Two people who it would seem would rather fight the f*ck make for a very volatile, crazy, and sexy story. ~ Slick, Guilty Pleasures
Description:
Scott Richardson is one superstitious bastard.
After a decade of training rescue dogs to weather the worst storms, Scott has seen it all. Good luck, bad luck — he knows that a large part of survival is being in the right place at the right time. Which is why he’s determined to stay in the right place…as far away from his cursed ex-girlfriend as possible.
Carrie Morlock is a disaster waiting to happen.
An inveterate risk taker and skilled helicopter pilot, Carrie lives life on the edge. It’s her job to push boundaries and take chances — and it’s a job she does well, even if her ex fails to appreciate it. Too bad Scott won’t have much of a choice when one of his beloved dogs goes missing on a rescue mission. As danger rises and their luck runs out, she’s the only one willing to risk her life — and her heart — to save them.
Review copy provided for an honest review
I never know what to expect when I pick up a book by Tamara Morgan because she always manages to surprise me and did she ever in Off The Map the second book in her Winter Rescue series. Two people who it would seem would rather fight the f*ck make for a very volatile, crazy, and sexy story. Another action packed story about this elite winter rescue team but this time the drama is pretty much contained between the hero and heroine as they battle their feelings in an effort to save one of their own.
Honestly I can’t remember the last time I read a romance book where the hero and heroine were at such odds for a good part of the story, but in this case it worked because it only made it more obvious how much they really did care about one another. Scott Richardson is not only superstitious he’s a man who fears he loves so much that it will ruin him. Watching his father fall apart after his mother left he can’t help but realize that losing Carrie will turn him into the same type of man as his father.
Some might say that Carrie Morlock is a ticking time bomb because it often appears she has no fear but what they don’t understand about Carrie is that she is just the confident in her abilities. That and she has a heart of gold and will go out of her way to help anyone who needs her help. She fully admits she likes the adrenaline rush she gets when she flies her helicopter in and out of dangerous places but she also knows when it is safe and when it is not.
Scott and Carrie really are the perfect example of why co-workers probably shouldn’t date but they did and they were a thing until Scott ended it. Now Carrie is just trying to maintain her friendship with the people on their team and hope that the FAA won’t suspend her license for her latest flight that got her fired from her full time job. All I can say is Scott and Carrie both share a lack of filter as they engage in some of the most outrageous arguments in front of their co-workers who have a hard time keeping a straight face. There were some seriously funny moments when these two squared off and it was pretty obvious to everyone but them that they reason they did was because they harbor some deep feelings for one another but you can’t tell them that because they will deny it or at least try to. Yet when Scott asks Carrie for help to find one of his rescue dogs that is in trouble she can’t say no.
It was interesting watching these two come to terms with their feelings for one another and realizing that the things that drove them kind of nuts about one another was also the things that made them who they were and who they loved. All the while they were still calling each other out and driving one another crazy and saying the most inappropriate things but again that’s what made them work and I for one loved every minute of their outrageousness.
An entertaining plot, crazy characters, amusing dialog, and a unique love story make Off The Map a fine addition to the Winter Rescue series.
Thanks Slick for the review