Review: Everything I Hoped For
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 23, 2013
From the moment Lynn Lorenz introduced the character of Bobby in the first installment of the 'Rougaroux Social Club' series, I knew, I just knew, there was going to be something he was hiding and that he would get his own story. In the second book, Bobby outed himself to a very small number of people and they certainly aren't going to say anything. So Bobby is still hiding his true self, even though he's the former sheriff, the former alpha and a former husband. I knew the author would continue on the path of great writing, strong characters, and I was crossing my fingers that Scott's maman would be up to no good.Bobby, as I said, is the former sheriff of St. Jerome, and the former alpha of the wolf pack, the Rougaroux Social Club. He is an elder of the pack and his wisdom is dearly respected. His wife died several years before, and he loved her and grieved horribly when she passed, but the truth is he's had to hide being gay for most of his life. His wolf wanted a woman as mate, so when he met Carol, they mated and had twenty years together. Now Bobby figures it's time for the man to have what he wants. Granted, it's been decades since he's been with a man.Mark is a professor who takes one look at Bobby in the hotel bar and says "I want me some of that!" And, who could blame him? Bobby is hot! Mark isn't too shabby, either, just a little younger than Bobby, and they hook up agreeing on no last names, no personal info, just sex and fun. And, umm, wow, it's steamy hot! But, one night turns into, the next day and the next night together. They spend the day at a church festival having more fun than each of them have had in a very long time. When they finally part at the end of the weekend, Mark is torn apart as he's driving away.Remarkably they manage to run into one another again a couple of months later and get one more night together. By this point, Bobby is fairly certain that Mark is his mate, but he doesn't know how to say anything, and certainly doesn't know what he would do about coming out back in St. Jerome. Unfortunately, Bobby starts having dreams about Mark being in trouble. Without a last name, and with the Rougaroux festival in a week that Bobby is chairman of, Bobby hires Ted to locate Mark for him. Ted locates the existence of a zoology Professor Mark Bradford, who is camping in the woods around St. Jerome to prove the existence of the pack of swamp wolves Mark is positive exist. Mark doesn't believe in the rougaroux legends of the werewolves, but he does believe a pack of wolves lives in the swamp. He saw one when he was camping with his dad as a teenager, and the wolf attacked his dad, causing a heart attack and his father's death.I'm not telling the ending, you are going to have to read the book to discover what happens at the festival, if Mark gets his scientific evidence, and, whether or not, Bobby and Mark even end up together! I so adored Bobby's story! I'm very grateful to Lynn Lorenz for writing it as I truly felt Bobby deserved his own tale. I would have loved a little more one on one between Bobby and Mark, but, in exchange, I got the crazy shenanigans of Scott's mother and finding Jesus's face in the oak tree. This is a wonderful series that I can't recommend enough!NOTE: This book was provided by Loose Id for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews