Before starting DRIVE IT DEEP, readers should know that
this is a prequel novella
between Miah and Raina. Now if you are a follower of the
series, then you
may already know what Raina already has a book and
therefore, she has her
HEA already. That being said, DRIVE IT DEEP does not have
a HEA because
Miah and Raina have broken up and this story actually
occurs two years
prior to the series.
Because I didn't know that going into the story, I was
very confused and
wondered if I missed something in the previous book. So as
a little
disclaimer, this book is not actually 2.5 in the series
but a prequel or a story
that occurs before all the others.
Now that that is out of the way, let me talk more about
Miah and Raina.
These two have known each other for a very long time.
Having grown up
together, Miah has always liked Raina but it isn't until
now that he is acting
upon it. Ever since their drunken kiss as kids, Miah
wonders if they have a
natural spark. As other events occur, Miah and Raina's
relationship flares up
quite quickly and at the same time, it burns out just as
fast. I quite liked their
romance. They have great chemistry but given the events
that occurred, it
just never stuck and I'm a little sad about it. However,
despite not having a
HEA I do believe this story is worth the read if only to
get to know Miah
better. I'm hoping he gets another chance at love because
I truly enjoyed his
character.
Apart from confusing me with the timeline and the no HEA,
I still really
enjoyed DRIVE IT DEEP. Sensual and alluring, Cara
McKenna's writing will
always spellbind readers no matter who she writes about.
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?