Review: Best Cameron Dane book.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2012
The best in the fabulous Quentin Montana/Hawkins Ranch series. The whole series has been good but this a stand out and deserves more than 5 stars, but that's not possible.Hunter Tennison is the brother of Sarah, from Becoming Three, back after several tours of Iraq/Afghanistan. He's been stateside for approximately a year but has hidden this fact from his sister. Hunter is a very disturbed man who is self harming to deal with the pain of loss and enduring what humans aren't meant to - the atrocities that go hand in hand with being in a war. Hunter is a good man that has seen/been through bad times. He's trying to adjust to being back in his home town, fitting into civillian life, but he is not coping.Alex Quick was also introduced in Becoming Three. He is the head of a multi-million dollar empire of real estate and other business ventures, he's in Quentin to develop land into housing. Alex had a rough childhood, however a steady constant in his life has been Mack. Mack is ill during Alex's time in Quentin but he is a tough guy and slogs through his illness in his usual 'I'll be fine' manner. Alex goes back and forth between Mack and Quentin but eventually Mack dies, leaving Alex to deal with losing an important part of his life. I love Alex Quick, he is a wonderful character, he may not be your stereotypical alpha male, but he is all man. Someone who will stand by a partner in their darkest hour and love them unconditionally encapsulates a real man to me.Alex and Hunter develop an attraction towards one another, despite their best efforts not to act on it. Hunter, because he is not well, emotionally, and Alex, because he's not sure he wants the damage that comes with Hunter. They do get together sexually but it is not pretty. Hunter cannot handle love, it triggers all sorts of self- loathing and panic. Sarah and her partners, especially Jace, who has been Hunter's best friend, are worried about  Hunter. Alex develops feelings of love for Hunter which are reciprocated with angry, violent, sexual and physical encounters.Even though it is aggressive in nature, one of the hottest sex scenes I've ever read is in this book. It's in the farmhouse being renovated, freakin' hell! Cameron Dane oudoes herself in the writing of the erotic content in this book, it is desperate and it it H.O.T. I love Cameron Dane as a writer, she creates and develops her characters with love and layers. Cameron Dane takes on the PTSD well and misses nothing, doing the topic and characters justice. It's fantastic that this book takes place over a year; as it gives readers a chance too see how Hunter's mental health issues take time to be worked out. It's not sudden or unbelievable.A great, emotional, darker read. I hope this series just keeps on coming.