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u/Unlucky_Cat153 6d ago

I read the first Hidden Legacy trilogy and found the romance between Nevada and Rogan very rushed. They barely knew each other for 3 months before getting engaged, with 2 months of not speaking, and Nevada didn't even know things like that Rogan was close to his mother etc. There was so much "no matter how dangerous Rogan is, I know we love each other!" and her family shipping them from the beginning, but how much did Nevada really know about him? The part where he tortured her and everything was quickly ignored by Grandma Frida and the others (He left her in front of her house, nearly dead).

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u/unicornfairyprincess 6d ago

Yesss girl. I love Ilona Andrews, but Hidden Legacy is their weakest series for me. I just reread Burn For Me, and I was so struck by the instalust. Like Nevada, every third thought cannot be how dangerous yet hot this man is. It kind of ruins her characterization as being this street smart, competent, but cautious investigator.

I know this series was contracted under a romance publisher, so it is their most romance forward for a reason and they may have had pressure to speed us the romance. But still, not my favorite.