Review: Her Reaper’s Arms – Charlotte Boyett-Compo

Reaper Bevyn Coure had never wanted a companion of his own. He didn’t need a woman because they complicated things. For one of his kind, women were trouble and that was trouble he had no intention of taking upon himself. But after the death of a friend, in a low moment in a seedy bar, in a town smack dab in the middle of nowhere, Coure came up against the one woman he could not resist. Lea Walsh had been minding her own business, sweeping the floor of the bar, trying to ignore the handsome man whose deadly eyes were staring at her from the mirror behind the bar, whose strong hands cupping the whiskey glass made her body clench. When he demanded she accompany him to his room, she knew her life would never be the same.

Reader Advisory: While this story is a standalone, it is recommended the Western Wind books be read in order for better reader enjoyment and understanding

Series: WesternWind #5
Release Date: February 11, 2007
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Source: Provided by Author / Publisher via Manic Readers
Reviewer: Michelle
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4.5 Cocktails

This book is number five in the Western Wind series. However, this book would be fine as a standalone book. I actually read this book after book six and I had no trouble understanding anything. The books are not primarily sequenced chronologically, and the author tells the story of each reaper up to a certain point in time.

This installment of the Reaper series is about reaper Bevyn Coure. Bevyn is a handsome guy that becomes a reaper in one of the most gruesome ways I’ve read. He’s sensitive, strong, loyal, and tormented by his past. Bevyn stumbles into town and finds himself drawn to Lea Walsh. I really didn’t like Lea. She was just didn’t seem to fit Bevyn’s personality. She despised the very thing that made him the man she came to love. She was illogical, high strung, and whenever Bevyn wasn’t jumping through her hoops she nagged constantly. I loved the other background characters surrounding Bevyn and Lea’s story.

The storyline of the reapers and their dramatic storylines filled with elements of comedy, adventure, and suspense continue to draw me in and make me crave my next dose. This story as were the others moved quickly and Boyett-Compo is an expert at melding the past with the future seamlessly. I didn’t get lost along the way, and the author easily drew parallels between Bevyn’s past experiences and his present life experiences. I was totally vested in the characters, and I was so afraid that Bevyn was going to be killed. I only wish that Lea would have been written out of the storyline. The steam level was off the charts. Bevyn certainly was a reaper that knew his way around a woman’s body.

Charlotte Boyett-Compo has done it again. This book is a great ride.