I liked the start, but the conflict felt manufactured. Why won't either brother talk about their family? Oh, it was too painful, too traumatic. To explain to your fiance?!? Really? The secret, as much has been revealed so far, felt totally underwhelming compared to the energy expended in protecting it.So... without that, the whole plot felt kind of empty. And I read the first sex scene, skimmed the rest - I didn't see anything too unusual in them. Hands down, no one can write a dirty talking alpha male like Deborah Bladon. Since her cliffhangers are like painful hangovers for me (how does she get them out of those situations??), I held off until all 3 books were released. I'm glad I did because books 1 and 2 ended with the delightfully predictable - how are they getting out of this one??Although I'm starting to see a pattern with her male characters, I still love reading them and can't get enough. They're dirty and alpha. They're overconfident. And officially, several of them keep mid-town hotel rooms on standby for one night stands. Ben became a little different. Although he's confident, he also is very vulnerable. Just like the other series, he dominates the first book and by the 2nd or 3rd in the series the heroine takes over that role.Kayla was a little hard to feel out. I think it's because at the beginning she seemed dazed and whispered a lot. I still grew to love her and she was the best pairing for Ben. I liked seeing her used as one of the heroines after getting to know her in Noah/Alexa's series.I loved Noah even more in this book!! Alexa - she's not my favorite of all these intertwining series. I still haven't read Sadie's books, but Alexa's paranoia of upsetting, etc. Sadie makes me think she's weak and spineless. I know that's not true, but there's something about Alexa I never gelled with after the 3rd book in her series. And her reasoning for Sadie as her bridesmaid over Kayla left me confused and with a bad taste in my mouth, regardless that Kayla might be the stronger of the two.All that to say - I LOVE ANYTHING SHE WRITES! I'm already excited for the next series Gone which has more of the characters from this one and other books.
What do You think about Ruin - Part One (2014)?
This was the story of trust and forgiveness.This is a must read
—rachana
