Release Day REVIEW: Arresting Benjamin - Arresting Onyx Book#3- Amber Daulton

Title: Arresting Benjamin
Series: Arresting Onyx Book#3
Author: Amber Daulton
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Romance,
Publisher: Daulton Publishing
Release Date: Oct 11, 2022
Format: Kindle
Pages: 313
Source: Amazon

A one-night stand, a surprise baby, and a mysterious stalker.

Mechanic Benjamin Starwell can’t stop thinking about Belle Hamlin, the ballsy musician he slept with and skipped out on months earlier. He never meant to get her pregnant, but he’ll do whatever it takes to win back her trust and be a part of his child’s life. His desire for Belle drives him to be a better man, but he’s worn thin with a garage to run and his estranged sister dumping her troubles on him.

Belle’s juggling impending motherhood, her indie rock career, and a stalker who’s determined to see her fail. Even though she’s desperate to get her priorities straight, she pushes aside her past hurt and welcomes Benji back into her bed. She never expects him to slip into her heart.

When the danger escalates, they face the greatest challenge of all—protecting their unborn child.

Reviewed by Linda Tonis

Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team

Another wonderful addition to a wonderful series. This series doesn’t have to be read in order but the characters from the previous books are all part of the stories. Why miss out on great romances with great characters and the trouble they wind up in. This is Benjamin Starwell and Belle Hamlin’s story. Belle and Benji share the same friends, the same friends we met in book one and two so when they had a drunken one-night stand and he disappeared it was hard for them to totally stay away from each other.

When Benji saw Belle again he knew that he wanted to get back with her and prove that he would not disappear on her again. Belle has been hurt over and over again by men she was involved with and trusting Benji again would take a lot of effort on his part. Of course, that didn’t mean she wasn’t willing to allow him into her bed. When Belle revealed that the one night, they had together resulted in her being pregnant he now had more reason than ever to win her back, he would not be a weekend father.

Benji is in for the long haul and wants Belle to marry him but trust is not something she is ready to give. Belle begins to let her guard down but marriage is not in the cards, at least not yet. Everything becomes complicated when his sister arrives asking for a place to stay. She is a drug addict and insists that she has gone through rehab and needs a safe place away from temptation. It was a kind gesture on his part in spite of how many times she let him down and it was a gesture that will prove costly.

Belle is a singer, songwriter looking for a break but a stalker threatens her and now Benji’s sister and the stalker complicate their lives and endanger them. Of course, Onyx, the vicious gang who has been the focus in each book once again makes an appearance and this time things are dangerous and deadly for Belle, Benji and their unborn child. As Belle and Benji begin to build a life for themselves Onyx threatens to destroy it before it truly begins.

This book like the previous two is filled with romance, sex and suspense. Watching as Benji tries to win Belle over while Belle makes him work for it was fun, she is a tough cookie and I loved her. The last half of the book left me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t put it down till the end. I just want more and hopefully the wait won’t be too long.

ROMANCE/MILITARY/SUSPENSE/ACTION ADVENTURE