Review: NEVER Alone Again :)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2013
"You don't choose your family.  They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."  ~Desmond Tutu﻿I love to start every review with a quote...something that reflects one of the main themes I derived from the book I read.  Both of the books in the Kingdom Series screams out FAMILY to me (and several other things but I'll focus on family for this review).  Family isn't always BLOOD relations, family are the ones that are there for you when you need them and when you don't even know you need them.  Jason King got introduced to a family he didn't even know he had in Abandoned But Not Alone, but I think in For Love and Vengeance he truly learned the value of it, as he grew to love them as well.  Jason is my favorite character in the Kingdom Series, how could he NOT be?  Tall, GORGEOUS, green-eyed, dimpled, SEX-GOD....WHEW!!! There were several times I had to catch myself wiping drool off my kindle screen, anytime she described ANY part of him during these books I had a swoon moment!!  I'm going to try to introduce you to some characters in my review without giving away too much of the storyline.  YOU my dear, have to read the books and experience them yourself!Family Brings LoveFalling in love with someone isn't always going to be easy.  Anger...tears...laughter...it's when you want to be together despite it all.  That's when you truly love each other.  When Jason meets Aviva I do believe he got more than he bargained for.  Aviva is a tiny little fireball.  She literally crashes into this man and I believe it was love at first sight. They, however couldn't be more different.  The obvious difference is she is a petite, BEAUTIFUL, mocha colored beauty, truly the polar opposite to his towering form and blonde features.  However they are drawn to each other, and after the connection is made, nothing can keep them apart.  When Jason finds Aviva, Jason finds love, something he's been denied most of his life.  Jason seems to be guarded with everyone else accept Aviva.  Her lively sense of humor, and no nonsense personality keeps Jason in line and in love in both of the Kingdom books. Aviva is one of my new favorite book heroines.  She had me literally laughing out loud in book one of the series.  Sometimes I want to shake her, she picks the most inopportune times to challenge Jason...yet I can't help but love her.  In 'For Love and Vengeance' someone tries to take Jason's love away...you won't believe the lengths Jason will go to, to get her back, and to show those who had the nerve to touch what is his...what true pain really is.Family Brings History & Unconditional LoveEnter the Kingdoms:  Jackson, a regal, handsome fatherly figure, determined to show Jason how much he's wanted even if Jason doesn't WANT to be wanted. Jason doesn't make loving him easy.  No matter how rude, disrespectful, unrelenting Jason may be, Jackson still shows him unconditional love and acceptance.  Jacob who is truly Jason's other half.  Equal to Jason in every way...Jake is not willing to put up with the hard shell Jason presents to the world.  Jake like Aviva checks Jason on his bull shit, he wants Jason to know he's loved and wanted, but he won't be a doormat in the process.  Joshua...now I know I said Jason was my favorite, but I do believe Josh is neck in neck for the title!  Josh is the youngest of the Kingdoms, and his light hearted nature brings a smile to everyone around him. Josh is the one that holds the team together, he knows when to divert the raging emotions of his older siblings, and he brings the comic relief in Aviva's absence.  I dare you NOT to fall in love with Josh.  Did I fail to mention that all three of the Kingdom men, are blonde haired, green-eyed...MUSCLED to no end Hotties?!?!? If I failed to mention that, Theresa does NOT disappoint, she makes sure to help us bask in their FINENESS throughout the book, through her vivid depictions of them :)The father and brothers Jason never knew he had come into his life at the time when he needs them most.  They are determined to show Jason he might have been abandoned, but he is alone no longer.  When those that come to challenge Jason and all he holds dear, it is family that is there to help him win back his love....literally and figuratively speaking.Abandoned But Not Alone, was a heartfelt, HILARIOUS, love story.  Jason shared his backstory, he found Aviva and the Kingdoms, and we all fell in love during the process.  For Love and Vengeance, however,  was a fast paced, action packed, love induced, joy ride!! I can truly say, Theresa Henry kept my attention from page 1.  I read and enjoyed the first book in the series, however the 2nd book brought that extra UMPH that I think the first book was missing...OVERALL the entire series is leaving me panting and dying to read more!! I give For Love and Vengeance 5 STARS ***** I know if you take the time to sit down and introduce yourself to the Kingdom Series you will love it as much as I do.  For an authors FIRST book/series she hit the ball out of the park!