REVIEW: Reckless Heart by Jax Calder (Rainbow Redemption #2)

- January 09, 2025

RECKLESS HEARTS

Rainbow Redemption - Book Two

by Jax Calder

Release Date: January 9, 2025

Review

Jax Calder gives off sweet vibes, but don’t be completely fooled, she will absolutely wreck you (in the best possible way of course). Her writing always blows me away. Especially these books in the Rainbow Redemption Series. I had anticipated that this would take a few days to read, but by ¾ of the way through I knew there would be no sleep until it was done.

Reckless Heart manages to find every soft spot and bruise and poke at them repeatedly. These two likeable but very different guys can’t stay away from each other, but their lives just never completely mesh, instead they live in a place that keeps breaking their hearts, even though it is clear they are meant to love each other.

Marcus’ past has consumed him and their different careers and passions keep a wall between them. It’s a beautiful journey.

You’ll have to read to figure out how things work themselves out. Just make sure you bring a box of tissues with you.

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Synopsis

Some people are meant to be in your life. Others are meant to turn your life upside down.

Seb:

Marcus is my sister’s best friend. He’s also the most gorgeous and charming man in the universe. And he knows it.

He’s always seen me as a nerdy geek who can’t string together a coherent sentence around him. So when he unexpectedly propositions me at a party, I decide to take the opportunity for all it’s worth.

Turns out it’s a night that will change everything.

Marcus:

There’s one person who’s always been off-limits: my best friend’s younger brother. But when I’m annoyed at Saskia one night, I don’t just cross the line. I obliterate it.

That one night determines the trajectory of my life.

Because it turns out one encounter with Seb will never be enough. And as the years go by, Seb and I collide over and over again, drawn together by an unexplainable force neither of us can escape.

But how can I accept Seb’s heart when I’m not sure if mine is worthy to give?

Reckless Hearts is an opposites attract, brother’s best friend romance with random animal facts, scientific puns, and a healthy dose of angst. Please see the trigger warnings at the front of the book.

Reckless Hearts is the second book in the Rainbow Redemption series but can be read as a stand-alone novel.

About Jax Calder

My stories are all about light-hearted conversations and deeply-felt connections. I love exploring exactly why two characters are the only ones who’ll make the other truly happy, and the journey they take to reach their happily-ever-after.

I live in New Zealand with my family and a wide assortment of animals. I’m a rabid sports fan, a hiking enthusiast and have a slightly unhealthy addiction to nature documentaries. I have also been known to read the odd book on occasion.

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