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The Devaneys #5
The Devaney Brothers: Daniel
#1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods brings readers the final chapter of the classic tales of the Devaneys…—brothers torn apart in childhood, reunited by love.
When a runaway teen surfaces at Molly Creighton's tavern, Daniel Devaney's job as a child advocate forces him to investigate—…and to confront his tumultuous past with Molly. Though a tragic loss shattered their relationship four years ago, Daniel is now ready to accept responsibility for their breakup and make a fresh start.
Their overwhelming attraction is undulled by time, but Molly fears risking her heart again. Daniel vows to banish the shadows from her eyes and prove he is the man she needs him to be. And with his brothers and parents at last reconciled, Daniel's deepest longing—for family—is almost fulfilled….
When a runaway teen surfaces at Molly Creighton's tavern, Daniel Devaney's job as a child advocate forces him to investigate—…and to confront his tumultuous past with Molly. Though a tragic loss shattered their relationship four years ago, Daniel is now ready to accept responsibility for their breakup and make a fresh start.
Their overwhelming attraction is undulled by time, but Molly fears risking her heart again. Daniel vows to banish the shadows from her eyes and prove he is the man she needs him to be. And with his brothers and parents at last reconciled, Daniel's deepest longing—for family—is almost fulfilled….
231 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 25, 2003
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Sherryl Woods
556 books4,516 followersWith two other careers to her credit before becoming a novelist and four states in which she's lived for extended periods of time, Sherryl Woods has collected friends and memories, along with way too much unnecessary junk.
"The friends are the only things I've brought with me through the years that really matter," she says. "I could probably live without one more chintz teacup, another tin-litho sandpail or another snowglobe, but I need those friends."
The theme of enduring friendships and families is always central to Sherryl's books, including her latest Chesapeake Shores series — THE INN AT EAGLE POINT, FLOWERS ON MAIN and HARBOR LIGHTS.
Author of more than 100 romance and mystery novels, Sherryl Woods grew up in Virginia. Over the years she had lived in Ohio and Florida, as well as California. Currently she divides her time between Key Biscayne, Florida and Colonial Beach, Virginia, the small, river-front town where she spent her childhood summers.
A graduate of Ohio State University School of Journalism, Sherryl spent more than ten years as a journalist, most of them as a television critic for newspapers in Ohio and Florida. For several years she also coordinated a motivational program for the more than 8,000 employees at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
Her first book, RESTORING LOVE, was published in 1982 by Dell Candlelight Ecstasy under the pseudonym of Suzanne Sherrill. Her second book, SAND CASTLES, under the pseudonym of Alexandra Kirk, was published later that same year by Bantam. She began using her own name when she moved to the Second Chance at Love line at Berkley Publishing. In 1986, she began writing full-time and also began her long career at Silhouette Books with the Desire title NOT AT EIGHT, DARLING, set in the world of television which she covered for so many years.
In addition to her more than 75 romances for Silhouette Desire and Special Edition, she has written thirteen mysteries — nine in the Amanda Roberts series and four in the Molly DeWitt series.
When she's not writing or reading, Sherryl loves to garden, though she's not at her best on a riding lawn mower. She also loves tennis, theater, and ballet, even though her top spin has long since vanished, she's never set foot on a stage, and she's way too uncoordinated to dance. She also loves baseball and claims anyone who's ever seen Kevin Costner in "Bull Durham" can understand why.
"The friends are the only things I've brought with me through the years that really matter," she says. "I could probably live without one more chintz teacup, another tin-litho sandpail or another snowglobe, but I need those friends."
The theme of enduring friendships and families is always central to Sherryl's books, including her latest Chesapeake Shores series — THE INN AT EAGLE POINT, FLOWERS ON MAIN and HARBOR LIGHTS.
Author of more than 100 romance and mystery novels, Sherryl Woods grew up in Virginia. Over the years she had lived in Ohio and Florida, as well as California. Currently she divides her time between Key Biscayne, Florida and Colonial Beach, Virginia, the small, river-front town where she spent her childhood summers.
A graduate of Ohio State University School of Journalism, Sherryl spent more than ten years as a journalist, most of them as a television critic for newspapers in Ohio and Florida. For several years she also coordinated a motivational program for the more than 8,000 employees at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
Her first book, RESTORING LOVE, was published in 1982 by Dell Candlelight Ecstasy under the pseudonym of Suzanne Sherrill. Her second book, SAND CASTLES, under the pseudonym of Alexandra Kirk, was published later that same year by Bantam. She began using her own name when she moved to the Second Chance at Love line at Berkley Publishing. In 1986, she began writing full-time and also began her long career at Silhouette Books with the Desire title NOT AT EIGHT, DARLING, set in the world of television which she covered for so many years.
In addition to her more than 75 romances for Silhouette Desire and Special Edition, she has written thirteen mysteries — nine in the Amanda Roberts series and four in the Molly DeWitt series.
When she's not writing or reading, Sherryl loves to garden, though she's not at her best on a riding lawn mower. She also loves tennis, theater, and ballet, even though her top spin has long since vanished, she's never set foot on a stage, and she's way too uncoordinated to dance. She also loves baseball and claims anyone who's ever seen Kevin Costner in "Bull Durham" can understand why.
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December 5, 2014
I liked the story of Daniel and Molly. I like that they were able to work through their past and move together to create their own future. That plot was good and decent.
What I absolutely hated and what is still bothering me are the parents. The 5 brothers are now all together, 4 of them are married, 3 of them have kids or have kids on the way, and the 3 who were abandoned want to meet their parents.
So to jump to the chase they do, and they ask why they were abandoned. And then comes the most bullshit reason I have ever heard in my entire life. The Dad wasn't working, the parents were arguing so much, things were "desperate" and so they decided their youngest sons needed them more and took off with them leaving their 3 oldest sons behind. The 3 oldest sons (and by old I mean 9, 6, and 4) came home from school to find their apartment packed up, and their parents gone with no reason why. Social services was called and the 3 were split up.
The reasons this was done according to the parents: they had no money, they thought their 3 oldest sons were strong enough, and if they (the parents) didn't go, they would have ended up divorcing.
BUT because of how they left none of the 3 were legally allowed to be adopted, when asked about that the mother is aghast and says "but that would have been so final" YOU LEFT YOU CHILDREN! YOU HEARTLESS WOMAN!
Anyway, then at the end all of the sons are forgiving or working on forgiving their parents, and they're trying to be one happy family. I call bullshit. I hate those parents. I think that they're selfish and useless and don't deserve anything from their kids. Also has no one heard of welfare, or unemployment insurance? Honestly. Totally crap. I'm writing this review a day later and I'm still pissed about it.
Their reasons for leaving were completely selfish and the ending was completely bullshit.
What I absolutely hated and what is still bothering me are the parents. The 5 brothers are now all together, 4 of them are married, 3 of them have kids or have kids on the way, and the 3 who were abandoned want to meet their parents.
So to jump to the chase they do, and they ask why they were abandoned. And then comes the most bullshit reason I have ever heard in my entire life. The Dad wasn't working, the parents were arguing so much, things were "desperate" and so they decided their youngest sons needed them more and took off with them leaving their 3 oldest sons behind. The 3 oldest sons (and by old I mean 9, 6, and 4) came home from school to find their apartment packed up, and their parents gone with no reason why. Social services was called and the 3 were split up.
The reasons this was done according to the parents: they had no money, they thought their 3 oldest sons were strong enough, and if they (the parents) didn't go, they would have ended up divorcing.
BUT because of how they left none of the 3 were legally allowed to be adopted, when asked about that the mother is aghast and says "but that would have been so final" YOU LEFT YOU CHILDREN! YOU HEARTLESS WOMAN!
Anyway, then at the end all of the sons are forgiving or working on forgiving their parents, and they're trying to be one happy family. I call bullshit. I hate those parents. I think that they're selfish and useless and don't deserve anything from their kids. Also has no one heard of welfare, or unemployment insurance? Honestly. Totally crap. I'm writing this review a day later and I'm still pissed about it.
Their reasons for leaving were completely selfish and the ending was completely bullshit.
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November 7, 2020
Apesar de ter classificado todos com três estrelas, houve uns que me cativaram mais que outros, mas não consegui dar mais que isso.
As histórias são cheias de clichés e giram em volta de pais que abandonam os três filhos mais velhos, ficando com os gémeos. Encontram mulheres que lhes dão a volta e que forçam a reconciliação.
Nada surpreendente. O reencontro com os irmãos é algo concebível, com os pais nem tanto.
O final muito rápido mas também não havia como protelar a história sem a tornar maçadora.
Depois é a tal situação que quase todos encontraram as mulheres de suas vidas mais ou menos na mesma altura.
Por ordem decrescente:
As histórias são cheias de clichés e giram em volta de pais que abandonam os três filhos mais velhos, ficando com os gémeos. Encontram mulheres que lhes dão a volta e que forçam a reconciliação.
Nada surpreendente. O reencontro com os irmãos é algo concebível, com os pais nem tanto.
O final muito rápido mas também não havia como protelar a história sem a tornar maçadora.
Depois é a tal situação que quase todos encontraram as mulheres de suas vidas mais ou menos na mesma altura.
Por ordem decrescente:
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June 15, 2014after reading 5 books to find out why the parents left the three boys behind, the answer was weak, and I can't imagine parents actually doing this. I am a fan of Sherryl Woods, but disappointed in this ending.
January 24, 2014
This was a rockin' good book! It was a real page turner and once I finally got settled down enough to read it, I had it done in just a matter of hours.
Daniel kind of reminded me of myself in a lot of ways. Always the peacekeeper, trying to smooth things over and gosh darn the consequences. And when you live like that, things do go awry but fortunately, Daniel was able to get this together. He made his mistake right with Molly in a big way and they had a happy ending. He got the Devaneys all together in one place and got them to talk and work things out and it all had a happy ending.
The story between Daniel and Molly was almost a secondary story because the real story was with Kendra, the runaway but she's the one that brought Daniel and Molly back together and there was no other way for it to work. I get it.
The one thing that I didn't really like was the cavalier attitude these boys' parents had when they were making their explanation as to why they left. Connor, their father, didn't seem the least bit repentant and was almost like, "Here it is. If you don't like it, too bad." Well, I didn't like it. I didn't like how he was so controlling over their mother or the fact that they would have gotten a divorce had they kept Ryan, Sean and Michael. It made me wonder just what kind of parents they were anyway. Granted, they were good to Patrick and Daniel but once they found out about the other three, they felt guilty for being the ones that got to go with their parents. What a heavy load for all of them. Parenting doesn't come with a manual, obviously, or we'd all be raising Ghandis and Dali Lamas but leaving three boys to fend for themselves when they're so young and letting them come home to an empty apartment definitely is not a way that I would go. I don't know that I would ever really get over that. I would forgive them, yes but to actually befriend them and further the relationship, I don't know if I could do that. Patrick was really ticked off and he was right to be but weren't those his kids they were baptizing at the end? Not only were his parents there, he named his kids after them. Wow. That's pretty extreme and if a man like him really does exist somewhere in this world, I want to meet him.
But the series ended on a good note. It had a remarkable, if not somewhat unbelievable ending, but it really was good.
Just a note to my dear husband, whom I will love forever and have two fantastic sons with, and who will never see this...don't you ever pull a stunt like this because you'll find your stuff in the front yard. Men are dispensable. Children are not. If you ever put me in a position like this, know it now, YOU WILL LOSE.
Daniel kind of reminded me of myself in a lot of ways. Always the peacekeeper, trying to smooth things over and gosh darn the consequences. And when you live like that, things do go awry but fortunately, Daniel was able to get this together. He made his mistake right with Molly in a big way and they had a happy ending. He got the Devaneys all together in one place and got them to talk and work things out and it all had a happy ending.
The story between Daniel and Molly was almost a secondary story because the real story was with Kendra, the runaway but she's the one that brought Daniel and Molly back together and there was no other way for it to work. I get it.
The one thing that I didn't really like was the cavalier attitude these boys' parents had when they were making their explanation as to why they left. Connor, their father, didn't seem the least bit repentant and was almost like, "Here it is. If you don't like it, too bad." Well, I didn't like it. I didn't like how he was so controlling over their mother or the fact that they would have gotten a divorce had they kept Ryan, Sean and Michael. It made me wonder just what kind of parents they were anyway. Granted, they were good to Patrick and Daniel but once they found out about the other three, they felt guilty for being the ones that got to go with their parents. What a heavy load for all of them. Parenting doesn't come with a manual, obviously, or we'd all be raising Ghandis and Dali Lamas but leaving three boys to fend for themselves when they're so young and letting them come home to an empty apartment definitely is not a way that I would go. I don't know that I would ever really get over that. I would forgive them, yes but to actually befriend them and further the relationship, I don't know if I could do that. Patrick was really ticked off and he was right to be but weren't those his kids they were baptizing at the end? Not only were his parents there, he named his kids after them. Wow. That's pretty extreme and if a man like him really does exist somewhere in this world, I want to meet him.
But the series ended on a good note. It had a remarkable, if not somewhat unbelievable ending, but it really was good.
Just a note to my dear husband, whom I will love forever and have two fantastic sons with, and who will never see this...don't you ever pull a stunt like this because you'll find your stuff in the front yard. Men are dispensable. Children are not. If you ever put me in a position like this, know it now, YOU WILL LOSE.
September 21, 2010
Definitely my least favorite of the series. The story was pretty unbelievable. First, that they would keep a runaway for so long with no real reason. And the reason the parents gave for abandoning their kids was crap. Not only should they not have been forgiven, they should probably have been arrested. No way I'd be naming any kids after them. This book was pretty disappointing. I didn't hate it, but almost.
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February 11, 2017
I have read a lot of books by Sherryl Woods and always enjoyed them, but I found this one a bit disappointing. The situation with the teenage runaway taking refuge with Molly and Daniel being involved thru his job felt a bit like an idiot plot. The dumb teenager just had to open her mouth and say what was wrong and the story would have been over and done with. I also felt the reconciliation of the brothers with their parents was too simplistic and easy.
March 23, 2015
Isnt it funny how the writers style is fine but the content of the story is what gets us so riled up we simply cannot rate it higher because we wouldnt do the same if we were in the situation.
That is how I feel with this one, This being my first Sherryl Woods book, I did enjoy her writing etc but with the events that happen, sorry I just have to argue that wouldnt be how I would have handled it. So for that I give it a 2 (it was ok) but the writer herself deserves higher.
This was a very fast easy read but some parts I was a bit confused keeping track of the people. Im sure it was just me. I cannot say what parts I would have handled differently without spoiling it for another so I will just leave it at that. The parents of the brothers really pissed me off though. Shame on you! With all the goings on in this book, the people could be in therapy for years!
That is how I feel with this one, This being my first Sherryl Woods book, I did enjoy her writing etc but with the events that happen, sorry I just have to argue that wouldnt be how I would have handled it. So for that I give it a 2 (it was ok) but the writer herself deserves higher.
This was a very fast easy read but some parts I was a bit confused keeping track of the people. Im sure it was just me. I cannot say what parts I would have handled differently without spoiling it for another so I will just leave it at that. The parents of the brothers really pissed me off though. Shame on you! With all the goings on in this book, the people could be in therapy for years!
October 13, 2014
not what I expected for a conclusion book (#5); did NOT like the ending in that the reason for the parents giving up 3 of their sons -- c'mon -- they should have been arrested for child endangerment, really .. you don't just abondon your 3 oldest kids cuz hubby lost his job .. I sure can't imagine those 3 men and their wives allowing them to be close to the "grandkids" after what they did to their 3 kids .. not realistic to me at all .. I hoped for and wanted a more SERIOUS FAMILY CRISIS, not what this told ..
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June 2, 2020Categories
Small Town & Rural Fiction, Military Romance, Contemporary Romance
Miniseries
The Devaneys
Small Town & Rural Fiction, Military Romance, Contemporary Romance
Miniseries
The Devaneys
June 12, 2015
I found the story a bit slow to start. Of course, I didn’t realize that this was the last of The Devaney Brothers. I wish there was some indication that this was part of a series. I picked up another book to read and when I finished reading it, I went back to this book again and to my surprise, the story picked up its pace about a third of the way.
Unfortunately, half of the story focused on finding out why a thirteen-year-old girl ran away from home and in my opinion the reason was a little bit lame. I wish there were more romantic moments between Daniel and Molly. That would be a lot of fun to read. I was also a little bit disappointed when I anxiously waited to find out why three little children were abandoned by their parents. I guess the reason behind it was very unrealistic or poor storyline maybe? I understand that they couldn't afford to keep them, but why didn't they apply for welfare or State Assistance instead of just abandoning them? I don't know exactly how to describe it. At least it was a happy ending for the family.
Unfortunately, half of the story focused on finding out why a thirteen-year-old girl ran away from home and in my opinion the reason was a little bit lame. I wish there were more romantic moments between Daniel and Molly. That would be a lot of fun to read. I was also a little bit disappointed when I anxiously waited to find out why three little children were abandoned by their parents. I guess the reason behind it was very unrealistic or poor storyline maybe? I understand that they couldn't afford to keep them, but why didn't they apply for welfare or State Assistance instead of just abandoning them? I don't know exactly how to describe it. At least it was a happy ending for the family.
January 4, 2019
This book was okay but not my favorite.
Molly is a gal who runs a local bar/restaurant. She is still mourning the loss a baby from several years ago and the loss of the relationship with the father of the baby. She ends up taking in a runaway teen girl, Kendra, who won’t tell her why she ran away.
Daniel is the father of the aforementioned baby and a social worker. He is trying to figure out why Kendra won’t go back but also solve some family issues.
Daniel has a twin brother but also three other brothers who were not raised with him. When the truth about that finally comes out, I was let down by both Kendra’s story and the story of Daniel’s brothers.
Molly is a gal who runs a local bar/restaurant. She is still mourning the loss a baby from several years ago and the loss of the relationship with the father of the baby. She ends up taking in a runaway teen girl, Kendra, who won’t tell her why she ran away.
Daniel is the father of the aforementioned baby and a social worker. He is trying to figure out why Kendra won’t go back but also solve some family issues.
Daniel has a twin brother but also three other brothers who were not raised with him. When the truth about that finally comes out, I was let down by both Kendra’s story and the story of Daniel’s brothers.
November 11, 2014
I was looking forward to this book so I could finally find out the reason for why the boys were all separated. However, I didn't like the reason behind it and don't believe the parents should have been so easily forgiven. The dad never did seem contrite enough. I was left feeling like he should have been punished more for what he had decided. As for the love story, I think it was wrapped up a little too quickly. Other than that the story itself was good. I just wish the ones in the wrong would have had to "suffer" more.
September 1, 2016
:) doce!
com esta historia encerramos a saga familiar dos Devaney's.
apesar de ter gostado, achei que a historia por si, nao teve a mesma emoção das anteriores. todo o romance reatado do Daniel com a Molly, foi resolvido de uma forma muito apressada, assim como a reuniao com os pais...
uma leitura agradavel, mas sem grandes expectativas.
com esta historia encerramos a saga familiar dos Devaney's.
apesar de ter gostado, achei que a historia por si, nao teve a mesma emoção das anteriores. todo o romance reatado do Daniel com a Molly, foi resolvido de uma forma muito apressada, assim como a reuniao com os pais...
uma leitura agradavel, mas sem grandes expectativas.
September 25, 2016
I liked the story between Molly & Daniel and Daniel and his brothers. But the big let-down was the pathetic excuse Connor and Kathleen had for ditching their sons. It was pitiful and they don't deserve to be a part of the men's lives. It was a big disappointment waiting for some valid reason through 5 books to get that.
July 5, 2016
No creo que sea el mejor libro del mundo pero me ha gustado mucho, aoy una sensibleras y he estado llorando toda la última parte!
June 19, 2017
I usually really like her books, but this time I think she ended to soon with the big happy end. Not realistic at all and it ruined it for me.
March 6, 2019
Can’t get past the parents. They are despicable. A weak ending to a good series.
September 18, 2022
I'm gonna skip others books on this serie and review this one.
I won't say nothing about Daniel and Molly because yes they are a good pair, also loved to read about all the brothers reunited.
I think I'm back reading this serie because is a challenge to know if in my present I have the same opinion about the plot with the bio parents, and god yes, I evolved but no on this book hahaha
I will thank sherryl to make my blood boil and to say a few obsecene amount of shit words.
So...
Overall, ryan, sean and michael deserved a LOT. And this book didn't make up to them.
I won't say nothing about Daniel and Molly because yes they are a good pair, also loved to read about all the brothers reunited.
I think I'm back reading this serie because is a challenge to know if in my present I have the same opinion about the plot with the bio parents, and god yes, I evolved but no on this book hahaha
I will thank sherryl to make my blood boil and to say a few obsecene amount of shit words.
So...
Overall, ryan, sean and michael deserved a LOT. And this book didn't make up to them.
June 26, 2022
I read this out of order. It's a pretty good book story, but definitely not the way things would really play out geared around a runaway child. The strangest thing though, the majority of the book it doesn't mention God or the family being religious at all. (Makes sense though being Irish and all). In chapter 11 there's a full on sex scene, then as if some kind of penitence for having it the rest of the book they talk about church, faith, God. The Epilogue even takes place during a Christening. It seems weird how this played out. Kind of pissed me off that it just didn't seem to be part of the book then was a main focus.
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August 7, 2017
Last book in this series about the five brothers separated when they were children and found each other when they are adults. The three oldest boys lived in the foster care system, while the twins grew up with their parents. This book was about Daniel he works with kids in the child protection system, interesting story about a runaway and why she ran away. Does the whole Devaney reunite? What happens with Kendra the runaway. This was a good book I had a hard time putting down.
February 16, 2021
This fifth and final novel in the series about the Devaney brothers wasn't as satisfying as its predecessors. Daniel never materialized fully as a character as the other brothers did, and this reader often felt he was upstaged by other characters in the book, including the runaway teen who brings Daniel and Molly back together in an uneasy alliance. But if you're looking for happily ever after, with a few rough edges and detours, this book is a nice way to spend an afternoon or two.
January 29, 2021
Last of the Devaney Brothers sagas, Daniel's story has a subplot that captures the reader's attention. Daniel's ex, Molly, shelters a young runaway, and Daniel's job as child advocate forces his involvement. The case brings up many parallels in the brothers' lives and leads to a happy ending for the runaway teen, as well as for the Devaney clan.
January 7, 2024
really enjoyed rereading this final book in the series. It was lovely to see Molly and Daniel work through there struggles. I also loved the scenes with the whole family together especially at the end.
The brothers all had a lot to deal with and through the five books it was lovely to see each one find there happyness.
The brothers all had a lot to deal with and through the five books it was lovely to see each one find there happyness.
February 5, 2020
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February 25, 2018
enjoyed the last of the Devaney brothers stories.
May 20, 2018
I just could not get into this book, I felt like the story line drug on forever and the "family secret" dangled throughout the entire book, pretty much a let down.
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September 26, 2018
Amazing read
Another great book by Sherryl Woods. Loved the twists and stories about the brothers. You will enjoy it. Can't wait for the next one.
Another great book by Sherryl Woods. Loved the twists and stories about the brothers. You will enjoy it. Can't wait for the next one.
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October 24, 2020
Not the best portrayed brother. I never felt like I knew what made him tick. The romance was a little weak on believable character synergy.
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