Review: Interesting Story with Strong Ending
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 13, 2012
Grayson Mills is somewhat of a recluse. He prefers keeping to himself, because long ago he realized he's no good with relationships. When a new neighbor moves in next door with four foster children, the safe environment he's created for himself is turned upside down. But, when another neighbor starts a petition against Andie, and an unknown assailant terrorizes Andie's family, Gray steps in to help. Surrounded by her family, Gray's long dormant childhood nightmares return, and he struggles with what they mean.For the most part, FAMILY TIES reads smoothly. I only found one grammatical error, "to protect the kids and I." I questioned if the sun would be up enough to shimmer off someone's hair at 5:20 in the morning in Calgary in May. Perhaps, since it farther north than I am, but I doubt it. I also wondered where the 3 youngest children were when Andie and Gray were in the Jacuzzi and in bed in the Seattle hotel. The book didn't say if they were next door alone or what. The first sex scene is steamy, erotic, and descriptive, but those afterwards are not so much.I found the story to be interesting and the characters well-developed. I would have preferred eliminating the steamy sex, but the book was worth reading, and I'd probably read more by Louise Behiel. The ending in this one was especially well-done.