**This is book 5 of a series. Whilst it can be read as a standalone title, to get the true benefit of the story and characters, I strongly suggest reading books 1 - 4 first.**
If you have read all the books in sequence, you will have already become familiar with both the lead characters. Not so much Raylan Boone, as he was only in the fourth book, but we’ve certainly encountered Riona Griffin many times along the way.
To say that I wasn’t a fan of Riona would be an understatement. I’m not sure she’s the type of woman that I’d want to call a friend before this book. She certainly sounds beautiful and loyal but her demeanour and character is bullish, abrupt, rude and dismissive.
Ok, so that helps in her chosen career as a hotshot lawyer for the firm owned by her Uncle Oran... and it’s certainly helped her Mafia family and other relations out of more than a few scrapes with the law. Work is her life, and that shrewdness seeps into her personal relationships. She is quick to push people away and Love isn’t on the agenda. By her own admission, she doesn’t know how to love. She respects people and admires them, but beyond her own family... love isn’t something Riona thinks she will ever understand.
When she first meets Raylan in book 4, he’s been drafted in by Riona’s brother-in-law, Dante to help rescue his girlfriend when she is kidnapped. Despite Riona’s immediate distaste for the gunslinging, combat wearing, yet devilishly handsome mercenary... there is already a little spark. He likes a challenge and refuses to rise to her put downs and sneering remarks. Raylan “Long Shot” Boone is not one for backing down.
As the members of her family all start to settle down with their new found loved ones, Riona feels that compulsion to further declare her independence. She moves into her own plush apartment; she even has a boyfriend, but it’s not love. It’s companionship and sex. And in all honesty she could live without him. However, when an attempt is made on her life whilst she is swimming at her apartment complex, her family, especially older brother Cal and friend, Dante insist on her having a bodyguard. And who better for such a task than ex-soldier and all round good guy, Raylan.
Raylan is probably my favourite of the Brutal Birthright men. Out of all the alpha males in this series, he’s the one I’d choose. For a start, he’s funny. There’s a wit and southern charm that makes him immediately adorable. He’s damn hot too which is always a bonus!
You can tell straight from the get-go that Raylan is loyal, caring and warm hearted. Despite every rebuttal and insult Riona or her annoying boyfriend throw his way, he deals with it in a way that is calm and collected. He’s relaxed and contemplative, not a hot head like all Riona’s family but somehow she feels completely safe with him.
Of course, we can see already what is going to happen. As much as Riona tries to fight it, she can’t help her feelings towards Raylan. Trying to tell herself it’s because he has to care for well being, she denies the strongest pull she’s ever felt towards a man. She likes him... much to her chagrin.
Then a devastating turn of events sees them fleeing Chicago. Raylan takes her to the only place he knows he can keep her away from the hitman who has been hired to kill her by a mystery assailant. It will give them both time and space to figure who would want her dead and why.
Raylan’s family ranch is everything Riona would never have dreamed she’d like. The peace, the tranquility. His family are the epitome of southern hospitality and immediately they treat her like family. It’s unfamiliar to her, but she kind of likes it.
Just like Raylan, the Boone’s ooze warmth, kindness and love. Something Riona isn’t used to at all... but the longer she stays, the more it embeds into her. Genuine affection and happiness overwhelming. Seeing Raylan in his own environment, Riona’s attraction and affection for him grows and blossoms.
It’s inevitable that their time on the ranch is going to lead to Raylan and Riona getting closer... but it’s beautiful when it happens. The river and barn scene... wooaahh... “hello Raylan the love God!!” Geez, yes please! Riona is still wary of the “L” word but even she cannot deny that Raylan is everything she wants and needs in her life. She’s finally met her match and she finds her heart.
Now, it wouldn’t be a Sophie Lark story if some kind of threat didn’t come along to pull them apart. But in this book, just when you think it’s over... all Hell breaks loose. I won’t spoil it for you... but it’s a gripping conclusion to a fabulous story about a hardened heart finding the place it needs to start beating again.
Great story, fantastic character growth and a wonderful make lead that made my heart swell. Loved it!! Only one more book to go. Bring it on Sebastian Gallo... Let’s see what you’ve got! It’s got to be a lot to displace Raylan from my “top alpha” title!
Broken Vow: A Dark Mafia Romance (Brutal Birthright, Book 5)
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