Since taking over the veterinary clinic in Libby, Montana last year, Janey Richards has been burning the candle at both ends. She’s grateful she is busy, but there has barely been any time to build a life outside of work. To help pay down her debt faster, she agrees to take on responsibility for the livestock at Libby’s annual rodeo, but perhaps she should’ve thought twice about the added stress.
Although, her personal life is definitely looking up.
JD Watike never thought he’d end up following in his father’s footsteps, but he’s found his stride these past six years as a member of the High Mountain Trackers team. He enjoys the simplicity of small-town living, which has only gotten more interesting since Doc Richards appeared on the scene.
Spending most of the past year patiently observing from a distance, the time feels right for him to make his move.
Or at least to clear up some misunderstandings.
The opportunity presents itself sooner than expected, when the pretty veterinarian stumbles onto some serious criminal activity at the Libby Roundup, and a young woman disappears from the grounds, he has plenty of cause to stay glued to her side.
Take a caring alpha male, a strong and independent woman, add danger: and you get a delicious, exciting cocktail that you can drink in one go. Or read the book in one go. In this part, Freya Barker has again described everything wonderfully realistically, for example the heavy workload of the protagonists, and I was very pleased that the heroine has no model size. You meet many familiar faces in this book and the villains are not far away either. All this makes the book an absolutely thrilling reading experience once again. Both JD and Janey are very realistic and sympathetic protagonists who you can’t help but love. As always with this author, the writing style is exciting, realistic, and incredibly close to the action, with both : the criminal events and the emotions of the protagonists. You literally suffer, feel and feverishly follow along. This is another highlight of the series. I simply love all the author’s books.
