Queen B’s Decree: I have been waiting for Pierce and Leyla’s story since we first met them in Loved You Once. I had always wondered how they became this divorcing couple, so full of bitterness.
And Defying Our Forever gives us their backstory. Pierce and Leyla have an instant connection, but their troubled childhoods (and subsequently, adult lives) makes them both scared of commitment and marriage. What once seems passionate and loving, soon turns to distance and secrets.
I got pretty mad at Pierce on Leyla’s behalf. What Pierce has done was something that would be hard to forgive or forget. What made it palatable was how Pierce realized his mistakes and did all he could to make it right.
I loved getting to know the brothers a little bit more, and getting to see them through Pierce’s perspective was interesting.
Pierce won me over by the end (no groveling needed!), and he was finally the man Leyla deserved.
Book: Defying Our Forever by Claudia Burgoa
Series: The Baker’s Creek Billionaire Brothers #3
Genre: Contemporary
Hotness: medium salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: second chance