I really like Sennah Tate's writing style, her narrative voice really speaks to me. I adore the way she creates drool-worthy Alpha males and includes vulnerability into them! Creating a huge werebear in Callan, he's tough, masculine, possessive concerning Ashley - yet his lip quivers and his insides turn to jelly at the thought of her refusing him. Now that is sigh-worthy! Many writer's create dominate Alpha's and they are awe inspiring and drool-worthy in their own rights, but there is something even more endearing when that muscular manly-man can be reduced to his most sensitive self, for the love and because of the love, of his woman. And Tate creates that type of male character that makes this reader want to swoon. This book is a stand alone that does refer to things that happened in the first book. Not to worry, Tate has you covered by giving a quick recap of the most pertinent information, so a reader that hasn't read the first book will not feel totally lost. Protagonist Ashley was an adorable character that this reader felt almost instant empathy towards and with; she's actually a fairly tough chick that is surprised by some of her new found self-doubts, yet intelligent enough to see the adoring Callen not only wants her to be strong but actually helps her be stronger simply because he believes in her. Just like in the first book, the reader should not expect every single question to be answered by books end; this book gives clues and is continuing to lay the groundwork necessary, giving readers more pieces to the bigger puzzle that concerns the town of Palm Haven. Also similar to book one, this reader found a few mis-used words that were spelled correctly but not used the way they were meant to be... an example that comes immediately to mind was a sentence where something "such as this" was actually written as "suck as this", it was giggle-worthy but did toss me out of the world briefly. The story is fairly fast paced, faster than the first book, in this readers opinion, yet is a completely satisfying read that leaves one wanting more. So, I'm ending this review and heading back to Palm Haven and book three! Oh yeah, I recommend this book! ** Review originally posted to Amazon Review on May 19, 2016. **
