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The McRaes #3
Bed of Lies
One very bad night, after more than a few drinks, the most perfect guy in the world falls apart and ends up in bed with Julie. She understands. It happens. It doesn’t have to mean anything, she claims, but she’s lying to herself. One night in bed with Zach — who happens to be her childhood best friend’s older brother — and there goes Julie’s carefully constructed life and his. Soon, they can’t stop thinking about each other, can’t stop wanting each other — and can’t stop ending up in bed together. When lies won’t cut it anymore, there’s nothing left but the truth. DEAR READERS, This is one of the sexiest books I’ve written. My characters are dealing with issues such of abandonment, child abuse, panic attacks, being in the foster cares system and living with alcoholics. But mostly, it’s about facing your past, being honest about your present and deciding to take a risk on love. "A poignant story of friendship turning to love." ~Booklist THE McRAES, in series Twelve Days Edge of Heaven Bed of Lies Five Days Grace Hero of My Heart OTHER TITLES by Teresa Hill Unbreak My Heart Marry Me Again His Wedding Date MEET TERESA HILL Three-time Rita nominee and USA Today bestselling author, Teresa Hill lives in the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains with a patient, very understanding husband, an incredibly logical son and a highly creative daughter. Together, they share their home with two giant, lazy cats who parade across Teresa's keyboard when they think she's written enough for the day, and two beautiful, lazy dogs, usually at Teresa's side or under her feet.
375 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 4, 2003
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February 26, 2017
This was cute but I really felt like it was just thrown together at the last minuteman the main story was just how often they could have sex together. I wanted more about his panic attacks and way more about Peter and Julie together and the trouble with her parents. It really just seemed like this one wasn't planned out very well
January 26, 2013
Although I liked this book, it wasn't as good, in my opinion, as Twelve Days and Edge of Heaven.
Julie and Zack have issues with their pasts which can only be resolved by rolling around the bed on a regular basis. The sex is hot and carries on for pages at a time and apparently instrumental in curing Zack's panic attacks. Zack sees a counselor and Julie supposedly looks after her brother, Peter, who has issues about living with drunken parents and being abandoned by his sister.
It didn't ring true for me that Julie would not contact Peter once in eight years, but he accepts her back so quickly after that. They rarely talk, though when Julie forgets about Zack and sex for five minutes and speaks to Peter, it is a reasonably sane conversation. In effect, there is very little "one on one" between Peter and Julie, a relationship which is skimmed over and resolved far too easily.
Although Julie was quite prepared to marry a man she didn't love and lie about her past - how she expected to keep that up I'll never know, and her future mother-in-law was, quite rightly suspicious of her - she got all silly about being in love with Zack. This is, of course, traditional with romance novels with the heroine waffling and having doubts about nothing in particular and the hero running for his life, but in this instance, it irritated me. It was so unnecessary!
May be the other two books - especially Twelve Days - were so outstanding that this book had trouble measuring up. I felt Bed of Lies could have been so much more if an extra side issue or two were added and the interaction between Julie and her brother was explored in more detail.
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Julie and Zack have issues with their pasts which can only be resolved by rolling around the bed on a regular basis. The sex is hot and carries on for pages at a time and apparently instrumental in curing Zack's panic attacks. Zack sees a counselor and Julie supposedly looks after her brother, Peter, who has issues about living with drunken parents and being abandoned by his sister.
It didn't ring true for me that Julie would not contact Peter once in eight years, but he accepts her back so quickly after that. They rarely talk, though when Julie forgets about Zack and sex for five minutes and speaks to Peter, it is a reasonably sane conversation. In effect, there is very little "one on one" between Peter and Julie, a relationship which is skimmed over and resolved far too easily.
Although Julie was quite prepared to marry a man she didn't love and lie about her past - how she expected to keep that up I'll never know, and her future mother-in-law was, quite rightly suspicious of her - she got all silly about being in love with Zack. This is, of course, traditional with romance novels with the heroine waffling and having doubts about nothing in particular and the hero running for his life, but in this instance, it irritated me. It was so unnecessary!
May be the other two books - especially Twelve Days - were so outstanding that this book had trouble measuring up. I felt Bed of Lies could have been so much more if an extra side issue or two were added and the interaction between Julie and her brother was explored in more detail.
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May 13, 2013
Not as good as the first two, but I knew that going in, since this is my second time reading books 1, 2, and 3. I think the problem with this one is how quickly Zach went from one fiance to the next. After growing up with Julie, he all of a sudden realizes he loves her and she is "the one"? Maybe if he had always loved her, but then she left at 18 and then they ran into each other again in Memphis it would make more sense? I don't know. Either way, I still loved it. I loved that he was strong enough to get help for his panic, strong enough and patient enough to be there for Julie. I will say that another drawback of this book is that it feels like the book just suddenly ends. I mean it just says 2 months later they still love each other, she says yes, amd the end. It would have been nice to find out what happens next. Do they go to Cincinnati? Julie's parents get 2 years...which will put Peter at 15 when they get out, so what happens to Peter? Does he go back woth his parents? What about the house, does Sam actually buy it? Just a lot of unanswered questions with this book . The first 2 were rounded out perfectly, but not this one...but there is one more book...Grace's story...maybe the author will throw in some of the answers in book 4.
December 6, 2012
Not as good as the first two in the series; I think I felt uncomfortable thinking about Zach as a grown-up man with a sex life after seeing him in book 1 as a cute little 5 year-old. The male leads were more realistic in the first two books in the series.
January 17, 2018
Love the family but not sure of this story
January 3, 2016
This was a good romance. Why it was part of a 3 book Christmas collection is beyond me. There was about a page of Christmas in all 300 and some pages of the book. The main characters came from abusive families. The male character had been adopted by a good family and when he was a young adult his birth father got out of prison and it caused all kinds of psychological problems for Zach (the male main character). He falls in love with the girl down the street from the house he grew up in. Julie ran away from her abusive mother and step father when she was 18 and left a 6 year old brother behind. When Peter was 14 his parents were thrown in jail for embezzlement and Julie came home to care for Peter. The story works through their problems and how they help each other with love and understanding. Love scenes were a little graphic. If that bothers you, this might not be the book for you, or you can skip over those parts because the rest of the book is actually very touching. I enjoyed the book thoroughly.
April 16, 2014
Teresa Hill continues to amaze me with the way she can get into her characters' heads and describe all they are thinking and feeling in the pages of a book. Julie and Zach are no different. Both had terrible home lives but Zach was fortunate to be adopted by two loving people who did everything they could to make up for his Rocky start. And he was always there for Julie, his little sister's good friend. Now they are all grown up and fate throws them together again only this time they need each other to survive. Great love story. Heartwarming characters. Loved it!
November 6, 2013
This wasn't as good as the first two in this series. I wish Julie would have made an appearance in the previous books, then I would have known her better. I liked Zack and I liked Julie, but I didn't love them. Their stories just seemed resolved too easily. It could have been better in my opinion. Though, I'm looking forward to reading Grace's book.
January 5, 2013
This book was really good talked a lot about trust and dealing with past problems and bad family settings and overcoming these problems. About letting themselves love each other instead of running away from what scares them.
September 14, 2017
The amount of plot holes in this novel...
Not to mention the cheesiness....
No character development whatsoever!
I really hoped that (by a miracle) the guy kills his father at the end. Even though I was well aware that it was impossible, that was the only thing that kept me going.
Not to mention the cheesiness....
No character development whatsoever!
I really hoped that (by a miracle) the guy kills his father at the end. Even though I was well aware that it was impossible, that was the only thing that kept me going.
July 24, 2008
Completely fluffy and a summer read. Not bad, but not really memorable.
July 21, 2012
she does it again. she made me tear up, drew me in to this world and made me love these characters again. I don't want the series to end. loved it.
November 29, 2012
3.5 stars
January 2, 2013
I have read all the stories in this series and loved them all. This book was very moving and about trust and depending on that one person who you know is "The One".
April 20, 2013
Good one.
December 22, 2013
Review at my blog: http://willaful.wordpress.com/2013/12...
December 10, 2014
Bed of Lies review
Bed of Lies is the third book in the McRae series written by author Teresa Hill. This one is about the son, Zach.
Bed of Lies is the third book in the McRae series written by author Teresa Hill. This one is about the son, Zach.
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October 11, 2016
I am enjoying this series a lot.
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