Freya Barker

I love Freya Barker's books. Here comes the 'next generation' of HMT trackers, Dan has been in previous books.
As a stable boy with a sick mother, he has really come into his own. He has found himself and his place in life. He's currently building his own house, but love is the only thing that's not going well.

Sloane doesn't really feel at home anywhere, but she feels most at home in High Meadows. After a few bad decisions, she returns. To Uncle Sully together with her baby Aspen.

This book is a second chance story, although I found that the love story took a bit of a back seat in this book. Which I personally thought was perfect, because the incredibly exciting crime story absolutely deserved to take center stage.

Nevertheless, everything you could wish for in a love story was there. Sexy scenes, physical attraction, forgiveness, talking to each other, protection and being there for each other.

I had to read the book in one go and couldn't put it down. There is a big "oops" effect at the end, as you would never have guessed that this person was the perpetrator. There's also a little preview of the next story :). And I admit, I suspected it. Grin.

Another great book. Sometimes I think that after so many books and series that sometimes intersect (which I think is great, by the way), the author can't come up with anything exciting anymore.............................
And then she knocks me off my feet again with a great story.

This was another great read. Being back in Durango always feels familiar, like visiting friends. I love the intertwining of the different series, you always run into friends from other books. Like Bill Evans, Tony Ramirez, Brick and Mel. In Captivating Anika, former Side characters Anika Jones and Noah Hodgekins (you don't remember who he is? he's better known as Hog.) get their chance to go from friends to lovers.

And yes, it went well. Hog is known from previous books as a calm and steady companion, and he proves every bit of that in this book. He protects Anika and gives her stability. A hero who can steal the heart of any woman. Nice and handsome. In this book the main characters are opposite to each other. Hog with his bad childhood, in Anikas is full of love and protection, with a touch of helicoptering.
Hog with his strong, healthy frame and Anika with a diagnosis that is incurable and causes a lot of pain and disability.
But they fit together perfectly, giving each other security and the most important thing: a person who has your back and whom you can love without restrictions.
Add to that a great suspense plot about an abusive husband and Anika who comes to the rescue of the poor man's wife, who is her employee, and you can't put this book down. And the suspense continues because the FBI is also interested in this jerk of a husband. So Anika has to fear for her life, which brings Hog into the game of saving lives and winning hearts.
I loved all the previous books and this one too. Great mature characters showing strength and their vulnerable sides. I love that Freya Barker s writing style brings every little bit of everyday life to life in a vivid and exciting way.

Terrifying. I was scared. But not that bad people were after Lindsey, but that someone had cancer. It felt like coming home to a long missed family. And I absolutely loved the crossover with another series. Criss-crossing at its best. What more can I say? Surprisingly, there were less clues about the next couple than in previous books, but everything was perfect. A nail-biting story about a murdered man garnished with an asshole - ex. Most of the people from the Arrows MC were there, but it looked a bit like a "next generation" theme. Still, it was great to read and showed a lot of new facets of Wapi, who is in full protection mode. Lindsey is like the "princess" Wapi calls her: go through the shit, fix the crown, move on. You can always be sure to be part of a loving family.
What more can I say. Unfortunately nothing, sorry, because this book is a perfect as it is. It seems that my head cinema and the writing style of Freya Barker cling together perfectly. I loved this as much as any of her books. Thank you for this reconnection to Durango and the long missed family :)