Release Reviews: In Her Sights: Katie Ruggle
In Her Sights
Katie Ruggle
Release Date March 26, 2019
Five bounty-hunting sisters
Deep in the heart of the Rockies
Fighting to save each other
...and the men who steal their hearts
Bounty hunter Molly Pax fought hard for everything she has, turning the bail recovery business she shares with her sisters into an unqualified success. So when their sticky-fingered mother jumps bail and puts the childhood home up as collateral, Molly's horrified. To make matters worse, every two-bit criminal in the Rockies now sees her family's misfortune as their next big break.
She needs help, stat.
Enter rival bounty hunter John Carmondy: six feet of pure trouble, with a cocky grin to match. John's the most cheerfully, annoyingly gorgeous frenemy Molly's ever had the pleasure of defeating...and he may be her only hope of making it out of this mess alive.
Molly Pax and her sisters run a bounty hunting operation out of their house. Spending years keeping track of their irresponsible mother means they have contacts with all sorts of shady folk.
Molly Pax and her sisters run a bounty hunting operation out of their house. Spending years keeping track of their irresponsible mother means they have contacts with all sorts of shady folk.
John Carmondy is a rival bounty hunter who keeps trying to get Molly to come work for him, and who keeps showing up wherever Molly is working to catch a skip. Her sisters seem to think John has a thing for Molly, but she doesn’t see it.
When Molly’s mom makes yet another poor choice that puts her back in legal trouble, and threatens the home Molly and her sisters have built, the Pax girls split up to track down mom and protect the house. Unfortunately at the same time, there is also a rash of break ins in their house, and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight unless the women and find what the would-be robbers are looking for. When the girls split up to investigate the possible threats, Molly finds John is still constantly around, suddenly volunteering to be her backup when everyone else is busy.
This was an interesting beginning to a new series. I am intrigued by these sisters and the work they are facing to save their house and find their mom. But there were times in this book where there was so much set up of the series arc that I felt like the couple’s story took a backseat. And their story is not a fast one. Molly is very determined to go her own way, and that plays out even as John tries again and again to make a move. The slow burn between them gave believability to the progress of the case versus the progress of their relationship, but it felt like by the time Molly accepted that he wasn’t just trying to save skips the book was almost over. I do look forward to more from these sisters, and as only part of the conflict was solved, there is still plenty of series arc left to tell.
I received a copy from Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
I enjoyed this author's first series, and the premise of bounty hunting sisters appealed to me. Molly Pax is the oldest and mothering one of her family always watching out for everyone, being responsible, and having a plan. She is tough, brave, snarky, and smart. She has four sisters living with her that help out with the family bounty hunting business, and an irresponsible mother who instigates the beginning of the drama in this book. Each of the sisters is unique and have their own special skills.John Carmondy is essentially her rival. He likes to follow her around, and sometimes they steal each other's skips. He is more easy going than she is, and is a big, burly charmer. They seem to share a mutual antagonism where they argue, taunt, tease each other. It is obvious to everyone but her that he really likes her and his behavior is more like a boy pulling a girl's pigtails to get attention. He is also persistent and protective, and just kind of pushes his way into her life.
When the sisters get pulled into a bad situation, they end up mixed in with an even bigger bounty to deal with along with various other threats. Now that Molly really needs him, John has her back...and she has his. But they have a lot of challenges coming their way.
This is a very slow burn romance told in third person point of view which sometimes makes it harder to relate to the characters and feel like part of the action. I think the author had a lot to introduce in this one with all of the characters, motivations, antagonists etc. and it might have caused the romance and even the suspense to feel more of a sideline at times.
I did like Molly's tenacity and sass. And even though John often did what Molly wanted, he still was a strong and likable hero. I enjoyed their banter, and that even though John was protective, he also trusted her skills. I liked the sisters and the fact that they will have their own stories. They only solved one of their problems by the end of this one, so it seems it will be another one of her series where the overall story arc continue throughout the books. She has set up the base now and there is plenty for them to still have to deal with.
I received this book for free from netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
A graduate of the Police Academy, Katie received her ice-rescue certification and can attest that the reservoirs in the Colorado mountains really are that cold. A fan of anything that makes her feel like a bad-ass, she has trained in Krav Maga, boxing and gymnastics, has lived in an off-grid, solar- and wind-powered house in the Rocky Mountains, rides horses, trains dogs, cross-country skis and travels to warm places to scuba dive. In addition to her romantic suspense books, she also writes spicier romances under the pen name Katie Allen.
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