Review: I am paying attention!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2013
I have not made it a secret that I am a HUGE fan of Kristen Ashley and her books. I started with the Colorado Mountain Man Series and was hooked instantly. I devoured every written word that was on the page. I didn't know I was missing alpha males in my life until Max, Tate, Ty and Chase entered my life and became my book boyfriends (BBF). Jagged is the fifth book in the series. I can now add Graham (Ham) Reese to the list.The love story spans over nearly a decade of Zara and Ham coming together only to be left by Ham's gypsy and rambling man ways, but he always comes back to Zara. His history when it comes to love has left him jaded but when a scary situation gives him a wake-up call his priorities change."Baby, a man lives his life runnin' from history, hopin it doesn't catch up and repeat itself, goes to sleep one night....suddenly findin him facin; an end that a fair bit worse than most, a footnote to a far uglier piece of history, I've told you he reflects...."Zara's life has been what nightmares are made of. Her family's history has left her wanting to be settled; she is willing to settle in an attempt to find happiness with or without Ham. But is it what she needs? She has to learn to trust and take a risk...it's a gamble. She has to find the strength to go for what she wants out of life when she has been on a losing streak."...roll the dice."Kristen Ashley's writing style is in a category all her own. She describes what it means to be a true man as "...the hallmark of a true man, being in love and not giving a sh-t if people saw how deep he'd sunk into that emotion." You not only feel this but you just "know" this as a fact from every one of her alpha male characters. "Possessiveness (is) hot." No truer words have ever been uttered. The Colorado Mt. Man series is my favorite series for a couple of reasons. One, it was how I was introduced to her writing. I am a loyal fan. Two, her characters are believable and realistic. You feel as if you could walk into any one of those establishments, strike up a conversation and leave with a new friend or partner in life if you are lucky. Three, the story's flow doesn't miss a beat, ever! It flows like honey from a vine. The love scenes are always in the right place to keep that mojo working and the conflict is always surprising and fresh. For these reasons I have stated, I am a forever fan of her writing. I have sung her praises from the roof tops and hope that after reading this you will find that I am dead on with my observations. "...pay attention. (Kristen is) gonna give you everything."