Review: Fingers crossed for a sequel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 4, 2013
This book started out with a bang, almost literally.  Ainsley McLeon is so cold while on the run from her extended family who she thinks is trying to kill her, that she skids on an icy road and runs right into a tree.  Of course, who can blame her for slamming on the brakes when she is sees a tiger standing in the middle of the road.  The middle of nowhere Montana is not the place for fully grown tigers to just be wandering around. To make matters worse, the tiger jumps up into the back of her pick up and laughs at her while she gives him a running commentary on how bad her life is at the moment.  Luckily for her, she is saved by a local deputy before she is eaten or freezes.  Of course, the deputy tries to persuade her that it was a hallucination, but she knows what she saw.With her truck out of commission and unable to access any funds for fear of the shooters tracking her down, Ainsley knows she is going to have to figure out a way to make some money.  When she hears that the local bar, the CubPub is newly short a server, she decides to go apply.  The owner of the CubPub, Luc, doesn't want to take on the problems that Ainsley could bring,  just being in the bar. (Her being full human and all.) He for sure knows that she smells too good and is stirring feelings he thought long dead.  But there is something about her that makes it hard for him to say no to her.  Especially when he finds out that she her family is dead too.  It's not long before Ainsley is getting under the skin of her "big ole' bear".I was captivated by this book from the beginning.  Ainsley and Luc make the perfect couple.  Both are scarred emotionally, yet are doing their best to keep going.  They each have some really funny idiosyncrasies that make them unique.  This is billed as a stand alone book, but I would totally read another book or three following up on the town and other characters in it.  The book flowed so quickly and easily, I didn't want to put it down. I gave this book 4 stars on Goodreads and will keep my fingers crossed for a sequel.