Book Review | Unforgiven (Loveless, Texas Series, #2) by Jay Crownover

Unforgiven
By: Jay Crownover

Series: Loveless, Texas Series, #2
Genre: Western Romance / Suspense
Publication Date: 2/24/2020
Publisher: Forever

These Loveless, Texas men are scorching up my kindle. Holy heat and fire. I need to plan a trip to Texas, real soon.

About Unforgiven:

Unforgiven is the second full length novel in the Loveless, Texas series by Jay Crownover. If you love western romances with a bit of suspense, you are in for a treat.

Kody Lawton is the youngest of the Lawton clan. Kody’s life hasn’t been easy. She lost the love of her life due to suicide and in the same moment she lost another love she didn’t realize she had until he was gone. Now after another loss, Kody is bound and determined to find the person responsible for her father’s murder.

Hill Gamble swore he’d never come back to Loveless, Texas. He’d never again set eyes on his heart’s desire. His late brother’s girlfriend, Kody. But throughout the years Kody Lawton’s memory has been on his mind and in his dreams.

Now Hill Gamble is back in Loveless, Texas with a murder to solve and a heart to win. He’s not backing down this time, even though the risks are greater. He’s in it for life.

My Thoughts:

When I first started reading romance novels, at the ripe old age of eleven years old, my niche was western/cowboy romances. Being a country girl, I wanted to read what I knew. Little did I know, these Texas cowboys are way different and much more appealing than these Michigan country boys. Imagine a young girl’s disappointment when I realized I’d have to go to Texas or the deep south to meet one of these men. And that is why I continue to read western romance. I live vicariously through the author’s words.

Unforgiven is a slightly suspenseful tale of a slightly second chance romance. To be honest, I have no idea what trope this novel falls under all I know is I loved the hell out of Hill and Kody’s romance. These two are fire and gasoline. When together emotions run high and temptation is thick.

I loved the forbidden vibes throughout this novel. Kody once dated and loved Hill’s younger brother, Aaron. But Aaron had a few mental issues that he never seeked help for and he was soon lost in the abyss of his mind and his feelings which ended tragically for him and his loved ones. But throughout this novel, feelings from long ago start to unravel and history begins to get uncovered. Hill’s first love was Kody, and he saw her first. But Aaron soon fell for her too and Hill decided to step aside and distance himself from the both of them, to make his brother happy. I honestly felt my heart break for Hill but I also felt a sense of respect for the man. This man put his heart aside to make his brother happy even if it meant he was miserable. This moment made me fall for Hill even more.

Kody is a wildfire. I loved her vibe throughout this whole novel. There was so much more to her than what meets the eye. On the outside she wore a shield made of steel and iron. She wore this shield to protect the little girl that lived inside of her. the little girl who watched her father neglect and abuse his children on a daily basis. The deeper in the novel I got, the more I started to really appreciate Kody and Hill’s relationship.

Now for the reason why I dropped a star. Throughout the novel, there is a huge suspense filled vibe in the air. A Who Did It approach. I felt like I was in a game of clue, trying to uncover the case and figure out who the murderer was. I was a tad bit disappointed by the lack of mystery. As soon as _____ came on the page…. I KNEW! And that is all I’m going to say about that in order to avoid spoilers. It should come to me as no surprise. It’s hard to pull the wool over my eyes when it comes to suspense in novels, more than eighty percent of the time when reading suspense novels, I know the outcome. Call it intuition, but I call it an annoyance on my end. For once, I want to be surprised. I want my jaw to hit the floor. I want to feel flabbergasted…

Overall, I loved Hill and Kody’s story. I loved their chemistry from start to finish. I just needed a bit more from the mystery aspect, either that or, less mystery and more Hill and Kody moments. I loved them. I can’t wait to see what Jay Crownover has planned next! I’m in need of more cowboys please!

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Peace Love and Happy Reading,

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