Moonlight Seduction by Jennifer L. ArmentroutMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review. This book will be released on June 26, 2018.
We return to the de Vincent compound in this second installment of the series and follow the 2nd of the de Vincent brothers, Gabe. Gabe has recently had his world turned upside down, and to add to the chaos in his life Nikki walks back into his life. Nikki is the daughter of the long time housekeeper and butler of the de Vincents, she grew up around the house and all of the brothers know her. She's been away at college, but she always had a crush on Gabe. Gabe always looked out for her and treated her kindly. Nikki has recently graduated from college and she's come home to help her parents out at the mysterious de Vincent household while her mom is going through treatement for cancer. Nikki and Gabe didn't part well when she left, and naturally their reunion is not a happy one. They agree to keep away from each other, but they can't deny that there is something between them. They take their time building their friendship back up, and as you can imagine things eventually heat up and their romance takes off.
Meanwhile, there are always strange things afoot at the de Vincent house. Strange noises can always be heard, doors open and close when no one is around, and people go crazy. Nikki grew up in this crazy house, so she isn't a stranger to the supposedly haunted house, so she just goes about her duties. Strange things keep happening to Nikki as if someone or something is out to get her. Now I will say I figured out who the villain was pretty early on, however I didn't expect the plot twist at the end.
I will say that despite the fact that Nikki doesn't always make the best choices, she has backbone. She speaks up for herself, especially with Gabe. She finds herself in positions where she is being disrespected and put down, and she'll do something to let the person know that she isn't going to let people just walk all over her. I also like that, and this is true in most of Armentrout's books, that the characters talk through their problems. It might take them a while to get to the point and tell each other all of their secrets, but they eventually get all of the information out on the table and resolve their issues. In this particular story, there is a significant age gap between the characters, which was part of the drama between them in the first place, but they worked it out and didn't let it stop them.
I'm very excited to continue the series and learn more about Devlin. He is the most mysterious and closed off of the 3 brothers, and I can't wait to find out more about his back story and see if love will soften him a little.
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