Mine (Book #2 in the Real Series) by Katy Evans

After reading Real, I was longing for this book. However, the timing of the release coincided with my venture into the motorcycle romance so Brooke and Remy had to wait. I finally caught a break this week and I read this follow up. Unfortunately, I came across some reviews that were rather scathing because the readers seemed to be disgruntled with Brooke and her ravings on how much she was in love with Remington. After reading the novel, I realize that these readers might be missing the point. This story is about a woman in love, from the point of view of a woman in love. Brooke is completely infatuated with Remington and anyone who chooses to read the novel should understand that before cracking open the book. In the follow up, Remy is back on tour and now he has his woman beside him.  Scorpio is still lurking about and causing trouble so there is that element of danger looming over their HEA. Brooke is determined that this season, she will not allow anyone or anything, including herself, especially herself, to get in the way of Riptide regaining his title.

I love how in Mine, Katy Evans uses these animal images and references to detail Remington and his behaviors. He is primal and fierce and a little scary. She continues with the lion motif and his licking and petting of Brooke both in public and private. The growling when someone comes near his mate, the looks, the stalking toward her, the possessive way he marks her, whew!!! I find it sad that anyone could read about a book couple like Remington and Brooke and find her weak because of his nature. When in fact, Brooke is much stronger than most women in that she is able to handle a man like Remington, not just his illness that he battles but his entire nature. He is overwhelming and it takes a very strong woman to contend with him. She is able to nurture and cure him and act as a foundation for him when he begs her not to let him make her leave. He begs her to stand by him, even when she may not understand all that he does. I love that Katy Evans does not write these things to be glaringly obvious, that while reading I am remembering what is felt like to be enamored with a man. I am remembering how it feels to know a man that consumes you while still giving back more than he was getting. This was not the perfect story but this couple is perfectly endearing.