Review: The `Burg Series...Golden Trails
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 5, 2012
Have you ever left the love of your life unexpectedly, without explanation, but with a LOT of regret?I have.  This book spoke to me from the first page even though the/our circumstances were not the same.Tanner Layne and Raquel Merrick got together young...Tanner waited until Rocky wasn't so young to claim her as his.  They thought it would be forever until Rocky left Layne without explanation and without hope of going back to where their connection began.Years later, Tanner has family obligations that draws and grounds him to the `Burg.  Rocky has moved on  from Tanner and the `Burg as well but is disentangling herself from a distant but well-moneyed husband.  Tanner and Rocky reconnect and the world that once was is made right with people that are older, wiser and a HELL of a lot savvier in the entire world's ways and its emotional pitfalls.But, as real as their connection is, they still have to deal with his ex-wife, her soon-to-be ex-husband, her family, his sons and a host of people that try to help them find the dirty cop that is infiltrating their space, the high school and the whole of the `Burg.I loved this book because Kristen Ashley has, once again, delivered a book of quality.  There is a lot of story in this book.  A book that has just enough intrigue to keep it interesting, enough character development to make you wonder and enough sex to keep you on the edge of your seat.  Ms. Ashley's style of writing keeps you firmly embedded in the head of the person's point of view and gives you an feet-first thrust into their emotional state--you CARE about the characters, whether they're main characters or bit players.  You miss them after you've finished the book.  You find yourself wondering what-happens-next even though you finished the book weeks ago.In my mind, THAT is a true author.  To create people, situations and a story that I can relate to, embrace and impatiently wait to read as the story unfolds...and re-read when all the ends are completed.I've read all of Ms. Ashley's offerings, to date, and would recommend each and every one of them.  And, as a prolific writer, I never have to wait long for another selection...although it feels like an eternity when my butt is on the waiting chair.Overall Rating: (out of 10) A solid 10Heat Level: (out of 10) A solid 15Would I Want to Read this Author Again: Definite YES!Would I Recommend: (out of 10) A Definite 20