Review: Love Carry Ann Ryan's writing!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2013
Let me preface this whole review with this is part of a shifter series and really cannot be read as a standalone book. So I will start off by saying that I have been following the series since #3 Trinity Bound, the story of Reed, Hannah and Josh, and I find that I really enjoy the world of the Redwood pack and the Jameson Family. So far there are eight stories written (because some of them are novella in size, this is touted as #5), and what Carrie Ann Ryan has done is taken the Jameson family of Kade, Jasper, Reed, Adam Maddox, North and Cailin, and given them longer stories and shorter follow-ups, she has also included the previous characters and we see growth within the family through the arc of the series.This installment is about Maddox, the Omega and his mate Ellie. The Redwood pack is at war with the Centrals and has been for a while. Ellie, the sister to the Centrals Alpha, Corbin, has been rescued and adopted into the Redwoods, and by the Jameson family. Maddox has been fighting his need for Ellie for some time now, thinking that she would be burdened with more Omega stuff than she could handle and a few other angsty things. Throw into the mix that he thinks his twin, North, and Ellie have something going and you have miscommunication, no communication and epic fails in the relationship stakes. That is of course until something happens that forces the three of them away from the pack and into just each other's company, and then they have to sort things out.There is some good sex and the heat level of these two is quite high. The sex and story are balanced as is the romance. I love the whole mating ritual this world has and I love the different tangents she has gone on the whole mating/mates thing.I love Carrie Ann Ryan's writing, and this series has certainly taken a few interesting turns (in previous installments we have had voyeurism, some MM action - you'll have to read to find out more), as she is not afraid to remain absolutely true to her character's needs, so she is one of the authors that I can say I trust to take me wherever she has planned, knowing that it will all work out in the end and that the integrity of the world of the Redwood Pack will remain intact. This is a good solid episode in the series and it is always good to see another beloved character end up with the HEA they deserve.Review originally appears at Mrs Condit & Friends Read Books