Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs Book 1 The Montgomery Ink series continues with a spin-off in Colorado Springs, where a familiar Montgomery finds her place in a new tattoo shop, and in the arms of her best friend.
Adrienne Montgomery is finally living her dreams. She’s opened a tattoo shop with her brother, Shep, and two of her cousins from Denver and she’s ready to take the city by storm with … she’s ready to take the city by storm with her art—as long as she can handle the pressure. When her new neighbors decide her shop isn’t a great fit for the community, however, she’ll have to lean on the one person she didn’t expect to fall for along the way…her best friend.
Mace Knight takes pride in two things: his art and his daughter. He knows he’s taking a risk by starting over in a new shop with the Montgomerys, but the stakes are even higher when he finds himself wanting Adrienne more than he thought possible.
The two fall fast and hard but they know the rules; they can’t risk their friendship, no matter how hot it is between the sheets and how many people try to stand in their way.
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Loved the characters. Loved the story line. Great read. Thank you.
Wonderful read. Characters are well developed. Story has some conflict both between characters and with the story line that keeps you interested and wanting to know the ending. Attraction between the two characters is keeps you coming back for more.
This is another great book n a great series
I loved it! Good characters, good story line.
I love everything she writes and this book was a great read as usual!
I love thos series. Good as stand alones!
Well I’m Still In The Middle Of Reading This Book
But As I keep Reading On I’m Loveing It More And
More I Read Each Page And It Just Keeps Gettin Better
& Better. Page By Page So I Give This Author Koodos 4
Writing Such An Awesome Book
Beginning of a new series in the Montgomery Ink world. Different branch of the family setting up a new shop in Colorado Springs.
Fairly well edited.
Adrienne Montgomery and her brother Shep are opening a new tattoo shop. Adrienne’s best friend, Mace, is also working in the new shop. Unfortunately, on opening day, some man walks in and says they aren’t welcome and to get out. After that, a series of vandalism and nuisance calls begin. Meanwhile, Adrienne and Mace, who have been best friends for years, find themselves adding benefits to their friendship. As they work through this new dimension to their relationship, Mace’s ex suddenly moves overseas, leaving their 4 year old daughter in his sole care. Mace goes from weekend to full time parent overnight. Balancing all these changes isn’t easy. Will they find the culprit behind the shop woes? Will Mace learn to balance his growing feelings for Adrienne with parenthood?
This was a very easy read. I think the thing that kept it from being a really good read for me was the repetition of the back story. I got that Shep had been in New Orleans for several years, met his wife, and moved back the first time it was mentioned. The underlying story was good. I was left wondering what would happen with Thea and Dimitri, Roxie and Carter, and Abby. Enjoy.
For honest review. Adrienne Montgomery and mace knight have been best friends forever now working together at MIT tattoo shop there feeling have been changing. With the new business that Adrienne and her brother now own they find themselves all trying to figure out who is trying to hurt their business.Awesome
3.5 stars. This is Book #1 in the Montgomery Ink: Colorado Springs Series. It is a spin-off of the Montgomery Ink Series but can be read as a standalone. It does have a HEA. This was a good quick read. It is a best friends to lovers, single parent trope set in a tattoo shop.
Adrienne Montgomery & Mace Knight have been friends for awhile now. They have always kept things platonic even though there was chemistry between them. One night, they can no longer deny the chemistry they share. They cross the line. Can they come back from it? Will they still be friends? Can they be more than friends?
Adrienne Montgomery & Shep own Montgomery Ink Too (a.k.a. MIT). She is having her grand opening when a man comes in and tells her that her business isn’t wanted in this town. She has a series of things happen, but Adrienne is determined not to let that get her down or make her run. She also has the support of family and Mace.
Mace Knight has always been attracted to Adrienne but never wanted to ruin their friendship by crossing the line. He is a single dad who all of a sudden has full custody of his daughter. Thankfully, has an amazing best friend who is more than happy to step in and help. One night when they decide to cross the line, the dynamic changes. Was it a mistake? Besides his daughter, Adrienne is the most important person in his life. He can’t lose her friendship and now that he is a full-time dad, he doesn’t know if he has the time for a relationship.
This is the first Montgomery Ink book I have read. I really liked the characters. The plot held my interest and kept me wondering what would happen next. Mace and Adrienne’s chemistry was explosive. I enjoyed this quick read and recommend reading it.
****ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review.****
This was a great story. I am so happy that Ryan is writing these side series with the Montgomery crew. I wasn’t ready to let them go.
I loved both Mace and Adrienne. They had such a great friendship and romance. Also Daisy is adorable.
This is a great spin off of the original series. Love how it keeps growing and expanding.
Mace and Addi is an amazing friends to lovers story. Their situation and the inclusion of Daisy was heart warming. Love the Montgomery’s.
5 It’s the Best When Friends Become Lovers Stars!!
I’m a lover of all things Montgomery Ink and when I heard we were getting a new series expanding the Montgomery’s into a new town I literally did a happy dance and Ms. Ryan definitely didn’t disappoint with this first book!!!
Adrienne and Mace have been friends for so long that they know every nuance of each other’s lives and it never seemed like there would be more to their friendship until there was!! Oh Mace, he’s an incredibly talented tattoo artist, all alpha, hot, sexy and so much more….but more importantly he’s a father and that trumps everything else with the exception of his love for Adrienne Montgomery…she’s number two in his heart!
This book made me laugh, had me biting my nails at the suspense that Ms. Ryan is so good at building into her stories and I had to get out a portable fan to cool myself off when these two were burning up the sheets! I’m so excited for this new branch of the Montgomery’s and can’t wait for the next book!!
Always glad to find another great book by this author.
I love the whole Montgomery Ink series!
Always love Carrie Ann Ryan books!
Could not get into this book. To wordy …all over the place
ok read but got boring as plot fizzled out ,mid-book
The first in Ryan’s new series takes characters from previous series and interweaves them with new. Great start to new series and am looking forward to reading next books.