Strong, Silent Cowboy (Moving Violations #2)
by Lora Leigh, Veronica Chadwick
Blurb:
Sallie Hamblen
had three incredibly hot, sexy nights with Jacob Donovan, an undercover CIA
agent, before he disappeared, leaving her broken hearted and forever yearning
for the man she lost. Years later, Jacob doesn’t know that the beauty he’s
about to seduce in a small town bar is the woman he held in his arms all those
years ago… and that she’s on the run from her past.
To Keep Her Safe…
Former CIA agent
turned cowboy, Jacob Donovan wants nothing more than a simple life. Just the
ranch and occasionally someone warm and sweet in his bed. Until Sallie comes
back into his life and all of a sudden he wants to be in her bed every
night...all night. When he discovers that her life is in danger, he swears
he’ll protect her. Even when secrets are revealed that threaten everything
between them, he will lay everything on the line to keep her in his arms.
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
The second book in the new Lora Leigh series begins
with a bang and never stops running full speed ahead as these characters are
brought back together and find intense lust and love in the most unlikely of
ways. I admit I wasn’t much of a fan of the first book, which seemed to have
been driven by the steam with very little plot in the story to carry it, and
while this story is not lacking in any way with the steam, the plot is more believable
and enjoyable to me. Sallie and Jacob are characters that have been circling
one another for years, even without them both knowing the full truth of what
they meant to one another, and when they finally come together for one
explosive night, their world shifts quickly and life changes drastically before
either of them can take a full breathe. Sallie has been in love with Jacob since they
were together years before, but now that she is in his hometown and he doesn’t
seem to even recognize her, she has been fighting his pull and trying to
understand why she loves a man who so callously pushed her aside. Jacob has been lusting for Sallie since the
first time he saw her in his town, but there is something about her that
confuses him and messes with his long honed-CIA instincts so he hasn’t
approached her like her wanted to, but when she finally gives him the chance to
take her into his arms one night he can’t resist any longer. After their night together, Sallie’s life
quickly begins to devolve and it becomes apparent that she is in serious
danger, but instead of running again, Jacob takes her safety into his own hands
and claims her for his own. But as their
past and present blends, Sallie has to finally comes clean with the truth of
their time together and Jacob learns the truth of their time together and the
reason for his intense attraction and deep connection to her. In the end, the love and devotion they share
is challenged as their lives are again and again in the crosshairs of the
killers after them both and only Jacob and his team and keep them alive in
order to have a chance at a future.
Sallie was the perfect sassy, sexy, and sweet cowgirl for Jacob. I loved seeing her challenge him at every
turn and find a way to stand up to his alpha and controlling nature, even as
she fell deeper in love with the man who’s held her heart for so long. She has lived through a long of trauma and
drama for the past five years and she just wants peace, but at the same time
she wants her man even when he doesn’t know her. She is intelligence, determined, and refuses
to give up even when she is faced with an enraged lover with the power to break
her heart and soul. Jacob was one of the
better characters of this nature I have read in a while, able to carry of the
badass, alpha, dominant without losing his sweetness for his woman when he had
her in his arms. It is obvious that he
cares deeply for Sallie, even when he doesn’t understand why they have such a
deep connection, but when he learns the full truth he jumps right in and makes
sure she understands he isn’t letting her go, no matter what comes at them or
tries to tear them apart. There was
non-stop passion in this story to be sure, just as in the first story, but I
felt the depth in this story was driving their emotional connection, not just
there for the heat factor of the story.
I am looking forward to the next story in the series for sure and seeing
Jacob’s friends find the women that will steal their hearts. Even though I didn’t love the first in the
series, I’m thinking this one might turn out to be pretty good after all.
*eBook provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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