Devoted to Love

DEVOTED TO LOVE is the second full-length instalment in Shayla Black’s contemporary, adult DEVOTED LOVERS erotic, romantic suspense series. This is former CIA agent and EM Security special operative Josiah Grant, and rancher Magnolia ‘Maggie’ West’s story line. DEVOTED TO LOVE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Told from dual third person perspectives (Maggie and Josiah) DEVOTED TO LOVE follows the building relationship between former CIA agent and EM Security special operative Josiah Grant, and rancher Magnolia ‘Maggie’ West. Josiah and Maggie met at the wedding of Maggie’s sister Shealyn West and Josiah’s friend Cutter Bryant. A one-night stand leads to something more when the suspicious murder of a neighbor leads to the investigation of a cult known as the Enlightenment Fields and its’ leader Adam Coleman. Enlightenment Fields is amassing land in and around Comfort, Texas, and the West Family ranch stands in their way. What ensues is the growing love and relationship between Maggie and Josiah, and the potential fall-out as Enlightenment Fields targets Josiah and Maggie, and Maggie’s family ranch. Maggie West struggles to accept that Josiah wants anything beyond a one-night stand. Prickly, petulant, defensive and stubborn Maggie’s attitude reflects her fear of abandonment and never finding love. Josiah Grant doesn’t waste any time pushing all of Maggie’s buttons but our hero is determined to claim Maggie as his own. With the Enlightenment Fields cult threatening anyone who refuses to cede, Josiah and the security specialists from EM Security must take precautions to take down the people involved. The relationship between Josiah and Maggie is one of immediate attraction but Maggie is headstrong and refuses to accept that their is a happily ever after in her future. Josiah Grant is a Dominant in the bedroom but Maggie refuses to give up control. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate, and erotic with some mild scenes of spanking and discipline. There is a large ensemble case of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Shealyn West and Cutter Bryant; EM Security co-owner Logan Edgington; security agents Zyron and Trees; Pierce ‘One-Mile’ Walker and Brea Bell; Maggie and Shealyn’s grandparents Glenda and Jim West; deputy Kane Preston; 911 operator Dixie Hill; ranch foreman Sawyer; and several members of the Enlightenment Fields including Mercy, Marcus, Michael and Adam Coleman. DEVOTED TO LOVE is a story of family, friendship, betrayal and love. The fast paced premise is engaging, entertaining, and captivating; the characters are numerous, dynamic and determined; the romance is seductive and steamy. DEVOTED TO LOVE is a suspense filled that is sure to catch your attention.

What an amazing roller coaster ride Maggie and Josiah’s story took me on in Devoted to Love, book two in Shayla Black’s Devoted Lovers series. These two meet at Maggie’s sister wedding, fall in lust, and hook up afterward. Josiah is a special operative who was assigned to stay and protect Maggie and her grandparents from the danger inhabiting their ranching community. Despite Maggie and Josiah not looking for love they unearthed feelings long hidden to fall hard for each other as they spend some major sexy time between the sheets. Josiah is a dom (Dominant) and is determined to subdue Maggie to bend to his demands. The walls constructed around their hearts are thick and need to be broken down before either Josiah or Maggie is ready to accept the love they develop for each other. As the murder toll rises in their community, danger moves closer to Maggie’s family. All clues point to a mysterious group, think cult, which has been buying up land around the ranch. This group is determined to purchase Maggie’s family land, harassing and demanding they sell it to them. When the group turns to threats and using violence, Josiah must up his game in order to protect Maggie, her family and their ranch. Hopefully, he will live long enough so he and Maggie can get their well-deserved happy ever after. Ms. Black wrote a sexy, suspenseful, and emotional story that was moving and filled with sexual chemistry, wonderful dialogue, and troubled characters that should definitely not be missed. I highly recommend Devoted to Love to other readers.

Magnolia "Maggie" West is not looking for love. After being abandoned by her mother to be raised by her grandparents, Maggie doesn't trust many. Instead she looks for temporary comfort in the arms of others. While at her sister's wedding, Maggie catches the eye of Josiah Grant, one of the groom's fellow special operatives working security at the wedding and she is instantly intrigued. After one adventurous night together, Maggie and Josiah realize that just one night might not be enough. When a murder in the small town of Comfort, Tx suddenly happens, Josiah realizes he needs to step up and protect this woman that has stirred something in him that he thought was long dead. As another murder happens, Josiah realizes that this may be from the Enlightenment Fields group that had recently moved to Comfort and he decides to investigate. As Maggie and Josiah start to spend more time together, things heat up really quickly and real feelings start to develop. At the same time danger is heating up just as quick. Just when it looks like Josiah may have found the woman made just for him, she may end up being lost forever. As a big showdown comes to a head it will take a lot of trust between Maggie and Josiah, two people who do not trust anyone, to be able to get to their happy ending. I really liked both Maggie and Josiah. They both have big skeletons in their past that have stopped them from being in a relationship but together they found something that was missing in order to make them whole. These two characters scorched up the sheets together too! Overall this was an enjoyable story filled with a lot of suspense and sexy time.