One of the main reasons is that I love the characters she writes and in particular the families that she creates. Now I know that I’ve mentioned before that I’m a fan of this author but I’m not sure if I’ve explained why. Do I sound smart for having picked up on that? Nah, I can’t take credit! Renae Kaye actually explained that to me, but I thought it needed repeating. The reasoning behind that is because unlike the MCs in her previous books, both of the main characters in Safe in His Arms experience life altering changes and growth that needs to be explored. This is also the first book by Renae Kaye that has been written in third person with an alternating point of view rather than limiting it to one character in first person. What could have easily been written as a very gloomy story was kept well above the angst line by a cast of memorable characters who were not going to allow their story to sink into sadness. That’s not to say that her other books are fluff, or that this one is laden with angst, it’s not, and thank god because I’m not a fan of heavy angst.
Safe In His Arms was a little darker in tone than what I was expecting and I really enjoyed the contrast to the lightness I just assumed I would be reading. The tone of the books, however, always tends to stay light and non-angsty. This is Renae Kaye’s fourth full-length book and although I mentioned in my review of The Shearing Gun that this author writes books that stand out as distinctive from each other I was focusing on the plot and the characters when I said that.
But that wasn’t a bad “huh” it was a – I wasn’t really expecting that “huh”. I finished reading this book, sat back and though, huh. And Lon wonders what Casey will do when he finds out how badly Lon failed at protecting the ones he loved eight years ago. Casey has some pretty big skeletons in his past to deal with. Still reeling from the breakup of his family years ago, Lon’s not sure he’s ready for the responsibility of the comfort and security Casey craves.īut perhaps Lon can risk opening his heart again and hoping for a brighter future. Welcoming the young man in his big, hairy arms, Lon provides a safety to Casey that he has never known, and Casey wants to stay forever. He’s not looking for anyone, but when Casey offers, Lon doesn’t turn him down. In the late-night quiet of the caravan park shower room, Lon Taylor washes away the filth of the Western Australian mines.
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