Well, I bought this one because I listened to a workshop this author gave with Julie James. I'm soooo glad I gave her a try. For me, it was well worth the higher ticket price as well. Beautifully written and smokin' hot scenes between Rill and Katie.

In fact, I was reading this beside my brother on the train and got a little uncomfortable. I was expecting the story to be sexy, but truly didn't think it would make my damn face flame off.

I'm a sucker for an Irish accent, I admit...but it wasn't overused. It was a tell for Katie to show just how out of control Rill could get when the passion flared between them.

I liked the backstory about Rill's wife and his past, how it molded him and created the Rill that Katie had grown up with. And then to see the different side of him when all of his carefully built shields were torn away and they became a unit as they both healed.

Truly touching and scorching scenes between them.

Rill was definitely at the top of my Alpha scale. A touch more and I would have been turned off by his dominant side. It was tempered by his obvious growing love for Katie despite the walls he tried to put between them.

I'll definitely be looking for more Bethany Kane.