Captain Walker was in control of his inner grizzly before he joined the Fastlander Crew. Now, having his brother as his Alpha has his animal riled up and fighting everything. When he sees a woman from his past, he knows she has the ability to understand his history, and that chance meeting dredges up the urge to lean on the fragile human. Sloane has changed in the years she’s been gone from Damon’s Mountains, but those changes intrigue him. She isn’t the woman he thought she was all those years ago…she’s more. On the verge of a war with the Holland Pride, the timing isn’t great for bringing a human potential mate into the picture. She’s kicking up instincts inside of him that could get them both annihilated. The good man in him knows she needs to remain untethered to the Fastlanders and all the trouble the Crew will bring, but the monster in him doesn’t care.

Sloane Middleson has just had her life turned upside down, and now she’s back near her hometown trying to figure out her next step. Captain Walker was the boy she had a crush on all those years ago, but he wasn’t a good match. Now? Captain is different. Bigger. Grittier. More dominant…and in many ways, more frustrating. She can’t stop seeking him out, though, and she doesn’t know what is wrong with her. She is drawn to him in ways that make no sense to a logical, responsible woman like her. Bringing him into her life is complicated, to say the least, but sometimes life doesn’t have the best timing. She thought her story was ending, but Captain is showing her that the adventure has just begun.

Titles in the Fastlanders series (a strong connection to the Damon’s Mountains World) include:  Fastlander Fury ~ Fastlander Fallen ~ Fastlander Fealty ~ Fastlander Fighter ~ Fastlander Phoenix (leads into – Wreck’s Mountains series) ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Title:  Fastlander Fighter
Series:  Fastlanders #3
Author:  T. S. Joyce
Published:  August 16, 2024
My Rating:  4.5 stars

Fastlander Fighter is the fourth title in the Fastlanders series, a strong connection to the entire Damon’s Mountains universe, bringing us Captain and Sloane’s tumultuous romance.

Captain has always seemed almost unreachable.  He fights constantly with any crew member, physically with the guys, verbally with the ladies.  He’s part of his brother’s crew, not by choice but by force, and it’s the last place he wants to be.  A chance encounter with Sloane, a woman he once had a date with back in high school, before it all went terribly wrong, will change Captain in so many ways… finding your mate usually does.

Sloane is so strong, even though her ex-husband has done and continues to do everything he possibly can to make her feel weak and unworthy.  I cheered mentally when Captain finally had enough of the crap and pretty much ripped the ex apart verbally and put him in his place, along with his skanky new wife.  It was the perfect protection move.  I adored Sloane’s young son, Ruger, and his excitement over collecting shifter trading cards… and his loyalty to chicken nuggets. *chuckles*  Together, all three make a perfect new family unit.

And then Gunner, Alpha to the crew and Captain’s brother, did the unthinkable.  I’ve “seen” Alphas do stupid things, but I admit, this was the first time I wanted to reach into the pages of this book and strangle Gunner.  In part of my mind, I understood that Gunner thought it was the right move at that time… it was the worst thing he could have possibly done.  And, sadly, it changed how I viewed Gunner from that point onward, even in the next book.  My heart broke for Sloane and little Ruger, but especially for Captain.  Frankly, I could not have forgiven Gunner.

War is coming to Damon’s Mountains, the crews are assembling, visions are becoming increasingly more vivid, more imminent… and nothing is going to be the same. 

Fastlander Fighter had the perfect build-up to take us into the fifth and final story in the Fastlander series, Wreck’s story.  After so many fantastic stories within the Damon’s Mountains universe, Captain, Sloane, and Ruger were definitely in my top ten.  If you love a well-written, intense, passionate shifter romance with characters you cannot help but get involved with and root for their happiness, then Fastlander Fighter by T. S. Joyce is perfect for you.

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