Cold Stock
The Stock Squad #2
Mel A Rowe
Reviewed by Helen
I do love my visits to The Northern Territory and nobody else takes me there on such awesome trips with awesome characters and adventures that open up a whole new world for me than Mel A Rowe, book two in this series and will we see the crocodile wrangler meet his match?
Video photographer Romy Radford jumps at the opportunity to film salt water crocodiles in the Northern Territory where she meets helicopter pilot and crocodile wrangler Stone, he is also very easy on the eyes, Romy and her director are filming a dangerous operation being performed by Stone when things change quickly and Romy decides that working for this director is not worth it and finds herself unemployed but Stone steps up and is encouraging her to do her own documentary not something that she feels she can do.
Stone lives the life he loves in the top end, he has he pets who are special to him, his home and now he is part of the stock squad investigating stolen stock, he also will sometimes take tourists out and show then around which is how he meets Romy she is so good at her job but he wonders why she works for other people instead of doing her own work and he is determined to work that out when he offers her a place to stay looking after “the boys” at his home.
When a call comes in from the stock squad Stone moves fast and Romy is by his side as they investigate the theft of crocodile eggs and hatchlings from one of the crocodile farms, who are good friends of Stone’s, Romy is soon filming vital action and evidence but as they investigate more it seems it might be linked to their past case could they finally get answers?
This one is action packed and sensual as Stone and Romy move closer together Stone never thought that this would be for him but Romy is easy to be with in more ways that one and as for Romy, Stone builds her confidence as they get to know each other, Stone’s “boys” are the best I love Finlay and I loved this story so much catching up with the other members of the stock squad was so good, danger and action abound in this story and it is one that I highly recommend, thank you so much Mel A Rowe for another not putdownable story bring on book three. Learning so much about crocodiles was fabulous.
My thanks to the author and Booksprout for my review copy.
Video photographer Romy Radford jumps at the opportunity to film salt water crocodiles in the Northern Territory where she meets helicopter pilot and crocodile wrangler Stone, he is also very easy on the eyes, Romy and her director are filming a dangerous operation being performed by Stone when things change quickly and Romy decides that working for this director is not worth it and finds herself unemployed but Stone steps up and is encouraging her to do her own documentary not something that she feels she can do.
Stone lives the life he loves in the top end, he has he pets who are special to him, his home and now he is part of the stock squad investigating stolen stock, he also will sometimes take tourists out and show then around which is how he meets Romy she is so good at her job but he wonders why she works for other people instead of doing her own work and he is determined to work that out when he offers her a place to stay looking after “the boys” at his home.
When a call comes in from the stock squad Stone moves fast and Romy is by his side as they investigate the theft of crocodile eggs and hatchlings from one of the crocodile farms, who are good friends of Stone’s, Romy is soon filming vital action and evidence but as they investigate more it seems it might be linked to their past case could they finally get answers?
This one is action packed and sensual as Stone and Romy move closer together Stone never thought that this would be for him but Romy is easy to be with in more ways that one and as for Romy, Stone builds her confidence as they get to know each other, Stone’s “boys” are the best I love Finlay and I loved this story so much catching up with the other members of the stock squad was so good, danger and action abound in this story and it is one that I highly recommend, thank you so much Mel A Rowe for another not putdownable story bring on book three. Learning so much about crocodiles was fabulous.
My thanks to the author and Booksprout for my review copy.
5 stars
July 23, 2025 by R&R Ramblings House
