Review: Intense
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2014
Kate has had a rough life, and one that has been far from easy or happy.  She has no one she trusts except her brother Ben.  When they get word from a father who left them many years ago, that he needs their help and it will be in their good fortunes to help him, they decide to risk it, after all nothing is holding them where they are but each other.  When an accident leaves Kate fending for herself on such a long journey she knows it would be in her best interest to hire the man who helped her, Drew, to get her to Colorado.  Drew has his own demons he is fighting with, but he can't hardly let such an innocent and fragile lady on her own, she would surely die.  As they make their way toward Silverton, Colorado they learn a lot about each other and why they are where they are in life.  They also start to form a bond with each other that neither will soon forget, nor would they want to forget.  As a lady there are some things that just shouldn't be done or said, but Kate doesn't know how much longer she can hold out and be that "lady" she is supposed to be.  Drew knows Kate is innocent, but doesn't realize just how innocent and pure she is until desires come to a peak.  Kate soon is proving that she is not some delicate flower of a lady and is more than able to care for herself and Drew if the need should arise.  When Drew suddenly is on deaths door, Kate has the chance now to prove she can fend for herself and save him.  The question is, can she do that as easily as she thinks or will they both die because of her blunders?  If they survive, can Kate ever really bring herself to say goodbye to Drew forever?When I read reviews for this book, they were all over the board...some were 5 star and others were 1 star, but they seemed to be pretty well split evenly.  I delved into this book thinking, well I am either going to love it or hate it I suppose.  I am glad I decided to read it though.  I thought it was a fantastic read!  I thought it was easy to read, easy to get hooked into, and easy to follow.  There may have not been as much action as there could have been, but personally I never missed it, I was too into the rest of the plot.  I loved the time it took place in too, which surprised me seeing as how westerns and early westerns are not my thing at all.  The bad reviews I read said there was too much sex....um I didn't really see that.  Not the sex part anyway.  There was a lot of almost sex and very intimate parts, but they kind of went with the whole sexy man and sexy woman who are together a long time and fall for each other scenarios.  I thought it all fit together great.  The characters were so real for the time period this took place.  They also were characters you just had to love after getting to know.  I felt myself rooting for Kate and Drew all along their path.  So is there intimate and sex parts?  Sure, but they didn't over run the book like some reviews had me believe.  Or perhaps I just didn't think they did.  This is a great book that was written very well and is very much worth the read.  I loved the suspense and the obstacles they faced trying to make to to Silverton, along with the relationship that I got to watch blossom between Kate and Drew.  Amazing!5/5 Stars!!