Review: BEAUTIFUL, GUT WRENCHING, AND SATISFYING!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
Hard As Stone (Passion in Paradise: The Men of the McKinnon Sisters #2) by Sarah O'RourkeJacob "The Widowmaker" and Harmony "The Nice One"I am in awe!  This book was so much more than I ever thought it would be.  It's packed with so many emotions that I'm pretty sure I was weeping and laughing at the same damn time!  We have rough and tough alpha males facing off.  We've got the McKinnon sisters pouncing and bouncing off the walls.... AND then there's Heaven.  OMG... so sweet, so funny, and so damn adorable that I'm gonna make myself her honorary aunt.  I just love that little lovebug and we are sooo watching Steel Magnolias!Jacob Stone, or Jake as Harmony calls him is a bit of a mystery in the beginning and for good reason, but I seriously doubt his abilities to handle a McKinnon woman!  I mean, what kind of man doesn't have Nutterbutters!!!  Thank God he had a little bit of assistance from Zeke and Able!  LOL!  "Cookies, lots of cookies!" I wouldn't mind going a few rounds with "Mistah Jake," but I'm pretty sure Harmony and her sister soiree would kick my ass right out of Paradise.  Now Harmony, well, this one is hard for me to detail... she comes across as withdrawn and fragile in a way, but you get her riled ever so slightly and she's spitting nails atcha!  Must be the collective backbone between those four crazy sisters... if one falls, they all fall... and then they pick each other back up.  She's a first-rate Mother and the greatest sister although she'd tell you otherwise (don't listen to her) she's remarkable!This story has one of the best supporting character casts evah!!  Let me start with my fave... Patience... The Spitfire.. The Hellion... Holy hell... she can be my wingman anytime!  She's the toughest and funniest of all the McKinnon sisters.  She tells it like it is and doesn't hold back... I mean, how could she?  She has no filter!  <3 Her!Patience: "I didn't even think I'd e-ver wanna do him again, but now... ROAR!"My second fave is Able... probably cause he had to put up with so much crap from Patience! LOL!  After reading the blurb at the end of this book... I'm liking him even more... can't wait to read more about him and the Hellion!!!Able: "Pay no attention to the stoned woman."Now Honor and Faith... they both have a special place in my heart and always will.  They both suffered so much that my heart broke right along with theirs.  One more mention... Aunt Orla, wow, just wow!  So funny and full of wisdom, her nieces would do so much better if they just listened to her... well except for the "little blue pill" advise.  Onto the villian... Tanner... hate that POS and I can't tell you how much I wanted to throw my Kindle up against the wall on account of him.  He makes this story so suspenseful and gripping that you almost have to love to hate him!  Ooo... ooo, I almost forgot Maggie... she's another one that'll make you bellie laugh!Maggie: "Come see the softer side of snipers!"All in all, the story was very compelling, the dialogue flows very nicely and feels natural.  There was plenty of tension, sexual content, and hilarity leading up to the climax that within these 453 (Kindle version) pages you'll run through a gamut of emotions, but come out a better person on the other side!  Great job you "Two Crazies!"5 Stars!!