Review: Very good start to the series :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
4 starsThis is a short story but a very good one. There is a cliffhanger ending though, since it's a lead in to the rest of the series.This story introduces Evan Arden. He's ex-military sniper who ended up working as a contract killer for the mob in Chicago. He killed the wrong guy and was sent out to a shack in the middle of the Arizona desert to hide out until it's clear for him to come back to Chicago. Evan (and his dog Odin) have been out there for months when Lia shows up.Lia was engaged to a man that drank and was emotionally abusive. A unexpected fight ends with her breaking up with him and him leaving her abandoned in the middle of a desert. She walks to try to find help and happens upon Evan's shack.Evan quickly realizes that Lia isn't a danger to him and he gives her water and food. Lia is nervous around Evan but there's also an attraction between them. She ends up spending the night with him and after some initial cautious interactions in becomes apparent that they both want each other. They come together many times through the night and have hot sex but they also start to grow a connection between them. Something that has them both wanting more than just the one night together. Lia has to go home to settle things and let her mom know she's safe. Evan asks her to come back to see him again after everything is settled and she agrees. Unfortunately, Evan has just gotten back from taking Lia to civilization when he gets a message from his boss...time to come home. The story ends in a cliffhanger with Evan headed back to Chicago and the knowledge that when Lia comes back to the shack it'll be empty.