Release Blitz + Review: "Camp Crim" by Bella Jewel

I'm happy to join today's release blitz promoting "Camp Crim" by Bella Jewel, book #3 of the Walker Hills series. Unlike the previous two books in the series, this one doesn't really work as a standalone. While it features a new lead character/couple, it does not provide much of an explanation of the concept behind the Walker Hills guest ranch or how any of the current guests came to be there. Therefore, I'd recommend reading the series in order for the best experience.

When she was only 17, Willa's supposed best friend dragged her into an armed robbery that went bad. In the aftermath, she was left alone to deal with the consequences, including jail time. Five years later, Willa has nearly finished her sentence and been selected along with four other inmates for a month-long retreat at Walker Hills, apparently to help them transition to life after release. The ranch is the last place Willa wants to be, however; she just wants to go home so she can start rebuilding her life. It doesn't help that Lake, the smoking hot cowboy assigned to supervise her, doesn't seem to want her there either, or that she nearly gets trampled by an angry bull on the first day. Then there's Waylen, the prison guard with whom she had a fling on the way to the ranch. Just when she starts to settle in, a ranch hand named Vic mysteriously falls to his death while leading the group of inmates on a hike. Could someone have pushed him, and does it mean that Willa and her fellow inmates will be sent back to prison? 

I don't know exactly what it is about this series, but it has been so much fun to read. With its unique blend of romantic comedy, steam, light romantic suspense, and even a touch of cozy mystery, it's unlike anything else I've ever read. There's not a lot of character development, the relationships are definitely based in insta-lust, and the plot sometimes takes a backseat to the steam, but despite all of that, I can't help enjoying these little novellas. I'm really sad that the author has decided to end the series with this one, even though she'd originally planned to write more. I hope she decides to revisit Walker Hills someday; this is definitely not an average bunch of cowboys, and I'd love to know more about what they're up to behind the scenes!

I recommend "Camp Crim" and the rest of the Walker Hills series for all romantic comedy fans. I'll definitely be checking out more of this author's work in the future.

 

*Review copy provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.   

 

 

About "Camp Crim"

Gorgeous ranchers meet ex-crims, what could possibly go wrong?

Camp Crim by Bella Jewel is now live!

I don't know whose wise idea it was to send us on this retreat.
I don't need rehabilitation.
I don't need a bunch of hot cowboys telling me what to do.
I don't need anyone trying to be my friend.
I just want to go home and put this nightmare behind me.
I just spent a year in prison for something I didn't do, now I have to endure this?
I can't deny that the ranchers are gorgeous, and Lake is unlike any man I've ever met.
Even though they made him my own personal guard.
They don't trust me.
He doesn't trust me.
I'm trouble, according to them.
He hates it about as much as I do, and I make a vow to keep him on his toes.
I'm not one to follow rules. I'll do what I want at this stupid retreat.
There is one, small, problem though....
A stablehand goes missing. Vanishes.
When you've got a camp full of ex-criminals, you can only assume we have something to do with it.
Determined not to end up in prison again, I make it my mission to find out what happened to him.
I'll clear my name because I'm not going back to that hell hole.
If only I could ditch the gorgeous cowboy who insists on coming everywhere with me.
He's making it hard.
Perhaps the only way for me to get rid of him is to make his life a living hell.
Oh, yes, by the end of it, he'll wish he never met me.