Jagged (Colorado Mountain #5)
by
Kristen Ashley (Goodreads Author)
An old flame rekindled . . .
Zara Cinders always knew Ham Reece was the one, but he wasn't interested in settling down. When she found someone who was, Ham walked out of her life. Three years later, Zara's lost her business, her marriage, and she's barely getting by in a tiny apartment on the wrong side of the tracks. As soon as Ham hears about Zara's plight, he's on her doorstep offering her a lifeline. Now, it will take every ounce of will power she possesses to resist all that he offers.
Ham was always a traveling man, never one to settle down in one town, with one woman, for more time than absolutely necessary. But Ham's faced his own demons, and he's learned a lot. About himself, and about the life he knows he's meant to live. So when he hears that Zara's having a rough time, he wants to be the one to help. In fact, he wants to do more than that for Zara. A lot more. But first, he must prove to Zara that he's a changed man
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Author Bio:
Kristen Ashley grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana, and has
lived in Denver, Colorado, and the West Country of England. Thus she has
been blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her posse is
loopy (to say the least) but
loopy is good when you want to write.Kristen was raised in a house with a large and multigenerational family. They lived on a very small farm in a small town in the heartland, and Kristen grew up listening to the strains of Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon, and Whitesnake.
Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music and love was a good way to grow up.
And as she keeps growing up, it keeps getting better.
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When I saw who was outside, my mouth dropped open.
Luckily, the doorbell buzzing stopped.
Unluckily, the last person on earth I wanted to see was standing
outside my door.
“Jesus, you don’t have a peephole?” Ham growled, looking incensed
and Graham Reece looking, or worse, being incensed was a very bad thing.
I’d learned that five months ago.
I didn’t have it in me to concern myself with Ham being incensed. I
was more concerned with him being there at all.
To express this, I asked, “What the hell?”
“Open the fuckin’ door, Zara.”
I stared a beat, then pulled myself together.
This was not happening.
We were done.
I pushed the door closed.
The problem with this was it didn’t work, seeing as the toe of
Ham’s boot was wedged between it and the jamb.
“Open the door, Zara,” he repeated.
“We’re done,” I told him through the gap in the door. “Move your
foot.”
“Open the door.”
“We’re done, Ham,” I snapped.
“Right, then move back.”
“What?”
He didn’t repeat his order. He moved his foot but only so he could
rear back and plant his shoulder in the door.
The chain popped right open, as did the door, and I went flying.
I righted myself as Ham, now in my apartment, slammed the door.
“You’re payin’ for that!” I yelled.
His eyes were beyond me, examining my new space as his mouth moved.
“Not a problem. I’ll reimburse what they take out of your security
deposit when we move you out of this dump.”
I didn’t know what he meant and I also didn’t care.
I switched subjects.
“How did you get here so fast?” I asked, and his eyes finally came
to me.
“I hope to Christ you didn’t miss local gossip because you’re
spendin’ your days at Deluxe Home Store and your nights at some titty bar.”
“I’m not working at a titty bar, Ham, so you can stop concerning
yourself with me and move on”—I paused—“again.” I
bit off the last word then what he said penetrated and I asked, “What gossip?”
“Managing The Dog, Zara, have been for a week. I live in Gnaw
Bone.”
I felt my eyes get huge as my stomach clenched.
“You’re managing The Dog?” I whispered, aghast.
“Yeah. And you just got a new job. You start after you work out
your notice at Deluxe,” he returned.
“What?” This also came out quiet and horrified.
“You’re waitressin’ for me. Shit hours but, if I remember correctly
and since the view hasn’t changed except to get better, with your face, tits,
and ass, great tips. In the meantime, we’re movin’ you out of this shithole
and, you don’t got a girl who can take you on, you’re bunkin’ with me.”
Bunking with him?
Was he high?
Source: eARC for Honest Review from Forever (Grand Central Publishing) via NetGalley
Genre: Adult Contemporary
My Review...
I have to start with my love and adoration for this series. There is just something magical about these Colorado men.
By far Kristen Ashley is one of my favorite author and here was another gold star with Jagged.
Graham 'Ham' Reece had gotten the wake up call of his life which made him realize what he had and let go.
Zara had a tough upbringing but has always loved one man but knew he wasn't the settling kind so she had to let him go and try to move on.
Settling on one's life can be disappointing and Zara quickly realized this at the same time the recession hits and she loses everything.
Falling on bad luck Zara is scared to have hope until Ham comes back into her life. With a bit of crossed messages and white lies Zara tries to move on but she can't.
Ham finally knows what he wants and goes a guns a blazin'. Ham stole my heart for sure. Zara would have been nuts to let that go but can she trust a true nomad??
This story was so friggin' sweet. I LOVE Ham and his love for Zara. This series I think is my favorite of KA's
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