I LOVE the Colorado Mountain Series by Kristen Ashley! Every time I receive one of these books, I get absolutely giddy with excitement. If you are going through a reading slump, please do yourself a favor and read this series. There isn't one bad book in the bunch. Each of these stories have completely pulled me in and hooked me! Amazing characters, fascinating plots, steamy and sexy love scenes, are all part of what make this series exceptional!
In Jagged, we return to the small Colorado Mountain Town of Gnaw Bone. Zara has been madly in love with Graham "Ham" Reese for five years. He's a tall, muscular, bear of a man, who is many years older than her. Unfortunately, Zara is ready to settle down, get married, and create a family, and Ham isn't one for staying in one place, and laying down roots with one woman. Zara ends her relationship with Ham and ends up getting married to Greg, a really sweet man, but he isn't the love of her life.
Three years later, Zara divorces Greg, and is in financial straits, When she see's on the news that Ham nearly got killed by an axe murderer, she calls him. When he finds out that Zara's divorced, he moves to Gnaw Bone, and is determined to win Zara over, and never let her go again. He gets a job as a manager at the local bar, moves in to a nice apartment, and inserts himself back in to Zara's life. He learned from the first time, that letting Zara go was a huge mistake, and he's not about to let her walk away from him again. However, he needs to earn her trust again, because how can she be sure, he won't up and leave town, like he use to?
Zara was a great character. She was very strong, independent, and courageous. She had been abused by her father, and not protected by her mother. Yet, she built a life for herself, and learned to stand up and not let others bully her. Ham was a great character as well. He had been thoroughly messed over by a woman, to the point where he lost hope and trust in the possibility of finding real love. Zara made him believe again, and when he realized what he had, he became the most loyal, caring, doting, and loving partner towards her.
I enjoyed being reunited with many of the secondary characters that I have gotten to know from previous books, such as Max, Nina, Cotton, Becca, Mindy, Arlene, and I'm sure I'm missing a few. I also loved getting to know Maybelline, Wanda, Nona, and Zander.
Another thing I must mention is that I love the way Kristen Ashley ends her books! She always write's a happily ever after, ending with a lot of details. She always gives us a glimpse or more in to the couple's future, and how life is for them down the road! I wish more authors did that!!!
