The Delta Family Romances by Cami Checketts

From Amazon:

A family sworn to protect a secret so dangerous it may destroy them all. Don't miss this fast-paced and flirtatious clean romantic suspense series by USA Today Bestselling Author Cami Checketts.

Delta Family Romances
Deceived
Abandoned
Committed
Betrayed
Devoted
Compromised
Endangered
Accepted
Returned
Devastated

My Take:

Cami Checketts is one of my favorite romantic suspense authors because I know there will be a good balance of suspense and danger mixed in with the romance. This review is for the 10-book Delta Family Romances. This is a Christian romantic suspense series. So, romance with Christian values of no sex before marriage (These characters share an intense attraction to each other, but manage to stay in control of their desires), prayers for strength and guidance during the suspense parts, and some good guys fighting bad guys stuff.;

The suspense and mystery of what the Delta weapon was and how that would all play out was really good. I loved getting to know and care for this family over the course of the book, making the last book more emotional than I expected. One of the best things about the characters was that they were not perfect. Each one had real-life issues that they needed to work through with the help of their soulmates. 

The romances were sweet, and yes, I'd call them soulmate romances. Why? Because all of them were insta-love with intense connections zinging between the couples. We have strong men and women which is a lovely change from the normal romantic suspense. The girls weren't useless and could often best their men in a fight. The feelings of love hit them fast and developed just as fast. 

The books were all quick reads for me. However, I did find myself skimming a lot to get to the action. There was a lot of internal thought that felt repetitive at times. I'd glance through paragraphs at a time to get to the dialogue. These books felt like 30% dialogue and 70% rumination by the characters. 

We are constantly reminded of what the emotional issue was holding the person back from accepting the love being offered. A few times I did get frustrated with that and wish they would hurry up and move on. There were a couple of instances where if the couple had sat down and talked for ten minutes everything would have been fine. However, I did read all ten books, so they must not have been too annoying. :)

All in all, I give the entire series 4 Stars and a Clean rating.

1-5 scale and what it means:

1: I couldn’t even finish it / just plain bad

2: I hope I didn’t pay for this / disappointing

3: I didn’t hate it, but it was still missing something / forgettable but inoffensive

3.5: On the line between good and ok / like, not love

4: Solid mind candy / worth reading

4.5: So very close to perfection! / must read

5: I could not put it down and I’m still thinking about it! / a true treasure

Movie Ratings in relation to my review:

Clean--Hallmark movies, some kissing, no nudity, no intimacy on or off "screen"

PG--Some innuendo but nothing kids don't hear every day, intimacy is all closed door

PG-13--some language (swear words not related to intimacy), more talk about intimacy, heavy petting, removal of clothing on screen, but intimacy is closed door.

PG-14—somewhere between PG-13 and R. Not erotica, but at least a paragraph of on-screen intimacy

R--swearing (F-bomb, on “screen” intimacy, sometimes feels like the whole story is about the intimacy and not the relationship or some other plot, but not always