Review: OK but Predictable and Disappointing
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
So, this is the 3rd book in the Heaven Hill series, and to be honest, for me its been a roller coaster reading this series so far. I thought book 1, Meant to Be, was OK, I thought the beginning of Denise's and Liam's relationship was completely unrealistic, but I liked Liam a lot and I liked the ending.  I LOVED Out of Darkness, featuring Meredith and Tyler - Tyler was hot, sexy, compassionate and super patient as he helped Meredith recover from a brutal rape.  What I liked about both women was that they were strong in their own right, and the men were alphas but not domineering - in each book, during an emotionally pivotal moment, these sexy alpha men even shed tears - strong but vulnerable - yes!!Now, the 3rd book focuses on Jagger and Bianca (clever nod to Mick & Bianca Jagger?); Jagger is a recently patched in member of the Heaven Hill MC and Bianca is a waitress at a strip joint.  Jagger is seriously head over heels for Bianca but it takes Bianca a while to admit she has feelings for him.  I love Jagger, nice guy, singer, not as alpha as Liam and definitely not as alpha as Tyler, but that's not what bothered me; he's a sweetie and very protective of Bianca.  I even liked Bianca, she was a little slow to let Jagger know that she liked him but she had goals, (she's working as a waitress and attending college) and was kind of guarded.  The author hints that she has some baggage from her past but we never really learn what that is.So what was disappointing?  I just didn't get the same sense of strong chemistry between Jagger and Bianca that I so enjoyed in the first two books.  In fact, I never got the sense that they were REALLY into each other the way the other two couples were in the earlier books.  The love scenes between Jagger and Bianca just weren't very passionate to me.  The author's writing is a little more emotionally distant to me; a few times I shouted - stop describing how the characters feel and let them show us through their actions or dialog.The last few chapters were so predictable that i literally wrote a note in my kindle of what was going to happen with Bianca and "Money Bags" and I nailed it to the t.  I know romance novels are pretty formulaic, but I don't want it to be that predictable; throw in a few surprises.I will go on to read the next book in the series because I am really curious about Layne; I hope book 4 is better than book 3!