Almost Forever (Austin Heroes, #2)

by Kathy Clark

[chymerra]

Before I start my review, I would like to thank NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group – Loveswept for allowing me to review Almost Forever.

**All opinions stated in this review are mine and mine alone. I received Almost Forever from NetGalley via Random House Publishing Group – Loveswept as ARC for my honest and unbiased review**

Not onto my review:

I almost didn’t finish this book. Why? Because I couldn’t get over the characters. This book had a ton of promise. The storyline was great!!! Man thought to have been a missing person ends up being found dead on the vineyard he owned….8 years later. The widow is under suspicion but the Ranger assigned to her case knows that there is more to meet the eye. The author could have gone in so many directions with this awesome plot. Instead, she tried to turn it into a love story….and did succeed for the most part.

I loved Justin and Lori’s characters….but I didn’t love them together at first. There was too much baggage on Lori’s end (I mean she just found out her husband is dead and she’s a suspect). I mean, she tried to deny her attraction to Justin but couldn’t. And ended up having sex in her dead husband’s study while her daughter is in the next room. Nope. Nope. Nope. Too much ewwww factor that. But they did get more believable once Lori’s life was endangered and Justin was forced into a vacation….lol.

I did guess who Mark’s killer was by the middle of the book but it still didn’t take away from the emotional scene when the killer was revealed. Also, I guessed who was after Lori shortly after her incidents started happening. So the mystery really wasn’t there.

Like I said, I almost didn’t finish the book and was going to put it away when the scenes with Grammy started. Lets just say this….Grammy was pure gold and the scenes with her and her grandsons were 100% awesome. The skunk scene with Harley, Mackenzie and the twins was awesome and turned me back into the book.

The ending was a little too pat for me. Everything was wrapped up with a bow and delivered to the reader.

Also, this is a 2nd book in a series….and we all know how much I love those….lol. But this was pretty much a standalone book with references to Nick and Jamie from the first book.

How many stars will I give Almost Forever? 3

Why? The book was a dull read with lackluster sex scenes. The characters didn’t have chemistry between them until halfway through the book. I almost DNF’d it but the scenes with Grammy pulled me back in and made me finish the book…hoping she would make more of an appearance.

Will I reread it? Maybe

Will I recommend to family and friends? Yes

Age range: Adult

Why? Sex and violence.