Monday, April 28, 2025

The Scenic Route by Katie Ruggle [Review]

The Scenic Route (Beneath the Wild Sky #1) by Katie Ruggle
Format: paperback
Source: purchased
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Date read: February 3, 2025

Beneath the Wild Sky
1. The Scenic Route - Paperback | Kindle
2. Crossing Paths
3. Take a Hike

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters
1. In Her Sights

Search and Rescue
1. Hold Your Breath

Katie Ruggle
| Website | Amazon |

Synopsis (Goodreads):
WHY DATE A MOUNTAIN MAN? Because climbing him will leave you breathless.

Felicity Pax loves her job. She craves excitement, and being a bounty hunter gives her that in spades. So when her estranged mother disappears with a small fortune in tow, Felicity chases her like she would any other skip. Too bad she didn't barter on having increasingly infuriating (and infuriatingly hot) PI Bennett Green on her tail.

Bennett's got a job to do, and if that means shadowing Felicity…well…he's had worse assignments. Even if he's 99% sure the increasingly intriguing bounty hunter is leading him on a wild goose chase through the Rockies.

If she has to drag her PI tail through endless quirky mountain towns in order to shake him, that's what she's determined to do…but it isn't long before Felicity's intended distraction turns up a mystery worth solving—and Bennett becomes the unexpected partner she never realized she needed. As things heat up, Felicity will have to decide what's most important to her: staying one step ahead of the "enemy" or giving herself freedom to experience the adventure of a lifetime.
Thoughts on The Scenic Route: The bounty hunting Pax sisters are in a bit of a pickle. Their mom has skipped town (maybe) with some jewelry that isn't hers (probably) and somehow the sisters' house has been put up as collateral for her bail (not cool). The good news? As bounty hunters, the sisters have the tools and the skills to hunt her down. The bad news? Their mom has more than a few tricks up her sleeve and has managed to keep a step or two ahead of the sisters.

Enter Bennett Green, PI and all around good guy. Sure, circumstances might have him looking a bit like a stalker, but Bennett really is a sweetheart. He's also a little (tiny) bit socially awkward, so he and Felicity have a few interesting interactions before she realizes he's an a-okay guy. That said, Felicity also felt pretty comfortable with him even when she thought he WAS stalking her, so it didn't take long before these two were teaming up in more ways than one.

Meanwhile, what started as a way to get Bennett off their tails as they attempted to hunt down their mom without his interference, soon turned into an actual bounty hunt with more than a little danger. One road trip to Vegas and a little case of marriage later and a these are realizing there's a definite plus side to having someone watching your back.

I must say, I'm enjoying these firecracker sisters finding their special someones. Plus, revisiting Simpson and crossing paths with a few familiar faces is FUN!

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