The Complete Echo Series: A Heartfelt Romance Collection (The Echo Series) by C.R. Alam – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes
The Complete Echo Series by C.R. Alam
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Complete Echo Series is a contemporary romance boxed set that contains all four books in the Echo Series. Each story centers around different characters that will certainly take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions as each couple must work through issues like time, distance, separation, jealousy, insecurity, self-discovery, and drama.
In Book One, Echoing Hearts, we meet Rae and Dean who come together unexpectedly when Rae is asked to interview a home designer. When Rae meets Dean, the homeowner, is rude, obnoxious, and arrogant. After being left at the alter Dean is feeling jaded and the last thing, he is looking for is a relationship. He is civil to Rae at first but eventually becomes attracted to her wit and feisty attitude. This is an enemies to lovers story with drama, angst, chemistry, and finding love unexpectedly.
In Book Two, His Forever Muse, we are introduced to Brandon and Calliope who come together unexpectedly after fifteen years apart. Brandon is a gifted artist and musician who has lost his inspiration and creativity. He needs to find something that will spark his creativity, and this is where Calliope re-enters his life. They both find themselves in Morocco at the same time but for very different reasons. When they run into one another all the feelings Brandon once had for Calliope are rekindled. Calliope, or Callie, has had a rough past with a man who abused her and fled from him to start a new life. When she runs into her childhood friend Brandon old feelings resurface but she must decide if she trusts him enough to share her painful past with him. This was a second chance, friends to lovers romance with drama, passion, and overcoming a painful past.
In Book Three, Unexpected Entanglement, we meet Chris and Rowan who are faking being engaged to one another. Rowan is planning the perfect wedding for her cousin at an inn that her family owns. Despite the wedding being only two weeks away Rowan is determined that things like the inn needing repairs and staff will not stop the wedding from taking place. Chris is a wealthy and successful hotelier who finds himself somewhat reluctantly helping Rowan plan her cousin’s wedding. The witty banter between them gives the story a lively twist. The passion between Rowan and Chris is undeniable and might just get the two sidetracked from planning the perfect wedding. This was a fake to real romance with drama, tension, suspense, passion, family, and humor.
In Book Four, Dangerous Rhythm, we meet Lina and Curtis who are thrown together when Lina is hired to protect Curtis from someone who wants him dead. Lina must get over the less than perfect past her and Curtis have together and focus on keeping him safe from those who want to harm him. Lina is very serious by nature while Curtis is more easygoing so the two balance one another out. Lina has a hard time keeping her mind focused on her job because she is distracted by Curtis’ charm. This book had a reversal protector role, action, danger, suspense, angst, tension, and passion.
This was a great boxed set with fantastic characters, great storylines, and twists and turns. Each story had another story that was simultaneously weaved into it which added an extra dimension to the overall theme of the book. Although the theme of each book was romance there were underlying themes of angst, danger, suspense, drama, mystery, and intrigue that kept me riveted. The stories contained strong characters who were relatable and engaging.
