So OF-FREAKN-COURSE- Zara is going to feel some insecurity about February. February Owens is a woman HE mentioned to Zara in a fight saying pretty much that of all the women he has slept with only February and Zara were kept in the same category (meaning he kept coming back to them). But, I hated that even when he came back to win Zara over, he was a shitty communicator, and he had a kind of "no-nonsense" or "no-tolerance" policy regarding her questioning him, in particular, about February Owens. When he finally had a chance to be with Zara (9 F-in years later), he regretted walking away.
You just knew his backstory was going to be horrific because it was like someone poured acid on his emotional connections and his ability to establish roots with Zara. Ham is a hulking, handsome man, but he had issues with women. It made me angry and it put me in a bad mood. For me, this story took more energy than it gave me. When he was present, he was good, he was interested, he was connected, but it was clear that there was no room for Zara to request more from him than the scraps he gave her. I think that's the worst part of Graham ("Ham") Reece. I mean, who would have chosen to love a man, and give him 5 years of her life, who was not only a man-whore, but a roamer, all while BEING with HER!! Where was her self-worth? That is probably what kills me the most, especially when you learn about her family background, then it makes sense that she would allow herself to become emotionally latched on to a man who wasn't able to give her commitment. With that in mind, I kept thinking about sayings like, "you don't choose who you fall in love with." Well, that saying was fitting for Zara Cinders. One thing I love about Kristen Ashley is that she knows how to move your emotions, as a reader. But first, he must prove to Zara that he's a changed man. In fact, he wants to do more than that for Zara. So when he hears that Zara's having a rough time, he wants to be the one to help. About himself, and about the life he knows he's meant to live. But Ham's faced his own demons, and he's learned a lot. Ham was always a traveling man, never one to settle down in one town, with one woman, for more time than absolutely necessary. Now, it will take every ounce of will power she possesses to resist all that he offers. As soon as Ham hears about Zara's plight, he's on her doorstep offering her a lifeline. Three years later, Zara's lost her business, her marriage, and she's barely getting by in a tiny apartment on the wrong side of the tracks. When she found someone who was, Ham walked out of her life. Zara Cinders always knew Ham Reece was the one, but he wasn't interested in settling down. The next novel in Kristen Ashley's sizzling Colorado Mountain series introduces a new electrifying relationship that turns Carnal, Colorado into a hotbed of action, romance, and suspense.
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