Tangled is my first read by Elizabeth Reyes.  I was impressed with Ms Reyes' story telling abilities.  This well written book has amazing, lovable characters.  Isabel and Romero's story is a novella, but a little longer than most I've read, still a perfect choice for those with limited time for reading.  This holiday tale is full of drama, humor and  just a tiny bit of heat.  I love the closeness and interaction with all the family members in this story.  I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from Elizabeth Reyes in the future.   Tangled is a novella from the Moreno Brothers Series, but can be read as a standalone.  This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.

I love a good Cinderella type story. The book synopsis promised to deliver such a HEA. Veronica is an overweight, depressed older twenty something needing to get over the grief of a loss of a parent. Noah is a younger twenty something ready to take on the world and show everyone his worth. Veronica comes to a gym where Noah gets his break to as personal trainer. Each needing the other for life's little troubles, they quickly become friends and then maybe more.

I find some reviews difficult to write. Trying to reach for the words to describe what I am thinking and feeling or lack of. To be honest, I couldn't connect to Veronica. I wanted to, but the more the story continued, the more I didn't like her. It seemed for the age difference she had a problem with the character's ages should have been reversed. Veronica acted immature and not handling her relationships well at all. Maybe that was the point of the story that I missed on? Although Noah gets his HEA, it just seemed like once Veronica got her head on straight, the storyline seemed rushed.

So, where does this leave my recommendation? I read it once. Probably never again. However, the writing style, editing, etc. was solid. I would be willing to pick up the second book in the series to see if I liked it better. For the value, which I paid zero pennies, it was an ok read. This book falls in the 2.5 stars out of 5 stars for me.

After one heartache too many, Valerie Zuniga vows to never let Alex Moreno hurt her again. A year later, she is forced to reunite with him at a party where one unexpected sizzling kiss tells her she’s far from over him. No way will she allow herself to get sucked back into that torment. She’ll resist him even if that means using the one thing that’ll stop Alex dead in his tracks: another man. 

Alex is coming off one of the worst years of his life. He spent so much time wallowing in self-pity, he never realized how much he’d missed Valerie. That is, until that kiss. Now, he’s determined to get her back one way or another, and no other man will stand in his way. Especially after discovering that Valerie may be in danger, a danger he blames himself for.

Stupidest book I've ever read.Arrgh!!