Two to Tangle

This is the second book in the Tangle Valley series from Melissa Brayden. I enjoyed this book even more than I did the first one, although there was one part with the main characters that I did not enjoy. Ryan Jacks has had a lot of trouble with past relationships, being burned and having her heartbroken. At one point Ryan thinks Gabriella Russo can't get over her former lover, Madison. Ryan backs away because she has gone through it all before. Gabriella's character is very head-strong and she gets pissed off because of Ryan backing away. She doesn't communicate with Ryan before getting angry with her and not taking time to understand the past issues that she has gone through. I found this troubling and I lost a lot of respect for Gabriella. I felt like it was very unfair to not take her partner's past and her feelings into account before jumping all over her. It made for a bad section of the book for me. Otherwise, it is another good Brayden novel.

I received a copy of this from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.

4.25 stars I can't believe it took me this long to read this sequel! Melissa Brayden is one of the best lesfic authors, and I always enjoy her books. After reading Entangled last year, I was excited to get to read Gabriella's story arc.Leaving her big city life behind for a chance to run her own restaurant Gabriella Russo has finally found her place in the world. The owner of the company in charge of building Gabriella's new restaurant, Ryan Jacks, is known to be a player and enjoy a good time, but when she meets Gabriella, Ryan finds herself wanting more than casual flings. Once again, Brayden offers us a sweet, refreshing romance between two highly likable MCs. The writing is, as usual, very good, fluid. It's an easy summer read that I absolutely recommend!Thank you to Bold Strokes Books for the free copy in exchange for a very late review!

I liked this one better than the first, though I didn't enjoy the love triangle at all and wish she'd kept that part out. Specially because of who the third wheel was.
Glad to report the witty charming banter wasn't too overdone here, like it was in the first.