Review: Love this series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
In Serena Akeroyd's previous books, we met Mona, Jake, and Zane. Mona has two friends: Marina and Eddie. This is Marina's tale. Now, I had one issue with the previous books. Mona went through some heavy stuff in the previous books and Marina and Eddie weren't there for her. In this book, we learn why Marina wasn't around. I'd say getting hunted by the Russian mob is a pretty good excuse.There's a lot going on in this book. Marina has layers that Mona never had. She's a strong woman, knows what she wants, and gets it. She runs a high end brothel...or did until the mob got involved. But she has another secret. She's from a ranch that's not exactly a ranch. It's sort of a commune for very highly intelligent people. They're born on the ranch and breed on the ranch. Yes. You read that right. Everyone on the ranch is a genius. They do research, which I hope we'll learn a lot more about in the next installment. The ranch also has cattle, which serves as their income, and there's a sexy foreman, Nathan, who manages the day to day. Nathan lost his hand and part of his arm, but he's got a prosthetic designed on the ranch.There's a lot going on here. Nathan's care for Marina. Marina's growing feelings for Nate and the danger she's in. The ranch. Marina's family. The mob. Sometimes it feels like too much, but most of the time, what's going on just makes you want to read more and more and stay up way too late just so you can finish.What really struck me with this book though was that Serena Akeroyd has some fun writing. You can just tell. Her stories aren't all shiny happy people holding hands. In fact, you know bad things are going to happen when the mob is involved. But despite this, the sex scenes in this book were written with pure joy. They were steamy, just the right length, and made me want more. Much more. I can't wait to read the next installment.*This review originally appeared on Author Alliance*