Review: Bishop’s Queen by Cristin Harber

I swear I feel like such a broken record when it comes to Cristin Harber but in a good way. See, a little history lesson is in order here. Three years ago, I had just started my blog, it had been up and running for a few months and I got a review request from an author I had never heard of and she had five books releasing. (I still have those emails, lol.) It was in my genre of choice, so she sent me book one, Winter’s Heat, I loved it and soon after that, she sent me all 5 books/novellas. I was in love. Romantic Suspense and Military Romance demand a delicate balance of plot and passion. I like a healthy dose of both and if it’s too much sex and a weak suspense/action plot, you’ll likely lose me. I’d like to think of myself as a connoisseur of those genres as I’ve read and continue to read in those genres still. Not to mention, I cut my romantic suspense teeth on early Maya Banks KGI and Lori Foster’s Men Who Walk on the Edge of Honor, so my standards were already high.

Three years later, I’m still reading/devouring everything she writes. Harber continually sets the standard and then raises the bar in the genre. Her characters are fresh and interesting and the plot lines are completely unique. I have to admit, that I always favored Roman in Hart Attack. I salivated in anticipation over his book, so for me, he was always my standard for Titan men. Roman, honey, Bishop is giving you a run for your money.

Not only is Bishop an interesting guy, Ella is an interesting and entertaining character as well. Usually, the whole reality tv character doesn’t work for me but she also hosts her own Eco Ella blog and YouTube channel. She’s completely committed to her job and she practices what she preaches as an environmental warrior. Harber took a subject that I wasn’t quite sure that I’d be interested in and wove it into a refreshing and intriguing plotline. Bishop and Ella have a previous connection, a very personal one, in fact, that lays the groundwork for their current undeniable attraction. Their chemistry is CRAZY good and Bishop doesn’t shy way from showing Ella how he feels about her, once they let those feelings loose, not to mention there is some serious BUMP AND GRIND Magic Mike action going on with him. YOWZA.

One thing I’ve always said that Harber excels at is creating unique characters and plotlines. It can be very easy to create characters that bleed easily into others, especially in this genre. All of the Titan men are alphas to varying degrees and they wield those traits with their women, carefully because Harber has given them absolutely glorious female characters to pair up with. They have various backgrounds, careers, and are not ones to bleed into the wallpaper or fall victim to the TSTL (Too Stupid to Live) syndrome, which still runs rampant these days. (Isn’t there a vaccine for that now?)

Three years later and eight books into the Titan series and Harber is still kicking ass. Harber has my complete respect and admiration and I salute her.