Why I read it: I received a review copy from the publisher via NetGalley.What it’s about: (from Goodreads) Ricky Lee has no plans of getting serious about anyone, but he will protect Toni Jean-Louis Parker. Not just because he’s been hired to do so, but because it’s the right thing to do. And if that means traveling around the country with one complicated She-jackal, dealing with chocolate-eating wild dogs, instigating trouble between his brothers, and having the most amazing sex he’s ever had…well, who said his job didn’t have perks?Toni doesn’t know how she keeps getting herself into these situations. But even she has to admit there’s something about Ricky Lee Reed that she finds kind of interesting…and downright sexy. Now they just have to survive long enough to figure out if what they have is worth fighting for…
What worked for me (and what didn’t): I confess I haven’t read any of the previous 7 books in this series. Looking back, I think that put me at a disadvantage. There were a lot of characters in this book. A lot. I lost count at 30. Toni has 2 parents, 10 siblings and a best friend, Ricky Lee has 3 siblings plus his mother and various cousins and there are multiple other characters who play a part in the book. Trying to keep track of them was difficult at first. And, because there were just so many of them, the set up took a long time.
