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Born to Die (The McIntire County Series Book 2) by Winter Austin – Review by Shea Gilkerson 9/17/23

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Born to Die (The McIntire County Series: #2)Born to Die by Winter Austin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

To start, I really really love when series branch out into other characters stories and link them. It’s such a treat to read books that delve a little deeper the further they go.

Another series following the Eider police force after the events of book 1. Nic’s PTSD was triggered, she was put in danger by a lunatic, and she has been working her way through the aftermath ever since. We meet Detective Cassy Rivers in this addition to the series. The Eider PD is active again with a series of random robberies occurring, and a fight to find the thieves once they suffer the loss of a fellow officer. Losing an officer gets the FBI called in, and it just so happens to be the man who broke Cassy’s heart that shows up to lead the charge.

Agent Boyce Hunt broke her heart the first time in order to protect her from his mother and the criminal enterprise she runs, knows she can’t possibly be interested in being around him again, and has given up on the prospect of finding happiness. Cassy is still struggling with her feelings about the past, floundering when being put into rotation with the ex love of her life, and grieving the loss of her fellow officer. Will they be able to focus on the case, or is their history and chemistry going to keep pulling them harder?

Suspense, chemistry, danger, family dramas, and flames of passion abound in this book. I’m looking forward to continuing to learn more as the series continues.

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Wild For Me (The Balefire Series Book 3) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Shea Gilkerson

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Wild For Me (Balefire, #3)Wild For Me by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Annabelle is a rock n roll fan, and attended a Balefire concert 2 years ago. Attending a rock n roll concert requires dressing for the part, so Annabelle dressed in sexy lace and tight leather, and it ended up paying off – she had the best night of her life with band member Dakota. She left the next day and convinced herself she made it all up, knowing Dakota was a ladies man with many notches on his bedpost. Dakota expected the same, but has been surprised ever since by thoughts of her and imagining he was able to find her again.

Fast forward to now, Annabelle was asked to be in her friend Clio’s wedding – who happens to be marrying the drummer from Balefire, Jack. She had never expected to see Dakota up close and personal again, and was sure he couldn’t possibly have remembered her – until she catches the fire in his eyes as he stares at her and realizes he hasn’t forgotten her.

After a mistake on Annabelle’s part, she ends up with a management internship with the Balefire band with a guarantee of a scholarship in a leading program for graduates – if the band manager doesn’t succeed in getting her to lose her opportunity, first. Honestly, he’s a real jerk and has his sights set on ruining her opportunity in any way he can. He is obviously threatened by Annabelle. While she is protecting herself from the manager on one side of things, she is being sucked back in by Dakota on the other. While their scenes together are hot, there is a lot of struggling through their relationship because they refuse to speak to one another, and Dakota is constantly making crude statements about his past and never sharing any feelings for her. They had hot chemistry and scenes together, but it is a little hard to follow along with them being a love match when they are virtually strangers throughout the book and have zero communication skills. The band and crew look out for Annabelle and are offering some level of protection, which feels like it tells a lot to what they think about the two of them together.

I enjoyed this book and look forward to starting at book 1 to learn more about the rest of the band!

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