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    Golden Trail

    By Kristen Ashley

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    Tanner Layne and Raquel Merrick fell in love young, hard and fast and both of them knew a beautiful life they thought would be forever.

    Until Rocky left Layne, no explanation, no going back.

    Layne escapes the ’burg only to come back years later because his ex-wife has hooked herself to the town jerk and Layne needs to make sure his sons get raised right. Layne manages to avoid Rocky. But when Layne gets three bullets drilled into him while investigating a dirty cop, he can’t do that because Rocky stops avoiding Layne. They make a deal to work together to expose the dirty cop but they have no idea the strength of their enduring attraction or the sheer evil at work in the ’burg.

    As Tanner Layne and Raquel Merrick play their game and dance around the pull that draws them together, Layne has to discover the dark secrets buried so deep in Rocky’s heart she doesn’t even know they’re there at the same time untangle a sinister web of crime so abhorrent it has to be stopped...at all costs.

    And to do it, Layne has to enlist everyone, including his ex-CIA mentor, Rocky’s detective brother, the town’s unpredictable informant and Layne’s two teenage sons. All the while stopping Rocky from doing something crazy and keeping their game secret so Layne won’t get himself dead.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKristen Ashley
    Release dateOct 1, 1995
    ISBN9781466161382
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    Golden Trail
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    Kristen Ashley

    Kristen Ashley grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana but has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus she has been blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her posse is loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write.Kristen was raised in a house with a large and multi-generational family. They lived on a very small farm in a small town in the heartland and existed amongst the strains of Glenn Miller, The Everly Brothers, REO Speedwagon and Whitesnake (and the wardrobes that matched).Needless to say, growing up in a house full of music, clothes and love was a good way to grow up.And as she keeps growing up, it keeps getting better.

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    • 3/5
      Read/Listened for Fun (Kindle/Audible)Overall Rating: 2.00Story Rating: 2.50Character Rating: 1.50Audio Rating: 3.00 (not part of the overall rating)First Thought when Finished: Golden Trail by Kristen Ashley is the first one by her (I have read like 16) that I almost DNF'd, threw against the wall, and seriously might get a bit ranty about Layne!My Thoughts: Just a warning there will be lots of spoiler sections because there is just no way for me to explain my feelings without them. Let's start with the non-spoilery stuff:1: First 40% of the book was a solid 3.5/4.0 --I was liking the characters, loving the story, and was solidly invested.2: 40% to 95% I almost closed the book several times and Layne landed in my leading romance men that I would have liked to actually not get an HEA. Then again Roc wasn't much better so maybe they deserve each other.3: 95% to end bumped the rating up from a 1.5 to a 2 but only because of the end of the mystery. It was strong and I liked the wrap-up.4: I have read several reviews that say this is the BEST EPILOGUE by Kristen Ashley--I think you would have to like Layne for that to be the case. I totally disagree.Layne This will be in Spoilers....[Here we go:1: I am used to KA's men always needing to be right but most of them at least listen (somewhat). Every single time with every single person (exception maybe Dev-once), Layne was right. It must be exhausting being him.2: Who puts their 17 and 14 year old sons (you know the ones whose lives you have been in all of a year) on a case of a possible pedophile? I don't care how strong and smart they are--you just don't do that. More on this later in Roc's section because you also don't get mad when called on the behavior.3: How he spoke about and encouraged his sons to think about their mother. Both of his kids were good kids that was solely on their mom since he wasn't around. He comes back and all the sudden he is the "excellent" parent, she deserves no respect, and he can totally disrespect her ALL THE TIME! This was just a lazy side storyline that drove me nuts.4: Should we just hand a Layne a cape--cause really he is solving all the burg's problems? Too many storylines without one time Layne was wrong. Unless you count the very first where he was shot but that must have given him super powers because after that f*cking never wrong. I want that super power.5: Control Freak! (hide spoiler)]Roc: Gonna be spoilery also....[ UGH.....1: TSTL moments--just way to many. KA does not usually write women who fall into this category but Roc was all TSTL.2: Total doormat! There was not a single disagreement she won--down to the damn ponytail holders. He said yes, she said no---it was a yes. He said no, she said yes--it was a no. She went off on a TSTL moment and apologized every damn time. Down to the ponytail holders that she let him drag out off her head, her daughter's head (in the epilogue), and just "play" got angry. It was like she could not think/act for herself.3: I still don't get why she stayed gone for 18 years. I get the nervous breakdown (both) but the stay away---nope.4: I will say this--I like her better than Layne. She was an excellent teacher, smart, and right before she would roll over--sassy.5: That being said, my final problem with Roc was her getting in Layne/Gabby's argument about the kids saying that she wanted Layne back and it had nothing to do with the kids. Gabby had a lot of valid points about her boys. Gabby was the boys only parent for most of their lives. Whether she wanted Layne back or not, she did love those boys. Roc picked the wrong time/wrong method to be "I'm better than you-I'm who he wants". It really lowered my view of her by several notches. (hide spoiler)]What I Liked: Not spoilery..1: Loved the main mystery. I thought it was clever and planned out well.2: Loved the kids. I thought they were well written and likable.3: Loved Dev and Ryker--in fact, Ryker would have been a better leading guy--just saying.4: Loved seeing all my favs!5: The end because it means I can move on.Audio Thoughts:Narrated by: Brian Pallino /Length: 21 hrs and 20 minsBrian was good at the narration. I think I wasn't more in love with it because of the characters. I will say that he was much better than the last 2 in this series.This will work better for others. Most people loved this book but I guess maybe having an excellent stepmom and mom--the kid issues were just triggers for me.
    • 5/5
      UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE!

      Well, not really since it is a Kristen Ashley novel, but still. This was better than For You and a tie with At Peace. I loved the whole thing through and through. Laney and Rocky were this amazing rock you world couple and their families just made everything better. Again, KA writes a winner series with compeling characters that make you go through this awesome emotional ride while you get to know them. Totally worth it!
    • 5/5
      LOVED it! The ending was so amazing and sweet!
    • 5/5
      4.5 Stars! I loved that everything was told completely from his POV. Being in a guys head is always more interesting! Layne was exactly what I needed! I will say that his parenting skills are no where near conventional but he still managed to be very effective. His sons Jasper and Tripp are young alpha's in training and it would be a dream come true to see them in a future series or at least Tripp anyway since Jasper appears to be spoken for (for good, I hope). LOVED, LOVED, LOVED the reappearance of characters from the last two books and how we still get to peek into their lives and see how things are evolving with them. My favorite part was that epilogue. So good! I never wanted it to end! The only down side was how long this damn book was! It took forever to get through. Some scene were unnecessary and it took too long to get the mystery wrapped up in my opinion. Other than that, the story was "golden."
    • 5/5
      i love all the books in thos series..and how they lebu know how all the characters have progresed..its a breath taker
    • 5/5
      Awesome
    • 5/5
      love this book :-)!
    • 5/5
      Wow what a ride . Amazing , KA has done it once more for me with another man and her story . I will say what I always say KA is one amazing author .

      Tanner Layne and Raquel Merrick fell in love young, hard and fast and both of them knew a beautiful life they thought would be forever.

      Until Rocky left Layne, no explanation, no going back.

      Layne escapes The ‘Burg only to come back years later because his ex-wife has hooked herself to the town jerk and Layne needs to make sure his sons get raised right. Layne manages to avoid Rocky but when Layne gets three bullets drilled into him while investigating a dirty cop, he can’t do that because Rocky stops avoiding Layne. They make a deal to work together to expose the dirty cop but they have no idea the strength of their enduring attraction or the sheer evil at work in The ‘Burg.

      As Tanner Layne and Raquel Merrick play their game and dance around the pull that draws them together, Layne has to discover the dark secrets buried so deep in Rocky’s heart she doesn’t even know they’re there at the same time untangle a sinister web of crime so abhorrent it has to be stopped... at all costs.

      And to do it, Layne has to enlist everyone, including his ex-CIA mentor, Rocky’s detective brother, the town’s unpredictable informant and Layne’s two teenage sons all the while stopping Rocky from doing something crazy and keeping their game secret so Layne won't get himself dead


      Layne , OMG, hot, smart, protective, total Alpha male . I LOVED him in this book he had me swoooning everytime he talked . I love how when he talked he explained things and gave Awesome advice . He truly was a man of heart . His love for his boys amazing , his love for Rocky Truly awesome . His standing by the woman he loved for soo long , not giving up on her at all ..

      “Layne knew he was in love with her. Not only that, he’d never stopped loving her. Not once, not for a second, not for twenty-one years.
      Fuck him.”

      Rocky ... Total awesome , once I understood completely her reasoning for leaving Layne . Which took me a bit to fully understand , that she wanted him to have a beautiful life , and in her mind he was not going to get that with her and her thinking she would be dead by the time she was 39 like her mom, She did not want him to end up like she saw her dad and brother ... But in another point I will say she should of talked to Layne at the time instead of running . I understand why she did what she did , her age , scared, what she went through in the end I understood it ... I was glad in the end that she did have a break down and Everything came out ...

      “His fingers curled around her neck and he put his forehead to hers before sharing, “I remember, Rocky. I remember everything. I remember every… fucking… thing.”

      I LOVE how KA always keep players from previous books in the scene . getting those little pieces of previous Couples is awesome .

    • 3/5
      I love the 'Burg series. They're the kind of books that don't just tug at the heartstrings, they grasp a firm hold and twist. When I'm in the mood to release some emotions they're the perfect catalyst. The characters are well developed as well, definitely 'complex' (which is always a win).

      The drama, the tension, the hotties! (had to be said). Hit's the spot.