Review: A perfect and fitting ending to Hunter & Autumn's story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
If you've read Fierce and Fury you MUST read Flame.Flame picks up right where we left Autumn and Hunter at the end of Fierce. After reading Fierce & Fury, I had thought that's where the story would end but oh, Clarissa Wild had so much more in store for the young couple. Their path to true love and happiness wasn't going to be smooth!The couple have to cope with a lot along the way to finding true happiness, Autumn's strict disapproving dad, her insecurities about herself and their relationship, Hunter thinking he doesn't deserve Autumn. and his need to prove his self, and worth. Add to the mix Hunter's learning disability. Due to his mother's addictions during her pregnancy Hunter is convinced that's the reason he finds it difficult to retain pieces of information for very long, which is why he struggled in school.Hunter's desperate to provide for him and his older brother, who's having a hard time getting work since coming out of prison, so he does the only thing he does well...fight. He soon realises he can make a lot of money doing something that he's good at and enjoys. If only he can convince his brother and Autumn that this is the right career path for him.I found Hunter to be very contradictory, most of the time he acted like a cocky, confidant, arrogant young man in his early twenties who seemed to have a reputation with the girls and fighting and admitted to getting his own way all the time. But then, at times, when things got too much for him he came across as an insecure, frightened and unsure teenager who panicked and ran. Oh, I just wanted to give him a shake and tell him to get his act together! (how old is he actually meant to be? I don't know)However, I DID love the way he was always putting Autumn, his brother and Autumn's parents welfare before his own. As he told Autumn, he's the hunter and he must provide for his family.What I also loved about Hunter was his passion and determination. When he put his fears and insecurities aside he put his whole heart and soul into making their relationship work and making sure they had enough money to live more well off than they'd been used to growing up, respectively.Autumn was a shy and innocent bookworm when she met Hunter but there were times I wanted to shout at her for letting Hunter get all of his own way most of the time. Saying that she did stand up for herself when she needed, especially when it came to her strict father. Oh, I cheered and high-fived her for that! Autumn really grows up in this sequel, we get to see her unleash her wilder & sexier side! And boy, there are some definite sexy times!!There are some lovely, heart warming moments between the couple that melted my heart and quite a lot of hot, sexy scenes that nearly steamed up my glasses!! All in all the perfect ending for them.This series is the first work from Clarissa Wild I've read but it certainly won't be the last. I'm hoping Jessie and Jarret will have their story next!