Reviewed by Sarina
TITLE: Vampire Protection
SERIES: Midnight Rodeo #8
AUTHOR: Julia Talbot
PUBLISHER: Turtlehat Creatives
LENGTH: 82 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 15, 2018
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Vampire Peyton gets into trouble. A lot. When he offends an entire East Coast clan of vampires up Boston way, he decides he needs a place to hide out for a bit. So he goes back to his Texas roots and calls upon his best friend, Cody Knight, to help him stay safe. Cody runs the Midnight Rodeo, Darque and Knight, and happily agrees to let Peyton come along, even assigning him a bodyguard.
Grizz is a bear shifter, big, strong, and maybe a little… well, bearlike. Who better to watch over Peyton and keep him out of trouble? If Peyton gets out of line, Cody figures, Grizz can just sit on him. Grizz has no idea how much work Peyton will be, or how Peyton will invade his heart. The problem is, Grizz is pretty sure he doesn’t need a beautiful vamp complicating his life. Can he and Peyton find their happy place before it’s too late, or will Peyton’s past catch up with him?
REVIEW:
I’m fairly certain at this point that if something is written for this series, I’m going to enjoy it. In this latest book of the Midnight Rodeo series, Cody’s friend Peyton has found himself in some trouble and has come to the rodeo in order to hide. For extra protection while he’s there, Cody arranges for Peyton to travel with Grizz, a bear shifter who’s perfectly happy as a loner but more than willing to share his space for a little while. The pair hit it off rather quickly and neither man has any problem with getting into the other’s personal space for a little snuggling, whether Grizz is shifted or not, and that soon leads to more than just platonically sharing a bed. When a roll between the sheets leads to an unexpected bonding, things become complicated but when Peyton’s past shows up looking to cause trouble, things go from bad to worse.
I really liked this one; the Midnight Rodeo is always good for a read and the wide variety of characters and types of paranormals ensures that there’s always something interesting to read. In this particular story, however, I really liked how, even with paranormals I was familiar with, there were new aspects to their abilities I’d not seen before. On top of that, Peyton and Grizz were a great pair; they just fit together from the very beginning and I loved seeing how they were around each other. Despite their easy way with one another, however, things weren’t all smooth sailing but that made the story better in my opinion. I liked that even with how easily the men came together there were still problems that needed to be worked through and overcome. Add in a nice bit of butt whoopin’ near the end and this was an enjoyable story that I’ll happily read again in the future.
If you enjoy paranormal stories and/or cowboys, I’d really recommend checking this story out but I’d start at the beginning of the series to get the most out of it.
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