Review: Rogue's Passion
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
Asher is on a mission to find that man that killed his friend.  Olivia is hiding her Talent from the Army that would draft her into service.  When they are victims of a bombing done by the Army they help each other get away and decide to spend some time together.I have to say that while I did enjoy this book I never really connected to the characters.  I liked them both. Asher is all dominate and assertive, Olivia is stubborn and tenacious but I just never really connected with them as a couple.  They are thrown together after an explosion and then stay together to find Asher's dog.  I was confused as to how Olivia goes from disliking Asher for wanting to force her to use her gift to agreeing to help find the dog and then spend the night with him.  I never saw any reason or explanation as to her change of heart but she has one.  To me, their whole relationship seemed to be just a hook up.  They neither one really show any deeper feelings for the other until it's pointed out by another character that Asher is not behaving in his usual way.  Once this is mentioned we get the thoughts and feeling they seem to be hiding but like I said, I never really connected with them.  I felt the heat and the passion but I never felt the love between them.There are many side character's mentioned.  The character's from the chop shop were very interesting to me and I would like to see more about them.  Especially Rand, who owns the chop shop where Asher usually lives when he crosses the portal.There are big blocks of time that are skipped toward the end of the book.  It is plainly stated so it's not confusing but I would have liked a little more explanation about what happened during that time.  When Asher crossed the portal, what happened? Did he talk to his sister? Why did he decide to come back and be with Olivia?  As the next book in the series is going to be about Olivia's brother, Vince, we will probably get some answers in his book, Warrior's Heart.This is book two in the Iron Portal series and we briefly revisit the characters from the first book, Assassin's Touch. This is a stand alone novel but there is some world building done in the first book that isn't fully explained in this one but I don't believe it will confuse a new reader.  However I would suggest reading the series in order to get the most enjoyment out of them.book provided by the author for the purpose of an honest reviewreviewed by Megan