Title: For The Love Of An Outlaw
Series: Outlaw Shifters
Author: T. S. Joyce
Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy, Romance
Publisher: Wicked Willow Press
Release Date: 16th November 2017
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Ava
Dorset is back in town on the pleading of her brother. He’s calling in big
favours for her to fix the finances of the local Two Claws Ranch, but she’s
wary. She hasn’t been back to her small hometown in years because there’s
something off about that place.
That
and Trigger Massey, owner of the Two Claws Ranch, is too mysterious for his own
good. There’s something wrong with that man. Too snarly, too moody, and every
time he sets his eyes on her, he looks downright hungry. But the more she gets
to know him, the more she thinks she might have been wrong about him all this
time. Sure, he’s an outlaw, but there is something else he wrestles with.
Something monstrous that he’s kept everyone protected from, and her respect for
him grows by the day. She can’t afford to fall in love with an outlaw, and
especially not one as dangerous as Trigger, but the longer she stays in Darby,
Montana, the more she thinks she can handle his life… if she can
only survive it...
Trigger’s had his eye on Ava since they were kids,
but he made sure she never knew. That beautiful little spitfire was always
going to find a big life away from their small town, and away from him. All he
wants is to keep her safe, but she’s digging her claws into his ranch and his
heart. But Ava doesn’t realise… the real danger to her life… is him!
REVIEW
REVIEW
So
once again I felt myself yearning to read some shape shifter fiction along with
feeling the need to read more of a book series than a lot of standalone books. Yet
I wasn’t sure I wanted to read a simply werewolf/shifter book. I then
remembered reading and enjoying A Very Outlaw Christmas I decided I wanted to
read more of this series. It was then I discovered that A Very Out Law Christmas
was in fact the second book of the Outlaw Shifter Series. I decided to still go
ahead to read For The Love Of An Outlaw and just hoped I hadn’t already spoilt
book by reading it in the wrong order.
I
discovered that this books main characters were once again, Trigger Massey,
Colton and Ava Dorset. I tried to discount/forget what I had already read in bk
2 and for the most part managed it. The cover of this book is very similar to
that of Bk2 just a slight change in the male’s head/cowboy hat placement. I’d
say the male on both covers has to be Trigger Massey.
In
this book Colton has contacted his sister Ava and finally managed to get her to
agree to come to the Two Claws ranch to help sort out its finances and its
downward spiral. Ava tries every excuse she can think of for not going back to Darby,
Montana. She had left straight after graduating aged 18 and had never been back
since and that’s how she liked it! Ava even tells her brother that his
childhood friend unnerves her, but Colt is not taking any excuse. He reminds
her Trigger is his best friend and manages to beg, pester, call in all favours
she owes him until Ava finally agrees to come back for two weeks only!
Ava
didn’t have the very best life in Darby Montana, in fact it was her brother
Colton that helped her get through school and kept her on the straight and
narrow and yes she was grateful to him. Unbeknownst to Ava, her brother best
friend had tried his best and had in fact secretly helped Colton whenever he
could.
When
Ava sees her brother’s scar’s he has some explaining to do. They soon soften
somewhat towards each other. Ava is still annoyed with her brother about having
to come back to what was once the place she called home. Ava is certainly
irritated by the fact she has to stay in Triggers home as he has a spare
bedroom. Colton has his own small one bedroomed home, so says its common sense
for her to stay at Triggers home.
Being
around the stubborn, awkward Trigger irritates Ava immensely to begin with. The
fact the town doesn’t want Trigger around anymore and are trying to bankrupt
him to get rid of him infuriates Ava whilst she is attempting to settle all his
outstanding bills.
Slowly
Ava remembers the “good times” she had in Darby and realises how hard it must
have been for her brother to take on the responsibility of raising and
providing for her. Also, as time goes on Trigger and Ava seem to mellow towards
each other. Small things are revealed, like the way when Colton was working
nights, Trigger would sneak in and stay in the flat hidden yet keeping watch
over Ava. Slowly but surely the “chemistry” between Trigger and Ava grows and
grows. There’s danger being with a shifter and Trigger is determined that Ava
should know what she is getting into. It is only when someone calls Trigger and
Colton “her boys” that Ava realises, they are hers and she wants to protect what’s
hers and stay with them.
I
really enjoyed reading this book, of course I adored the characters of Ava, Trigger
and Colton and their relationships with each other. I love the feelings in the
centre of shapeshifter books around the concept of “pack” and “family”. The
pack in this book is a fairly small one but I am sure it will grow as the
series goes on. As Colton does not yet have a mate and I would hope that the
family part of the pack will increase too.
What
more can I say another fantastic instalment in a potentially brilliant shape-shifter
series. I anticipate great things for this series and definitely want to read
more of it soon.
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