After reading Run to Ground (with awesomely grumpy Theo), I wasn’t sure I was going to like Hugh. He seemed a bit of an a$$ – one of those wisecracking jerks that is a little too much of a guy’s guy. But I severely underestimated Ruggle’s skills! I absolutely loved Hugh from the first page to the last and not once did I have an unkind thought about him. He’s a truly good guy, cares about those around him, and wants to do good in the world. Meeting Kaylee, who is definitely hiding something and who tugs at something in Hugh like no one before, has all of those hero feelings on high alert.

Kaylee is surprisingly engaging as well. At first she seems a little too prissy but she quickly gets over her “city” ways and embraces her new situation. Avoiding (and resisting) Hugh is harder than it should be (because the man is tenacious) but she starts to have trouble remembering why he’s bad news.

Just like with Run to Ground, Ruggle brings a good amount of danger to the second book in the series. All of the elements work together beautiful and give readers a good suspense element to go with their love story. But don’t worry if you missed the first story because she helps you keep up … but I’m pretty sure you should read them both because they are pretty darn good :)

*** I voluntarily read a Review Copy of this book. All opinions stated are solely my own and no one else’s. ***