Katie Ruggle

Acclaimed author Ruggle continues her "vivid and charming" (#1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Charlaine Harris) series featuring K9 officers, their trusty dogs, and the women they'll protect no matter what. Original.

Through the Fire

Nicola Sarah Brooks

Kit is the new K9 officer in Monroe. She has a memorable meeting with the local fire service lookout Wes, when he has to help her park her trailer, using maths skills that left me dizzy!

Wes is not your average, cookie cutter hero. He is tall, muscly but reeks of nerdydom. He is a bit of a mad inventor and is waaaaaaay beyond scary smart. He is socially awkward and I loved the way he turned to his sister for help in deciphering what to do with his feelings for Kit!

Drawn together by their joint feelings of being outsides for whatever reasons, Kit and Wes are soon thrust into danger. Bad things seem to happen to those sent through Mr Espinas underground railroad and the newest, Elena, just seems to give off weird vibes that Kit can't ignore. 

There are great scenes with Jules and her brothers and sisters. Sam is just a wee hero and I love him to bits. I love learning the why's to everything that has happened to the girls and why for such a small town Monroe has a homicide/accident rate to envy any major town!

An epilogue to wrap up the story lines of the other couples and that of Wes and Kit would have been nice as sometimes I felt they were sidelined as the other storylines were concluded.

Totally Addicted to Reading

Through the Fire, the fourth and last book in the Rocky Mountain K9 Unit series. It picks up from the explosive ending in book three. 

This installment differs from the previous books. In this story the heroine is not looking to hiding her identity. She is a police officer. The one thing she shares with the other heroines is that of running from her past. During her relocation to Monroe she meets an awkwardly social, Wesley Marshall.

Wes is a math/computer genius and local fire spotter. Hermit by choice be lives in the middle of now where. He has no friends and finds comfort in his gadgets. As a result, he has difficulty interacting on a social level.

Oh my, I loved their first encounter, which was awkward but sweet. It had me smiling from ear to ear.

Kit’s meeting with her coworkers did not go so well. They kept her at a distance and refused to listen when she disclosed her suspicions regarding their women’ newest roommate. I understood why they reacted the way they did, but Kit being the newcomer was clueless. 

I enjoyed the romance. Wes is so adorable. His interaction with Kit was so full of sweetness and it made me smile throughout it all. I loved how Wes slowly came out of his shell. One highlight for me was when he called his sister to get romantic advise. Awww.

The villain had everyone fooled, well except for Kit and Sam. Kit knew she was up to no good if only she could convince the others. The twist at the end shocked me to the core. That turn of events never once entered my mind, but it fit the story. My heart went out to those who were affected by the event.

I enjoyed this installment; it was fun, sweet and suspenseful. The tying up of the story surrounding Jules was a long time coming, and I thought it was well done.

Conclusion/Recommendation
Another hit from Ruggle. Fans of romantic suspense would enjoy this series. I recommend that you read the previous books before venturing to this one.

Samantha Emery

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★Book Basics★ 


  Genre
: - Contemporary Romance 

  Series
: - Fourth in the series, should not be read as a stand alone

  Love triangle?
 - (view spoiler)[No (hide spoiler)]

  Cheating?
 - (view spoiler)[No (hide spoiler)]

  HEA? -
 (view spoiler)[yes (hide spoiler)]

  Would I read more by this author/or in this series? 
- Yes

  Rating 
- 3.5 stars 


★Review★

I have really enjoyed this series.

And I enjoyed this book.

However, I felt like the suspense part overtook the romance aspect and we never really got to trul know the hero and heroine.

Certain story lines were finished, from previous books, although a touch rushed. And then we had new things introduced and left unanswered.

And I liked both the hero and heroine, but for me at times the hero was a touch too, almost child like. I am not sure if the author was writing him just as a shy recluse, or even some form of Autism/Aspergers crossed with some sort of mad inventor. But at times he was written as quite "young". And given he was a recluse, and written as he was, having to ring his sister to "interpret" if the heroine was giving off signals that she liked him, yet has a box of condoms just lying around the place. 

I liked it, it was an easy read, but for me, certain things did not add up and it left me wishing it had just been more.

Through the Fire

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