What Caz Read

Wild Stock is the third book in The Stock Squad series, and while it can be read as a standalone it’s more enjoyable if you’ve read the previous books in the series.

Constable Amara Montrose likes things in her world neat and orderly, she’s good at writing lists and following the rules. Laid back lawman Logan Porter is the complete opposite, which is why they’re constantly at odds with each other. When an impulsive buy at the stock auction means Amara needs somewhere to live and to stable her new horse Porter offers her his spare room and stables.

I loved the banter between Amara and Porter and how well they worked together. Their forced proximity added to the slow build tension and their chemistry meant it wasn’t long before their professional boundaries started to blur. Amara was difficult to warm to at first but after we learned her backstory and she let down her walls to let people in I really came to like her.

The portrayal of small town life in Northern Territory and what it feels like to be a part of an outback community felt authentic, and the descriptions of the wide open landscape, the dry heat and the red dust that gets into every nook and cranny were easy to visualise.

The secondary characters and the entire team at the Elsie Creek Police Station were likeable and added depth to the storyline. The mystery of the missing livestock was a lot more interesting than I thought it would be and I was invested in the case and the romance the entire book.

Add this to your TBR if you like stories with small town secrets, found family, plot driven suspense, Aussie slang, and a protective MMC.

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Publisher: R&R Ramblings House.
Format: Ebook, 341 pages
ISBN: 9781764008433

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Here’s the synopsis

There’s sharing a workplace—and then there’s sharing a house with the outback’s most infuriating lawman…

Constable Amara Montrose lives by the book. Her colour-coded rules and regulations are meant to keep her world in order. But one impulsive bid at the livestock auctions lands her a sweet stallion she can’t house.

Enter Porter.

The laid-back lawman who makes his own rules—and breaks hers just for fun. He’s also got a paddock and a spare room.

Even though they clash on everything—from fridge notes to coffee mugs—staying professional in the workplace and at home should be simple. Right?

But when the Ironbark Ball calls for a fake date, and the lines between passion and duty begin to blur, a case of missing stock spirals into something far more dangerous. Amara is about to learn that love, like the outback, has its own set of rules—and rewriting them might be the only way to survive the wild…

Welcome to The Stock Squad: where crime, cattle, and romance collide in the Territory Outback.