Review: Though I would have loved to see the exciting impetus for Lexi’s flight to ...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
Though I would have loved to see the exciting impetus for Lexi’s flight to safety shown at the beginning of the story, it still works. The villain is certainly nasty and there was just enough of him to keep things interesting when things at the ranch seemed to drag.Travis, Lexi’s protective host, is like so many fathers with daughters—a little clueless and easy to manipulate. He’s decent, but it weakened him for me and frustrated Lexi. I struggled with the exasperating advance/retreat between the two adults. I think leaving sex out of the story altogether would have made it stronger. The discomfort of the characters, and the author, was hard to miss. Tenderness, furtive looks, tentative conversations, and the slow bloom of trust and understanding would have been more effective for these two characters as they worked side by side while she hid out. Still, a warm, enjoyable read. I loved Travis’s housekeeper.I received an ARC of this story from the author in exchange for an honest review.