Review: Even better than the first book in series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 13, 2014
[from publisher]Jacob Stone is an undercover DEA Agent dead-set on getting vengeance for his sister’s death. When his sources tell him that the drug dealer he’s been searching for will soon be setting up a distribution center in the seemingly innocent town of Paradise, he moves in for the kill.  What Jake wasn’t counting on, however, was falling in love with gorgeous Harmony McKinnon – the ex-wife of the man he was determined to eliminate.  Can Jake make Harmony understand his motives? Can Harmony trust him in spite of the past? Will they have their happily ever after?The GoodOh Jake, you dirty sweet talker you. He had me wrapped from jump. He’s slightly bossy, demanding, overprotective and oh so sexy. He’s alpha but I think other than his mistake in judgment (which is almost necessary for the tension in the story) he doesn’t disregard Harmony’s feelings and he does everything to give her space to accept their relationship.  Both Jake and Harmony have massive feelings of guilt for their past actions, and it makes for believable angst.  In this book there’s more information given about what happened to Harmony’s sister, Honor (a horrific attack when she was 16 that could be a trigger for readers who have a hard time reading about rape) which also adds to the angst factor.The secondary characters were familiar to me because of the first book, but I liked that they were fleshed out and the group chemistry is strong. I can easily see this continuing on beyond the sisters.The Still Good But….While I do like a story I can sink into, and it is well written, a bit more editing and tightening of the plot wouldn’t have been a bad thing.  For example, I had no problems with the anticipation, but all the love scenes were lengthy. I enjoyed them, but sometimes, less is more.  Harmony’s tendency to disregard Jake’s feelings in her attempts to protect her heart were hard to take at times, even if I understood her issues.The Bottom LineThis book was better than the first, and Jake’s a great protective alpha hero.  I really like this series and I’m eager for the next book to come out.