He was sent to guard her body… he didn’t expect her to steal his heart. Her sister’s wedding was hardly the place to find a hook up, but after one look at friend-of-the-groom and special operative Josiah Grant, small-town Texas beauty Magnolia West immediately fell in lust. After a stunningly sensual night together, Maggie is prepared for the two of them to go their separate ways. After all, … ways. After all, she’s not a happily-ever-after kind of girl. But Josiah—and danger—change her plans.
Josiah isn’t looking for love…but Maggie rouses his body and stirs his heart like no other woman. She’s got a rocky romantic past, and a smart man would steer clear. But when the murder quotient in Kendall County rises and all signs point to a mysterious group nearby who have been harassing Maggie’s family, he can’t leave her unprotected—especially when he realizes he’s fallen hard for her.
As tension mounts and the menace closes in, Josiah will do anything to prove to Maggie that their love is real…but can they stay alive long enough to share it?
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Devoted to Love by Shayla Black is book 2 in the Devoted Lovers series. This is the story of Magnolia(Maggie) West and Josiah Grant.
Josiah and Maggie first met at Maggie’s sister’s wedding. They ended up having a sizzling one night stand and from there, Maggie ends up becoming Josiah’s client. A cult-like group becomes very aggressive in trying to buy Maggie’s grandparents’ ranch and uses intimidation tactics and threats in doing so which put Maggie and her family in danger. Josiah is determined to protect Maggie and her family from harm and in the process, finds himself falling deep for her. Maggie struggles with trust issues from her childhood that affect her relationships today. But something about Josiah has her wanting to open up more and let down her walls. He has her experiencing feelings and desires that she hasn’t felt before. Will Maggie let herself be open to love and let herself have love in her life, namely with Josiah? Will Josiah be able to keep Maggie safe and figure out the cult’s nefarious deeds before Maggie ends up harmed ?
This is fast paced,steamy, hot, exciting, suspenseful, cant-put-it-down, full of feels, emotional, dramatic, romantic and just guaranteed to make your reading experience a great one !!! I enjoyed the main characters and secondary characters- can’t wait for book 3.
My Rating: 4.5 stars ********
Devoted to Love is sensuous, seductive, exciting with a good measure of action tossed in. All things that Shayla Black excels in. She spins yet another powerful tale filled with intrigue, suspense, danger and romance. Josiah and Maggie are so explosive together that I thought my tablet might catch fire. Whew!! Outstanding characters, equally excellent storyline with some familiar Wicked Lovers characters and a couple of new faces thrown in…it doesn’t get any better than that.
Devoted to love is the second book in the devoted lovers series. This is Josiah and Magnolia’s story. Maggie and Josiah meet at Maggie’s sisters wedding. Both thought that after their wedding hook up Josiah would walk away and return to his real life, but when Maggie and her ranch is in danger Josiah stays around to offer his protection. Protecting people is his job and he knows where to draw the line, except with Maggie, everything about her makes him want to break all the rules. Will these two get their happily ever after or will danger find them first. I absolutely loved this book, especially Josiah. I can’t wait to see what’s next in the series!
Sultry, sexy, down-right panty-melting. Josiah loves to be a Dom but has sworn off on relationships after getting burned at the altar. When he attends a co-workers wedding, he is captivated by the bride’s sister, Maggie. What starts out as a one-night, no holds barred, sexy fantasy leads him into a mystery at Maggie’s family ranch. Now that he has to stay and unravel the cult that wants her grandparent’s property, will he be able to stick to his one-night plan. Or will she captivate more than his body? Maggie struggles with love after her mother left her as a toddler with her grandparents. She has learned to use and control sex for her pleasure but meeting Josiah, she finds a man that opens up experiences she never dreamed of. When he decides to help her family, she experiences feelings and desires that she thought weren’t possible. Will she realize that love is possible? Josiah and Maggie deliver a hot, steamy romance with a great mystery that kept me guessing. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.
Josiah and Maggie. With passion from the start. Can they build a stronger connection?
When things start to go wrong in Kenndall County. What will Josiah do to protect Maggie?
Does the Cult have anything to do with the deaths? Will Josiah be able to protect Maggie?
Will Maggie ever be able to tell Josiah that she loves him?
A brilliant must read. You will want to rush to get your answers, yet you will want to savor the story.
Josiah is attending his buddy (and fellow operative) Cutter’s, wedding to a Hollywood star, Shealyn West. Josiah was burned in a previous relationship and has sworn them off. However, when he meets the bride’s sister, Maggie aka Magnolia, suddenly he thinks this wedding could get alot more interesting.
Maggie doesn’t do relationships, but she might at least enjoy some time with Josiah. He’s one gorgeous cup of hotness! Maggie’s family farm is being targeted to be purchased by the neighboring property owner who runs Enlightenment Fields, a cult. That’s also the reason Josiah was called in at the last minute to attend the wedding. Adam Coleman is shady in their eyes and he’s getting more aggressive in trying to purchase property. In addition, one of their neighbors died from a pitch fork stabbing. Murder just doesn’t happen in this small town.
Josiah and Maggie have so much chemistry together!! They begin to care about each other, even though they are fighting it. She’s in danger and Josiah will do everything in his power to keep her and her family safe.
This has got to be my favorite book I’ve read so far, in 2019! So much action, twists and turns, hotness galore!! I couldn’t put it down and now that I’m done and started reading another book, it’s hard to concentrate because this story is stuck in my head!! I will go back and reread it, soon!
Devoted to Love (Devoted Lovers, #2 ) Shayla Black … Thanks to the publisher and #NetGalley for allowing me to preview this book. Josiah Grand( Ex CIA now bodyguard) Magnolia West ( doesn’t believe in love..wild past) I enjoyed it but I could have done with a little less graphic violence.. There was plenty of that as well as laughs, tears, fear, suspense, plenty of emotions and LOTS of steamy sex that did get us to a very HEA.
Devoted to Love is a standalone book in the Devoted Lovers series. First two books in the series focus on the guys at the EM Security company.
First book is focused on Cutter Bryant and actress, Shealyn West. Book 2 is Josiah Grant and Magnolia West’s story. Maggie is Shealyns sister. The book starts out right with Maggie and Josiah meeting at her sisters wedding to Cutter.
As the wedding is located at Maggie and Shealyns grandparents farm, The guys of EM Security learn of the Enlightenment Fields people. These cult-like neighbors have been harassing the farmers to sell their lands next to them and there is some suspicion of foul play involved.
Josiah agrees to stick around after the wedding to look into this cult. If that gives him some time with Maggie, all the better. One look at Maggie and he was completely smitten. A few days and nights with her is just what he needs.
While Josiah tries to figure out what’s going on with the cult, his crush on Maggie grows expediently. It’s the last thing he wants or needs, but Maggie has gotten under his skin and he can’t get her out. The same can be said for Maggie. Maggie has trust and commitment issues but Josiah may be the one man who can earn that trust.
With any small town setting, there are a lot of side characters that bring a lot to the story. With the danger that increases as the cult gets desperate for the neighboring lands, more EM security men come to lend a hand in Josiah’s investigation into the cult. We get a few hints to possible new books in the series.
What to expect in Devoted to Love? Intrigue, suspense, and a wild heroine who needs tamed and a hero who looks forward to taming her.