Review: Series just keeps getting better!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2014
Kate McCarthy’s books just keep getting better and better with each new one that I read- and by read, I mean devour. I fell for Casey a little in Give Me Love, then more in Give Me Strength. After reading these two books, I knew Casey had a painful past that he has shared with very few people, but it led him to do the work that he does today with Jamieson and Valentine Consulting and it continues to haunt him every day.  Getting the whole picture in Give Me Grace completely won me over as we finally learn his history.Grace was so much fun- she is a complete firecracker who is definitely his equal in every way. She made sacrifices of her own for her family at the age of 14, immersing herself in the cutthroat modeling industry to keep a roof over her family’s head after her mom passed away. Although she has become increasingly unhappy in her life, she hasn’t found a reason to make a break from it- until her brother Henry calls and asks for her help filling in for Jamieson’s injured bassist.Casey and Travis go to meet her at the airport and chaos ensues- to say she and Casey get off on the wrong foot is an understatement! Things rapidly snowball from there, and although they both feel the magnetic pull of the other, Casey’s friendship with Henry and commitment to not being committed represent that line that should not be crossed.I love his cocky arrogant side; Grace brings out the best and the worst in him, and Casey seems to do the same for her. They are constantly doing do-overs and reintroducing themselves to each other when Casey screws up.  When they decide to try the friends with benefits route, they steam up the pages to the point of Kindle meltdown! I will never look at the hood of a Corvette Stingray the same again *fanning myself***We get more of the whole crew we've come to know and love from prior books, and I was impressed by how seemingly random events and details woven throughout the story turned out to be important in the end.  Throw in a scorned borderline psycho female, a bad guy determined to take out one of them, and a secret Grace is keeping from everyone, and the drama and suspense ramps up. I absolutely love this series for the roller coaster ride of emotion, the action and the heat, and Give Me Grace in no way disappointed!  Kate set the stage for next book in the epilogue (yikes! get writing woman!!) and introduced a new group with the potential to play a larger part going forward. I am pretty positive this book will be on my year end favorites list for sure- go 1 click Give Me Grace now!