Review: Great Alpha Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
***MILD SPOILERS INCLUDEDI really enjoyed this book. Let me start off by clarifying from the cover that this is not a biker book. Yes, they know a biker MC, but it really has nothing to do with the overall story at all.Basically a Lieutenant from the Army moves to Rapid City and the guys from his group follow him. They've built a brotherhood between them that only war and death can create.The Lieutenant, Chris "Shooter" Sullivan is very Alpha. The whole town loves him. Between the guys, they basically know everything about the town's goings-on and watch out for it.Cue Hayley - just off the bus, running from a horrible past and doesn't plan on staying longer than it takes to build up some cash and get gone.Because, if she stays too long, her past just might catch up to her.(*Side Note: There's not a lot of detail of this past, even when the book explains it, you're kind of left wondering why this guy from left field took on this obsession and what it had to do with her).She gets a job at the local bar as a waitress. She uses the ruse that she's basically an on the run beaten woman from her man. She doesn't tell them that, she just gives herself bruises and uses the deer in headlights look when they ask her about it.They don't know her past and the person she's running from is worse than that.Right off the bat, Shooter is suspicious of Hayley. He knows she's lying and can tell she's conning the people around her...just not sure of what she's conning and the extent of it.However, his Alpha possessiveness...combined with the strange attraction he has to her, has him demanding he move into his rent house (next door to his) for her safety. Hayley puts up a good fight, but agrees.So the relationship begins to build. If I had to guess from memory, I would say that it's almost 50% where they actually start off the relationship from friends to lovers. The scenes are scorching hot!It is a little cheesy with how much all the guys are just in love with Hayley and the extent of their protection/possessiveness they offer her...even from Shooter.They all know she was most likely raped, but figure it was from a boyfriend who's still after her.No one mentions it to Hayley, they just treat her like gold to help her feel secure.So the story goes from there and it just keep's getting better.HOWEVER - I'm a little miffed that when the ball got rolling and the bad guy finally caught up to Hayley, it wasn't even Shooter that got to save her. He was pretty much helpless. I mean, why have this whole book going on and on about how possessive he is, how much he loves her and that he's basically this bada** trained killer and then, his hands are tied when Hayley actually needs rescuing. HELLO! That's what we were waiting for!! For him to finally get to save what's "his".So anywho, it was a good book. I loved all the guys in it and couldn't wait to get my hand's on their stories. I was happy when I found out Tex's book is already out. However, I didn't like it near as much as I liked Shooter.So, I do recommend this read. It's a great possessive Alpha read.