Casee‘s review of The Prize (Malloy Family, Book 2) by Beth Williamson.
Jack Malloy is haunted. Haunted by memories he’s trying to escape that have stolen his sleep for six months. Unfortunately for him, helping his sister Nicky offers him no escape when confronted by a pair of beautiful gray eyes belonging to Rebecca Connor.
Unbeknownst to her, she is an unwilling participant in his nightmares every night. Rebecca Connor is also haunted. Haunted by memories that she’s trying to escape that have stolen her future. Her attraction to Jack is unsettling for a woman that has sworn off men and his behavior toward her is atrocious. But she can’t help wondering what his hands will feel like on her skin.
When they become stranded, snowbound, at a ranch in Wyoming, fate pushes them together. They fight a blizzard, frostbite, a cougar attack, outlaws, and their own attraction. The culimination of their inevitable collision is like fireworks, and as hot as the sun. Ultimately they face each other’s demons hand in hand and realize that life has handed them a second chance. Together.
I’ve read six of the seven books in this series and I think this is probably my favorite.
Rebecca is one of those heroines that stays with you. After being kidnapped from the streets of San Francisco, Rebecca endured something that she’s worked very hard to put behind her. Nicky Malloy was her savior from the hell that she was forced into. Since then, Nicky and Rebecca have become the best of friends. When Tyler Calhoun asks Rebecca to come to their home to surprise Nicky, Rebecca is happy to do so. That’s until Jack Malloy arrives.
Jack has his own nightmares to contend with, he doesn’t like that Rebecca has invaded his dreams. He does everything he can to avoid her, convinced that staying away from her is the only thing that will make him stop having nightmares where their lives are somehow intertwined. That changes when a storm comes through and confines them to the house.
I really liked Jack. He was a virgin hero. It made sense b/c Jack had his own trauma. There was a part of the book where Rebecca and Jack are in a cave and Jack thinks she’s dead that is still with me. That was such a poignant scene, and so well written.
Jack and Rebecca were two lost souls that found each other, which was absolutely perfect.
4 out of 5.
This book is available from Samhain. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
I’m so glad you’re loving this series!