Tough as barbed-wire cowgirl, Natalie Camden, lives by only one rule – trust no one.Former Green Beret, Aaron Weber, is sexier than sin and twice as dangerous. He’s also war-weary and broken. His friendship with Natalie has always been complicated. He knows there are secrets she keeps hidden under that tough-girl façade. He also knows there is a more than enough soft heat and raw need deep within … heat and raw need deep within her to keep him satisfied.
When she asks Aaron to add benefits to their friendship, he agrees with a few conditions.
He’ll take her virginity all for himself and then teach her the power of submission.
She’ll show him how to loosen the binds of control he clings to.
The last thing either of them expected was the passion-ignited flashfire that burns bright enough to illuminate both of their dark pasts.
Aaron vows to find and destroy the man who hurt her.
Natalie seeks to understand the details of the mission that shattered him.
When her past threatens to make a reappearance on Camden Ranch, can she learn to trust him enough to keep her safe?
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This is where I normally put a tongue-in-cheek warning about my sexy cowboys. While, Last Call, like all of the Camden Ranch novels that have come before it, has lots and lots of bed-breaking love scenes (no, seriously, there is a broken bed) it also deals with a few other things.
These are things I want to make certain none of my beloved readers might trigger from. This book deals with both Post Traumatic Stress from Aaron Weber’s missions in the Middle East and from the sexual abuse Natalie Camden endured during her childhood.
I tried with everything I am to handle each of these issues with a tremendous amount of respect, sympathy, grace, and dignity and I made certain there are no graphic descriptions of either event.
I always want my novels to be a sexy escape (and never to cause anyone any pain) so I wanted to make certain my readers are aware of what they’ll find between the covers of this book – one sizzling hot former Green Beret, one strong and sassy cowgirl, sexual discovery and erotic intimacy, every single member of the Camden family, a lot of laughter, a few heart wrenching moments, and a tremendous amount of healing and strength.
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First time reading this author and I will be definitely looking for more of her books. You’ve got two people who’ve had some horrible things happen. Sex, trauma, and secrets and a little humor.
Natalie is a cowgirl down to her boots. Something happened when she was a child, so she didn’t have a regular dating life. Aaron was a green beret and works as a bartender. He and Natalie tried dating a year ago but she got spooked and ran from him. Now she wants to try again and she wants Aaron to take her virginity. Both are keeping secrets and neither wants to tell the other but each go behind the others back to find what the other is hiding. When she finds out how far Aaron went she gets mad. He’ll do anything to get Natalie back and realizes nothing is worse than losing her.
I didn’t like how she treated Aaron when she found out he’d lied to her when she did the exact same thing. A small cliffhanger.
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Good story. Finding love after bad things happen. Not giving up on each other.
Two broken souls, emotional healing, sexy times, hilarious moments, and a nosy, but super cool group of family and friends..Last Call was a great intro to Jillian Neal! The sexual abuse and PTSD issues were handled tactfully and respectfully, leaving the bulk of the details up to the reader’s imagination. Although this is book five in the Camden Ranch series, I didn’t feel lost with the quantity of characters. Instead, my curiosity is running rampant with curiosity!
A sweet book with good sex too
great read
good read
Like this author. She can tell a tale
This is a wonderful addition to the Camden Ranch series; however, it is also not for the faint of heart. Aaron and Natalie’s story deals with PTSD as well as childhood abuse but the author handles both situations with the utmost of care and no specific accounts are detailed, the context is more related to their feelings and how the incidents have affected them than the incidents themselves. The storyline is strong and runs you through a gamut of emotions that really has you feeling for the characters and cheering them on. The book also contains great character interaction and dialogue with several funny scenes and hilarious laugh out loud moments. I enjoyed being along for Aaron and Natalie’s journey as they worked to heal themselves and each other and form a bond of trust and lasting love. If you enjoy heartwarming, emotional stories full of family, fun, drama and romance then this one is definitely for you. The author does a great job of bringing the Camdens and their world to life and you will not be disappointed if you decide to share in their newest adventure.
ARC for honest review with no compensation
Last Call the next book in the Camden Ranch series and boy what a read it is…so emotional that I laughed, cried and swooned and wanted to be right there to help them along. I liked how Jillian handled the PTSD for Aaron and childhood sexual abuse for Natalie and that made you root for these two as individuals and as a couple to help each other heal and to find their HEA.
Once you start this book you won’t be putting it down until you have read the very last word now will the Sevens get their own books????