Review – Laying Down the Law (The TripleHorn Brand, #1) by Delilah Devlin

Description:
Seeking sanctuary could be the hottest mistake she ever made.

A lifetime ago, Zuri Prescott kicked the dirt off her boots and ditched her small-time small town for the glam city life—and lived to regret it. When she’s framed for a bank job, she lights out for home, seeking refuge with her old high school sweetheart while she figures out her next steps. Only she discovers that the boy she left behind is the last man she should trust.

Sheriff Colt Triplehorn knows trouble when he sees it, especially when it comes in the form of a familiar trespasser, caught naked between an angry bull and her underwear. Sure she’s up to her usual no good, he grants her sanctuary at his ranch—the better to keep an eye on her, and purge her from his system once and for all.

Reconnection is sweet and hot, but the heat can’t hide the truth. When Colt inevitably finds out what Zuri’s running from, it’s too late to put the fire out, and he’s got a career-compromising choice on his hands. Follow the letter of the law, or follow his heart.

Product Warnings
When a sheriff captures the girl who got away, expect revenge so hot it leaves brands on two lonely hearts.

I always love the start of a new series especially one by an author I read regularly but they also make me nervous because I always wonder if it will be as good as previous series’. If Laying Down The Law is indicative of what we can expect from Delilah Devlin’s new Triple Horn Brand series then I have no doubt this series will be a winner!

Zuri Prescott and Colt Triplehorn were high school sweethearts and lovers but twelve years have passed and they didn’t end on the best of terms. Zuri is in trouble but she has no idea that the one person she trusts to help her could very well have her arrested. I enjoy lovers re-united stories mainly because they usually move at a pretty quick pace, the interested parties have been there done that so it never takes long for the heat to come up to boiling again. In this case, the heat goes from freezing to hotter than hell in a blink of an eye!

Both Zuri and Colt have reasons to not trust each other and although their reasons come from a big misunderstanding, it was interesting to watch how they both tried not to engage their feelings. Zuri has a lot of inferiority issues and while Colt has never made her feel that way, in her head she doesn’t understand why he ever wanted to be with her. Colt is raw from the way they parted years ago but he’s never gotten over Zuri leaving. These two had some major issues to work through and when you throw in the trouble that’s following Zuri, this becomes a really intense story. Of course the intensity leads to some pretty smokin’ hot sex scenes leaving us no doubt that Colt likes to be in charge.

I enjoyed the characters very much and can’t wait to find out what happens with Colt’s brothers, Gabe and Tommy. I loved the realistic quality of the flash flood; anyone who’s lived in Texas understands those are something you don’t mess with. As always with a book by Delilah Devlin, the love scenes were passionate and very gratifying. Laying Down the Law is a great, quick read and a fantastic start to a new series!