Junkyard Dog by Bijou HunterMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Laugh Out Loud Funny
This is the first book in a series of individual books connected through the relationships of the characters. The book also makes references to characters and events in other books by this author. There is no cliffhanger. I actually wrote this review in 2019 and have subsequently posted reviews for other books in this series but must have forgotten to post this one, so here it is now!
Angus Hayes is a junkyard dog. He’s vicious, tolerates no one and is top of the heap in his small town of White Horse. No one causes him problems without regretting it. He’s also got a problem with retaining an assistant because he’s deeply unpleasant to work for.
Candy is arrogant, feisty and takes no prisoners. She has twin children with an ex-boyfriend who came from a wealthy family. Her ex was a rubbish father but Candy never loved him, just decided he’d do to provide her with the children she wanted. Her ex’s parents however are doting grandparents and have always spent time with her children. Candy has moved back to White Horse to be near her sister after she got married and had another child. She’s looking for a job when she hears about Hayes needing an assistant. She basically walks in and tells him he’s hiring her because her major life skill is dealing with a**holes. She goes on to prove herself right. She also goes on to captivate the man who doesn’t like anyone.
Despite herself Candy also finds herself falling for Hayes. In a strangely antagonistic courtship, they find themselves being drawn together despite themselves, as neither wants to fall in love and reveal their tender underbelly.
The banter between Candy and Hayes is hilarious. They are really quite insulting to each other and all it seems to do is turn each other on. They are weirdly similar in some respects. Hayes even finds himself liking her twins as they are devious and work hard at playing up the creepy twins angle.
They obviously have a few bumps in the road as they are both huge characters who don’t tolerate the mistakes of others, but on the whole their passion, banter and loyalty get them through to their HEA.
This is really enjoyable book considering how ruthless they both are, but their twisted sense of humour made me laugh a lot. I will definitely be reading the next book in the series.
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