Review: What you need to know...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2013
This is the story of Lexi and Ty....book three in the series. If you have not read the first two "The Gamble" Max and Nina's story from a town called Gnaw Bone close to Carnal or "Sweet Dreams" Laurie's and Tate's story you really should read those first. These books can be stand alone...but there are so may characters you will feel like you are missing a huge chunk of the back story...and you are! "The Gamble" is not as important as "Sweet Dreams" because they are in different towns, Laurie and Tate are a big part of this book while Max and Nina have a small part.Kristen Ashley's books are NOT a quick read, these are the books you go back to and re-read because you know you have missed something and want to take that awesome ride again. There is a lot of dialog between her characters and a lot of self reflection with her characters. All her male leads are alpha males with a past who fall hard and when they pull their heads out and see clearly what they have they love completely. The females are witty, smart, big hearted, sassy, fun, girly girls who do not cower in the face of a challenge exes or the men they fall in love with even when they are being "men"....and do it all in high heels.There is steamy sex, but it happens in a timeline I think readers will be happy with, you will get to know Lexy and Ty before their first kiss. You feel it building and when you don't want to wait any longer...there it is. The sex is not the focus of the story at all. There is language, but you will get over it because it is just a blip in a story where there is so much going on.....and when you are dealing with bikers, ex cons and alpha mountain men....you expect it.In her books there will be murders, serial killers, crooked cops, drug dealers and abductions  along with a great love story, laughter, male bonding, amazing friends and people who you will actually get to know. Her humor is similar to Susan Elizabeth Phillips....so if you are a fan of hers you will not go wrong.When you are done with these and if you want more I would recommend her Dream Man series "Wild Man, Motorcycle Man, Law Man and Mystery Man"....also read in order (not sure if how I listed them is it) everything takes place in Denver.  Dream Men and Mountain Men are by far my two favorites of hers. Her other books are good these just seem to be at a different level....for me any way.