Review: Renner & Cillian
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 18, 2013
I was hesitant to read Renner's story - it takes place in Ireland & it involves Cillian, an Irish rocker. Well, I was pleasantly surprised - really loved this story just as much as the stories about the other Caldwell boys! Renner is their cousin & she escapes to work at her uncle's bar in Dublin after a bad break-up. Cillian's band often plays at this bar & he pursues her hard after finding out she is back in Ireland. Renner had visited her Irish cousin when she was a teenager & had an amazing connection to Cillian, just one night, only one long kiss, but it isn't something she could easily forget even though she typically goes for the more reserved, stable type of guys - which only ends up backfiring on her anyway. But that one night, when she stops Cillian from going any further than a kiss, she finds Cillian lip-locked with another woman just moments later, so she definitely has reasons for resisting Cillian's charms. Cillian's past has affected how he lives his life & explains why he wants to help his band mate and former lover Maeve. While Cillian is developing real feelings for Renner, Maeve ups her game to have him constantly come to her aid. Cillian doesn't figure out until it is too late & he loses Renner that Maeve has some dirty tricks up her sleeve to win him back. We get to revisit Nix while Renner is back in the states healing her broken heart, and we also get to meet Renner's brother Flynn. Nix & Flynn have an awesome time giving Cillian lots of crap for screwing things up with Renner. Loved this book, loved how soft & sweet Cillian could be when he stopped trying to be hot & controlling, when he figures out that Renner is the one for him!