Review: Love this series! Highly recommended
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 31, 2012
Struck by Thunder is the first book in the Grandmasters Legacy series.  It is a highly intriguing book that sucked me in from the first page.  I got this book because it was free and really thought I would not like it because of the reference to kung fu.  Boy was I wrong.  This is one of the best books I have ever read.  It takes you on a journey detailing the story of Wyatt and Lei.  Their relationship is stormy and while some readers will focus on Wyatt's promiscuous sexual behavior and label him a "cheater", there is much more depth to it than that.  There was so much emotional baggage with both Lei and Wyatt and I felt frustration, anger and sadness while reading about their struggles.  It is a story of true love that comes with issues that are not uncommon in today's relationships.  I love, love strong alpha males and strong heroines.  You definitely have that here.  A descriptive phrase about the book references "gratuitous sex" but I felt the sex scenes were appropriately placed throughout the story.  It is definitely erotic but the bigger picture is the love that develops between Wyatt and Lei.  You see the impact of racial and female prejudice for the time period.  I got emotionally involved with all of the characters in this book and couldn't wait to get back to reading it.  I have already read Race for Redemption that continues Lei and Wyatt's saga and again was sucked into the book and couldn't let it go.  I highly recommend the first two books and am looking forward to the third book that I have already purchased.  I'll definitely read this one again and I have already purchased some of Ms. Lee's other books.Taylor Lee has a wonderful writing style that draws you in and keeps you there feeling the pain of the characters and makes you analyze their actions.  If you don't like hot love scenes and have a rational view of the fact that sometimes a person who cheats can actually redeem themselves, this may not be the book for you.  But you will be missing a wonderful love story that includes a lot of historical information on the old west to include Chinese and Indian culture.