Review: 5 blue ribbons from Romance Junkies
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2011
Dakota Tokala had been looking forward to her vacation at a ski resort in Leavenworth.  Unfortunately it isn't the relaxing girls-only getaway that she'd anticipated since Carrie invited her fiancé.  Feeling like the odd-one-out, Dakota decides to seek out a reputable tour guide to take her on a trek into the mountains.  She just never expected the five brothers who run Catamount Outfitters to be so ruggedly sexy and desirable.Axel is the eldest of the Falke siblings and the owner of Catamount Outfitters.  He felt an attraction to Dakota the moment she entered the store and is determined to get to know her much better during the course of the mountain trek.  His brother Gunnar will accompany them, only he'll be in catamount form.  All the males in the Falke family are cougar shifters, but Dakota doesn't know that - all she knows is the cat everyone calls Falke is big and scary.Axel and Gunnar have always known that they'd share a woman when they finally found `the one.'  They just hadn't expected her to show up so soon or for her to be a client on an expedition into the mountains where they'll be alone in a remote cabin.  Dakota is extremely attracted to Axel and gradually overcomes her fear of Falke.  She fantasizes about a vacation fling with Axel but the men have a strict policy against getting involved with clients - only Dakota proves to be impossible to resist.  Axel and Gunnar are torn about when or even if they should reveal the truth about their shifter abilities to Dakota.  However, circumstances could lead to Dakota finding out the truth much sooner than either Axel or Gunnar planned.Anna Leigh Keaton and Madison Layle have proven themselves to be a dynamite writing team.  FALKE'S PEAK is the first title in their new PUMA NIGHTS series and it contains all the passion, suspense and delightfully wicked surprises I've come to expect in their writing.  Axel and Gunnar are lovable, honorable men - even if they are a bit confused about how to go about claiming their mate.  I loved the easy friendship that all the brothers seem to share and the way Axel and Gunnar are respectful of their fathers (yes I said fathers, it's plural).  Dakota is outdoorsy, spunky, stubborn and absolutely perfect for Axel and Gunnar - but she's also not a pushover and if they want her they're going to have to work at winning her over. As with all Ms. Keaton and Ms. Layle's books I've ever read in addition to an intense sensual attraction between the characters there's an emotional attachment that really brings them to life in your imagination.I'm not finding any information anywhere about the next title in the PUMA NIGHTS series so hopefully we won't have to wait too long for the next installment.This book was reviewed using a digital galley via NetGalley.Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)