Review: Mason=hotness
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
Oh my, what a ride! I wish I had my very own Mason in my life…sigh.Okay where to begin; in this book we meet Claire and Mason. Claire owns a Winery in Sonoma County, California. She is well established, independent, and knows what she wants in life. Mason is an ex-MMA fighter turned cop and also happens to be the cousin of one of Claire’s best friends Melissa.  He makes a huge, I mean mega-idiot move at the beginning of the story but is then given a second chance to make it right, and he is intent on making sure that happens.The opening of this book throws you right into the heart of the emotional turmoil of these two characters; which is a different approach from the more common pace of these romances. Usually we see the build of a relationship from the beginning; first meetings, first glances, first attractions but oh no not in this book.  The story follows its own pace and boy it’s a good one.  Mason and Claire don’t get a fairy tale start, their love is not easy or straightforward; if nothing else the entire book is a fight for the love and a life they both deserve.Mason is thrust into a case that will involve him going back to a past he long left behind with a woman he longs to make his future.  This story has pretty much got it all, there is tons of action, fighting, crime-solving, love, lust, compassion, friendship and loyalty. Claire is just as tough as Mason and I loved it, she stands by him at all times and even when she herself is put into danger she fights even harder. These characters are no joke and Dover creates both a hot alpha, protective male and an equally bad-ass female.  The ending to this book is bittersweet and utterly perfect, Claire and Mason are indeed meant for each other, the story not only shows us the power of second chances but how we should never let them pass us by.