Review: THUNDERSTRUCK BY THE PECS!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2013
Personally I've yet to meet an Ellora's Cave book that I haven't liked. I've also never met an Ellora's Cave COVER that I haven't liked. When looking at a ripped, bare-chested cowboy on a cover of a book, am I going to turn it away? Um, NO. I'm a Mom - not a total idiot. So right off the bat, "Thunderstruck" by Kendall Grace gets a big ole "thumbs up" from me -- and I haven't even cracked into the story yet!Is there a story? Yes. It's another great benefit of an Ellora's Cave publication. They actually have a plot. Yes, the sex is hotter than the prairie in the height of the summer, but there is actually always a reliable, interesting story to be found. In "Thunderstruck", Jo is rushing to leave her marriage/divorce and ex-husband behind -- not as easy to do since he is a powerful Senator up for re-election. Finding him having an affair shakes her trust in herself and in men in general. Her neighbor, Hawk, has no such reservations and upon meeting Jo decides she is his fated one. There are some very interesting allusions to Native American beliefs and watching nature for hints that are being given to us. During her retreat from her public life, Jo "finds" herself and in doing so, becomes a stronger person who can then create stronger bonds with her sister; Hawk and her family of her heart (not necessarily blood - and don't we ALL know that many times those are the BEST families??).This is an easy read and a great book to throw into the carpool / waiting to pick-up-kids bag! PLEASE NOTE: I did receive a free copy of this book in exchange for an HONEST review. That said - the one complaint I would have against this book is the price. For a writer with a sparse gallery of work, I probably would have never purchased this book with it priced the way it is.