Review: Hot, hot, hot
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2010
Originally posted at: [...]Kane Gunn is the youngest brother of a family long seen as the final judgment for the Clans. Kane took over as enforcer when his brother Lucas found his mate and was banished for it. Now Kane must track the witch Lara, the woman who worked for one brother to capture and torture another.Lara is under an execution order for crimes against the clans, but she has her own agenda of revenge. Complicating everything is the very explicit dreams Kane has every night; dreams of Lara and himself making hot and passionate love everywhere.When Kane hears Lara's story, he begins to doubt the unquestioned obedience to the Clans his family has shown. There are secrets and it is time for all hidden agendas to be brought into the open. When Kane discovers Lara has a Black Cougar mating mark, he realizes she means more to him than duty. Can Lara put aside her hatred and move on? Will Kane prove that Lara was justified in her vendetta and get the death sentence overturned? Can they find out who is behind the subterfuge and stop it once and for all?This is the second Black Cougar novel by Eliza Gayle. I loved the character development in this one. Lara is not the evil witch we believed her to be from book one. There is a reason for what she has done, and she may have been justified in her actions. Lara is a strong woman, determined to have her revenge, or maybe it is justice she really seeks.Kane was sure of his mission, and as the last Gunn enforcer, he is all that his brother was: strong, handsome and powerful. But, unlike his brother Lucas, Kane is not happy as an enforcer, and questions the authority given and taken away by the council of the clans.I loved the mystery behind it all, and we get an idea about who is behind the trouble. The one thing in this book that I didn't care for was that there was no real solution: Lara still has much to find out about the past, and I can only hope that the loose ends left in this one will be tied up in another book soon. The world is one of shadowy motives and mysterious histories, but it is an intriguing book all in all. I loved the way the relationship between Lara and Kane grew, not sudden, but with give and take on both sides.If you can be satisfied with a happy for now, with more future action, this one is for you.