Series: Resting Warrior Ranch (Book 9)
Growing up with addict parents and extreme neglect,
Jensen Chambers learned early to only depend on himself.
A family was something he’d never thought he’d have, but
the people at the Resting Warrior Ranch have become exactly that. Yeah, Garnet
Bend is about as small as towns come, but big cities never did him any favors
anyway.
So when Kenzie Hurst—with her manicured nails and
stilettos that obviously don’t belong in Montana—shows up with trouble on her
high heels, Jensen isn’t going to just sit by.
This is family.
This is his town.
He’ll be dåmned if he’ll let outside danger destroy the
peace they’ve worked so hard to build.
But when the mysterious beauty needs protection only
Jensen can provide, he can’t turn her away. She may wear Prada, but her sweet
smile and engaging laugh is drawing him in.
Making him want to keep her around permanently. High
heels and all.
Someone wants Kenzie dead, but Jensen—and the Resting
Warrior Ranch team—are about to show her that around here, they look out for
their own.
This was another exciting visit to Garnet Bend, Montana,
and the world of Resting Warrior Ranch. As usual, with this author's books, I
was immediately drawn into the story and hooked to the finish.
Kenzie is a very successful commercial real estate agent
in Denver who also gives seminars on how to grow a business. She is a city girl
to the bone, but when she has a stalker whose threats escalate, the police send
her to tiny Garnet Bend to lay low while they investigate. She arrives in town and
immediately has car trouble. The sheriff sends her to Jensen, the town
mechanic.
Jensen had a rough childhood, but meeting Lucas was a
bright spot. They maintained their friendship through the years, and when Jensen
came to a crossroads after his time as a security consultant, Lucas invited him
to Garnet Bend. Jensen has a garage where he works on cars and is a talented
wood carver.
When Jensen notices some suspicious trouble with Kenzie's
car, he consults his friends at the Resting Warrior Ranch. They all agree that
the sheriff needs to know about it (he knows about Kenzie's stalker problem). Jensen
agrees that he should be her first line of defense since he is nearest Kenzie's
location and unattached. Meanwhile, the other RWR men put their talents to use
in helping uncover the identity of her stalker and provide extra protection.
The intensity grows when it becomes evident that Kenzie's
stalker has found her. Threatening messages and physical attacks keep everyone
on edge as they try to protect her. I was glued to the pages as the attacks
escalated. The final confrontation had a twist I didn't see coming and kept me
flipping pages as fast as I could read. The twist in the resolution was unexpected,
and I can't wait for the next book.
I enjoyed watching the relationship between Kenzie and
Jensen develop. They are such different people it was hard to see how they
could become a couple. Kenzie is a city girl who likes the hustle and bustle of
the city, the culture, and being close to her friends. She is outgoing and
friendly. She doesn't look forward to her time there, expecting extreme
boredom. Meanwhile, Jensen is quiet, not very sociable, and downright grumpy
until he's had sufficient coffee in the morning. He's also honorable, a good
friend, and has a heart bigger than he lets on.
Kenzie and Jensen have one thing in common. Both have
trust issues - Jensen because of his childhood and Kenzie because of a
relationship that turned out badly. However, it doesn't take them long to form
a connection. Jensen's protective instincts kick in when he discovers the
danger Kenzie is in. I loved how he understood her need to occupy her time with
something productive and invited her to set up his social media sites for his
woodworking business. Neither could deny the attraction that was building
between them. Could they give into it without being hurt when Kenzie returns to
Denver? I loved the ending and look forward to seeing more of them in future
books.
I loved seeing characters from the previous books. They
aren't thrown in just to connect this book to the series; they play vital roles
in the story. I loved how the men immediately jumped in to help. The women made
Kenzie part of their group without blinking an eye. It was fun to see Kenzie
included in the RWR Sunday dinner tradition and its effect on her and Jensen.
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