Veena’s review of Devoted to Love (Devoted Lovers, Book 2) by Shayla Black
Contemporary Erotic Romance published by Berkley 02 Jul 19
Josiah Grant is the latest in the security business to be felled low by a beautiful woman. Bowled over by the bride’s sister at his friend Cutter’s wedding, he decides to stay a few days to scratch his itch and help the beautiful Magnolia West fend off a cult that is threatening her family. The best-laid plans of mice and men…
After his first visit to the commune, Josiah’s neck is itching and his radar is warning him that something stinks in the commune, and it’s not the beauteous first sister of the cult leader on a recruiting mission. His feelings are not helped by the ranch foreman/former lover of the beautiful Magnolia spilling secrets that leave him disturbed. Fortunately, he’s soon able to shake them off and exercise his dominant side in making Maggie scream.
As the two lovers work their way toward each other, the quiet community is rocked with a rising body count as ranchers and land owners are being eliminated in an apparent land grab. Can Josiah keep Maggie safe, particularly when her grandparents are threatened? I did enjoy how the story came together and the final exciting moments as the two faced up to their dangerous assailants.
A very typical story in Ms. Black’s style with a lot of erotic romance and a little bit of excitement to keep the blood humming.
Grade: B-
Summary:
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, 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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