Review: Love this series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2014
4.5 StarsI have to admit, I was really excited to be back with the McLaughlin family. I love being back in Washington state and I most definitely loved watching Colin realizing that all things in life aren’t black and white. I can’t help it, I love when a hero has to come to terms with the fact that he was wrong with his assumptions about the heroine. Author Shelli Stevens has given us a love/hate relationship that turns into a lust fest followed by love; it wasn’t pretty but damn it was fun!Deputy Colin McLaughlin has a hard time letting go of his anger when someone does his family wrong. He’s fiercely loyal and often refuses to forgive no matter what the circumstances. Being left at the altar has only intensified is need for loyalty. So when the woman who broke his twin brother’s high school love resulting in the family not knowing of his now 10 year old daughter resurfaces, he’s not too thrilled to see her. Unfortunately his body can’t deny the attraction he’s had for the woman who was once best friend’s with his little sister and his soon to be sister in law.Hailey Alexander has tried very hard to make amends for the things she did in the past to keep a roof over her and her little brother’s head and food on the table. She’s not proud of the part she played in breaking apart her best friend Sarah’s relationship even though she did it to survive. Now a nurse, she takes her job seriously and is dedicated to making her patient’s lives better. She tries to stay out of the way of the McLaughlin family’s way but when a work celebration takes her to to their pub; she’s put straight in their path once again.Despite Colin being completely pigheaded at times, I couldn’t help but love him while at the same time I wanted to kick him in his tight little kilted ass. The whole family, including the two who were most affected by Hailey’s betrayal, was willing to leave it in the past and move on but Colin just couldn’t let it go. Yes, he has reason to not trust women but he was really hard on Hailey so much so I was surprised she allowed him to get close at all. The undeniable chemistry between these two boiled over whenever they were together proving there is a VERY thin line between love and hate. What was most telling about Colin’s character though was when Hailey was in danger; he did everything in his power to protect her.I very much enjoyed watching these two figure out their feelings for one another and moving past what happened years ago. Their intimate moments were sometimes out of control, sometimes sweet but always fiercely explosive. Hailey learning how to forgive herself was also huge and I loved how both Sarah and Kenzie embraced her and worked to make her feel welcome back in their lives.With each story in this series I fall more in love with the McLaughlin family and I can’t wait to see what happens next. A sinfully sexy story filled with forgiveness, understanding, and love makes Kilty Pleasure one hell of a good book!Review copy provide for an honest review.