Book Details:
Title: Downpour
Series: The Griffith Brothers, Book 2
Publisher: Berkley
ASIN: B0CW1CJWX5
Publication date May 20, 2024
Print length: 356 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8321829752
About the Book:
A paraplegic bull rider and his new home aide fall in love as they pick up the pieces of their lives in the second book in the popular Griffith Brothers series.
Rule #1 of almost dying: Make sure someone knows your passwords. It’s hard to cancel your phone plan if you’re dead.
Rule #2 of almost dying: Make sure your house is clean before you walk up the steps to the pearly gates. It makes selling off your life easier.
All it took was eight seconds for Ray Griffith to win the biggest competition of his life, and one second to lose everything except that championship buckle. He'd left his family’s cattle ranch at eighteen with no intention of ever coming back for good. Now he's back, learning to navigate life in a wheelchair with a beautiful disaster attempting to burn the house down.
Rule #1 of trying to not get fired: Don’t piss off the grumpy bull rider.
Rule #2 of trying to not get fired: When you do get fired, keep your chin up. The grumpy bull rider was hot.
It was just a little fire. Tiny, even. But that didn’t change the fact that Ray Griffith didn’t want her anywhere near him. But they reached an agreement: if she ignores him, he doesn't fire her. Easy, right? Turns out not so much if they can’t keep their hands off each other.
My Review:
Downpour is the second book in The Griffith Brothers series. I started this book an emotional mess. Book one does an excellent job leading into book two, and I couldn't control the tears. The way the author sets up Ray's book, brings everyone up-to-speed, and provides an introduction into Ray's new normal will gut you.
Ray Griffith is gruff and pessimistic. He's distanced himself from some of those that love him the most. He refuses the help he so desperately needs. Then, she shows up. Bright and clumsy sunshine wrapped in a tank top, short shorts, and flip-flops.
Brooke is on the verge of a breakdown. She lives in a home with a bunch of other people. She's about to lose her job, and if that happens, who knows what she's going to do to make ends meet. When her employer informs her about a job on a local ranch, Brooke sighs in relief...until she gets there and meets him. Now she has to find a way to remain professional and keep her job.
I was invested in the series from the first book, but this second book cemented my love for the Griffith brothers. The author created an incredible world that, while primarily focusing on Ray and Brooke, includes his entire family. I loved the storytelling and how the author brought Brooke into Ray's life. The author didn't hide the dangerous aspects of rodeo life and created a masterpiece about one bull rider's experience. It's clearly not wine and roses, and can be very scary and dangerous.
My love for this book cannot be adequately explained in words. Just know that if 100 star ratings were a thing, this book would be getting that many from me.
I was provided with a copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
My Rating:
x 20
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