White Knight

Catherine Barrington and Christopher Carmichael were teenage lovers separated by circumstance. Life happens, they move on. But what happens when your lost love finds you? Can you ever go back? Or move forward? Join Catherine and Chris as they try to answer that very question.

It's no secret that I love CD Reiss' words. Her writing is captivating and intense. The way she pulls the reader into a scene is brilliant and memorable. White Knight is no exception. I adore how she tackled this second chance romance. For me, this book felt very poetic. The way it included the up and downs, the emotion, and struggle. It was both heart-breaking and uplifting. Recently, I've become a big fan of contemporary romance and this is one that will stay with me for a long time. It made me sad, it made me tear up, and at least once it made me angry. But, it also made me smile, it made me swoon, and it filled my heart with happiness. This is CD Reiss at her best!

Although it's not necessary to read King of Code and/ or Prince Charming before White Knight, I did, because I read each as they were released. I can safely say you can read this at any point, it stands by itself completely, however, having already read them, it was wonderful to visit with the residents of Barrington again, seeing them in a different light. Especially seeing Harper from Catherine's POV. White Knight will definitely whet your appetite for KoC, if you haven't read it yet.

Catherine has such a sweet and kind soul, but fierce when she needs to be. I just adored her. She was so strong, probably a lot stronger than she ever gave herself credit for, the way she took on the role of protector for the town. It was awe-inspiring. She deserved a HEA. Chris is your typical romance hero, but at the same time, he's different. Sure, he's smart and sexy, but, he's also willing to do whatever it takes to earn back the love of Catherine because he knows, he just knows she's the one for him. I loved the combination of the past and present, showing what their relationship was like. It gave the progression of their relationship a raw and organic feel to it. It also gave their feelings that much more power because we got to experience it with them. There is this one scene that involves a table (that's all I'm saying, you'll have to read it to understand), I think I may have melted, it was sweet and beautiful and one of the highlights of this book. It just took something small and made it huge, made it special. It was so them! The sexy times were, well, sexy. Both in their innocence to begin with and in the experience of later. Seeing that physical progression was just as important to their story as the emotional connection.

I honestly could have continued to read about this couple for another few hours, if CD Reiss had wanted to draw the book out, they were such a joy to spend time with. However, in pure Reiss fashion, when the book was done, it was done. She doesn't use filler to increase the word count, every sentence has its place and its purpose to the story. I think that is one of the main things I love about her writing. Every word has its reason for being there. It makes it such an intense and beautiful reading experience. I cannot wait for the audiobook.