I was excited to read Drew and Courtney’s story, because I really liked the first duet in the Checkmate series featuring Drew’s sister and Courtney’s best friend. And while I do like these characters, I had a little bit of a struggle getting through this one. I guess it is true what they say about how a story without a lot of drama is boring. And I can’t even believe I’m going to say that there was maybe too much sex in this. I mean I actually was fast forwarding through those scenes towards the end wanting more actual story.

I did enjoy the times when they went home to Courtney’s family toward the end, it made me want to read more of the cowboy books by Kennedy Fox. Also had me thinking about the Bishop family tree. And the ending in this was totally not what I was thinking was going to happen, because I did not see that at all! So now I am definitely needing the second book so that I can find out how what happened at the very end came about and what it will lead to for Drew and Courtney’s future.

So this was a book that had a lot of drama at the beginning that had me so ready for the two to get together, but then maybe went on too long with just the status quo bit. There was even one part where I kind of got mad at Courtney for not trusting Drew though, and maybe that should have given me a hint at what happened at the end. Anyway, I do need to read, or should I say listen, on in the series. Again, the narrator does male and female voices different enough it works, but I think I would maybe like it more with two separate narrators.

Review first published on Lisa Loves Literature.