Review: Very good continuation book for the trilogy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
4 starsThis was a very good story but not something I'd recommend unless you're reading the whole series. It begins soon after the ending of Otherwise Alone and Lia isn't in the book until the very end. I mean the VERY END and that end is a cliffhanger.Evan is a hitman for the Chicago mob. He killed the wrong man a while back and had been banished out to the deserts of Arizona to wait until it was clear for him to come back. While in AZ, he met a woman named Lia and they spent one night together but during that night they made a connection and once Evan gets back to Chicago he has problems forgetting Lia.Evan used to be in the Marines and was discharged after he was captured and held captive for 18 months. He thought he had gotten over the PTSD that plagued him when he left the service but he's been having trouble sleeping since he got back to Chicago. Because of his situation, Evan hasn't felt it's safe to get "involved" with a woman and sees to his needs by hiring hookers. When Evan was having trouble sleeping, he ends up hiring a hooker named Bridgett (who reminds him a lot of Lia). He finds that with Bridgett in the bed he can sleep and so he hires her throughout the book to see to his needs and help him sleep. To be honest, when I heard about this part of the story, I wasn't sure what to think about it because I'm not much on a hero sleeping around with women other than the heroine (and I know that ultimately,Lia will be the heroine). However, Evan with Bridgett was done well enough that it didn't bother me too much and it helped it was the same one throughout because it's obvious Evan sees Bridgett as a replacement for Lia. The story goes over Evan doing some hits for his boss and trying to get back in his good graces. He has a couple of issues with other member of the organization trying to cause trouble for Evan that has to be dealt with and this ultimately causes the shocking end to this book. Lia shows up right as Evan is being led away by the cops and we're left with a cliffhanger.This was a very good continuation book. I like Evan even more after this book. He's truly troubled and has suffered a lot in his past. I felt for Evan because of his situation and how he missed Lia but stayed away from her because he knew that she wouldn't be safe with him. Even though she wasn't in this book hardly at all, her presence was felt throughout. Now I'm looking forward to seeing how things work out in book #3 because I'm really wanting a HEA for Evan and Lia. :D