Review: Jack was growling, glaring & a bossy man that was absolute perfection
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 24, 2014
Jennifer Stewart if facing a new phase in her life. She's spent most of her life as a mother and a wife, but now a widow; she is finally fighting for the life that she wants, that she deserves. She married young when she became pregnant and although she loved her husband, it was not a love that had passion or fire, it was companionship and two kids making a choice for the family they created. But now in Colorado working as a journalist in the small town, she's about to meet a man that will light her up like no other.Jack Gunnison is the town sheriff, he comes from a family of law men and it's the life he's always wanted. Jack's problem has always been trying to find a woman that will accept that about him, not try to change him and one that keep him interested. That combination has been hard to find although nothing ever stopped Jack from trying to find it. When he comes face to face with the fiery reporter he's finds a woman that might just have it all.But their romance is anything but simple. Jenn's after a story to climb her way up in the paper and Jack finds himself hunting down a killer when a handful of bodies start to surface in his town. But this killer has a motive that no one expected. When Jenn decides to continue investigating the murders it attracts Jack's attention and a bit of his caveman like tendencies. But she's not about to let the hot & bossy man tell her what to do. Thus begins the ultimate battle between Jenn and the Alpha Male, Jack.“Seems where you’re concerned nothing is easy so no, I’m not making this easy when everything about you makes me hard.”So let's just start here, Kristen Ashley. Hands down one an author who has a knack for bad-a** alpha males. C.P. Smith's style was similar and on point. Clearly an inspiration for this author as she begins her writing career. I will love being able to add this author to my list of drop-everything-and-read-on-release-day authors.“I’m not gonna f*** you, I’m gonna devour you till you scream my name.”Now on to the feels. This was like sexy-time for my eyes. I wanted to perch on my washing machine, set it to the spin cycle every time Jack growled. I think I highlighted everything he said, because every time he opened his mouth it was like he was speaking directly to my girly bits and they were all eff’n ears.Jenn was a fantastic heroine. Strong and feisty, not one thing about her annoyed me. This was not a heroine that was in her late thirties that acted like she was still twenty. She had her s*** together and she was not about to let a man trample her, even one as hot as Jack. She knew when to back down and she knew when to stand up for herself, even when that feisty spirit got her a spanking or two.The plot in this story followed the case of the killer with the typical who-dunnit story line that kept you guessing until the very end. But even though this was the major plot in the story, both this and the romance of Jack & Jenn played well together. Neither took away from the other and you got enough of both aspects without feeling like one was overtaking the other.The added cast of characters were just as enjoyable as the leads and I loved with Bailey came to visit her mom and Jack's reaction to some of her antics.  This was filled with not only some sexy time talk but some great humorous one-liners that balanced out this read perfectly.From the prologue to the fan-f***ing-tastic epilogue this book was a complete winner for me. There is no doubt in my mind that I will be instantly reading anything this woman wants to publish. I loved the change of pace from college age, new adult romance to something where the characters had their s*** together.