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The Callahans #2
Deadly Sins
Witnesses to a shocking crime, three men must face the dangers of the past to unlock the passion in their hearts…
Logan Callahan has fought hard to forget what happened that fateful day, so long ago. But every night he tries to sleep, he relives the nightmare. Every time he closes his eyes, he sees the woman whose life he could not save…
A newcomer in town, Skye O’Brien is a mystery to Logan. Like him, she is a night owl. Like him, she is fighting her own demons. Like him, she hides a secret in her eyes—a fire that consumes him with every glance. Could she be the one to heal him?
When Logan’s ex-girlfriend is brutally murdered, his past implicates him as suspect—and his new neighbor Skye may be the only person he can turn to. Together, they share an attraction that can’t be denied. But as he searches for the real killer, he discovers that Skye is tracking down a murderer too—and she intends to use him to do it…
376 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 28, 2012
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Lora Leigh
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Lora Leigh is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels. Leigh started publishing with electronic publisher Ellora's Cave in 2003. Leigh's longest-running series is The Breeds. She won the 2009 RT Award for erotica. Leigh was born in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky, US.
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Lora Leigh is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels. Leigh started publishing with electronic publisher Ellora's Cave in 2003. Leigh's longest-running series is The Breeds. She won the 2009 RT Award for erotica. Leigh was born in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky, US.
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March 3, 2012
I love Lora Leigh and have read all of her books to date and I have been looking forward to reading the 2nd book in this series. Unfortunately, this is not one of her best. I hate reading reviews that complain about "editing" but this book really lacks editing. It was difficult to follow in parts because she would repeat the same sentence and she would use incorrect pronouns (Logan would make a reference, but she would refer to Logan as "she"). The romance and hot steamy scenes that Leigh is know for were also lacking in this book. Logan and Skye were fighting their attraction, then it seemed like in the next paragraph they were "in love". It really jumped around alot, and I really didnt like the fact that the ending of the book didnt have any conclusion. I understand her desire to make us want to read "Crowes" story (3rd book) but it was too much of a clift hanger-with no conclusion of Logan and Skyes story. Of all of the many books I've read of Leigh's, I would rate this to the bottom. It also is a disapointment that she charges $7-$10 for these books but only provides the reader 235 ebook pages.
March 6, 2012
Warning: There are some spoilers in this review, although they will not take away any real enjoyment of the book.
It is hard to decide what to rate this book. I was tempted to give it more stars than I did because it was much better than the previous book in the series, which I had some major problems with on a few levels. The editing was better (but still not at the level it should be for an author as popular and published as Leigh), and the story flowed a little bit better. There were quite a few very timely coincidences - such as Skye's friendship with the mobster guy (who apparently can keep anyone safe from absolutely anything and knows everything about everyone but can't keep his own child from running away???) and the guy saving them in the nick of time. I also thought the whole concept of Skye's job with the FBI and that program was ridiculous.
I am definitely going to read the next book, if for no other reason than to figure out what the hell is going on. The plot is actually really complicated - with tons of villains raping and murdering the Callahan cousins past and present lovers (Leigh sure loves to use the term "lovers"), then getting caught but there are apparently just more of these murderers to take their place. I am curious what the deal is with the grandparents and that whole plot. Is one of them involved? If not, and they possibly know who it is why haven't they stopped them? This second book in what I'm assuming is a trilogy doesn't offer up any answers, and in fact just provides more questions. I did start to have an idea of who the bad guy (or at least one of them) is at the end of the book.
What it all gets down to, is that the book entertained me and I did really like Skye and Logan, both separately and together. So that gets three stars from me.
It is hard to decide what to rate this book. I was tempted to give it more stars than I did because it was much better than the previous book in the series, which I had some major problems with on a few levels. The editing was better (but still not at the level it should be for an author as popular and published as Leigh), and the story flowed a little bit better. There were quite a few very timely coincidences - such as Skye's friendship with the mobster guy (who apparently can keep anyone safe from absolutely anything and knows everything about everyone but can't keep his own child from running away???) and the guy saving them in the nick of time. I also thought the whole concept of Skye's job with the FBI and that program was ridiculous.
I am definitely going to read the next book, if for no other reason than to figure out what the hell is going on. The plot is actually really complicated - with tons of villains raping and murdering the Callahan cousins past and present lovers (Leigh sure loves to use the term "lovers"), then getting caught but there are apparently just more of these murderers to take their place. I am curious what the deal is with the grandparents and that whole plot. Is one of them involved? If not, and they possibly know who it is why haven't they stopped them? This second book in what I'm assuming is a trilogy doesn't offer up any answers, and in fact just provides more questions. I did start to have an idea of who the bad guy (or at least one of them) is at the end of the book.
What it all gets down to, is that the book entertained me and I did really like Skye and Logan, both separately and together. So that gets three stars from me.
July 8, 2019
This one is sooooo bad, it's actually kind of funny. It feels like it's written by a teenager, with lots of clamping pussies and hard dicks as the hero and heroine have sex again and again and again.
I had never heard of Lora Leigh before, and I should have done my research, as she's an erotica author. Although this book had a fairly innocuous cover and a typical romantic suspense plot description on the back and words "romantic suspense" on the spine itself, it is certainly not romantic suspense! It is erotica. The term mummy porn comes to mind. The focus here is on all the sex!
I'm no prude, but my romantic suspense tastes run more towards Harlequin/Mills & Boon Intrigue, or authors such as Karen Rose, Karen Robards, Sandra Brown, Linda Howard etc. That's not what I got here. This was, basically, porn. The dialogue between Skye O'Brien and Logan Callahan during the sex scenes wouldn't have been out of place in a pornographic movie. ("Yeah, baby, take my hard dick!") ("Oh, Logan, suck hard on my nipples!")
I found myself giggling more than once.
The plot is garbage. Something about a town that is desperate that the Callahan cousins don't get to claim their inheritance, so they've spent 12 years framing them for the murders of loved ones and one night stands, with the aim it runs them out of town for the required three years, or puts them in jail for that time, as well as eliminating the potential for any heirs.
The rest is a hodge-podge of tired old cliches and continual sex scenes. If Skye and Logan aren't having sex, they're thinking about nothing but that, that's for sure! The "plot" is all over the place, with characters shooting in and out of the proceedings, a highly resourced Russian American popping out of the woodwork who knows everything about everything, mysterious conspiracies and secretive government organisations....
By the end, nothing - absolutely nothing - is resolved and the characters are no closer to learning the truth than they were at the beginning. What's the point?
Juvenile and often embarrassing to read, it's hard to believe crap like this can actually get published.
I had never heard of Lora Leigh before, and I should have done my research, as she's an erotica author. Although this book had a fairly innocuous cover and a typical romantic suspense plot description on the back and words "romantic suspense" on the spine itself, it is certainly not romantic suspense! It is erotica. The term mummy porn comes to mind. The focus here is on all the sex!
I'm no prude, but my romantic suspense tastes run more towards Harlequin/Mills & Boon Intrigue, or authors such as Karen Rose, Karen Robards, Sandra Brown, Linda Howard etc. That's not what I got here. This was, basically, porn. The dialogue between Skye O'Brien and Logan Callahan during the sex scenes wouldn't have been out of place in a pornographic movie. ("Yeah, baby, take my hard dick!") ("Oh, Logan, suck hard on my nipples!")
I found myself giggling more than once.
The plot is garbage. Something about a town that is desperate that the Callahan cousins don't get to claim their inheritance, so they've spent 12 years framing them for the murders of loved ones and one night stands, with the aim it runs them out of town for the required three years, or puts them in jail for that time, as well as eliminating the potential for any heirs.
The rest is a hodge-podge of tired old cliches and continual sex scenes. If Skye and Logan aren't having sex, they're thinking about nothing but that, that's for sure! The "plot" is all over the place, with characters shooting in and out of the proceedings, a highly resourced Russian American popping out of the woodwork who knows everything about everything, mysterious conspiracies and secretive government organisations....
By the end, nothing - absolutely nothing - is resolved and the characters are no closer to learning the truth than they were at the beginning. What's the point?
Juvenile and often embarrassing to read, it's hard to believe crap like this can actually get published.
June 11, 2012
Two things first: 1) The identity of the Big Bad is not revealed in this book and there seems to be quite a lot of people gunning for these guys & their paramours. 2) In the book itself, this series is identified as the Sins series and I checked this specifically because on GoodReads & Leigh's website, it's listed as 'The Callahan's.' First off, there is more than one Callahan so it should be Callahans. Secondly, you would only need the apostrophe if you were adding a noun after Callahans, like Callahans' Women. The fact that Leigh has this on her own website drives me up the freakin' wall and, to me, is an example of the problems that have been evident in Leigh's books of late.
Leigh's romantic suspense seemed to hold up better than her Breeds books, but Deadly Sins made me roll my eyes. I have a thing about repetitive language and that's a problem here, big time. I wish I'd written down the page numbers or made a note of the sentences, but a character would have a thought and then a few pages later, they'd have the exact same thought. I didn't read the first book in the series, Midnight Sins, but even I was like, 'Okay, I get it already! All the parents suck! Bad things happen!' In addition, I caught at least one incident where Leigh swapped Crowe's and Logan's names. Also, some of the sex scenes reminded me strongly of some from the Breed books, especially when Logan thinks about 'marking' Skye.
Authors live and die by their contracts, and I know it's really hard to make a living as a writer. However, if Leigh has any leeway, I'd really recommend that she take a break from cranking out books. Recharge the batteries, clear her head, write some contemporary e-novellas to cleanse the palette, something, before she does permanent damage to a career that began so promisingly nine years ago.
Leigh's romantic suspense seemed to hold up better than her Breeds books, but Deadly Sins made me roll my eyes. I have a thing about repetitive language and that's a problem here, big time. I wish I'd written down the page numbers or made a note of the sentences, but a character would have a thought and then a few pages later, they'd have the exact same thought. I didn't read the first book in the series, Midnight Sins, but even I was like, 'Okay, I get it already! All the parents suck! Bad things happen!' In addition, I caught at least one incident where Leigh swapped Crowe's and Logan's names. Also, some of the sex scenes reminded me strongly of some from the Breed books, especially when Logan thinks about 'marking' Skye.
Authors live and die by their contracts, and I know it's really hard to make a living as a writer. However, if Leigh has any leeway, I'd really recommend that she take a break from cranking out books. Recharge the batteries, clear her head, write some contemporary e-novellas to cleanse the palette, something, before she does permanent damage to a career that began so promisingly nine years ago.
December 3, 2012
Much Much Much clearer than its predecessor, Midnight Sins. Lora Leigh dropped the continuous flow of character names that seemed to hit you like a freight train. She made the feud more understandable by having the characters explain it to other characters, versus the reader just reading it.
Bonus! Our leading lady was a strong hell cat of a woman which made me cling to this book a little more. Cami was a delicate flower for Rafer, but what Logan wanted and needed was a strong warrior woman who could keep up with him and put him in his place every now and again. What he didn't know about his neighbor until more recently was that she was actually a very well trained FBI agent. Instead of hiding her away like Cami when the bad guys came out to play, she fought back. She almost became another notch to the killers belt but she fought. But they aren't out of danger yet, and.... Skye could be pregnant with Logan's baby.
I loved how Logan is perceived as a giant jerk most of the time because that is the front that he puts on for people, but in the end when Skye makes it clear that she believes that she is pregnant, his voice cracks in slight panic like most men uttering only..."It's too soon for you to know that, right??". Cute! I love how even the biggest, strongest men are intimidated by babies!
Bonus! Our leading lady was a strong hell cat of a woman which made me cling to this book a little more. Cami was a delicate flower for Rafer, but what Logan wanted and needed was a strong warrior woman who could keep up with him and put him in his place every now and again. What he didn't know about his neighbor until more recently was that she was actually a very well trained FBI agent. Instead of hiding her away like Cami when the bad guys came out to play, she fought back. She almost became another notch to the killers belt but she fought. But they aren't out of danger yet, and.... Skye could be pregnant with Logan's baby.
I loved how Logan is perceived as a giant jerk most of the time because that is the front that he puts on for people, but in the end when Skye makes it clear that she believes that she is pregnant, his voice cracks in slight panic like most men uttering only..."It's too soon for you to know that, right??". Cute! I love how even the biggest, strongest men are intimidated by babies!
August 12, 2012
This book was astoundingly awful. The story was jerky and didn't even make sense half the time. But every time I found myself saying, "this doesn't make sense," I decided I didn't care because the book was so bad anyway.
The editing was poor. There were so many grammer and spelling mistakes! I stopped buying Lora Leigh books awhile ago because they had gotten so bad. Now I'm considering not even checking them out from the library or getting them from Paperbackswap.com
About every 15 pages or so, I found myself saying, "This book sucks!"
The editing was poor. There were so many grammer and spelling mistakes! I stopped buying Lora Leigh books awhile ago because they had gotten so bad. Now I'm considering not even checking them out from the library or getting them from Paperbackswap.com
About every 15 pages or so, I found myself saying, "This book sucks!"
March 5, 2012
Wondering why I'm still reading Lora Leigh books. I wish she'd take a break, regroup, write less, or whatever it is she needs to do to get back to the way she wrote when she wrote the Nauti-boys, SEALs and Blacks OPs series.
February 6, 2017
This book was better than the last on in this series. Probably because the heroine, Skye, was more interesting, and tougher. She makes it worth the read.
December 17, 2019
Protagonistas: Skye & Logan
Profesiones: Agente del FBI & Militar/Seals
Pais: USA
Profesiones: Agente del FBI & Militar/Seals
Pais: USA
March 18, 2017
I don't usually do the review thing, but so much bothered me about this book physically, that I had to put it into words. While the storyline was fine (didn't enjoy it as much as I did the first book in the series), the editing and printing of this book were atrocious. If I used both of those to rate the book, I'd have given it 1-1/2 stars. There were literally full paragraphs in at least 2 places in the book that were repeated verbatim, and believe me, nothing ruins the hotness of a love scene like trying to figure out why you're reading the exact same sentences/paragraphs that you just read 1-2 pages back. Also, there was at least one place where "she" was used instead of "he" (or vice versa-I can't remember which it was) and the hero's name was used in place of his cousin's name. All extremely ridiculous editing mistakes.
As far as the printing goes, I think every page in the book was printed on a different portion of the page. The print on many, many pages was so close to the spine that I nearly had to split the spine to be able to read all the words. The print on other pages ran along the outer edge of the page, and the print was too high on some pages and too low on others. Many of the pages were crinkled--not from being folded but obviously done during the printing process, and many of the pages had a fine black line running across the top. I know $6 isn't a lot of money, but when I pay for a new book, I expect it to at least look new and to be able to read it without having to bust the spine. I was so mad while I was reading that I often had to read paragraphs over and over again because I just couldn't concentrate.
As far as the storyline goes, it was ok--usual Lora Leigh stuff, although it seems like it was hurriedly written and was often confusing to me. I really, really enjoyed the first book, so I was surprised that this one didn't live up to it. But like I said, I was so distracted by the poor editing and printing that my view of the how good the story was could definitely be skewed.
**And just a small personal rant--I would like to express how much I abhor when L.L. uses the word "little" to describe female body parts, i.e. "I'm going to kiss that hot, little mouth of yours", although it's usually used to describe more intimate body parts--it drives me crazy!
As far as the printing goes, I think every page in the book was printed on a different portion of the page. The print on many, many pages was so close to the spine that I nearly had to split the spine to be able to read all the words. The print on other pages ran along the outer edge of the page, and the print was too high on some pages and too low on others. Many of the pages were crinkled--not from being folded but obviously done during the printing process, and many of the pages had a fine black line running across the top. I know $6 isn't a lot of money, but when I pay for a new book, I expect it to at least look new and to be able to read it without having to bust the spine. I was so mad while I was reading that I often had to read paragraphs over and over again because I just couldn't concentrate.
As far as the storyline goes, it was ok--usual Lora Leigh stuff, although it seems like it was hurriedly written and was often confusing to me. I really, really enjoyed the first book, so I was surprised that this one didn't live up to it. But like I said, I was so distracted by the poor editing and printing that my view of the how good the story was could definitely be skewed.
**And just a small personal rant--I would like to express how much I abhor when L.L. uses the word "little" to describe female body parts, i.e. "I'm going to kiss that hot, little mouth of yours", although it's usually used to describe more intimate body parts--it drives me crazy!
May 24, 2016
It has been a long time since a book has held my interest from start to finish. Deadly Sins is a heart stopping romantic suspense that will leave you craving more.While this is book 2 in the "Callahan's" series, it may be read as a standalone. Gotta rustle up book 1.
Sky O'Brien is the type of alpha female that as a reader I love to encounter. She is both witty and intense in her passions. Tragedy has struck her life more than once. She know that monster do really exist and to catch a monster she must play the bait, once again. But what she doesn't count on is her intense attraction to the one man that could be her destruction.
Ms. Leigh is a master in developing alpha males that personify the word and Logan Callahan is all male and totally fierce in his passion. Though years of forced isolation have hardened his heart, Logan is about to experience his worst nightmare; in the form of a slip of a woman named, Skye.
The story-line itself is wrought with mystery and deceptions. There is a killer among us, yet Ms. Leigh successfully manages to mask his identity. It's you typical sleeping town, full of historical significances and a whole lot of secrets, prejudices and jealousy.
Romantically, the book is overcharged with unfulfilled longing and desire by both Logan and Skye. Their dance is dance is erotic and frustrating. Just the way we like it. Though they are borderline animistic their passion, they are also tender in their need to protect those they care about.
I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
Sky O'Brien is the type of alpha female that as a reader I love to encounter. She is both witty and intense in her passions. Tragedy has struck her life more than once. She know that monster do really exist and to catch a monster she must play the bait, once again. But what she doesn't count on is her intense attraction to the one man that could be her destruction.
Ms. Leigh is a master in developing alpha males that personify the word and Logan Callahan is all male and totally fierce in his passion. Though years of forced isolation have hardened his heart, Logan is about to experience his worst nightmare; in the form of a slip of a woman named, Skye.
The story-line itself is wrought with mystery and deceptions. There is a killer among us, yet Ms. Leigh successfully manages to mask his identity. It's you typical sleeping town, full of historical significances and a whole lot of secrets, prejudices and jealousy.
Romantically, the book is overcharged with unfulfilled longing and desire by both Logan and Skye. Their dance is dance is erotic and frustrating. Just the way we like it. Though they are borderline animistic their passion, they are also tender in their need to protect those they care about.
I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
April 18, 2012
Again, a convoluted mystery surrounding the Callaghan cousins, this time with Logan as the main protagonist, and his developing relationship with Skye O'Brien.
However, there are numerous faults along the way. Take Chapter 10 for example. This should have been a white-hot, orgasm-inducing scene between the two MC's; BUT, the totally, astonishingly BAD editing threw it all away: repetitive phrases, duplication of sentences, sequential failures, COMPLETELY ruined it.
And throughout the book there were the odd WRONG names, scores of continuity errors, and ridiculous phrasings: yes, we realise Logan has a passion for Skye, but we don't need it pushed down our throats; and Skye loved wearing long, flowing (night)'gowns' with chiffon 'robes' over the top - so where did the 'undoing of buttons' and 'shirt/blouse' strippings come from??? Not to mention the bra-straps or front-clasps when we were told previously she was wearing a 'robe'!! Gah!!
I'm going to grit my teeth and hope that the next (OK, final) book will be about Crowe, and all the mystery will be solved - and yes, I really, really want to know who's behind everything; but I do so hope Ms Leigh and her publishers do a much better job of the editing - otherwise I will be forever reluctant to pick up another LL book!
However, there are numerous faults along the way. Take Chapter 10 for example. This should have been a white-hot, orgasm-inducing scene between the two MC's; BUT, the totally, astonishingly BAD editing threw it all away: repetitive phrases, duplication of sentences, sequential failures, COMPLETELY ruined it.
And throughout the book there were the odd WRONG names, scores of continuity errors, and ridiculous phrasings: yes, we realise Logan has a passion for Skye, but we don't need it pushed down our throats; and Skye loved wearing long, flowing (night)'gowns' with chiffon 'robes' over the top - so where did the 'undoing of buttons' and 'shirt/blouse' strippings come from??? Not to mention the bra-straps or front-clasps when we were told previously she was wearing a 'robe'!! Gah!!
I'm going to grit my teeth and hope that the next (OK, final) book will be about Crowe, and all the mystery will be solved - and yes, I really, really want to know who's behind everything; but I do so hope Ms Leigh and her publishers do a much better job of the editing - otherwise I will be forever reluctant to pick up another LL book!
September 2, 2012
Brought to you by OBS reviewer Heidi
The second installment of Lora Leigh’s Callahan’s series turns the focus onto a different Callahan cousin, Logan, who just happened to my favorite when I was reading the first book, Midnight Sins, and after reading this one, he’s still my favorite!
Like his cousins Rafe and Crowe, Logan has lived a rough life. His family disowned him after his mother’s death and he and his cousins became the town’s pariahs having only each other and their Uncle Clyde (who is now deceased) to depend on.
Logan has seen what the Sweetrock Slasher can do, going after any females that the Callahan cousins get involved with and killing them to make sure that no Callahan heir is ever born and to hopefully get the Callahans to leave town and therefore forfeit their inheritance.
Amy Jefferson had gotten close to Logan when she was trying to use herself as bait (unbeknownest to Logan) to catch the slasher, but he ended up getting to her and killing her like the others. It’s something that has always weighed heavily on Logan and now he does everything he can to keep other innocent females from that same fate. Logan doesn’t date and when he does take a female to bed, he goes out of the way and out of Corbin County to keep her out of the reach of the murderer that haunts them. So imagine Logan’s surprise when one of his out of town one-night stands ends up a victim of the slasher. Not to mention his DNA being at the crime scene where the body had been dumped. Lucky for him his new neighbor, Skye O’Brien, was willing to alibi him and actually admit to being with him that night. Little did he know that Skye is an undercover FBI agent trying to do the same thing that Amy was; bait a killer.
I thought this was a pretty good read. The storyline continues pretty much where Midnight Sins left off. Rafe and Cami are engaged and the cousins are trying to keep her hidden as they continue to look for the person who is pulling all the strings with the murders as so far the two men the cousins have killed where just following orders, but from whom?
Logan has tried his best to stay out of relationships, but Skye is the one female he can’t ignore and she worms her way right into his heart. Now the killer has her in his sights and Logan knows that he can’t survive losing her.
“He couldn’t even find the will to yell at her now. A real man didn’t yell at those who weren’t exactly sane themselves, he told himself.”
I really did like Logan. He isn’t quite as controlling as Rafe could be, and I was hoping we could avoid that male dominance scene that Leigh always seems to include in her books that I hate so much, but no such luck. It came into play in the later part of the book, right when I was starting to think it wouldn’t come. All along Logan is telling Skye that she could never be more than a one-night stand to him and all of a sudden he decides that she is his property, but failed to inform her. He gets all pissy and decides to be rough with her and not even allow her to look at him during sex until she admits that she is ‘his’. *Rolling Eyes* Once she does, he goes back to the sweet Logan we know and love, but really, Leigh, why make every male character you write have that jack-ass male dominant scene? I seriously can’t stand it, but hey at least he didn’t force Skye to perform anal sex as a way of claiming her like some of her other male characters in Leigh’s books usually do. Other than that, I really can’t complain about this book, it definitely kept my interest and kept me having to read ‘just one more chapter’ and there were even a few scenes I decided to re-read.
The only other thing that bothered me was there were still several editing mistakes that weren’t caught. It’s not as bad as it was in Midnight Sins, but there were some pretty big ones such as putting the wrong character names in a sentence. For example, they were pretending that Rafe got hurt and were going to have a couple bodyguards help him to the car and they say that they helped Logan to the car, when Logan wasn’t even leaving. Also, somewhere along the line the slasher changed the color of bow he used from yellow to red, but I’m sure that was an inconsistency with the writing instead of the editing.
I found Skye to be an interesting character and really liked that she was just as tough as the boys (or at least she thought so) and never backed down from anything. Although I thought, her pregnancy was pretty predictable….I was expecting it from the very beginning of the book, but I still enjoyed the reveal (and Logan’s reaction) immensely.
The Callahan cousins are still no closer to finding who is behind the slasher killings at the end of this book, but they are all starting to forge relationships that they never thought possible; ones that they now can’t live without. I thought for sure Crowe’s book would be next since he is the only remaining cousin. So I was pretty surprised when I read the synopsis of the third book, Secret Sins (expected publication November 2012), and see that it’s about Archer. Hey, at least that means there will be more than three books to the series, which is a plus and I do like Archer! And, hopefully we’ll be able to see more Logan and pregnant Skye in the new book!
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The second installment of Lora Leigh’s Callahan’s series turns the focus onto a different Callahan cousin, Logan, who just happened to my favorite when I was reading the first book, Midnight Sins, and after reading this one, he’s still my favorite!
Like his cousins Rafe and Crowe, Logan has lived a rough life. His family disowned him after his mother’s death and he and his cousins became the town’s pariahs having only each other and their Uncle Clyde (who is now deceased) to depend on.
Logan has seen what the Sweetrock Slasher can do, going after any females that the Callahan cousins get involved with and killing them to make sure that no Callahan heir is ever born and to hopefully get the Callahans to leave town and therefore forfeit their inheritance.
Amy Jefferson had gotten close to Logan when she was trying to use herself as bait (unbeknownest to Logan) to catch the slasher, but he ended up getting to her and killing her like the others. It’s something that has always weighed heavily on Logan and now he does everything he can to keep other innocent females from that same fate. Logan doesn’t date and when he does take a female to bed, he goes out of the way and out of Corbin County to keep her out of the reach of the murderer that haunts them. So imagine Logan’s surprise when one of his out of town one-night stands ends up a victim of the slasher. Not to mention his DNA being at the crime scene where the body had been dumped. Lucky for him his new neighbor, Skye O’Brien, was willing to alibi him and actually admit to being with him that night. Little did he know that Skye is an undercover FBI agent trying to do the same thing that Amy was; bait a killer.
I thought this was a pretty good read. The storyline continues pretty much where Midnight Sins left off. Rafe and Cami are engaged and the cousins are trying to keep her hidden as they continue to look for the person who is pulling all the strings with the murders as so far the two men the cousins have killed where just following orders, but from whom?
Logan has tried his best to stay out of relationships, but Skye is the one female he can’t ignore and she worms her way right into his heart. Now the killer has her in his sights and Logan knows that he can’t survive losing her.
“He couldn’t even find the will to yell at her now. A real man didn’t yell at those who weren’t exactly sane themselves, he told himself.”
I really did like Logan. He isn’t quite as controlling as Rafe could be, and I was hoping we could avoid that male dominance scene that Leigh always seems to include in her books that I hate so much, but no such luck. It came into play in the later part of the book, right when I was starting to think it wouldn’t come. All along Logan is telling Skye that she could never be more than a one-night stand to him and all of a sudden he decides that she is his property, but failed to inform her. He gets all pissy and decides to be rough with her and not even allow her to look at him during sex until she admits that she is ‘his’. *Rolling Eyes* Once she does, he goes back to the sweet Logan we know and love, but really, Leigh, why make every male character you write have that jack-ass male dominant scene? I seriously can’t stand it, but hey at least he didn’t force Skye to perform anal sex as a way of claiming her like some of her other male characters in Leigh’s books usually do. Other than that, I really can’t complain about this book, it definitely kept my interest and kept me having to read ‘just one more chapter’ and there were even a few scenes I decided to re-read.
The only other thing that bothered me was there were still several editing mistakes that weren’t caught. It’s not as bad as it was in Midnight Sins, but there were some pretty big ones such as putting the wrong character names in a sentence. For example, they were pretending that Rafe got hurt and were going to have a couple bodyguards help him to the car and they say that they helped Logan to the car, when Logan wasn’t even leaving. Also, somewhere along the line the slasher changed the color of bow he used from yellow to red, but I’m sure that was an inconsistency with the writing instead of the editing.
I found Skye to be an interesting character and really liked that she was just as tough as the boys (or at least she thought so) and never backed down from anything. Although I thought, her pregnancy was pretty predictable….I was expecting it from the very beginning of the book, but I still enjoyed the reveal (and Logan’s reaction) immensely.
The Callahan cousins are still no closer to finding who is behind the slasher killings at the end of this book, but they are all starting to forge relationships that they never thought possible; ones that they now can’t live without. I thought for sure Crowe’s book would be next since he is the only remaining cousin. So I was pretty surprised when I read the synopsis of the third book, Secret Sins (expected publication November 2012), and see that it’s about Archer. Hey, at least that means there will be more than three books to the series, which is a plus and I do like Archer! And, hopefully we’ll be able to see more Logan and pregnant Skye in the new book!
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April 28, 2019Sigh, it was clear that it would be very helpful to have read the previous book. But, the deal breaker for me was the PoV of a rapist/torturer. I don't need that, and it certainly lowers my experience of a book. I put it aside after just a few chapters. 29 04 19
March 2, 2012
I don't think I'm in the right frame of mind to read Lora Leigh right now.
This series could have been something, but instead Leigh took this installment and shoehorned the whole series to be just like all the others and I didn't like it enough to be okay with that. Not only that but, this is the second heroine in the series, which only has two books who hooked up with a guy their older sister already did.
Rafer and Cami I was almost okay with because Jaymi was receiving comfort only and not a relationship, I was still a little squicked but I pushed through it. This time however not only do we have Skye remembering her sister talking about Logan and them discussing that she should go out with him when she's (Skye) older, but both of them set out to use him to make themselves bait for the Sweetrock Slasher.
This has Skye being trained to become an operative from birth by her parents and then foster parent, A much, much older hero (and three years made Skye's foster sister too old for Logan?) and the phrase "sensual pain" as a good thing.
This series could have been something, but instead Leigh took this installment and shoehorned the whole series to be just like all the others and I didn't like it enough to be okay with that. Not only that but, this is the second heroine in the series, which only has two books who hooked up with a guy their older sister already did.
Rafer and Cami I was almost okay with because Jaymi was receiving comfort only and not a relationship, I was still a little squicked but I pushed through it. This time however not only do we have Skye remembering her sister talking about Logan and them discussing that she should go out with him when she's (Skye) older, but both of them set out to use him to make themselves bait for the Sweetrock Slasher.
This has Skye being trained to become an operative from birth by her parents and then foster parent, A much, much older hero (and three years made Skye's foster sister too old for Logan?) and the phrase "sensual pain" as a good thing.
March 9, 2012
I was not going to bother reviewing this book until after I read some of the reviews. I initially thought that I had received a bad copy of this audiobook after some sentences and paragraphs were repeated; It's amusing now to know that that is actually how the book was written. What the hell, how do you miss that during editing?!
Anyhow, the book was alright but I like the first one more. There wasn't a lot of information thrown at you like in the first book (ie. past and present characters relating to the feud) and nor was there a lot more information revealed about the ongoing situation. The FBI and their intel, along with Sky's new brother were nice additions though.
**I saw complaints about Logan being too domineering during sex and how unbelievable it is. I think it's very realistic for a strong woman to "submit" in that area. Just my opinion though... Either way, I like it!
Anyhow, the book was alright but I like the first one more. There wasn't a lot of information thrown at you like in the first book (ie. past and present characters relating to the feud) and nor was there a lot more information revealed about the ongoing situation. The FBI and their intel, along with Sky's new brother were nice additions though.
**I saw complaints about Logan being too domineering during sex and how unbelievable it is. I think it's very realistic for a strong woman to "submit" in that area. Just my opinion though... Either way, I like it!
July 13, 2012
I'm giving this one three stars, as it was definitely better than the first book. This despite the continued inconsistencies, typos, repetitive language, name swapping, etc. I still find the plot overly complex and convoluted. At this point in the series, we should at least have an idea as to the 'why' the Callahan men are being targeted in the way that they are (i.e. with the raping and killing of any woman who has even looked at the guys) - this is way beyond what the family feud could necessitate that it borders on the ridiculous.
I did like Logan and Skye as characters; much more so than Rafer and Cami. And I thought it was a nice touch to give Logan a pug. Not the typical pet for an alpha male.
I did like Logan and Skye as characters; much more so than Rafer and Cami. And I thought it was a nice touch to give Logan a pug. Not the typical pet for an alpha male.
March 3, 2012
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I was thrown out of my willing suspension of disbelief more than once by poor proofreading and/or poor editing. The story has enthralling action sequences and characters I love, but it does not fill my definition of a good romance because so much of the plot is left hanging for the next episode. I like more of a sense of resolution to my stories, even those in a trilogy.
I also found the canine intervention less than believable.
Lora Leigh needs to take some lessons from Suzanne Brockmann in how to write a multi-book story arc well.
I was thrown out of my willing suspension of disbelief more than once by poor proofreading and/or poor editing. The story has enthralling action sequences and characters I love, but it does not fill my definition of a good romance because so much of the plot is left hanging for the next episode. I like more of a sense of resolution to my stories, even those in a trilogy.
I also found the canine intervention less than believable.
Lora Leigh needs to take some lessons from Suzanne Brockmann in how to write a multi-book story arc well.
September 15, 2014
I'm giving this one three stars, as it was definitely better than the first book.
Much clearer than Midnight Sins.
Still have my issues with the book.
It is just not what I am used to reading from Lora Leigh.
It seems like it was hurriedly written and was often confusing to me at times.
You have your mystery and deceptions. Which I love!!!
And there is a killer among us, but Ms. Leigh manages to mask his identity. Great JOB!!
It's you typical sleeping town, full of historical significances and a whole lot of secrets, prejudices and jealousy.
Overall I just feel this series could be so much more.
Still a huge fan of Ms. Leigh's.
Much clearer than Midnight Sins.
Still have my issues with the book.
It is just not what I am used to reading from Lora Leigh.
It seems like it was hurriedly written and was often confusing to me at times.
You have your mystery and deceptions. Which I love!!!
And there is a killer among us, but Ms. Leigh manages to mask his identity. Great JOB!!
It's you typical sleeping town, full of historical significances and a whole lot of secrets, prejudices and jealousy.
Overall I just feel this series could be so much more.
Still a huge fan of Ms. Leigh's.
July 15, 2013
My review may be colored by the fact I jumped into the middle of the series, and have not read the previous book. Little to no background for the hero was presented as the story progressed, and what little given was in tiny snippets that made continuity difficult to follow. Scenes changed dramatically, leaving my head spinning at times saying, "Wait! What just happened?!?" A couple paragraphs were repeated almost verbatim within a couple pages of each other, leaving me to wonder what the editors were doing at that time.
The story has promise, the execution of the story was challenging to follow in the best of times.
The story has promise, the execution of the story was challenging to follow in the best of times.
March 19, 2012
I have no idea why I bought this audiobook. What a goof. It's incomprehensible, but that doesn't really matter because these characters are sleezebags. The narrator didn't help. I'm not going to make myself finish.
September 17, 2012
I give this one 3.5 stars. I love Lora Leigh's stories, I just wish they had more meat on their bones.
December 2, 2012
family feuds taken to the max. intrigue, danger, passion. sex/romance.
October 1, 2014
Tried but I just couldn't do it...
August 5, 2024
Esta autora es buena armando historias de suspense con alto contenido erótico, pero siempre alarga demasiado la intriga y llevamos dos libros leyendo práctica y exáctamente lo mismo sobre como todo un condado se puso en contra de tres pobre huérfanos, mientras los abuelos maternos de esos pobres huérfanos los despreciaban - y algunas cosas bastante peores - mientras la trama se llena de jóvenes asesinadas de la peor forma y nos saltan villanos pervertidos por los cuatro puntos cardinales.
Mientras tanto, le toca el turno al interés romántico de Logan, q viene siendo su vecina Skye, quien tiene un interés bastante particular en convertirse en la amante de Logan, a pesar de saber q las chicas q pasan por la cama del susodicho generalmente no viven mucho más tiempo, cortesía de un asesino serial bautizado el "Carnicero".
Creiamos q murió en el libro anterior, pero la realidad es mucho más compleja y muchísimo más espeluznante, mientras nos damos cuenta q los abuelos maternos no odian tanto a sus nietos como parecería y el verdadero villano es mucho peor de lo q nos podiamos imaginar, y obviamente no tenemos idea de quien puede ser.
Hay q reconocerle a Lora >Leigh q sabe armar sus tramas, pero mucho del suspense q logra, parte de la base de no contar todo lo q debería, o simplemente contarlo de otra forma, mientras sí nos cuenta otra relación cuasi incestuosa entre Logan&Skye, cortesía de otra hermana q pasó primero por la vida del protanista, antes q llegara la que resulta ser el amor de su vida.
Cuestión q la historia es muy sosa, dando pistas aquí y allá pero sin revelar absolutamente nada determinante, y dejando obviamente todo para ser revelado en los dos libros siguientes; con lo q uno termina preguntadose xq perdió tiempo en éste...pero ese es el precio de leer libros en serie...
Mientras tanto, le toca el turno al interés romántico de Logan, q viene siendo su vecina Skye, quien tiene un interés bastante particular en convertirse en la amante de Logan, a pesar de saber q las chicas q pasan por la cama del susodicho generalmente no viven mucho más tiempo, cortesía de un asesino serial bautizado el "Carnicero".
Creiamos q murió en el libro anterior, pero la realidad es mucho más compleja y muchísimo más espeluznante, mientras nos damos cuenta q los abuelos maternos no odian tanto a sus nietos como parecería y el verdadero villano es mucho peor de lo q nos podiamos imaginar, y obviamente no tenemos idea de quien puede ser.
Hay q reconocerle a Lora >Leigh q sabe armar sus tramas, pero mucho del suspense q logra, parte de la base de no contar todo lo q debería, o simplemente contarlo de otra forma, mientras sí nos cuenta otra relación cuasi incestuosa entre Logan&Skye, cortesía de otra hermana q pasó primero por la vida del protanista, antes q llegara la que resulta ser el amor de su vida.
Cuestión q la historia es muy sosa, dando pistas aquí y allá pero sin revelar absolutamente nada determinante, y dejando obviamente todo para ser revelado en los dos libros siguientes; con lo q uno termina preguntadose xq perdió tiempo en éste...pero ese es el precio de leer libros en serie...
September 29, 2015
Second in The Callahans, a.k.a., Heroes and Heartbreakers, romantic suspense series revolving around three men, cousins, who are targeted by the ruling clique in Corbin County. The couple focus is on Logan Callahan and Skye O'Brien.
My Take
Well, it's better than the first installment, Midnight Sins . Leigh created a lot of tension and question in that first story and in Deadly Sins, she's expanded upon it, providing yet more questions. And, yeah, I'm curious enough to want to know who or what is truly behind this vendetta against the Callahans. In the first story, Leigh had us believing that their parents' families wanted nothing to do with them. That those families would stop at nothing to destroy the three boys. Now, Leigh is throwing in a lot of confusion with contradictory remarks, or are they statements?, from the barons. It's certainly one way to ensure that her readers continue to read this series...
WTF does Saul Rafferty expect? Their entire lives, these boys have been treated like dirt, shunned, despised and now ol' Saul is upset that his grandson so obviously wants nothing to do with him?? This whole set-up is worse than a soap opera.
The whole premise of this series is both intriguing and damned irritating. There's some guy who fell in love with the woman who met David Callahan (one of the fathers). When she married David, this guy went gonzo.
The boys finally begin to have some allies in this damned county. About time.
The Story
The FBI has a cadre of agents positioned in and around Corbin County, including Skye O'Brien carefully placed in a house next door to Logan Callahan. She's there as bait. To draw out a killer. The one who seems to target any woman any of the cousins takes to bed. There's that little clause in the cousins' inheritances that needs to be got 'round.
Too weird. Grandfather Rafferty giving him a dog? There is just no way that Logan is taking that damned dog. Just another creature to love and find murdered. That's how it's always been. Any one of the boys loves or cares for something or someone and they find it destroyed. Even leaving the county didn't change a thing. So now the boys are back and they will take care of business.
That whole attitude of care for nothing is really hampering Skye's objective---taking Logan as a lover. It certainly isn't helping Bella, the little Chinese pug puppy, who wants nothing more than to lie at Logan's feet. Then someone tries to kidnap Skye and a sniper fires on Cami when one of her own betrays her.
And Ryan gets his kill order. In person. From a person he would never have suspected.
The Characters
Three cousins, Rafer (engaged to Cami Flannigan; see Midnight Sins ), Crowe (who's in love with baker Anna Corbin), and Logan Callahan have had each other's backs since their parents died when all three were children. All three suffer horrible nightmares about those they loved and couldn't save.
Special Agent Skye O'Brien is an orphan who learned, in yet another soap opera-twist, that she was raised/trained to join some elite group. Amy Jefferson had been her foster sister and raised/trained in the same way; her foster father is the current governor of Colorado, Carter Jefferson and his wife Marla. Anna Corbin (the baker Crowe fancies is also John Corbin's granddaughter) and Amelia Sorenson (the county attorney's daughter and personal assistant and Cami's former best friend) are old schoolmates of Skye's. Amara Resnova became Skye's friend when Skye saved her from the DC Vigilante. Now Amara's father, Ivan Resnova, feels he owes her everything. A man who is probably a criminal, but certainly can hide anyone, anything.
Seems that Corbin County has a plethora of sheriffs as there's a Jeannine Thompson, an Archer, and a Tobias whom Leigh refers to as "sheriff". John Caine is a deputy sheriff; must be a busy man serving under all these sheriffs. Detective Ian Staton is from Boulder investigating Marietta Tyme's murder and all that DNA.
The "barons" are the cousins' grandparents. Doing their very best to destroy the boys. Or are they? Saul Rafferty is Logan's grandfather (Sam and Mina Callahan had been Logan's parents); Tandy is his grandmother and she raised dogs. John Corbin is Rafer's while Marshal Roberts is Crowe's grandfather.
The Sweetrock Slasher is a serial killer, in particular, of Amy Jefferson. There is a man who directs who the Slasher takes and how he treats them. Marietta Tyme's only crime was sleeping with Logan Callahan. Once. As was Jenny Perew.
Ryan Calvert plays an assassin. He's been undercover in Corbin County for over twelve years and his purpose for being there has finally arrived. John is his second-in-command.
The Cover
The cover is rather scary! It's a close-up of Logan staring out at us quite intently with his beautiful green eyes; it's that mouth of his that terrifies with its first impression of blood. Skye is standing behind him, looking over his shoulder.
My guess is that the title refers to the Deadly Sins perpetrated by the three boys' grandparents.
My Take
Well, it's better than the first installment, Midnight Sins . Leigh created a lot of tension and question in that first story and in Deadly Sins, she's expanded upon it, providing yet more questions. And, yeah, I'm curious enough to want to know who or what is truly behind this vendetta against the Callahans. In the first story, Leigh had us believing that their parents' families wanted nothing to do with them. That those families would stop at nothing to destroy the three boys. Now, Leigh is throwing in a lot of confusion with contradictory remarks, or are they statements?, from the barons. It's certainly one way to ensure that her readers continue to read this series...
WTF does Saul Rafferty expect? Their entire lives, these boys have been treated like dirt, shunned, despised and now ol' Saul is upset that his grandson so obviously wants nothing to do with him?? This whole set-up is worse than a soap opera.
The whole premise of this series is both intriguing and damned irritating. There's some guy who fell in love with the woman who met David Callahan (one of the fathers). When she married David, this guy went gonzo.
The boys finally begin to have some allies in this damned county. About time.
The Story
The FBI has a cadre of agents positioned in and around Corbin County, including Skye O'Brien carefully placed in a house next door to Logan Callahan. She's there as bait. To draw out a killer. The one who seems to target any woman any of the cousins takes to bed. There's that little clause in the cousins' inheritances that needs to be got 'round.
Too weird. Grandfather Rafferty giving him a dog? There is just no way that Logan is taking that damned dog. Just another creature to love and find murdered. That's how it's always been. Any one of the boys loves or cares for something or someone and they find it destroyed. Even leaving the county didn't change a thing. So now the boys are back and they will take care of business.
That whole attitude of care for nothing is really hampering Skye's objective---taking Logan as a lover. It certainly isn't helping Bella, the little Chinese pug puppy, who wants nothing more than to lie at Logan's feet. Then someone tries to kidnap Skye and a sniper fires on Cami when one of her own betrays her.
And Ryan gets his kill order. In person. From a person he would never have suspected.
The Characters
Three cousins, Rafer (engaged to Cami Flannigan; see Midnight Sins ), Crowe (who's in love with baker Anna Corbin), and Logan Callahan have had each other's backs since their parents died when all three were children. All three suffer horrible nightmares about those they loved and couldn't save.
Special Agent Skye O'Brien is an orphan who learned, in yet another soap opera-twist, that she was raised/trained to join some elite group. Amy Jefferson had been her foster sister and raised/trained in the same way; her foster father is the current governor of Colorado, Carter Jefferson and his wife Marla. Anna Corbin (the baker Crowe fancies is also John Corbin's granddaughter) and Amelia Sorenson (the county attorney's daughter and personal assistant and Cami's former best friend) are old schoolmates of Skye's. Amara Resnova became Skye's friend when Skye saved her from the DC Vigilante. Now Amara's father, Ivan Resnova, feels he owes her everything. A man who is probably a criminal, but certainly can hide anyone, anything.
Seems that Corbin County has a plethora of sheriffs as there's a Jeannine Thompson, an Archer, and a Tobias whom Leigh refers to as "sheriff". John Caine is a deputy sheriff; must be a busy man serving under all these sheriffs. Detective Ian Staton is from Boulder investigating Marietta Tyme's murder and all that DNA.
The "barons" are the cousins' grandparents. Doing their very best to destroy the boys. Or are they? Saul Rafferty is Logan's grandfather (Sam and Mina Callahan had been Logan's parents); Tandy is his grandmother and she raised dogs. John Corbin is Rafer's while Marshal Roberts is Crowe's grandfather.
The Sweetrock Slasher is a serial killer, in particular, of Amy Jefferson. There is a man who directs who the Slasher takes and how he treats them. Marietta Tyme's only crime was sleeping with Logan Callahan. Once. As was Jenny Perew.
Ryan Calvert plays an assassin. He's been undercover in Corbin County for over twelve years and his purpose for being there has finally arrived. John is his second-in-command.
The Cover
The cover is rather scary! It's a close-up of Logan staring out at us quite intently with his beautiful green eyes; it's that mouth of his that terrifies with its first impression of blood. Skye is standing behind him, looking over his shoulder.
My guess is that the title refers to the Deadly Sins perpetrated by the three boys' grandparents.
September 3, 2020
I still have no idea what happened in this book. It was very confusing. I don't know if it's because I didn't read the first book in the series but I still don't get why the town hate Logan and his cousins so much. Because of their inheritance? Cause their dads were from the wrong side of the road?
This book jumps all over the place and it goes off on a tangent when one of the character flashes back to a certain scenario that their current scenario reminds them of. Part of this issue is due to editing cause I feel they totally could have cut out A LOT of info that was repeated over and over. Plot is also an issue. If she was going to end it as a cliff hanger the way she did, they definitely needed to answer some of the questions that were brought up in the book. I felt the questions that WERE answered were questions that people could have guessed at.
This book jumps all over the place and it goes off on a tangent when one of the character flashes back to a certain scenario that their current scenario reminds them of. Part of this issue is due to editing cause I feel they totally could have cut out A LOT of info that was repeated over and over. Plot is also an issue. If she was going to end it as a cliff hanger the way she did, they definitely needed to answer some of the questions that were brought up in the book. I felt the questions that WERE answered were questions that people could have guessed at.
January 30, 2026
What?
Both this book in the first both this book and the first had so much backstory that it really felt like you were already in the series. But not in a good way in a way like you were confused why all of this information was being thrown at you. Most of it felt irrelevant, and it wasn't enough of a backstory to fill in blanks it felt like you were joining in the middle of a story.
So much is repeated over and over, and the parts that are repeated are just fluff and boring.
I have no idea what I read other than some mean guy gave him a dog that the mean guy might poison mark
I have no idea who the woman is and how she ties to him or why or anything.
Both this book in the first both this book and the first had so much backstory that it really felt like you were already in the series. But not in a good way in a way like you were confused why all of this information was being thrown at you. Most of it felt irrelevant, and it wasn't enough of a backstory to fill in blanks it felt like you were joining in the middle of a story.
So much is repeated over and over, and the parts that are repeated are just fluff and boring.
I have no idea what I read other than some mean guy gave him a dog that the mean guy might poison mark
I have no idea who the woman is and how she ties to him or why or anything.
November 21, 2012
Setting: Corbin County: town square & Weekend Social; Logan’s two, well protected houses;
Theme:
Raised knowing the world isn’t safe; risking falling in love
Characters:
Special Agent Skye O’Brien: til the age of 10, raised by special agent parents who taught her to know her nightmares are real, not to trust or love anyone, apparently with the intention of her growing up to join an elite agent group. Her parents died when her uncle killed them, and future governor took her in as foster child – raising their own daughter the same way. She has been an FBI agent for 7 years – saved Ivan’s daughter earning his protection; on medical leave because she was unable to save the last victim of a serial killer. Fell in love (after a fashion) when her foster sister told her about Logan – and she wants to find the ones that killed her foster sister. So she sets herself up as Logan’s neighbor, with the intention of becoming his lover and drawing the killer to her. She has her house outfitted with the best in security… Logan does not give her the time of day for 6 months.
Dog: They bond over a Chinese pug puppy. Rumbles / Bella – little ball of fluff. Given to Logan by his dying grandmother, the runt of her favorite dog, given to him via his grandfather – the puppy looks up at him, and curls on his shoe – a favorite place for him. The first puppy his grandparents gave him died 6 months later… and he doesn’t want to attach himself to this dog. He tries 6 houses, and all return dog when the puppy’s cries drive the crazy – puppy only pleased when with Logan. Logan keeps him out on the porch… Skye takes her for a week (the puppy cries a lot, and eats her clothes)… and when she tries to return him at 3am, she becomes Logan’s alibi. Ultimately, the dog cuddles with them both. He names the puppy Rumbles, she names her Bella .
Logan Callahan: one of the cousins – grandsons to the 3 town barons – sons of 3 sisters who fell in love with and married 3 socially unacceptable young men… made plans to build at are resort on mountain they all own… killed together. At 18, the sons inherit – and 6 women (with whom the 3 had slept with) are killed, and the cousins are set up – but an uncle from New York? Washington? Brings in high paid lawyers and they are set free – they join special forces… 8 years later, they need to live a year in the town to get their inheritance… They are determined to find the person(s) who is out to get them – Logan wants to keep himself – when needs a woman, goes out of town, only spends one night with a woman – had been with 3 women in last year… doing his best to ignore Skye, but is drawn to her – watches her, his defenses are lowering… he held her in his heart for 8 years – saw her at a reception 8 years earlier… and the passion is explosive between them…he fears losing her and/or dog.
Rafer and Cami Flannigan: 1st cousin, and his love… she is protected by 3 security guards, he’s tracking down clues. One body guard turns, and he tries to kill her – protected by the other 2 (who are killed) and she gets away (into Rafer’s arms, who is there in no time) only shot in the shoulder. Ivan takes her to safety.
Crowe: 3rd cousin – a wolf he rescued when young, who is tame around him alone is pregnant, and invading in his home… want all to think the wolf is totally wild… at end when he is knocked out and tied up, and Slasher about to rape Skye while a tied up Logan watches… are rescued when the wolf breaks through the window…
Amy Jefferson (foster parents Carter Jefferson and Maria – current governor in Colorado) – FBI Agent (raised to be one) 5 years older than Logan – they become best friends when she is assigned to investigate the goings on Corbin County. She tells Sky about Logan… and she is raped, tortured, and killed by the Slasher.
Ivan and Amara Resnova: Skye located and saved teenager Amara – and Ivan promises her an IOU. He is a big time something – probably gangster. And Sky trusts him a lot.. He sees her heart, and wants to protect her – even offering marriage. When she calls him for help, he and his resources are there immediately – and after a bit of a pissing contest, becomes part of the team.. takes Cami to his Colorado home to protect her…
Sheriffs Jeannine Thompson, Archer, and Tobias / deputy John Caine / Detectective Ian Staton: on the fringes… who is for them and who is against them? hmmm
The Barons – Saul and Tandy Raffferty, John Corbin, Marshall Roberts: The grandfathers – though seem indifferent to their grandsons, we see that they are somehow also threatened and do not want to see them hurt. One of their daughters was courted by another – and when he lost out in a week to a Callahan, he started plotting – who is he? The real culprit.
Sweetrock Slasher: hired by another – but enjoys the raping, torturing, and murdering… and the planning to keep all of himself and dna off the scene. Getting impatient with his boss (who has hired another to assassinate) and tries to take on Skye on his own. Though had mask when attacking Skye, he is familiar to both Skye and Logan. hmmm
Ryan Calvert – assassin, undercover in Corbin County for 12 years – who is he really? He seems to have accepted half million to kill any woman the Callahans have slept with (no possible children) and the Callahans. Misses twice – on purpose? Hmmm
The real bad guy – spending years on revenge… doesn’t have the stomach for the full torture and killing his hired hands do… who is he?
Theme:
Raised knowing the world isn’t safe; risking falling in love
Characters:
Special Agent Skye O’Brien: til the age of 10, raised by special agent parents who taught her to know her nightmares are real, not to trust or love anyone, apparently with the intention of her growing up to join an elite agent group. Her parents died when her uncle killed them, and future governor took her in as foster child – raising their own daughter the same way. She has been an FBI agent for 7 years – saved Ivan’s daughter earning his protection; on medical leave because she was unable to save the last victim of a serial killer. Fell in love (after a fashion) when her foster sister told her about Logan – and she wants to find the ones that killed her foster sister. So she sets herself up as Logan’s neighbor, with the intention of becoming his lover and drawing the killer to her. She has her house outfitted with the best in security… Logan does not give her the time of day for 6 months.
Dog: They bond over a Chinese pug puppy. Rumbles / Bella – little ball of fluff. Given to Logan by his dying grandmother, the runt of her favorite dog, given to him via his grandfather – the puppy looks up at him, and curls on his shoe – a favorite place for him. The first puppy his grandparents gave him died 6 months later… and he doesn’t want to attach himself to this dog. He tries 6 houses, and all return dog when the puppy’s cries drive the crazy – puppy only pleased when with Logan. Logan keeps him out on the porch… Skye takes her for a week (the puppy cries a lot, and eats her clothes)… and when she tries to return him at 3am, she becomes Logan’s alibi. Ultimately, the dog cuddles with them both. He names the puppy Rumbles, she names her Bella .
Logan Callahan: one of the cousins – grandsons to the 3 town barons – sons of 3 sisters who fell in love with and married 3 socially unacceptable young men… made plans to build at are resort on mountain they all own… killed together. At 18, the sons inherit – and 6 women (with whom the 3 had slept with) are killed, and the cousins are set up – but an uncle from New York? Washington? Brings in high paid lawyers and they are set free – they join special forces… 8 years later, they need to live a year in the town to get their inheritance… They are determined to find the person(s) who is out to get them – Logan wants to keep himself – when needs a woman, goes out of town, only spends one night with a woman – had been with 3 women in last year… doing his best to ignore Skye, but is drawn to her – watches her, his defenses are lowering… he held her in his heart for 8 years – saw her at a reception 8 years earlier… and the passion is explosive between them…he fears losing her and/or dog.
Rafer and Cami Flannigan: 1st cousin, and his love… she is protected by 3 security guards, he’s tracking down clues. One body guard turns, and he tries to kill her – protected by the other 2 (who are killed) and she gets away (into Rafer’s arms, who is there in no time) only shot in the shoulder. Ivan takes her to safety.
Crowe: 3rd cousin – a wolf he rescued when young, who is tame around him alone is pregnant, and invading in his home… want all to think the wolf is totally wild… at end when he is knocked out and tied up, and Slasher about to rape Skye while a tied up Logan watches… are rescued when the wolf breaks through the window…
Amy Jefferson (foster parents Carter Jefferson and Maria – current governor in Colorado) – FBI Agent (raised to be one) 5 years older than Logan – they become best friends when she is assigned to investigate the goings on Corbin County. She tells Sky about Logan… and she is raped, tortured, and killed by the Slasher.
Ivan and Amara Resnova: Skye located and saved teenager Amara – and Ivan promises her an IOU. He is a big time something – probably gangster. And Sky trusts him a lot.. He sees her heart, and wants to protect her – even offering marriage. When she calls him for help, he and his resources are there immediately – and after a bit of a pissing contest, becomes part of the team.. takes Cami to his Colorado home to protect her…
Sheriffs Jeannine Thompson, Archer, and Tobias / deputy John Caine / Detectective Ian Staton: on the fringes… who is for them and who is against them? hmmm
The Barons – Saul and Tandy Raffferty, John Corbin, Marshall Roberts: The grandfathers – though seem indifferent to their grandsons, we see that they are somehow also threatened and do not want to see them hurt. One of their daughters was courted by another – and when he lost out in a week to a Callahan, he started plotting – who is he? The real culprit.
Sweetrock Slasher: hired by another – but enjoys the raping, torturing, and murdering… and the planning to keep all of himself and dna off the scene. Getting impatient with his boss (who has hired another to assassinate) and tries to take on Skye on his own. Though had mask when attacking Skye, he is familiar to both Skye and Logan. hmmm
Ryan Calvert – assassin, undercover in Corbin County for 12 years – who is he really? He seems to have accepted half million to kill any woman the Callahans have slept with (no possible children) and the Callahans. Misses twice – on purpose? Hmmm
The real bad guy – spending years on revenge… doesn’t have the stomach for the full torture and killing his hired hands do… who is he?
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November 25, 2018
The Callahans are finally getting what amounts to their inheritance and yet they are still the black sheep of Corbin County. How LL comes up with the story and keeps it all straight, I will never know. But the mystery started in Rafe's story continues through Logan's and you cannot miss it. More clues are delivered and once again, the sexy times are also really secondary, at least to me, because the mystery that is at the heart of the series keeps you engrossed. Pick this book up now!
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