4.5 stars 
 Reaper's Legacy is the second Reaper's story, but it reads a lot like a stand-alone. Horse and Marie from book 1 are involved, but it's not imperative to know their story to understand and enjoy this one. There was more focus in Reaper's Property to explain some of the hierarchy and cultural aspects of the club's organization, but again it wouldn't detract from Legacy to not have that background. 
 Sophie's situation had an unfortunate start, but the connection between her and Ruger that was forged early on held, even if weakly and from a distance. From early on, she shows an independent nature that we later learn was developed after her parents kicked her out and en event that for much of the story is just referred to as what went down 4 years before. She refuses to even consider a relationship of any kind with Ruger for a long time because of his connection to the Reapers, which she doesn't see as anything more than a criminal organization. As she gets to know the guys in the club, hangs out at their parties, and gets to know their women she slowly starts changing her mind, until club business lands right in her lap. 
 Ruger was hot from the start. He's tatted, pierced, and always coming to Sophie's rescue. When things go to crap with her boyfriend and Ruger's step-brother, Zach, Ruger continues to come to Sophie's rescue whenever she needs it even if she isn't calling for the help. 
 Because they had known each other for so long, the pattern in their relationship was set long before they had recognized there might be feelings from the other. Sophie lusted after Ruger while despising his way of life which caused her to never consider actually going through with a relationship with him. Ruger, for his part, recognizes that he is not a one-woman man and so never goes there with Sophie. But it's funny how everyone else always sees the attraction before the couple involved. Several of the people around them set up situations to force them both to recognize their feelings and act on them -- sometimes with a lot of humor involved. 
 I felt like it took a while for the "action" of the story to come in to play. It wasn't like Property where we knew something was going down with the club early in the story and the danger factor started almost right away. It almost felt like we were getting away with a straight romance until things with the Jack's picks up further. And boy did it pick up. In true Reapers fashion, there was plenty of drama, danger, and excitement. 
 As with Property, I liked that the women rallied around the newbie, showing her the ropes, although sometimes it was to rile Ruger up, but generally supportive and understanding about the culture shock a citizen would be feeling upon entering the Reapers' world. 
 This one didn't feel as gritty as Property, maybe because I was expecting it this time? But it was still like watching a tv show as everything played out. I found myself laughing out loud at a couple things Sophie's friend Kimber says and does, and there were several spots of pretty intense action that kept the plot moving and my interest held. 
 Thanks to Joanna Wylde and PENGUIN GROUP Berkley, NAL / Signet Romance, DAW, Berkley Trade and Netgalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review.