Review: There is murder & romance afoot.....!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2013
I came to love the characters in this book.Took a bit to warm up to February and once I got her story and why she'd become so 'hardened' I understood her better.  She turns out to be a warm, loving, woman and it took one Alexander Colton (Colt) to unlock what she'd been keeping inside for over 20 years - since their bitter parting.  I loved Colt.  He's a mans-man, a tough cop, and one who has had it rough since the love of his life dumped him, and left town (that be one February Owens).  Their history is heartbreaking.  Their reunion becomes heartwarming.  It's not an easy reunion either.  Colt proves to be one patient man on a mission to get HIS woman back.There is town of wonderful characters.  I love Feb's family, as well.  Her friends are hilarious, and loving.  February Owens is NOT anyone's pushover and she's slow to come to terms with all that has gone in the past.  Once truths are revealed: she blossoms into the woman she was meant to be and into the love of the man she was meant to be with: she blooms once again.This story sucked me in and kept me enthralled until the last word was read....then I wanted more.  It gets no better than this and the length of the book was perfection.  I'm moving onto the second book of the 'Burg Series (AT PEACE) because I want more of Colt and Feb.  I also want to read about some new characters in their 'Burg neighborhood.  I haven't been this entertained with a murder mystery since reading some of Linda Howards books.  I thought nothing could be better than the DREAM MAN series and then I read the COLORADO MOUNTAIN series - then I thought that was the best series ('cept nothing is better than MOTORCYCLE MAN).  Well.....the 'BURG series has now got my reader's interest and I'm loving yet another Kristen Ashley series.  I'm convinced that she is one of the most well rounded romance writers of her time.  Her alpha-males are without compare.  Her female heroines are always interesting, snarky, and intelligent.  I like how Kristen Ashley always manages to match her alpha-man with an equal woman.This book in now one of my favorites and one I'll read again......and again.  Definitely.....a keeper.  Thank you dear authoress.  I'm a very entertained reader....and a grateful one as well.NOTE: I purchased so many of these ebooks.....more than a year ago and don't know why it took me this long to finally read them.  I knew I wanted to read Kristen Ashley's books - knew they were well loved.  I think that I was evolving as a reader and just wasn't ready to commit to the whole of Kristen's writings - then.  I also got caught-up in the whole 'Mature New Adult' craze and needed to get that out of my system so that I could step-up to what I've always known to be true adult romance, drama, suspense, and life situations.  It's all good and just makes me wonder what else I'll discover along the path of my reading entertainment...........