Review: Compelling & Heart-Wrenching Perfection!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
To NOT read, and become totally engrossed with the Evans family is a huge mistake. As an avid reader, missing out on The Sulfur Heights series, by M.S.Brannon, would have been such an injustice. Each book in this series mainly focuses on one couple, while still involving the entire Evans family. This book is Jeremy's story...we know Jeremy from all the previous stories...we learned some of Jeremy's story along the way, and in Tragic Love, we learned more of what Jeremy's life was about, but a lot of the specifics were left open for the reader. We do know that Jeremy's life has NOT been an easy one, not unlike his brother's, but we get a feeling that his life is taking a downward spiral, and we're left wondering why. The reader gets the feeling that Jeremy's story is one that is NOT going to end in a good way, that bad things are going to take place. Jeremy is such an intense, interesting character, but we just want, and need to get to know more about him, and what makes him do the things he does.At the end of Tragic Love, the unthinkable happens, and we see Jeremy going to jail...we do know there is way more to the story, but we just don't know the details, yet...so we wait for Jeremy's story...then, finally we get Redeemed Love...for me, this is M.S.Brannon's BEST work to date!  Jeremy's story is gut-wrenching, raw to the bone, chilling, intense, hot, sexy, honest, and had me from the first word! We finally get to see the double life that Jeremy has been living, for years, and why he has been living it....we realize the kind of man he is, and why, but we still LOVE him. This man has lived a violent life, and all he has wanted to do, all along, was make a better life for his family and get them out of Sulfur Heights. The way he picked to do that was questionable, but he made his bed, and man, did he have to sleep in it!We meet the love of Jeremy's life, Cami, who he saved more than once, and fell in love with, and her, him. We learn the "monster" he learned to transform into, when the situation called for it, and the lengths he had to go to when the need be. My heart bled for the things Jeremy had to do, and the situations he had to endure. It just seemed like he could never catch a break. He became a killing machine, still hoping he could get his family out.The only way for Jeremy to get out of the Underworld, unfortunately, was to go to jail and make several deals..he took this horrible sentence...it was his only way out...so much happened while he was in jail...not to spoil the book for anyone, Jeremy had to call on every ounce of sanity and courage he could muster up to sustain himself and do his 4 years in jail.Upon getting out of jail, Jeremy sets out on a journey to set things right with Cami and his family...this will NOT be easy to do, but it depends on how much he wants it. This is Jeremy's story...this is a roller coaster ride that evoked every emotion in me. I found myself crying, and holding my head, not wanting to turn the page to find out what was next, but wanting to, because I couldn't wait to see what happened. Jeremy's story is gut-wrenching...he ripped my heart out over and over again...he is so lovable, you just want it to work out for him.In the end, it all comes down to love and family...Jeremy learned this, and counted on this...I can't wait to read the Epilogue...for me, this was pure genius by M.S.Brannon!! <3 <3