Review: Great start to a new series.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2014
"Shooter" is the first book in the "Burnout" series by Dahlia West. I had this on my kindle for ages without reading it. Why? Too many other good books on my TBR list, but by the time I picked it up I really couldn't remember what it was about. Not a problem because it sucked me into the story right away. Hayley picks a biker bar to try to get  an off the books cash job. Chris is looking for a tenant and is friends with the owner of the bar. They are naturally wary of each other but close proximity bleeds into friendship. I really liked how these two didn't jump into bed straight away. The relationship and trust slowly built into something special.  When they finally get together it is sexy and sweet.Hayley is quietly desperate for a family and takes on Chris's rag-tag crew with enthusiasm. In fact she is so supportive at times I wondered where that really strong independent  girl from the start of the book went. At first I thought this was a MC book. But it isn't until three-quarters of the way through Chris's ties to the local MC club were explored and you realised he wasn't actually part of the scene. Kind of, I think some of the MC terms were used in reference to the group of Chris's friends that had all been in the army together. The other thing was Dahlia West kept jumping between nick names for people and there real names which got a bit confusing.But I did like the rest of the guys hanging around Chris. They were so sweet and protective of Hayley and supportive of her and Chris's relationship. To the point where every time Chris does something wrong he has a chat to the rest of the guys about it. Do guys really do that? Do they explore in detail fights that happen in and out of the bedroom? Don't know, they seem like such alpha males a lot of the time all the deep and meaningful chats seemed a bit strange.Hayley is such an enigma, what is keeping her on the run?  She makes it clear from the start it is more than just and abusive Ex. Her past stays a mystery for most of the book and I must say the lead up to where you find out seem kind of strange to me. where it all comes tumbling out is kind of glossed over so you don't get a good feeling of why she is so emotional and chooses to off load in front of a group of people. The mystery did keep me reading.I enjoyed this book. Hayley and Chris were a likeable couple with a few obstacles in their way and the rest of the crew were interesting. Will certainly read Dahlia West's work again.