Cynthia F. (frazerc) reviewed on 4/5/2013 + 672 more book reviews

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Book 6 in the Hell's Eight series

Our hero starts the book out feeling uncomfortable with all the domesticity of the Hell's Eight ranch - he doesn't begrudge his brothers their loving families and children, he's just a little envious. And that thought makes him really uncomfortable. After all, why would be be envious - he's a bred-in-the-bone loner, right? And then there's Maddie who makes him feel things he doesn't want to feel. So he heads out on his own planning to leave all the entanglements behind but Fate [of course] has other plans.

Sarah always delivers a great action plot with interesting characters but [especially compared to the other Hell's Eight books] this one is more relationship than action driven. Maddie was strange [understandable given that she'd been born in a brothel and been forced into active participation at the tender age of 8] and her grasp on reality tended to waver. She heals and grows over the period of the book. Caden equated love and tenderness with vulnerability and he feared it. Over time he learns that the bonds of love can be worth the price... There is lots of action of course, especially in the last part of the book, but really it's all about Maddie and Caden and their issues.

This is not the strongest book in the series but it's a good read. I will continue with the series [I'm assuming there will be more.]


Series:
#1 Caine's Reckoning
#2 Sam's Creed
#3 Tucker's Claim
#4 Tracker's Sin
#5 Shadow's Stand
#6 Caden's Vow

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