5/5
Must read series!
Great characters. Can't wait for more
Team Paladin, 2
Marine veteran and panther shifter Forrest Bell has given up on life. A double amputee, he does as he is ordered then spends the rest of his time sitting on the front porch of the hotel waiting to die. His panther side pulled away during the past year he spent recovering and he’s not sure it will ever return.
After ending up in the drunk tank, music composer Kris Kelly finds himself sent to Paladin, Montana to friends of his uncle. Though he’s not happy with the situation, he hopes the forced vacation will bring back the music that has gone missing from his soul.
Can a wounded warrior who has given up find a new reason to live when his mate, a dirty Irishman, shows up? Will Kris be able to salvage his floundering music career? Can the two men find their happily ever after as part of Team Paladin?
Be Warned: m/m sex, public exhibition
Excerpt:
“I’m not going.” Kris Kelly glared through the jail cell bars of the Nashville police substation at his uncle who had shown up in full military dress uniform shortly after three o’clock in the morning. “I’m not going and you can’t make me.”
Yes, even four hours after arriving at the jail he was still a little drunk, but there was no way he would agree to being shipped off to the middle of nowhere for an indefinite period of time. He had songs to write, a demo CD to finish, and a job to keep. If he didn’t keep up with everything, Talita Jones, his manager, would drop his ass from her up-and-comers program and the dream would be over.
He tried to forget that the only thing he had written in weeks was a grocery list and the monthly rent check to his landlady who didn’t do online banking. Instead of working, he spent his days reading or watching old movies. Anything other than acknowledging that the music that normally flowed through him had gone silent. Admitting that would be just what his uncle needed to restart his argument that Kris be practical, grow up, and get a real job.
His uncle took a deep breath and held it for several seconds before releasing it on a long sigh. Kris’s stomach knotted painfully as he waited for the man’s decree. He had fucked up yet again, hurting the only family he had left. It felt like all he had done since his parents died and he’d been sent from Ireland to the United States to live with his Uncle Micah was mess up. Of course, he had only met the man a total of three times before getting off the plane that cold and rainy February day a dozen years ago. From the first day he had not fit in, no matter how much he tried.
“Do you really want your agent, and the rest of the world, to know your boyfriend screwed around on you? And when you found out you got so drunk you picked a fight with a man three times your size? Fine by me, it’s your reputation. At least with you in here I’ll know you won’t get in any more trouble. Call me when you get out.”
His uncle had nearly reached the door where a guard waited to walk him out when Kris broke. “All right, I’ll go, but I need a couple of days to get ready.” Maybe in that time I can figure out how to get out of this, he finished mentally.
Uncle Micah did a slow about-face and stood at attention, looking every inch the three-star general he was. “No deal. I get you out, we go to your apartment where you will shower, change, and pack. From there we will go to the airport where my plane is waiting to take us to Montana.”
Kris peeked over his shoulder. Too many of his cellmates were drunken, redneck, good old boys. Several of them stared back with unholy hunger in their expressions. He might be blond, gay, and a twink, but doing a dozen men in one night had never been an entry on his bucket list.
When one man winked and two others grabbed their crotches, his future became set in stone. There was no way out. He was going on a long trip to nowhere.
“All right,” he said with a sigh, “I’ll do it. I’ll go to Montana.”
Product Reviews
4/5
Night Owl Reviews
“Dirty Irishman” is the second in the “Team Paladin” series. I’ve read book one already. In comparison this second book wasn’t as good as book one, but it was still good. Mostly this book furthers the overall story arc. The reason this wasn’t as much of a hit was the overall pacing. This was a bit slower and Forrest had a bit too much of a pity party for my taste. Kris didn't help with his own problems either. Still, I did like that they ended up together. They both got what they needed from life and each other. Overall, I’m recommending this this book and series. Once you start you will want to read them all.
4/5
Rainbow Book Reviews
I was looking forward to the second installment in Keeley Jakes's 'Team Paladin' series. I was curious as to how far they'd gotten in their renovating of the old ghost town in Paladin, Montana, and where all of the guys were at health wise, after suffering injuries during combat. I was very interested in Forrest, a black panther shifter, who lost both legs from the knees down, and whose panther has not come out since his injury. General Andrews was their commanding officer, and he's the man responsible for getting them all their medical discharges at the same time. He only asked that if he called and needed a favor, Team Paladin would help. Well, the first favor arrives in the form of Kris Kelly, the general's nephew. Kris is an interior designer who is also a struggling musician who, basically, needs to get his head put back on straight. Just the job for Forrest. Unfortunately, the instant they meet, Forrest's panther recognizes Kris as their mate, but Forrest wants nothing to do with a mate who would be stuck with a broken man. Of course Kris and Forrest got everything worked out, and their mating was just as hot as Shane and Lucky's. Again, I wish this had been longer, and I had some trouble with a few manuscript errors, but this is just my opinion. Overall, 'Dirty Irishman' was a sexy, hot ride that I had fun with.
3/5
Fun
2.5 Stars ~ I was looking forward to the second installment in Keeley Jakes's 'Team Paladin' series. I was curious as to how far they'd gotten in their renovating of the old ghost town in Paladin, Montana, and where all of the guys were at health wise, after suffering injuries during combat. I was very interested in Forrest, a black panther shifter, who lost both legs from the knees down, and whose panther has not come out since his injury. General Andrews was their commanding officer, and he's the man responsible for getting them all their medical discharges at the same time. He only asked that if he called and needed a favor, Team Paladin would help. Well, the first favor arrives in the form of Kris Kelly, the general's nephew. Kris is an interior designer who is also a struggling musician who, basically, needs to get his head put back on straight. Just the job for Forrest. Unfortunately, the instant they meet, Forrest's panther recognizes Kris as their mate, but Forrest wants nothing to do with a mate who would be stuck with a broken man. Of course Kris and Forrest got everything worked out, and their mating was just as hot as Shane and Lucky's. Again, I wish this had been longer, and I had some trouble with a few manuscript errors, but this is just my opinion. Overall, 'Dirty Irishman' was a sexy, hot ride that I had fun with. NOTE: This book was provided by Evernight Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews
4/5
Even better than the first.
I love Team Paladin and Forrest is one of my favorites. I was happy to see him get his HEA, even if there was a few bumps in the road.
