Publication Date: November 3rd by Signet
About the book:
In the latest from the acclaimed author of Give It All, mount up and ride a roaring motorcycle to Fortuity, Nevada, where the heat is rising…
After a decade spent chasing shadier pursuits, Casey Grossier has come home to the badlands to settle down in Fortuity. Vowing to put his days of dirty money behind him, he’s cleaned up his act and become co-owner of Benji’s Saloon. But despite his efforts to be a better man, he can’t shake his crush on his sweet-faced bartender, even though the woman screams trouble.
Abilene Price hopes she can outrun her mistakes and build a safe, respectable life for herself and her baby. So she’d be wise to keep her distance from her boss, Casey, and the rest of his roughneck motorcycle club, the Desert Dogs. But she just might need their help. The return of a violent figure from Abilene’s past ignites a powder keg—and it’s only the beginning…
My
Thoughts:
In the previous book, Casey was clearly smitten with Abilene
and even finding out she was pregnant didn’t seem to deter him much. In Burn
it Up Casey has become so much more to Abilene, a friend, a helper, and
pretty much a surrogate father to baby Mercy.
He delivered Mercy when they couldn’t get to the hospital in time, so
has more than just an attraction for Abilene; he has a deep connection to both
her and the baby. Abilene has come to
rely on him so much, and she is attracted as well, so when the baby’s father,
James is released from jail, Abilene turns to Casey for protection and support.
All the Desert Dogs, Vince, Raina, Duncan and Miah, are there to help as well
and I thought Abilene was so very fortunate to find friends like them.
Casey’s mother suffered from early onset dementia, basically
losing her mind at around forty, so he didn’t know if he had much of a future
because of genetics. In the past, he
took risks and earned his living in a very shady way. Abilene also had a questionable past, and was
far from a saint before she got pregnant and became a mother. Abilene
wants to be a good mother, a good person and not repeat the mistakes of her
youth. Getting involved with a criminal
is out of the question. But as they
spend time together, Casey and Abilene find it hard to ignore their desires;
they’ve been building gradually and with intensity for so long. With all these concerns, Casey and Abilene
agree to a non serious relationship without any expectations for the future,
but when the heart is so involved, in my opinion, it’s impossible to not to get
your heart broken if things don’t work out.
Cara McKenna did a wonderful job exploring the emotions
behind Casey and Abilene’s insecurities, and why they felt a relationship between
them wouldn’t work. At times, though it
felt a little repetitive. For about 75%
of the book I was really pleased with how things were working out romance wise,
but at that mark Abilene becomes extremely judgmental over Casey’s past, and I
was ticked. Abilene was far from a saint! I can understand why she wouldn’t
want anyone knowing her past, because it wasn’t good. At all! And yet (highlight for spoiler) she was disgusted over Casey’s past?!! (end of spoiler) Really?!! Like I said in my status
update: Don’t throw stones when you live in a glass house! I was even more
upset because Casey did so much for
Abeline and baby Mercy without any expectations. I think I would’ve been more okay with what
happened if Abeline did some proper groveling.
Not enough for me to forgive her actions, and (highlight for spoiler) Casey took
her back far too easily. All was wrapped
up a little too quickly, right at the very end. (end of spoiler). All I have to say, is Abeline is one lucky
girl.
Even with all of that, I must say that Ms. McKenna is very
talented at writing chemistry and building steam, laying the foundation for
some very heated sex scenes! The whole
mystery aspect of the story was a plus for me as well, and we finally see some
of Casey’s predictions play out, albeit in an unexpected way.
3.5 Suns
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