Review: Fall in love with the characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
Lady McNeill's review: When I fall in love with characters nothing makes me happier than to get another story about them. In Riding Tall by Kate Sherwood we get to see where Mackenzie and Joe are in their relationship. As with all romance novels I always hope for an HEA at the end. Sometimes it is a simple HFN and my mind just makes up the HEA. But it is so much better to get the author’s take on their relationship. Here we see what happens after The Fall, book one where they meet and fall in love. Now in love they’ve settled into an open relationship but their lives are busy.Mackenzie is off modeling which brings some angst to their relationship. Joe fears that Mack will eventually grow tired of this rural lifestyle. Add to his fears he has now taken on two of the orphaned girls he saved when his neighbor’s house burned down. That makes four kids and a ranch to take care of. The problem with fears is the more he worries about them the more they can become a reality. Mack however is the most faithful man I know. No matter what happens, he really seems to be the one with the unwavering faith in their love. Mackenzie makes this book for me. Joe just seems to be mired in guilt and doing everything for everyone else but himself or really Mackenzie. I seriously wanted to just shake the man and scream it’s not your fault those girls parents died. And while they already have a lot on their plate, more gets dumped on them and it becomes the final straw.The book does wrap up really well and I have the HEA I was craving although I’m sure more can be written about these two! I sense that Joe will forever allow himself to sucked into commitments and demands that he should just say no to, but Mack will be there to love him and give Joe the direction he needs.