Drive It Deep A Desert Dogs Novella edition by Cara McKenna Literature Fiction eBooks
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The author of Give It All and Lay It Down reveals how it all started in this prequel novella to the Desert Dog series...
Jeremiah Church and Raina Harper have been close since they were kids, back when life was all about hot Nevada summers spent running wild on the backs of their motorcycles with their friends. Now in their thirties, their lives are changing, and so is the way Miah looks at Raina—a sizzling tension has begun to smolder, impossible to ignore.
Miah is a man of simple pleasures—after a long day overseeing his family’s cattle ranch, a cool drink in his hand and a barstool under his backside are all he needs. Except lately, Miah’s begun looking at his bartender differently. Raina is Miah’s polar opposite—she’s as hot-headed as he is self-possessed, as wild as he is steady. And though they’re a recipe for disaster, the mutual attraction brewing between them is too tempting to deny.
But when bottled-up desires hit this hard, this fast, after so long, the results are positively explosive. And while the affair is hot enough set the badlands on fire, when the flames burn out, will their lifelong friendship survive, or go up in smoke?
Praise for Cara McKenna
“Gritty and compelling.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Maya Banks
“Sweet, smoking-hot, standout romance.”—Beth Kery, New York Times bestselling author of The Affair
“Very sexy.”—USA Today
“Dirty and mesmerizing.”—Fiction Vixen
Drive It Deep A Desert Dogs Novella edition by Cara McKenna Literature Fiction eBooks
This is one of the rare times I really curse myself for being a non-blurb reader. Often that leads to fun surprises. But, unfortunately, with Drive It Deep that wasn't the case. First though. I freaking love Cara McKenna's books. I rave about them often and they consistently get 4-5 stars from me but for the first time that wasn't the case and I'm not recommending one of her books. Which just guts me.Drive It Deep takes place two years prior to the previous book in the series despite being book 2.5. It's the story of the heroine from book two--Raina, who got a hea with another man in that book-- and Miah--one of her best friends-- having a failed romance all those years ago. Hooking up and then her breaking his heart. While the writing was impeccable, as always, and the sex scenes blisteringly hot a very nice man was hurt badly when he just didn't deserve it. If you read the series that's implied in the other books that they had a failed go at things but actually seeing it happen on page was a very different thing and not in a good way.
Had it been the 0.5 release and what kicked the series off it might have worked. But at this point in the series it just didn't make sense and left me feeling sad and disappointed and a bit less in love with both the series and a heroine who I had adored in her own book. It actually has me not wanting to read anything else right now I'm feeling so bummed from it. There's obviously no HEA since Miah and Raina broke up (so she could eventually get together with her forever hero), things end badly and really while I'm perfectly fine with a heroine having a past of the sexual nature once she has her happily ever after and a hero of her own I don't want to hear or read about past hook ups. Same would apply to a hero.
So this was a big miss for me. And not one I would recommend. I WOULD recommend McKenna's other books. She's an amazing writer and her characters are always unique and interesting and the sex incredible. Both book one and two of this series were fantastic. I'd add After Hours and Willing Victim to the list of ones to try out as well. Both were amazing and have stuck with me for quite some time.
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Drive It Deep A Desert Dogs Novella edition by Cara McKenna Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I found this Desert Dogs prequel to be a bit of a disappointment. I’m not sure what I expected, maybe to get to know Alex--whose death the mystery/suspense element of this entire series revolves around—a little better. It felt strange to read about a brief sexual relationship between Jeremiah (Miah) and Raina, especially after reading Raina and Duncan’s story. I didn’t feel that I learned anything new about Raina; her unresolved issues with both her parents, her future in Fortuity, and her long-term relationship/life goals are nothing new for the reader. Even though we know how Miah feels/felt about Raina from the other books in the series, this book does delve deeper into his thoughts and feelings. Not just about Raina, but about Alex, Vince, and most importantly, his own future and what he wants for himself. Miah and Raina have a long, close personal history that began in childhood. However, embarking on a romantic/sexual relationship is a new direction for them. Raina is the more practical and realistic of the two, while Miah is the romantic. While we know they resolve any lingering issues left at the rather abrupt end to this book—an end that perfectly mirrors the end of their relationship—it’s hard not to feel sad that these two long-time friends could be destroying an important friendship.
I appreciate and applaud Ms. McKenna for writing Raina as such a strong, unconventional female character. She may not know exactly what she does want, but she knows for sure what she doesn’t want. Her adamant insistence that she doesn’t want children, and Miah’s equally adamant insistence that she doesn’t know that for sure, she might change her mind later etc. is an all too common response. As Raina points out, it’s unlikely that he would have that conversation with Vince or another man. There are some very emotional scenes; Miah struggles to understand Raina’s point of view, and his vulnerability and the depth of his feeling for her and what he believes the two of them could have together is heartbreaking. It nearly made me wish the two of them could find a way to make it work. But ultimately, I knew they couldn’t.
I came away from this novella with a deeper understanding of Miah, but it’s nothing I couldn’t have learned from his story. From what I already knew of these two characters, it was easy to understand why their relationship hadn’t worked—two very different people, with very different desires for their respective futures. I guess I’m still left wondering why this prequel was necessary.
Review copy provided for an honest review.
This is one of the rare times I really curse myself for being a non-blurb reader. Often that leads to fun surprises. But, unfortunately, with Drive It Deep that wasn't the case. First though. I freaking love Cara McKenna's books. I rave about them often and they consistently get 4-5 stars from me but for the first time that wasn't the case and I'm not recommending one of her books. Which just guts me.
Drive It Deep takes place two years prior to the previous book in the series despite being book 2.5. It's the story of the heroine from book two--Raina, who got a hea with another man in that book-- and Miah--one of her best friends-- having a failed romance all those years ago. Hooking up and then her breaking his heart. While the writing was impeccable, as always, and the sex scenes blisteringly hot a very nice man was hurt badly when he just didn't deserve it. If you read the series that's implied in the other books that they had a failed go at things but actually seeing it happen on page was a very different thing and not in a good way.
Had it been the 0.5 release and what kicked the series off it might have worked. But at this point in the series it just didn't make sense and left me feeling sad and disappointed and a bit less in love with both the series and a heroine who I had adored in her own book. It actually has me not wanting to read anything else right now I'm feeling so bummed from it. There's obviously no HEA since Miah and Raina broke up (so she could eventually get together with her forever hero), things end badly and really while I'm perfectly fine with a heroine having a past of the sexual nature once she has her happily ever after and a hero of her own I don't want to hear or read about past hook ups. Same would apply to a hero.
So this was a big miss for me. And not one I would recommend. I WOULD recommend McKenna's other books. She's an amazing writer and her characters are always unique and interesting and the sex incredible. Both book one and two of this series were fantastic. I'd add After Hours and Willing Victim to the list of ones to try out as well. Both were amazing and have stuck with me for quite some time.
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