Ava Dorset is back in town on the pleading of her brother. He’s calling in big favors for her to fix the finances of the local Two Claws Ranch, but she’s wary. She hasn’t been back to her small hometown in years because there’s something off about that place. That and Trigger Massey, owner of the Two Claws Ranch, is too mysterious for his own good. There’s something wrong with that man. Too … snarly, too moody, and every time he sets his eyes on her, he looks downright hungry. But the more she gets to know him, the more she thinks she might have been wrong about him all this time. Sure, he’s an outlaw, but there is something else he wrestles with. Something monstrous that he’s kept everyone protected from, and her respect for him grows by the day. She can’t afford to fall in love with an outlaw, and especially not one as dangerous as Trigger, but the longer she stays in Darby, Montana, the more she thinks she can handle his life…if she can only survive it.
Trigger’s had his eye on Ava since they were kids, but he made sure she never knew. That beautiful little spitfire was always going to find a big life away from their small town, and away from him. All he wants is to keep her safe, but she’s digging her claws into his ranch and his heart. But Ava doesn’t realize…the real danger to her life…is him.
Content Warning: Explicit love scenes, naughty language, and piles of sexy shifter secrets. Intended for mature audiences.
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Love T.S. Joyce and her amazing books!
So once again I felt myself yearning to read some shape shifter fiction along with feeling the need to read more of a book series than a lot of standalone books. Yet I wasn’t sure I wanted to read a simply werewolf/shifter book. I then remembered reading and enjoying A Very Outlaw Christmas I decided I wanted to read more of this series. It was then I discovered that A Very Out Law Christmas was in fact the second book of the Outlaw Shifter Series. I decided to still go ahead to read For The Love Of An Outlaw and just hoped I hadn’t already spoilt book by reading it in the wrong order.
I discovered that this books main characters were once again, Trigger Massey, Colton and Ava Dorset. I tried to discount/forget what I had already read in bk 2 and for the most part managed it. The cover of this book is very similar to that of Bk2 just a slight change in the male’s head/cowboy hat placement. I’d say the male on both covers has to be Trigger Massey.
In this book Colton has contacted his sister Ava and finally managed to get her to agree to come to the Two Claws ranch to help sort out its finances and its downward spiral. Ava tries every excuse she can think of for not going back to Darby, Montana. She had left straight after graduating aged 18 and had never been back since and that’s how she liked it! Ava even tells her brother that his childhood friend unnerves her, but Colt is not taking any excuse. He reminds her Trigger is his best friend and manages to beg, pester, call in all favours she owes him until Ava finally agrees to come back for two weeks only!
Ava didn’t have the very best life in Darby Montana, in fact it was her brother Colton that helped her get through school and kept her on the straight and narrow and yes she was grateful to him. Unbeknown to Ava, her brother best friend had tried his best and had in fact secretly helped Colton whenever he could.
When Ava sees her brother’s scar’s he has some explaining to do. They soon soften somewhat towards each other. Ava is still annoyed with her brother about having to come back to what was once the place she called home. Ava is certainly irritated by the fact she has to stay in Triggers home as he has a spare bedroom. Colton has his own small one bedroomed home, so says its common sense for her to stay at Triggers home.
Being around the stubborn, awkward Trigger irritates Ava immensely to begin with. The fact the town doesn’t want Trigger around anymore and are trying to bankrupt him to get rid of him infuriates Ava whilst she is attempting to settle all his outstanding bills.
Slowly Ava remembers the “good times” she had in Darby and realises how hard it must have been for her brother to take on the responsibility of raising and providing for her. Also, as time goes on Trigger and Ava seem to mellow towards each other. Small things are revealed, like the way when Colton was working nights, Trigger would sneak in and stay in the flat hidden yet keeping watch over Ava. Slowly but surely the “chemistry” between Trigger and Ava grows and grows. There’s danger being with a shifter and Trigger is determined that Ava should know what she is getting into. It is only when someone calls Trigger and Colton “her boys” that Ava realises, they are hers and she wants to protect what’s hers and stay with them.
I really enjoyed reading this book, of course I adored the characters of Ava, Trigger and Colton and their relationships with each other. I love the feelings in the centre of shapeshifter books around the concept of “pack” and “family”. The pack in this book is a fairly small one but I am sure it will grow as the series goes on. As Colton does not yet have a mate and I would hope that the family part of the pack will increase too.
What more can I say another fantastic instalment in a potentially brilliant shape-shifter series. I anticipate great things for this series and definitely want to read more of it soon.
I’ve read a lot of this authors books but for me this is not one of my favorites. It’s about a shifters bear that can be out of control, he thinks it’s his bear doing the damage when it’s not.
I’ve read a lot of this authors books but for me this is not one of my favorites. It’s about a shifters bear that can be out of control, he thinks it’s his bear doing the damage when it’s not.
First in a series and can’t wait to read next in series.
Title: For the Love of an Outlaw
Series: Outlaw Shifters Book #1
Release Date: #AlreadyReleased
Author: T. S. Joyce
Reviewer: Ingrid Stephanie Jordan
Serial: Standalone, No Cliffhanger
#PRN #BearShifters #LionShifter
#5Stars
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We went back to LUCKY 1010 again and wowzer. I have to tell you it started off slow for me but then I couldn’t put it down it was just absolutely shifterrific. Loyalty is the keyword that Ms. T.s. stressed to me. You have nothing if you don’t have loyalty.
Ava Dorset is human and lives in Alabama she has I since high school. She left Darby Montana and good riddance, Ave was tierd of the people. Her brother Colton asked her for help, she was needed back to Darby. God knows she owes her life to her brother. But could she see Tigger again?
Trigger Massey is a Grizzly Bear Shifter who inherited the Two Claw Ranch from his dad. He thinks he’s losing his mind and definitely knows he’s losing his ranch, the only thing that’s keeping him going is his promised to his father. With the help of Colton and Ava can he save it all?
A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book and my comments here are my honest opinion.
A different story, yes and no. No longer on Damon’s Mountain or in any other place, but just as captivating as all the stories. Alphas, shifters and love.
Ava Dorset returned to town after her brother pleaded with her to return. He needs her help in fixing the finances of Two Claws Ranch, ah but she is weary and maybe with a good reason.
She hasn’t been back to her small hometown in years because there’s something off about that place. And that is not the only thing Trigger Massey, owner of the Two Claws Ranch, is not what she expected to be, he hides too much. too many secrets are there in this town.
But as has the chance to get to know him, she begins to realize that she might have been wrong about Trigger.
Can she afford to fall in love with an outlaw, and especially not one as dangerous as Trigger, yet the longer she stays in Darby Montana, the more she comes to believe that she can handle him, his life but can she survive it.
Trigger’s had his eye on Ava since they were kids, but he made sure she never knew. That beautiful little spitfire was always going to find a big life away from their small town, and away from him. All he wants is to keep her safe, but she’s digging her claws into his ranch and his heart. But Ava doesn’t realize…the real danger to her life…is him.
Great story, had me laughing, made me angry at times, had me cheering, specially for the mad squirrel, am loving theses new characters.