Review: Absolutely LOVED it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2014
This has become one of my VERY favorite series. Susan Fanetti has me hooked. No doubt.The first two books in this series were gritty and filled with violence . Book 3 is more of a come home for me. Showdown. Robert Showdown Ryan. A kind man, a man slow to anger, a man who reveres family above all else. A man who lost it all. We saw everything he loved in his life, except the Horde, taken away from him. And he is left broken and just existing as a shell.Shannon. A beautiful red head with a man killer figure and a brain to match. She's the new manager at the Keller's Bed and Breakfast. She's sharp, she's capable and she's got her eye on Show.This story was much different than the other two. This was a story of reclaiming one's dignity, one's sense of self and life. At times it went slow, but honestly, that was just Show. Slow Burn as they said. Things are starting to pick up with a Hollywood crowd moving in to begin their writing a script about Signal Bend and their fight against Ellis. The Horde and the townsfolk do not want the entire story told. Too much at stake for all , including Lilli. They want control of this story.Shannon has the care of these movie people when they show up. She's also gotten the B&B; on the radar of others through a website and holding weddings. Shannon has this portion of the rebuilding of the town going extremely well. Her only issue? Show doesn't seem to have any interest in her. She's been fairly subtle but showing her interest and nothing in return. He's pretty much made it plain he's not interested. Until the party for Badger. Shannon shows up dressed to kill and Show goes all caveman and really insults her. Shannon holds her own and literally walks up to him and calls him on his BS. His reply? I'm not interested. But that is not really true and after another confrontation they end up having wild sex in the dorm. His first time in 9 years. Yeah. But he messes up and leaves her alone to her walk of shame the next morning. He really screws up.Shannon shows what she's made of. She's not going to be treated this way. She won't let any man control her. And when Show comes back to "apologize" she does not make it easy for him. Show wants to give it a shot. He wants Shannon to give him a chance. After much apologizing and some heavy kissing, they decide to give it a shot.Their story is a sweet one and I enjoyed watching how their love developed and how Show reclaimed himself as a man. It also pleased me to see Show take back control of Holly's actions and reclaim his girls' love. We see people who were broken find a way to put the pieces back together.And then something comes to light that threatens Show's and Shannon's relationship. Her secret that she has kept all this time. I had it figured out but not quite how it played out.There is a sweet HEA for this couple, but it's not without some angst and a bit of drama. We still see Lilli and Isaac, Bart and the rest of the Horde. There is a small set up for the next story.Don't expect shoot em ups or blood and gore in this one. It's slow and steady and all Show and Shannon.I enjoyed their sweet romance. Very much.