The writing is engaging and crisp, and I’m slightly obsessed with these guys from the wrong side of the tracks. ~ Leigh – Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
Synopsis:
It was supposed to be simple: Let Jace Riggs walk into my counseling office, tell me how he’s adjusting to post-prison life, and let him walk out again. But the first thing I’ve learned is that nothing is simple with Jace.
He’s tall, muscled, bearded and tatted. He’s smarter than anyone else in the room and ten times more guarded. He’s hiding things that would break any other man to pieces. He’s a loner, a bad boy, and an infamous Riggs brother from the wrong side of the tracks.
He’s a hundred kinds of wrong for me. And even when I’m not his counsellor anymore, I still want to break down his defenses.
Jace has never trusted anyone – until me. He says I’m the only woman he wants close to him. The only woman he’s wanted in his bed – ever. And when he looks at me with that look of white-hot fire, I believe everything he says.
My own secrets could get Jace sent back to prison – or get him killed. And he doesn’t care.
We had so little time. We might not have until morning. But with the fire ignited between Jace and me, forever wouldn’t be long enough…
Riggs brother number 2. Yes! More sexy bad boy with a soft spot for the woman he loves.
I am quickly becoming addicted to this family because each brother is unique. These are not men who are all similar and share a deep bond, but four men who never really connected growing up. Through their childhood they were allowed to run wild, and it is only as adults that they seem to be coming back around and establishing a relationship with one another. For Jace Riggs, that relationship is occurring now that he is out of prison, having served time for auto theft.
Jace is the enigma. The studious brother with his nose always in a book, Jace is the least likely to have spent time behind bars. He’s intelligent, thoughtful, quiet, and a loner. Being sent to court ordered counseling is torture for this man who shies away from any sort of emotional intimacy, but it is there that he meets his counselor, Tara.
From outward appearances, Tara and Jace appear to be total opposites. Tara is prim and serious. Jace is six feet three inches of tattooed muscle. Tara deals in emotions and Jace avoids anything where he would need to share his. And yet, I loved these two together. Jace was loyal and intelligent and the fact that this man grew out of the circumstances of his childhood was amazing. He wanted affection and an emotional connection so badly, despite his aversion to it, and my heart really went out to him.
What I’m enjoying most about these books, aside from the hotness of these bad boys, is the underlying story regarding their father and the attempt by all of the brothers to break free of the stigma that their father has thrust on them. While this book and Luke’s both focused on different individual events, the backstory is one that is shared with all of the brothers. Based on what I’ve seen of the other two brothers, I’m looking forward to Ryan and Dex’s books next. The writing is engaging and crisp, and I’m slightly obsessed with these guys.
4.5 stars