Review: Excellent book, but not quite as good as the first IMHO
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2014
This is the story of Taz from book 1 and Karen, a newcomer to the area. Taz is Janice's son (who owns the bakery in town and was the bartender in the very early pages of book 1), and he continues to have a close relationship with her, the only woman really he sticks with long term. He is respectful of women but doesn't want to settle down with one, until Karen comes along apparently. Karen ends up in the little town after surviving her own problems with an ex-fiance and an unsupportive mother.I liked this book, liked seeing Taz fall for one woman. I didn't feel the connection though honestly between Taz and Karen that came across so easily between Ben and Eva of the first book. It almost felt like he had a switch flipped to settle down and Karen was just there at the right time or something. I didn't see the draw to each other really or feel it from reading their book.I also had a problem with what Taz was capable and, in fact eager, to do for the MC in terms of getting information. Ben, of course, in book 1 was an assassin, but he dealt with repercussions of that. Taz seemed to have zero problem with his role in the MC in causing people pain. I had a bit of a problem with his overall psyche as described in the book, especially the events following Karen being hurt and will leave it at that to avoid spoilers.I do like DiSano's writing quite a bit and would absolutely buy any future books of hers along this line. Both books in this series are well written.For those of you who want to know these things prior to reading the book re HEA or cheating involved, read below SPOILERS!!Is there a HEA or HFN for the hero/heroine? YESIs there cheating?  Yes, the hero is with other women after he met and slept with heroine, but not described in detail and not after the early days of their relationship.  Still .... I wish that wasn't included, though it did fit his character.