Rain

by Eric Smith

Meet John Rain, handsome, brilliant and physically imposing. Rain is a father of two teenage daughters, Isabella and Sophia, and head of an international criminal syndicate.

In the midst of feud with a rival gangster, fate leads him to the unworldy and innocent Trissa Lambert. Trissa, despite her best efforts, falls in love with him, and is drawn into a web of drama and intrigue.

Erotic, amusing, and thrilling, Rain will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you.

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212 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 25, 2012

About the author

Eric Smith was born the fifth of six children. He served a full-time English-speaking mission from 2000-2002 in what was then the Illinois Chicago North Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He studied English and earth science education in Rexburg, Idaho, at BYU-Idaho, particularly enjoying and excelling in geology, editing, and English and early-American literature. He earned his teaching certificate and a bachelor of science degree in 2007. He enjoys writing imaginative, critical, and biographical pieces. Some of his favorite books include "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Picture of Dorian Gray." In addition to writing and speaking, Eric enjoys tech, superhero lore, folf, firearms, and film, particularly those made by Christopher Nolan and those starring Jimmy Stewart.

Reviews

[Brandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you want to fall for a gangster, read this book. John Rain is on a mission to carve out territory for this growing criminal empire and has no regrets about who has to be taken out in order to reach his goal. He is characterized as being a very likable, loyal guy...you just don't want to be one of his criminal rivals. After being nearly killed he ends up being taken care of by pediactrc nurse, Trissa. He makes a deal with hospital admin to make sure that she is his full time nurse, which pisses her off. John wants her and makes every effort to make sure she knows he wants her. Bad part: Trissa doesn't know what her new lover does for a living and John doesn't really want her to find out. Throw in a jealous ex-wife, John's daughters being kidnapped, the Feds, and a brutal killing spree and this makes for a really. Wasn't so sure that I would like this book but it urned out to be really good and left room for more....

[Dianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The main character is a person you like in spite of his less than honorable way of making a living. He is very loyal to those around him, ruthless, yet not without compassion for his enemies. Definitely a dark, edgy kind of read.