Tag: Lorelei James

OMG.  This book totally snuck up on me!  I’m not sure why I’ve missed this one,  I’m a HUGE LJ fan and I’ve enjoyed everything she’s ever written.  For some reason, this series was not front and center on my radar…and now it is.

I have not read the first book in this series.  Since finishing this book, I have purchased book one, What You Need and I cannot wait to read it!  With that said, I didn’t feel like I needed to have read the first book to truly “get” this one.

What did I love so much about this book?  Ummmm how about the characters?  On the sexual hotness scale of LJ’s books, this one is on the lower end where her books are concerned.  But good lord, it was still “hot like fyah” mainly because of one Walker Lund.  You want to read this book if  for no other reason than to add him to your book boyfriend list. Ms. James possesses an innate ability to write a male character that is equal parts alpha and loving. Walker Lund is so high on the swoon o meter, it’s BANANAZZZZZ. (Yes, the “swoon o meter” is officially a thing.)

“I ain’t gonna lie- that was one hot ‘Hello. baby, I wanna eat you alive’ kind of kiss. It’s especially sexy when you’ve got wide-eyed innocence. Yet that mouth of yours…” His gaze dropped to my lips.  “It’s the stuff fantasies are made of. Plus, you’ve got great hair and a fantastic ass.”

Walker is not afraid to tell Trinity how he feels about her and I loved that he did not hold back.  As for Trinity, she is such an interesting character. She is an artist and I enjoyed listening to her creative process and is also a bit of a spaz but that completely endeared her to me.  I loved the back and forth between them and how they totally get each other.

“You have a bizarre sense of humor.”

“So I’ve heard. Sorry.”

“Don’t be. I like it.”

“Really, Most people don’t get it. Most people don’t get me.”

“Their loss. Because I get you.”

 

The way LJ fleshes out the characters in this series completely reeled me in.  I have always enjoyed the families that she creates and the Lund family is no exception.  I LOVED the rest of his complicated but loving family and I WANT more of the LUND family.  For me, there were so many interesting stories lying in wait to tell where Walker’s siblings are concerned.  I am not aware of any other books in this series but good Lord, I hope there are!

While I have waxed on about how wonderful Walker is, his relationship with his family was quite complex. To be honest, I still don’t have all of the dynamics figured out where that is concerned. But again, that family dynamic and characterization kept me completely glued to this book.  THIS IS WHY WE NEED MORE BOOKS IN THIS SERIES.  So I can figure out the family dynamics…and what I want is what matters!! *stomps foot*

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Way back in 2012 I was binge reading of Lorelei James’s Rough Riders series and along came book fourteen, yes, that’s 14 in the series. In that book we met Gavin and Rielle AND Sierra and Boone.  Sierra is Gavin’s daughter and a part of the McKay family and Boone is a West.  The McKay and West families don’t have the best relationship, where the older generations are concerned but that didn’t really phase Sierra and Boone as they forged a very strong friendship.

I looked back at my review of Gone Country from four years ago and this was the last line of my review.

Well, cut to four very long years later (and even longer in the Rough Rider Legacy series) and we finally have Sierra and Boone’s complete love story.  I think after waiting a very long time for a book like this, most people want to know two things:

1. Is it any good?
2. Was it worth the wait?

The answer to both of those questions is resounding YES.

In typical Lorelei James fashion, she gives us the characters we know and love but as adults.  If you’ve read Gone Country, you’ll remember that they were (S&B) only teenagers and both had a lot to learn and a lot of living to do. Now, Sierra has gone to college and is working her first post-graduation job and Boone has been in the Army and is doing some medical training. So, they’ve gone their separate ways (as Boone made happen in Gone Country) and have become adults with experiences and responsibilities.  Boone and Sierra end up in Arizona somewhat by chance.  Sierra is there working for her father’s company and she hangs around her cousins, Kyler, Anton and Hayden who are still in college at Arizona State University.  Boone is friends with those guys as well, they all grew up around each other.

This is where the “New Adult” part kicks in and if I have a least favorite part, this is it.  It’s that whole college party, who is hooking up with who aspect.  But, I realize that so much of this is our introduction to Kyler, Anton and Hayden as “men” when we’ve only known them as boys.  It certainly intrigues me as to how Ms. James will develop their stories and I’m DEFINITELY looking forward to those books.  And let’s face it, these boys have some SERIOUS swagger and sexiness running through their DNA.  GOOD LAWD. Seriously, Cord McKay (Kyler’s dad) alone will make your Kindle sweat, smoke or burst into flames. (Cowgirl Up and Ride)

The second question- Was it worth the wait?  You bet your ass it was. 😉

We learn the origin of Boone’s quiet intensity and come to understand him as a man, even more, thanks to Ms. James taking her time and fully fleshing out his character.  Sierra learns what he needs and it’s lovely to see how she gives him that and how Boone learns to trust that love from Sierra.  He, in turn, gives Sierra the freedom to make decisions about her career without feeling weighed down by him.

Now, let’s say you’ve made it through this rambly bit of my thoughts and you HAVEN’T read the Rough Riders series.  Well, I have two things to say to that.

1. What are you waiting for?  It’s summer and what other excuse do you need to binge read one of the HOTTEST series ever written? There are a number of books in this series that I have re-read numerous times. Check out the RR series —-> HERE
2. You don’t have to have read the RR series to enjoy this book.  Ms. James does an incredible job of filling in their history for those that are not familiar with it.  And for those of us that have read RR and know their history, that filling in didn’t feel too heavy-handed, in fact, we learn things we didn’t know before.

So, yes, it was worth the wait, every single sweet and ridiculously sexy bit of it.

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