working for Rydell Rides, has been to help his mother and older brother. When Rose finds out he went to jail for something he never did, she shakes her head in disgust at his mother for demanding he take the blame. The more she gets to know about him, the more she learns about how brilliant he really is. Can she teach him all he was neglected about his feelings and social cues, or completely frighten him away? ~

<strong>Phenomenal must read </strong><br /><br />I thoroughly loved Mateo and Rose story.i loved Mateo in Iris and Quinns book.<br />Rose the oldest of Shane and Alison who I've loved throughout the series.<br />I cried, laughed and just thoroughly enjoyed this read. I couldn't put it down.<br />I highly recommend this book to everyone who loves a great love story.

#12 in series. This is the story of Rose Rydell and Mateo Alvarez. Many females are attracted to bad boys. As the country song goes, Mateo is a bad boy but he’s a real good man. A good story about the power of love to change a life.

<strong>AWESOME</strong><br /><br />Leanne has done it again. She took an every day situations and told a wonderful story in this installment. I always enjoy when love wins.

Oh my this series get better and better ..love Mateo and Rose .. I love to see Mateo soft side with rose . He know she scare but he care deeply of her and want to get to know her so much . Rose his scare of Mateo but she let him in by small way starting at the river then by showing him her fav spot at the family lac . Then come the kiss and holy chemistry.. then she tell him if he want more he need to get to knew her more it won’t just be sex ...Mateo never done that before ..will they be able to be get to know each other and built a relationship or will it destroy.. this is a most read book .. this was one of my fav couple in series .

So I've been looking forward to this story especially after reading book 11. I knew Mateo had a story to tell and boy was it a sad one. He's had a bad past, one he thought he'd never leave behind. He thought he was always going to be held back by his felony and with Rose's help he learned so much. Yes she was scared of him at first the more time she spent with him, she realized a)he was smart and b) he was afraid to open up. What started out as just a physical thing, turned into so much more with these two. Rose wasn't afraid to push him to leave the past behind, which included the toxic family he had, and to not be afraid of letting it define him. He had a love for reading and Shakespeare. He knew he was smart but he had nobody to push him to greatness. He had a life and it was all he knew until the Rydells took a chance on him. I liked that this story was about the Rose and Mateo and not surrounded with all the Rydells, like the other books were. You get a little of them but the focus is on the main characters. I would have loved to have Mateo's point of view in this especially during certain scenes. This was a great book and i was glad we got to know more about Mateo.

This book in the series is one that I truly loved, right from the gegt go it grabbed me in and never let me go. I missed sleep and was cranky for this book. Mateo has a criminal background and is not keen on women to begin with steaming from his mothers hatred toward him. Rose is the bosses daughter who is fearful of Mateo. Mateo and Rose are going through an emotional whirlwind were Mateo has to knock down the bricks that keep Rose hidden but she has to do the same as well!!