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    Against the Wind
    Against the Wind
    Against the Wind
    Audiobook11 hours

    Against the Wind

    Written by Kat Martin

    Narrated by Jack Garrett

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    New York Times best-selling author Kat Martin launches a riveting contemporary romance series starring the Raines boys of Wind Canyon, Wyoming. Back in high school, Jackson Raines was humiliated by the beautiful Sarah Allen, who wanted out of Wind Canyon at any cost. Now Jackson reluctantly opens his ranch to the recently widowed Sarah. And as sparks ignite, he finds himself protecting her from her dead husband's shady business partners.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 7, 2011
    ISBN9781464004087
    Against the Wind
    Author

    Kat Martin

    Top ten New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin is a graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara. Residing with her Western-author husband, L.J. Martin, in Missoula, Montana, Kat has written 70 Historical and Contemporary Romantic Suspense novels. More than 17 million of her books are in print and she has been published in twenty foreign countries. Kat is currently hard at work on her next novel.

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    • 5/5
      You just can't keep secrets buried no matter how hard you try. Sarah Allen, the beautiful girl who humiliated Jackson Raines in high school, is back in town. Not so long ago, she couldn't wait to leave Wind Canyon, Wyoming, in her rearview mirror. But, recently widowed, she has nowhere else to go and finds herself on Jackson's ranch. And despite everything, Jackson's finding himself reluctant to get rid of her.Sarah brings her own brand of trouble, and he can't resist trouble. Enemies of her dead husband show up making threats, thinking she has something they want. They're not taking no for an answer, but what they will take is the only thing she has left--her daughter. Jackson's the only one who might be able to save Holly and bring her home safely.Fantastic story! I couldn't put it down and I can't wait to read the next in the series.
    • 5/5
      AGAINST THE WIND by Kat Martin is an exciting new romantic suspense set in present day Wind Canyon, Wyoming.This is a trilogy of three brothers(Jackson,Gabriel,and Devlin) and the women (Sarah,Mattie,and Lark) who won their hearts.This is the Book #1 in "The Raines of Wind Canyon".It is written with depth and details.The characters are charming,engaging,and will capture your heart. The first book is about Jackson Raines,the eldest of the Raines brothers,who is not only sexy,handsome,but is also wealthy.An home town bad boy who has come home. Sarah,an old childhood nemesis,who he liked but rejected him harshly,her secrets that could get them killed.And her daughter,Holly.This story has romance, love,suspense, murder,secrets, spousal abuse,sweet sensuality,kidnapping,and exhortation. When Sarah's husband is murdered she heads for the only place she can feel safe,Wind Canyon,Wyoming,with her daughter,Holly. She happens to be renting a cottage from someone who turns out to be someone she treated badly in high school. But sparks fly, and passion grows.So does the danger.Together, Jackson and Sarah must figure out who wants her dead or the disk they think she has and why.When Holly is kidnapped Jackson will do anything to get her home safe.He enlists the help of his siblings and his ranch hands.A shootout occurs and the truth of Sarah's husband death reveals.This is a fast paced,action packed from the first page to the last. A must read. This book was received for the purpose of review from Net Galley and the publisher.Details can be found at MIRA and My book Addiction and More
    • 4/5
      Jackson and Sarah's story was as well-written and suspenseful as Gabe and Maddie's (Against the Fire). Martin does a good job with romantic suspense, giving readers a fun and thrilling ride. I'll be looking forward to Dev's story, Against the Law.
    • 3/5
      Trilogy. Three brothers. Fast, ok read
    • 3/5
      Against the Wind
      2 Stars

      Synopsis:
      Following the murder of her abusive husband, Sarah Allen returns to her home town in Wyoming to start afresh. Unfortunately, trouble seems to follow, first when she rents a cottage from Jackson Raines, the man she rejected and humiliated in high school, and then when her husband’s enemies become convinced that she has something they want and are not above kidnapping Sarah’s daughter to get it.

      Review:
      Starts out really well but becomes exceedingly far-fetched as the book progresses. There are just too many individual storylines. In addition to the main plot, in which the heroine has not one but four men out to get her for different reasons, there are another two side stories. The first involves a tiresome romance between Sarah’s friend and Jackson’s foreman and the second centers on illegal logging, which is completely irrelevant and unrelated to the main story. Two of these various plot threads remain unresolved at the conclusion. Maybe they will come to an end in the next installment but quite frankly I’m not interested enough to find out.

      The main characters are well fleshed out and have an intense chemistry but I did not feel the romance. While Jackson’s caring and sensitivity make him an especially appealing character, Sarah is annoying and distant. I found her need to keep secrets and her inability to trust Jackson with the truth irritating, and actually felt that he deserved better. I also thought that his initial resentment toward her for the way she treated him in high school was resolved far too easily with a rather weak apology.

      In general, the book is well written but the flashback scenes in which Sarah remembers what happened to her husband are extremely repetitive, in fact, the author just copies them word for word each time with a few details added. There is also very little build-up of tension and suspense, and I kept waiting for the something significant to happen.

      Overall, a very disappointing read and one of the few books that get my 2 star rating. I will not be reading any more in the series.