Yvonne L. reviewed on 8/6/2011 + 929 more book reviews

I'm a pretty big fan of Leigh's books. I have to admit I couldn't get into her "pleasure" series as much because the characters there were a bit boring, but I love her military and Breed series.

This book is the first of a trilogy surrounding a mystery that involves the whole town and three men that the town turn their backs on as boys. The Callahan boys reminded me a little of the ones in her "Nauti" series and there were a bit of plot line or characters from her other books but with a different name.

Although the characters were very interesting and kept my interest, I found this book to be somewhat of a disappointment. It was very poorly written, especially in the beginning. It was convoluted and confusing plus adding on the huge number of characters and family members / lines you are supposed to keep track of just made it worse. There were a ton of inconsistencies not to mention a lot of spelling errors. At the same time, there were a lot of repeated information and the characters kept rehashing the same thoughts and feelings with very little forward movement. It read more like a draft than a real book. And I never thought I would ever say this about a Leigh book but the sex scenes were good the first few times but after that it was really dull. Just the same thing over and over again and the same boring dirty talk. I'm sure there is more than a few lines of dirty talk she could have employed to keep things spicy. There was also some yuck factor that Cami was sleeping with someone her sister slept with. It's a shameful double standard I harbor (okay to sleep with two brothers at the same time in her books, but not okay when it's a sister).

When I read who the trouble maker was in this story, it was very anticlimactic. I had to flip through the book to see if this person was even mentioned.

I will continue to read the series because I do find the characters intriguing. I'm also curious to know what the big mystery will be. But trust me when I say it's not worth paying for the book. It was okay if you are jonesing for some Lora Leigh between her Breed, military, or even her Nauti series (Or if you have nothing else better to read at the moment). It wasn't so horrible that I hated it, but it wasn't that good either. The characters, for me, saved the book.

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