Growly hero! LOVED!
What an action filled read! This had so much going on from the very beginning. There were family issues, mysteries inside mysteries, and the romance between the hero and heroine. The divide that was automatically between Coll and Persephone made the development of their relationship much more angsty than I anticipated.
I loved Coll and his big growly ways. He did attempt to do what was requested of him but through it all he couldn't stop thinking about Persephone. That made him even more amazing to me. His character was written in such a way that I couldn't help but fall in love with him. I did not read the previous book(s) so I missed whatever had him running down the street naked, but I loved him for it, whatever it was.
Persephone was an interesting heroine, especially for the time. She was dependent but in a way I was expecting. She also has a secret that I never saw coming and which had me turning pages faster.
I liked that there were no games between Persephone and Coll. They might have recognized their feelings and continued on with the charade of their relationship but even then they were still open and honest in every other way with each other.
This is filled with lots of friends and plenty of MacTaggerts and their wild but loyal ways, which I loved. The steam level is pretty intense and the heroine is pretty bold. I do wish there had been an epilogue but I suspect the author will give an update on them in a future book. Not my favorite, but at least we get Persephone's and Coll's happy ever after.
