Review: 4.5 - Hot Cowboy Stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
The Lodge/Freeze brothers and the whole Maverick Montana series as a whole are definitely up there in my top 5 Series.Reasons as to why –• Smooth talking, dirty action, hard working Cowboys with hearts of gold.• Sassy, independent, easy to like Heroines, that aren’t afraid to stick up for themselves and those that they care about.• Enjoyable and easy to read stories, with a large extended cast of characters.• Books that you know you are going to go back and read again, and again.I am a huge fan of Rebecca Zanetti, (you only have to look at my other reviews to see this), and with Rising Assets she has again given me everything that I have come to expect from one of her books.Friends-to-lovers has to be one of my all-time favourites genres, you have had glimpses of the relationship between Colt and Melanie since the beginning of the Maverick Montana series. Friends from an early age along with Hawk, as a trio they have spent their formative years, getting into trouble, covering each other’s backs, looking out for the other, but recently what with Hawk being away on deployment more than being in Montana, things have been a little off between Colt and Melanie.Mel has been struggling a lot since the death of her grandfather, one thing has piled on-top of the other and she is at a point in her life where some tough decisions need to be made. Add to the fact that her health in certain areas isn’t a tip-top as she would like it too be the pressure is really on. Colt has always been a constant in Mel’s life, friend, protector and confidante. But, this time she is determined to do things on her own, until Colt finds out that it, then the choice is taken out of her hands.Colt knows how to take charge (in every way); he makes plans, sticks to them and sees them through to fruition. And although Mel’s circumstances are somewhat out of the realm of his planning capabilities he comes to realise pretty quickly that he doesn’t care, and he wants in no matter how unpredictable the outcome may be.The woman mattered and he’d take care of her.I must admit that as this series progresses, I am starting to wish the books were longer, although it doesn’t help that once I pick the book up I can’t seem to put it down! I enjoyed this book as much as both of its predecessors, I just felt like I finished it really quickly, and I would have enjoyed more time with the rest of the Lodge/Freeze family as a whole. I am now going to spend however long waiting (im)patiently for Hawk and Dawn to get their book!ARC provided by Entangled, and it was my pleasure to provide the above honest review.