Review – Knox

Back cover: He's not looking for trouble... Montana rancher Knox Marshall's danger years are behind him. A former bull-rider, he now runs the Marshall family ranch, raising champion bucking bulls for the National Professional Bullrider's Expo (NBR-X). Wealth and success are his, but life is stable, expected, and…ordinary.  But he wants more from life... But trouble is looking for her... Kelsey Jones just wants a safe life, a family, a home. Onstage, the beautiful rising star of the Yankee Belles becomes the person she longs to be - vivacious and confident - burying the brokenness she carries from a violent assault. Becoming NBR-X’s next country act is key to outrunning her past and achieving the success and security she craves. When trouble finds them both... Knox and Kelsey's paths collide when an explosion at an NBR-X event traps them in the rubble and leaves them reeling. Kelsey’s crippling nightmares return, but for Knox, an obsession to find the bomber is ignited. What will it cost him to protect her?  When Kelsey’s past threatens Knox’s family, he'll have to choose between saving the Marshall legacy or becoming the protector he's always longed to be.  My thoughts: KNOX is the first book in Ms. Warren's riveting new series. It didn't end with a deep sigh, it ended with "What? When is the next book coming out?"  I told my daughter I may never read another book again - nobody can top Susan May  Warren. Okay, I went in it iffy. Rodeos are not my scene. Bull riders have a few screws loose in the heads. I do not like country music and beer halls are NOT my thing. BUT despite that I fell madly in love with Knox and Kelsey (whose name was way to close to his first lovers name, Chelsea) and shoot I even like Hot Pete! There were plenty of twists, some former characters making a reappearance, and lots of drama and swoony kisses, all adding up to a book you shouldn't pick up if you are on a work related deadline.  Or at bedtime. The faith message is strong too, though I did wonder about personal relationships with God, and it ministered to me at times. Okay, for the more conservative crowd, there is beer drinking and country dancing. Short-shorts and a few other things. And I cannot wait to read Tate and Glo's story.  Now to come down from  a Susan May Warren high.