Magnolia "Maggie" West is not looking for love. After being abandoned by her mother to be raised by her grandparents, Maggie doesn't trust many. Instead she looks for temporary comfort in the arms of others. While at her sister's wedding, Maggie catches the eye of Josiah Grant, one of the groom's fellow special operatives working security at the wedding and she is instantly intrigued. After one adventurous night together, Maggie and Josiah realize that just one night might not be enough.

When a murder in the small town of Comfort, Tx suddenly happens, Josiah realizes he needs to step up and protect this woman that has stirred something in him that he thought was long dead. As another murder happens, Josiah realizes that this may be from the Enlightenment Fields group that had recently moved to Comfort and he decides to investigate.

As Maggie and Josiah start to spend more time together, things heat up really quickly and real feelings start to develop. At the same time danger is heating up just as quick. Just when it looks like Josiah may have found the woman made just for him, she may end up being lost forever. As a big showdown comes to a head it will take a lot of trust between Maggie and Josiah, two people who do not trust anyone, to be able to get to their happy ending.

I really liked both Maggie and Josiah. They both have big skeletons in their past that have stopped them from being in a relationship but together they found something that was missing in order to make them whole. These two characters scorched up the sheets together too! Overall this was an enjoyable story filled with a lot of suspense and sexy time.

4 star

I was pulled right into this story. The story has laughs, twists & turns, steam, suspense, and heartbreak.

If you have not read the below I would recommend reading those books(s) first
Devoted to Pleasure (Devoted Lovers #1)
Devoted to Wicked (Devoted Lovers #2)

This is Maggie and Josiah’s story. Maggie and Josiah meet and have one night and she thought she could walk away after that. But when danger comes calling Josiah is there to help. Neither are looking for love but what happens when they both star to fall. As danger gets close Josiah knows that he will do anything to protect her. Can he keep her safe and maybe even keep her forever? Or will she run from danger and him also?

I loved these characters and the side characters. I was able to connect with the characters and the story was a great read.

I recommend this book.

Devoted to Love is sensuous, seductive, exciting with a good measure of action tossed in. All things that Shayla Black excels in. She spins yet another powerful tale filled with intrigue, suspense, danger and romance. Josiah and Maggie are so explosive together that I thought my tablet might catch fire. Whew!! Outstanding characters, equally excellent storyline with some familiar Wicked Lovers characters and a couple of new faces thrown in...it doesn't get any better than that.

Devoted to Love
A Devoted Lovers novel book 2
Release Date: July 2, 2019
Review Copy Provided by the Publisher

God, I love Shayla’s writing so damn much! I have been reading her stuff for years, and it always feels fresh and new.

One of the best things about this series, and all of Shayla’s suspense novels, is that there’s a perfect balance in the plot. The love story is always first and foremost, and the suspense gives an exciting edge without taking away from that.

I really liked the hero, Josiah. He was was relationship weary, but when he recognized he was falling for the heroine, Maggie, he just dove in head first.

The banter between Maggie and Josiah was entertaining and kept me laughing. Maggie is crazy stubborn and likes to push her man to the breaking point. Fortunately, his breaking point means hot and sweaty sexy times! Shayla has a gift for writing smouldering love scenes that leave the reader breathless.

I liked the secondary characters and I’m hoping they’ll get their own stories. Their nicknames were quite funny.

Bottom line, the writing and plot in this book were phenomenal. I fell for the characters and didn’t want their story to end.

Shayla Black is one of the best writers of romantic suspense, and Devoted to Love is another seriously sexy, thrilling, edge-of-your-seat love story. Maggie and Josiah have scorching-hot chemistry from the moment their eyes meet, and they agree to a no-strings one-night stand. Both are surprised by the emotional connection they feel during their passionate interlude, and, luckily, they get to further explore this when Josiah, who is in private security, stays in town in order to determine who is threatening Maggie’s family. This feisty, sassy Texan soon brings the stoic alpha-male to his knees, and their fall into love is quick and breathtakingly romantic. But it’s not smooth sailing for these two yet, because there are dangerous threats knocking at the ranch’s door. Don’t miss the second, standalone book in Black’s must-read series, Devoted Love.

This is another sexy read by this author that had me captivated from page one! What was supposed to be a one-night stand turned into so much more when Josiah ends up staying and cannot seem to get enough of Maggie...and Maggie cannot seem to get enough of Josiah. This is another alpha male with an independent woman who both want to be in charge both in an out of the bedroom but who is going to win the battle of wills. Someone is threatening the neighbors and as the body count goes up, the danger does too. Lots of sexy banter and lots of sexy times round out this spectacular read. This can be read as a standalone if you want and not be lost with the continuing characters from the series. Definitely a recommendation from me.

**Received this ARC for review**

FINAL DECISION: Enjoyable story, sexy, sexy times with a suspense/mystery story that kept me interested throughout. I liked these characters and how they reluctantly fall for one another.

THE STORY: Weddings are a natural place for hookups. When sister of the bride, Magnolia West and friend of the groom Josiah Grant agree to a no-commitments, no regrets one night stand, they don't anticipate that there is something really strong between them. Two people who have been hurt and closed off end up spending time together as there is danger around them. And the more time they spend together, the more Josiah and Maggie can't imagine being apart.

OPINION: This book begins with one of my favorite romance book situations -- romance at someone else's wedding. Josiah and Maggie intend to take full advantage of the wedding atmosphere and enjoy some no-commitment sex. But then things happen. There is a mysterious murder of a neighbor and some possible danger for Maggie and her family which requires Josiah to stay on in town to help protect her and find out the truth of what is happening. Of course, this allows Josiah and Maggie to get to know one another better -- something neither wanted at first.

Maggie is a woman who keeps herself at a distance from others. She has fear and abandonment issues and is just protecting herself. She also has had really bad luck in the romance department. She is a woman who fears connection and yet is starving to be connected to someone and have a happy ever after. She just fears so much something negative happening that she keeps her distance. I loved that we get to see how quickly she learns to trust Josiah. She opens herself up to the possibility of love and is rewarded.

Josiah is a man who has been burned before and has no intention on getting serious with a woman. But then he meets Maggie and she appeals to him on a deep level. They are physical matches and he finds himself loving the challenge she presents. She is smart and stubborn. Josiah is a deeply protective guy and while he respects Maggie, there is no doubt that he intends to be the alpha protector.

The suspense story here is intriguing as I kept wondering what was going on behind the group threatening Maggie's family. Information is given at a good pace and I was always interested in what was going on in the story.

WORTH MENTIONING: Can I admit that I really want the story of Brea and One-Mile?

CONNECTED BOOKS: DEVOTED TO LOVE is the second book in the Devoted Lovers series. This book has a self-contained romance so it can be read as a standalone but there are overlapping characters.

STAR RATING: I give this book 4 stars.

NOTE: I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in support of preparation of this review. I was not required to write a review or to write a positive review. All opinions contained herein are my own.

Devoted to Love by Shayla Black is book 2 in the Devoted Lovers series. This is the story of Magnolia(Maggie) West and Josiah Grant.
Josiah and Maggie first met at Maggie's sister's wedding. They ended up having a sizzling one night stand and from there, Maggie ends up becoming Josiah's client. A cult-like group becomes very aggressive in trying to buy Maggie's grandparents' ranch and uses intimidation tactics and threats in doing so which put Maggie and her family in danger. Josiah is determined to protect Maggie and her family from harm and in the process, finds himself falling deep for her. Maggie struggles with trust issues from her childhood that affect her relationships today. But something about Josiah has her wanting to open up more and let down her walls. He has her experiencing feelings and desires that she hasn't felt before. Will Maggie let herself be open to love and let herself have love in her life, namely with Josiah? Will Josiah be able to keep Maggie safe and figure out the cult's nefarious deeds before Maggie ends up harmed ?
This is fast paced,steamy, hot, exciting, suspenseful, cant-put-it-down, full of feels, emotional, dramatic, romantic and just guaranteed to make your reading experience a great one !!! I enjoyed the main characters and secondary characters- can't wait for book 3.


My Rating: 4.5 stars ********

The story itself was good. There were just moments where the heroine kinda annoyed me since she acted childish in certain moments. However, given her past, I guess it kinda makes sense. As for the hero, Josiah, I think he was cool. I didn't have a problem with him. Another thing I wasn't a big fan of were the people from Enlightenment Fields. I mean, I'm supposed to be annoyed at them since they're the antagonist oh and they're creepy AF. I hope people like them in the real world do not exist. Writing style wise, it was good and easy to follow

Devoted to Love by Shayla Black is book Two in the Devoted Lovers Series. This is the story of Magnolia West and Josiah Grant. I have read (and Loved!) the previous book and you do see where Magnolia and Josiah meet at the end of that book, but I feel you can make this a standalone book if you wish to do so.
Magnolia and Josiah hook up at the wedding both thinking a quick hot encounter but it ends up being more. Magnolia's grandparents and near by other farmers are having some trouble from a group of people in something of a cult. So Josiah and his team ends up staying to see if they can help out. While Josiah is busting the case on the cult he is also working on his feelings for Magnolia, something he didn't expect but no something he can walk away from. Magnolia was the happy ever after women but the more she is around Josiah the more that might be changing.
This was a hot suspenseful read...Loved it!

Josiah Grant is the latest in the security business to be felled low by a beautiful woman. Bowled over by the bride's sister at his friend Cutter's wedding he decides to stay a few days scratch his itch and help the beautiful Magnolia West fend off a cult that is threatening her family. The best laid plans of mice and men...….
After his first visit to the commune Josiah's neck is itching and his radar is warning him that something stinks in the commune and its not the beauteous first sister of the cult leader on a recruiting mission. His feelings are not helped by the ranch foreman former lover of the beautiful Magnolia spilling secrets that leave him disturbed. Fortunately he's soon able to shake them off and exercise his dominant side in making Maggie scream.
As the two lovers work their way towards each other the quiet community is rocked with a rising body count as ranchers and land owners are being eliminated in an apparent land grab. Can Josiah keep Maggie safe particularly when her grandparents are threatened. I did enjoy how the story came together and the final exciting moments as the two faced up to their dangerous assailants.
A very tyical story in Ms. Black's style with a lot of erotic romance and a little bit of excitement to keep the blood humming.

While attending her sister’s wedding Magnolia was not expecting her attraction to Josiah, a friend of the groom’s, or that they would enjoy a steamy wedding night even if they weren’t the bride and groom. They both have their reasons, but neither of them was looking for anything more than one night until suspicious activity in town has Josiah investigating what is going on.

Magnolia’s grandparents are being pressured into selling their land and they aren’t the only ones. Josiah is determined to find out who is behind it and why, but as the chemistry between them escalates so does the danger. Will Josiah be able to keep Magnolia and her family safe?

Suspense, action and hot chemistry combine as two people who weren’t looking for love find it in the most unlikely of places.

This book started slow for me since it felt like I was coming into a well established series and was missing a lot of back story. It did pick up once Josiah and Maggie connected, though I found Maggie less than sympathetic at times.. Overall, this was a well plotted and interesting story that I liked but didn't love.

Go Shayla - Another great read! Even though, this is only the second book in the series, I love it the best so far. I love the chemistry between Josiah and Maggie. Who could resist alpha but caring and protective Josiah! I like how Shayla brings characters from her other series into the storyline. I can’t wait to see what finally happens with Brea and One-Mile!

I really like this author. This book was really good. I read this book in one sitting, it was that good. The chemistry between the characters was amazing. The writing just made this book flow.

Devoted to Love (Devoted Lovers, #2 ) Shayla Black ... Thanks to the publisher and #NetGalley for allowing me to preview this book. Josiah Grand( Ex CIA now bodyguard) Magnolia West ( doesn't believe in love..wild past) I enjoyed it but I could have done with a little less graphic violence.. There was plenty of that as well as laughs, tears, fear, suspense, plenty of emotions and LOTS of steamy sex that did get us to a very HEA.

Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Scary Unpredictable Action-packed Happily Ever After Romantic Page-turner Steamy Informative Witty Great world building Wonderful characters Twisted

Devoted to Love is a standalone book in the Devoted Lovers series. First two books in the series focus on the guys at the EM Security company.

First book is focused on Cutter Bryant and actress, Shealyn West. Book 2 is Josiah Grant and Magnolia West's story. Maggie is Shealyns sister. The book starts out right with Maggie and Josiah meeting at her sisters wedding to Cutter.

As the wedding is located at Maggie and Shealyns grandparents farm, The guys of EM Security learn of the Enlightenment Fields people. These cult-like neighbors have been harassing the farmers to sell their lands next to them and there is some suspicion of foul play involved.

Josiah agrees to stick around after the wedding to look into this cult. If that gives him some time with Maggie, all the better. One look at Maggie and he was completely smitten. A few days and nights with her is just what he needs.

While Josiah tries to figure out what's going on with the cult, his crush on Maggie grows expediently. It's the last thing he wants or needs, but Maggie has gotten under his skin and he can't get her out. The same can be said for Maggie. Maggie has trust and commitment issues but Josiah may be the one man who can earn that trust.

With any small town setting, there are a lot of side characters that bring a lot to the story. With the danger that increases as the cult gets desperate for the neighboring lands, more EM security men come to lend a hand in Josiah's investigation into the cult. We get a few hints to possible new books in the series.

What to expect in Devoted to Love? Intrigue, suspense, and a wild heroine who needs tamed and a hero who looks forward to taming her.

Josiah Grant doesn't do love or relationships, he traveled down that path once and he still feels the burn from it every once in a while... and it's not something he wants to try a second time. But after a chance meeting at a clients wedding he begins to rethink his stance on relationships, the moment Maggie wanders into his view, he is completely taken with her and her feisty attitude. But she too has her hang-ups about love, and swears she just wasn't cut out for it...

But when danger strikes in Maggie's little town, and Josiah insists on sticking around to protect her family, they can't help but be thrown together. And before long they can't imagine not being in each others lives after it's all said and done... but are they ready for what that little fact means?

Within the pages of Devoted to Love readers will meet two stubborn souls who have serious hang-ups about love and relationships. But as we all know love knows no bounds, and they are about to find out that the harder they try to resist it, the harder it is for them to deny! These two were meant for one another, and while their bodies seemed to agree on that little fact, their minds and hearts were a little slow to catch up, so the angst is a little high with this one. While they were fighting their feelings for one another there was also danger lurking, so there was a bit of suspense and excitement to be found amongst the pages too. I really enjoyed this newest installment in the Devoted Lovers series, it had everything you could want in a romance, and the steam level was off the charts... these two had me blushing more than a few times!! Highly recommend!!

I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher, via NetGalley, and I am voluntarily leaving my honest opinion.

I loved it so much, it was super hot,passionate and sensual!I loved how the characters met in the wedding and I liked that they were flirty with each other! I was hooked and I couldn’t put it down because I simply loved Josiah and Maggie!

I couldn’t get enough of these two they were so hot together!Whenever these two were together it was like an explosion! They are my new top favorite couple and I wish we had more of them!

This goes to my favorite books, I love Shayla’s books but for some reason this one touched me more! If you are looking for a hot book with a swoon worthy hero and a sweet and sexy heroine this is perfect!

First let me say I love Josiah, I knew I would because Shayla Black always has a way of writing the most swoon worthy alpha men that you can’t help but fall for and Josiah is just another example of what we as women all wish we could have, someone who will love us unconditionally and be there for us and protect us from the horrors of this world.

I knew he would be a badass and alpha and I was right on both accounts. He won me over very early on when he came to the aid of both Brea when One Mile showed up at the wedding and also when he stood up for Maddie with Sawyer also at the wedding of Cutter and Shaelyn. I should mention here that Maddie is Shaelyn’s sister. This book is full of twists and turns and mystery and and all of it centers around Comfort Texas where Shaelyn and Maddie were raised by their loving grandparents. This kept me on the edge of my seat and reading long into the night wanting to know what was going to happen next and as usual Shayla did not disappoint! I smiled and I cried but but mostly I wished it would’ have ended so soon!

If you want to know the rest and believe me YOU DO! Go Buy This Book! You won’t be sorry!!