Kayci Morgan pens another terrific novel in her “Bears of Southoak” series. I enjoy her writing style and the interesting and original storylines she created as well as the characters and world dynamics. She has a great imagination and still manages to keep it all realistic and relatable. There was a time when The Bears of Southoak and Ironshore were one clan, differences in opinions on how to live broke them in to two clans, the Southoak Bears chose to live in modern society with human interaction, while the Ironshore Bears chose to live amongst themselves in the wilderness. River the alpha bear of Ironshore was not well liked by the clan members, they hold an unfortunate incident against him that happened when he was younger. He is also dealing with his own insecurities and resentments, but he wanted to make his adopted parents proud and do things for the betterment of the clan and goes to make a business deal with the Bears of Southoak, who are not a fan of his either. After a successful business deal in Southoak he saves a man from getting hit by a store sign. Darius, lost his wife and then lost himself in alcohol, after hitting rock bottom he finally started to get his act together for the sake of his son. When River saves him from getting hit by that sign there was an instant attraction between them. After some inner turmoil he finally agrees to go out with him. I loved how everything played out between these two, the chemistry between them was smoking. Also loved how River was with Darius’s son. There is never a dull moment in this book, there is plenty of drama, angst, twists, thrilling & suspenseful moments, heartfelt moments and hot romance.
I listened to the Audible edition, Gary Bennett continues to bring these characters to life, giving them their voices and personalty as well as attitude. You can hear how much heart he puts into his work as he projects the emotions of the characters into his performance. He is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another great listen?