Wrecked

I love these two authors and I believe I own almost everything they have written...but this one is NOT an easy read by any stretch of the imagination and there was a BIG part of the plotline that I just couldn't wrap my head around. When the story starts, we are actually dropped into the middle with very little back history and no clear road leading to the future. These two men, the bull riding rodeo cowboy, and the family lawyer, are a married couple. Our lawyer, Beckett Adler, and rodeo bull rider, Skyler Paulson reunite after Beck receives a phone call that no one ever wants to get...Sky was in the hospital in Maryland after being trampled by a bull and they didn't know if he was going to recover. Here's where I had BIG trouble with show more the plotline. It had been FOUR YEARS since they had seen or spoken to one another... Really??? FOUR YEARS??? We have no explanation or any back history of the WHY of this. They're still married... they still love one another...Beck never hesitated or thought twice about getting himself to Maryland to be with Sky but for there never to have been any communion at all...not one single solitary time...not even a phone call... for FOUR LONG years, just didn't hit any "right" or "possible" buttons for me. I needed an explanation. This is where the story actually picks up and begins when Beck re-enters his husband’s life after the phone call informing him that he needs to get to the hospital if he wants to see Sky before he DIES!! To say that Sky was a "broken" man would have been an understatement. These two guys now take up as if they had seen and spoke only yesterday, for which I was very happy to see...as Sky struggles to regain his physical health. There is all the passion that obviously brought these two men together to start with. Beyond the physical attraction, I still struggled to see the underlying connection between these two. How does a family lawyer and a bull rider even revolve in the same orbit? The singular purpose of the story appeared to be the reunion between Beck and Sky. In spite of still being a bit in the dark, I did really like these characters. The writing is as always exceptional... but the plot line just leaves me with a lot to be desired. Again, I ask...how can two people as deeply in love as these two were and still are, not speak to each other for four years? That is the main problem I find with this story. Granted there are suggestions of possible issues, such as the confusion over Parker, Sky’s traveling companion...but Parker didn't really come across to me to be very much of a real problem. Talk about poor communication...these two takes the blue ribbon...first place...and neither really sees clearly what the issue is with Parker...but the reader will see it right away. This is a truly a second chance-romance story, and I really appreciate that the authors didn't make us wait forever for all the good and right things to happen, but I was just left scratching my head about what happened those four-years ago. Again, the writing is, as always great...but it's just the plot line that was really off for me. show less

Second chance romance with a side of rodeo rider? Yes please! Especially a second chance with an estranged couple. Talk about a story written for me! And while I honestly enjoyed the story there were a few little things that let it down for me and prevented a 5 star rating.

One of the things is that it's almost too sweet. Yes, I know, me complaining about lack of drama? WTH is happening? But honestly, I felt it was almost too easy for the guys. I had hoped for a little more grit I suppose. That's on me though. And don't get me wrong, I'm not dissatisfied, just a tad let down.

Other than the above, the characters were multi-dimensional, interesting and I loved their little quirks. If you're looking for a fun, smexy second chance romance show more with no excessive angst, then you can't go wrong with this story. show less

This book just didn’t hit the mark for me. I will say that I really liked both Beckett and Sky, but there’s was something missing. They were apart for four years, not even a word. Beck couldn’t bear knowing that Sky could be killed at any moment when riding bulls, but Sky couldn’t give it up. After Beck gets the call he always dreaded getting he ran to Sky’s side to care for him. It was a lot of back and forth after that, no real drama.