Review: Great addition to the series.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2012
A man with no love to give gets a second chance but will he take it or turn it away?Adam Jameson, Enforcer of the Redwood Pack has been struggling for 20 years with the death of his mate and unborn child. A drunken one night stand only made him feel even worse, guilty as if he betrayed his deceased mated. Bay Milton shows up at his Pack, pregnant with his child and with his mate mark looking to Adam for help. Adam is angry and torn between wanting her there and wanting her gone.Not wanting to accept another mate and more so one pregnant with his child Adam does all he can to push her away, fighting within himself, his wolf even the mating urge. Yet that eventually doesn't stop him and they give in to the mating. He hlds nothing back when it comes to telling Bay that she was a mistake, that he had a mate and child that even though they had been taken from him. He felt he couldn't let go and was torn between the past and the present. That he could protect her but could never love her that he didn't have any love to give her.I don't know how Bay did it putting up with being around Adam and the way he treated her, knowing she was doing it to protect their unborn child. Being around a mate that she wanted yet couldn't have. She could see the battle that he waged within himself, feeling he didn't deserve a second chance. However, this was about protecting her unborn child and her heart and not holding out for a mate that didn't want her. She was strong at times and would stand up to Adam, but yet when it came to him she would fold and give in to him at the same time it was so frustrating at the same time for me as a reader.However when Adam walks out after their son is born, she had enough and stands up to him. Yet he still continues to act standoffish, when he finally realizes that he does love her and he needs to let go of the past the enemy is there to take what is his. Just like the last time, except Bay isn't one to stand down she is a strong woman and a strong wolf, and more. Heck she had to be to put up with him! That is what I liked about her as much as she wanted to give up she knew she couldn't.In the end Bay ended up saving Adam in more ways than one and I was glad that he finally did find it in himself to grieve for what he lost and move forward. I can understand why Ms. Ryan had such a hard time writing Adam's story, he was not an easy man to begin with but I am glad that he did finally let go of the past and had such a strong woman in Bay, even if you were an ass Adam, I forgive you too.We all deserve that second chance at life and love and Carrie Ann Ryan did an AMAZING job with Adams story and I am so glad he got his "redemption"!!!Review copy provided for an honset review.