Review: Stolen Chances, A Review for the blog Tea and Book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2013
Elisabeth Naughton has a talent that really speaks to me and as yet, I have not read a book she has written, that I did not love.. Stolen Chances just adds to the list!!Stolen Chances is book four in her Stolen Series and in a way only a great author can do, Elisabeth nods to the past while making this book all about these two characters. Sure we see a couple of people from previous books, when and if they fit in. We get a mention on a couple of others so we have that connection. But the main story is in your face Maren Hudson and Thad Leighton.That's not to say this book is all about the present because it's entire story is steeped in history. The history of these two dynamic individuals  the history of the Americas and in a very real sense the history of women scorned everywhere.Maren Hudson is a brilliant archeologist who is temporarily guarding her mother's legacy (nice way of saying she is taking care of mom's business) but when she gets a call from her father saying he is injured and she is needed, Maren drops everything to go to him. Even her daughter is left behind as Maren travels to a place where her world stopped.. Not having a clue that the love of her life and the one man she never wants to see again will be meeting her at the airport.Thad Leighton had a moment in time where he had it all but when his brother was killed Thad lost it. Literally, everything.. even parts of himself. Now nine years later he has been called back to help the team find a missing statue that is cursed. And part of Thad believes it. After all the last time they went looking his brother died and he turned from the only woman he had ever loved.I feel for Maren, she is manipulated by just about everyone and yet she manages to stay strong. To do what needs to be done and to be able to seriously love.. Her strength and integrity plays an important part saving not only herself but those she loves. But when she is faced with Thad day after day it gets harder and harder to remember all the times she has been hurt by love. The promise of what if is tantalizing as ever!Thad on the other hand is more in your face gorgeous.. sure he has that love em and leave em vibe going on but we know there is so much more under the surface. We know this man feels deeply. He has just buried it all under layers of control.But when the two connect.. yep! Fireworks!!Elisabeth tells a wonderful story wrapped in legend and placed in the now. Complete with an insane bad guy and bit players that are good, or bad or.... yeah not sure where everyone will land until the final pages..A Wonderful story about yesterday and today.. with promises of forever!ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Stolen Chances, provided by netgalley