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![No Holding Back: A Novel (The McKenzies of Ridge Trail Book 1) by [Lori Foster]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51H3V+J9syL._SY346_.jpg)
No Holding Back: A Novel (The McKenzies of Ridge Trail Book 1) Kindle Edition
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Not needing him won’t stop her from wanting him…
Trucker Sterling (Star) Parson is no stranger to the challenges a woman faces, both in her industry and in life. But she can take care of herself. She’s never needed—or wanted—a man around…until she meets Cade McKenzie. The take-charge bar owner sets off all kinds of alarm bells for Sterling, but he also sets her heart racing.
Cade’s lived in Ridge Trail long enough to know trouble when he sees it, and the moment Sterling—Star—walks into his bar, he knows trouble’s come to call. Secrets run deep in the small town and Cade can tell Star’s got as many as he does, leaving him itching to uncover every last one. But finding common ground will mean trusting one another, further feeding an intense attraction that’s growing impossible to resist.
Don't miss The Honeymoon Cottage, an all-new romantic family saga by Lori Foster where locals of a quirky small town help an on-the-shelf wedding planner find her own happily-ever-after.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHQN Books
- Publication dateJanuary 26, 2021
- File size2108 KB
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"Foster excels at portraying well-crafted characters with distinct personalities."
-- "Publishers Weekly, praise for the author" --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.About the Author
Lori Foster is a New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author. She is the author of A Perfect Storm, Bad Boys in Black Tie, Sinful, and many others. She received the Career Achievement Award from RT Book Reviews in 2001 and her books have been chosen as editors picks by Amazon multiple times. Foster is actively involved in charity work, and all of the author proceeds from her anthologies have gone to various organizations, such as the Animal Adoption Foundation, the Conductive Learning Center, and One Way Farm. She lives in Ohio with her high school sweetheart.
--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.Product details
- ASIN : B087NHC4PW
- Publisher : HQN Books; Original edition (January 26, 2021)
- Publication date : January 26, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 2108 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 371 pages
- Lending : Not Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #19,024 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #93 in Mystery & Suspense
- #115 in Women's Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #156 in Contemporary
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About the author

Lori Foster is a New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author.
She has received the Romantic Times “Career Achievement Award” for Series Romantic Fantasy and for Contemporary Romance;
Amazon’s top-selling romance title for Too Much Temptation;
Amazon’s Top Ten editors’ picks in romance for Causing Havoc;
Waldenbooks’ second “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance for Say No To Joe;
BGI group’s “Bestselling Original Contemporary” romance for the The Secret Life of Bryan, “Bestselling Romantic Comedy” for Jude’s Law, and “Bestselling Romantic Suspense” for Back in Black;
Plus Amazon’s #1 Editors’ Pick in Romance for Servant: The Acceptance.
Lori has been featured as a clue in the New York Times crossword puzzle, and the USA Today “Quick Cross” puzzle.
To give back to the community, Lori does an annual “benefit” book where all advance and royalties go to a charity: http://lorifoster.com/benefit-books/
She also hosts the annual “Reader & Author Get Together,” facilitating major interaction between readers, authors, and industry professionals while also donating all proceeds from raffles to local charities. http://readerauthorgettogether.com/
You can find out more about Lori's books at her website LoriFoster.com
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Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2021
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The unfortunate parts of this book are the lack of consequences for the actions of the main characters. Some of the situations and actions of the main characters make them almost as villainous as the actual villains. I know it's a story, however dealing with actual victims of human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault as my "9-5" made this book difficult to read. I'm all for victims becoming survivors, but there is surviving at any cost and there is doing bad things in the name of good. The book took the H/h down a dark path and muddied the waters.
I voluntarily read an Advance Reader Copy for my honest review.
Cade and Sterling both have lives affected by human trafficking. Because of events in her life, Sterling is broken, skittish in trusting, and feels safer alone, smart and determined she weighs her steps but emotion draws her to act to save others and seek revenge. Cade’s life has drilled into him teamwork, analysis, and being prepared for all scenarios. Both have different reasons for not trusting others, hers due to games people play that harm others, to keep herself safe. His needing to keep his family and their activities safe. Since she is tentative in sharing herself until he reveals more about himself, too. And he’s not able to share more until she reveals herself to him, there’s a standstill moving forward…this conflict is worked through, by touching on ways they benefit each other…working together on common goals drive the story.
She is the ticket to help end a trafficking ring in their area and his family has the strategy and manpower to help her achieve her goal of revenge and need to help victims. The interaction and circumstances that slowly bring her into his life and his families is well written and fitting to all character growth. All the while you can see the growth of their love. Loved the heat level throughout this book…attraction and interest are strong but fitting the personalities of the characters. As the passion evolves, it’s steamy and fitting the storyline…one train of thought used by Cade to sway the heroine’s opinion by using intimacy, had me role my eyes until the heroine called him on it, too, then I laughed and high-fived Lori Foster in my mind. The bonding with his family brings her beyond her past and willing to move forward in life, grows her confidence in herself and belonging. Because of her life built her survival instincts, she had strong insight and brings a new outspoken and needed aspect to the McKenzies. Cade and Sterling become true partners.
Not all done easily. There are dangerous action scenes that have you on the edge of your seat. The main antagonist is known and always seems beyond reach until these characters join together, but there is a character who has you guessing if they are villain or not until the very end. Ideal story, Action, Humor laced in an emotional journey that bring our characters to a well deserved Happily ever after and set us up for Reyes’ Story!

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2021
Cade and Sterling both have lives affected by human trafficking. Because of events in her life, Sterling is broken, skittish in trusting, and feels safer alone, smart and determined she weighs her steps but emotion draws her to act to save others and seek revenge. Cade’s life has drilled into him teamwork, analysis, and being prepared for all scenarios. Both have different reasons for not trusting others, hers due to games people play that harm others, to keep herself safe. His needing to keep his family and their activities safe. Since she is tentative in sharing herself until he reveals more about himself, too. And he’s not able to share more until she reveals herself to him, there’s a standstill moving forward…this conflict is worked through, by touching on ways they benefit each other…working together on common goals drive the story.
She is the ticket to help end a trafficking ring in their area and his family has the strategy and manpower to help her achieve her goal of revenge and need to help victims. The interaction and circumstances that slowly bring her into his life and his families is well written and fitting to all character growth. All the while you can see the growth of their love. Loved the heat level throughout this book…attraction and interest are strong but fitting the personalities of the characters. As the passion evolves, it’s steamy and fitting the storyline…one train of thought used by Cade to sway the heroine’s opinion by using intimacy, had me role my eyes until the heroine called him on it, too, then I laughed and high-fived Lori Foster in my mind. The bonding with his family brings her beyond her past and willing to move forward in life, grows her confidence in herself and belonging. Because of her life built her survival instincts, she had strong insight and brings a new outspoken and needed aspect to the McKenzies. Cade and Sterling become true partners.
Not all done easily. There are dangerous action scenes that have you on the edge of your seat. The main antagonist is known and always seems beyond reach until these characters join together, but there is a character who has you guessing if they are villain or not until the very end. Ideal story, Action, Humor laced in an emotional journey that bring our characters to a well deserved Happily ever after and set us up for Reyes’ Story!

Sterling is quick to intrigue us as we slowly learn her story. She's tough and strong and doesn't like to take direction, but she has a heart of gold.
Cade is the epitome of smokin' hot! He's strong, he's protective and he's a big ol' teddy bear where Sterling is concerned.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a tight-knit family who is constantly in each other's business, but who will do anything for each other as they each settle into their own happily ever after.
The characters are three-dimensional, and I just fell in love with all of them. Cade is my favorite hero yet. What woman wouldn't want a guy like him? He's gorgeous, sexy, protective, and is one tough hombre. Sterling (Star) is determined not to get involved with anyone and spends her time helping victims of human trafficking. She tries to resist Cade, but they're like a magnet and steel. The heat they generate is off the charts. I can't wait to read the rest of the series! Reyes, Cade's brother, will be the next book in the series, then Madison, his sister, will have her story. I'd love to read a story about the senior McKenzie, Parrish, finding love.
It's going to be so hard to wait for the next book! I would recommend this book to anyone who loves romance with heat and suspense!
I received an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
The strong heroine in this story, Sterling Parson (Star), is out for revenge, working under the guise of being a truck driver, and taking refuge in the local bar. Cade, a bartender in the small town bar, knows more about Star than he will let on, but he won’t let her know until he has to, for her safety. The frequenters of the bar know to stay away from her, but she doesn’t seem to know her limits.
The McKenzie family dynamic is a mix of strong-minded individuals with a dark, twisted history and a very strong connection. The storyline is intense, deep, tragic, romantic and protective. 4.5 stars for this wonderfully written romantic suspense.
**possible triggers...
human trafficking
abuse
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Star/Sterling is a truck driver that appears in Cade’s bar every so often, she orders a drink and falls asleep for an hour or two. Cade makes sure that she isn’t disturbed while she sleeps. After a while he starts talking to her and gradually she opens up to him. Cade protects her when she really stupidly, offers to go to a human traffickers house, as she recognises that’s what are they are, and thinks she can, I’ve no idea what she was doing, or what she hoped to achieve!!!!
When she is injured, Cade moves in with her, to look after her. And of course they start having sex. They realise that they are both doing the same thing, and start to work together. After Cade gets permission off his daddy! Cade, Rheyes (?) and his sister Madison are all totally under their fathers control and don’t do anything without his permission! It’s weird as Cade is the ex army ranger and has a lot of experience, that his dad as a surgeon doesn’t!!!
Too many plot holes.
Why does Sterling go to his pub for a sleep when she lives down the road? And are we to believe that she only sleeps two hours a day??? As she herself says she doesn’t feel safe at the truck stops!
Why is Cade taking orders from his dad? He’s the ex army ranger, who is really experienced, his dad is a surgeon, who has no experience with fighting!
Cade’s dad tells Sterling about a tactical team that he employs. Okay, brilliant. Where are they? They’re never mentioned once! Cade is the one that does all the fighting, with help from his brother.
Lastly, I really struggled with Sterling. As she has been sex trafficked herself, she doesn’t like people touching her, in anyway. Okay fair enough. So a few pages in and she’s jumping on Cade and having sex!!!???? Erm no!
Sorry. This book isn’t well thought out and the plots are ludicrous!
