Crossroads (Ashford Creek #2)
Carrie Ann Ryan
Blurb:
Bodhi
Ashford—the man the small town of Ashford Creek once thought a murderer—would
be her salvation.
The reclusive,
bearded, mountain man has secrets of his own and with one growl, she knew she’d
be safe. Sure, he might only talk to her to ask who hurt her, but at least the
quiet will let her heal.
When the elusive
drummer from one of the biggest rock bands in the world shows up on Bodhi’s
doorstep, he needs her to leave yesterday. As soon as he sees the bruises, he
knows she needs to stay.
A fire took
everything from him once, and the town he thought he could trust turned on him
before he could grieve. Falling for a woman in the spotlight is the last thing
he needs.
Yet it might be
the one thing that could save them both when the darkness of their pasts
finally catches up with them.
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 4.5 stars
Heat Rating:
Review:
What’s
not to love about two broken characters finding that together they heal and
reshape all the pieces of one another into a beautiful new design? The second
installment in the Ashford Creek series is a story that will rip out your heart
and then heal you without you even understanding that you needed to be
healed. Carrie Ann Ryan has the special
ability to remind us that we all deserve to find love, even when we’ve lost it
and feel that our chance at happiness was stolen from us. Kiera West has
certainly had her share of bad luck when it comes to men in her life, so when
she meets the grumpy and brooding Bohdi Ashford, she never imagines that he will
steal her heart and make her fall for him so deeply. Bodhi is the town recluse
and hides from those that have whispered—or yelled—about him ever since his
family died in a tragic fire, leaving him not only scared physically but
mentally and emotionally as well. When the two find themselves thrown together
after Kiera tries to escape a dangerous element in her life, Bodhi finds
himself unable to resist the sweet and obviously troubled woman that pulls at
his heartstrings. The more they spend
time together, just experiencing life again, the closer they get to finding a
healing that they never would have let themselves experience before. But the dangers surrounding Bodhi and Kiera
are not willing to just let them enjoy their newly blossoming love and they
have to work together in order to overcome the fear and mistrust if they are
ever going to get their second chances at true love.
I
enjoyed immensely getting to watch Bodhi and Keiera as they both found a way to
heal through the traumas that continued to follow them as together, they found
a way to begin living their lives again.
Bodhi is obviously a man that has always protected those he loves and
not being able to save his family broken his spirit; finding a way to accept
his past, love his present, and embrace a future allowed his true character to
develop and shine through. His alpha and
sweet nature left us wanting so much more from him when he was being grumpy and
it was only when he finally decided to embrace life and love again that we
really fell in love with him right alongside Kiera. Kiera herself was a perfect example of a
woman that has been kicked repeatedly but refuses to stay down, the ideal match
for a character like Bodhi who needed someone to stand by his side and defend
him against the world. She has a lot of
insecurities in her life, but she also knows that she is the kind of person
that will find her place in the world if she stops letting others bring her
down. Once they stopped letting the world dictate how they lived their lives,
Bodhi and Kiera found their joy and love again for one another and for living
life and getting to experience it right alongside them was a fabulous
experience. The passion between these
two from the very first moment was palpable and hot and I cannot wait to see
more of them in coming books in the series.
Carrie Ann always manages to blow me away with her stories of
redemption, danger, drama, and love, but she really outdid herself this time
with Crossroads.
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
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