Following a brutal attack from her ex and his dog, Sophia Swanson knows the only way she’ll ever be safe from him is to relocate and start over. Going from a big city to small-town living takes some adjusting, but she finally settles in, leaving her former life behind. When sexy Sean Kilduff crosses her path, he sparks something in her she thought was long dead. There’s only one problem—he has a … a dog—a really big dog. One he absolutely can’t live without.
Will Sophia be able to overcome her past for a chance at a happy future? Or will she once again have to uproot her life and move on?
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I’m going to start out saying this book absolutely took me by surprise and once I started reading it, I was absolutely enthrall and couldn’t put it down. This book does have some triggers if you been in a abusive relationship or afraid of dogs, but once you start reading it you are in for one hell of a ride. Sophia Swanson was in abusive relationship until her boss stopped by and saved her life and got her far far away from Fl. Now she is in small country town ,but when a dog comes near her she freaks out. Deputy Sean Kilduff and his k9 partner are on there way home and stop at rest stop but when Sean hears blood curdling screams he comes face to face with a woman who is freaking out over his dog. Kilo doesn’t understand why and neither does his handler, but he does have a good idea what happened to her. When feelings start to happen can they make it work or will her past catch up with her? We get to see Nick and Jake from Trident security and woohoo swoon.This was absolutely a Fantastic book. Plus we got to see our hot Trident men I’m so wanting more from this author and I’m gonna be buying more of her books.
This is an exciting new book in the Suspenseful Seduction World. It starts off with a heart stopping scene and then ends with one. We’ve met the Bannerman Brothers in the Samantha A Cole’s Trident Series. They own and operate HALO Customs, a motorcycle repair and detail shop in Florida and Iowa. When the Sophia, a retailer for Chris in Florida is viciously beaten by her ex and attacked by his dog receiving over 400 stitches, she is sent to work for yet in his Iowa show. Sophia meets a local Sheriff’s Deputy and they click, only problem is he’s a K9 Officer and is very attached to his partner Kilo. It turns out Kilo really likes Sophia to. Can she over her trauma to give these two a chance?
I don’t know who my heart ached for more in this story, Sophia or Dawg, and that’s a measure of the author’s ability to make you feel even for the apparent aggressor. I fell in love with a character, though, and I defy any reader not to do so – and the character is Kilo. When he knocked at Sophia’s door to show he was a friend, my eyes may have leaked.
This story has a great reconnection with the Curt Bannermans (with Dana and her kids, and their new baby girl – although no longer a baby), and we see Connor again, the little boy whose birthday party Ian and co. set up in Whiskey Tribute. I loved this book, and I’m struggling to convey how much and why, without saying too much. I felt that the aggression in the abuse was well handled; it is mostly told in Sophia’s words, rather than the reader “watching” the blows fall, and so it becomes about her experience of it and its effect on her, rather than a more sensationalist voyeurism. And there’s Sean, Kilo’s handler, and a character that is built on his deeds, not flowery words. I see that this is “Stormville Book 1”; I look forward to many more in this series.
I received a copy of this book from the author, and I am reviewing it because I loved it.
Seriously I am not surprised that this woman ended up afraid of dogs and suffering as she did, the way she deals just shows how strong she is. I love that she found friends to support and help her. The bulk of characters are easy to love, one I found slightly confusing a couple of times but maybe that’s for a future story. Obviously I didn’t like the bad guys, they were seriously messed in the head. Fast flowing story that pulls your attention and then holds it, it is a good length though so didn’t get to sit and read in one hit. It has excitement and some suspense in a few places, just when things are going great you somehow know something will crop up to throw a spanner in the works. I will be looking out for more by this author, I was impressed with the quality of her writing as well as the use of the borrowed characters. I was very taken with Kilo as well such an understanding and intelligent dog.