La direzione giusta alla curva sbagliata (I ragazzi di Bourbon Street Vol. 4)

The Bourbon Street Boys #4

by Elle Casey, Lorenza Braga (Translator)

Probabilmente ha imboccato la strada sbagliata, ma alla fine la direzione potrebbe essere quella giusta

Persa nei suoi pensieri, Tamika Cleary ha imboccato un senso unico e ha investito Thibault Delacroix. Mika però non ha tempo per un uomo che non guarda prima di attraversare, anche se ha una faccia niente male e un corpo favoloso. Sfortunatamente, il destino ha altri progetti per lei. Quando il suo datore di lavoro, un boss della mafia russa noto come “Il Ladro”, inizia a minacciarla, è costretta ad accettare l’aiuto di Thibault. È il titolare dell’agenzia di sicurezza Bourbon Street Boys ed è certo di poterla proteggere. Ma Mika non è capace di concedere la propria fiducia. Tanto meno a un uomo che più lei si sforza di respingere, più si ostina ad aiutarla.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense, Audiobook, Fiction, Adult Fiction

368 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 21, 2017

About the author

Elle Casey, a former attorney and teacher, is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling American author who lives in France with her husband, the youngest of her three kids, and several horses, dogs, and cats. She has written more than 40 novels in less than 5 years and likes to say she offers fiction in several flavors. These flavors include romance, science fiction, urban fantasy, action adventure, suspense, and paranormal.

BOOKS BY ELLE CASEY
 (by genre):

ROMANCE 

By Degrees

Rebel Wheels (3-book series)
Just One Night (romantic serial)
Just One Week
Love in New York (3-book series)
Shine Not Burn (2-book series), also available as an Audiobook
Bourbon Street Boys (3-book series), also available as an Audiobook
Desperate Measures
Mismatched

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE 

All the Glory: How Jason Bradley Went from Hero to Zero in Ten Seconds Flat
Don’t Make Me Beautiful
Wrecked (2-book series), Book 1 also available as an Audiobook


 CONTEMPORARY URBAN FANTASY

 

War of the Fae (10-book series)
*Book 1, The Changelings, is a free ebook at most retailers*
Ten Things You Should Know About Dragons (short story, The Dragon Chronicles)
My Vampire Summer

Aces High



 SCIENCE FICTION
 

Drifters’ Alliance (3-book series +)
Winner Takes All (short story prequel to Drifters’ Alliance, Dark Beyond the Stars Anthology)
The Ivory Tower (short story standalone, Beyond the Stars: A Planet Too Far. A Space Opera Anthology)


 DYSTOPIAN

 

Apocalypsis (4-book series) *Book 1, Kahayatle, is a FREE ebook at most retailers*


 PARANORMAL
 

Duality (2-book series)
Monkey Business (short story)
Dreampath (short story, The Telepath Chronicles)
Pocket Full of Sunshine (short story & screenplay)

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Reviews

[Carol [Goodreads Addict] · Rating 5 out of 5]

RATING 4.5 STARS

Wrong Turn, Right Direction is book four in The Bourbon Street Boys series by Elle Casey.

Do you believe in fate? That things always happen for a reason? Tamika Cleary didn’t know that turning the wrong way down a one way street and running smack dab into a very good looking and very angry man would change her life. Thibault Delacroix was right where he needed to be at the right time. Two people, crossing paths at the exact time they needed to. Fate had to be at work here.



We met Thibault in the previous books. He has watched his partners at Bourbon Street Boys find the loves of their lives, one by one. He has pretty much accepted that it’s not going to happen for him. Why he went to THAT coffee shop that day, somewhere that is out of his way, he’ll never know. Why he didn’t look both ways like he ALWAYS does before stepping off that curb, he’ll never know. That’s when the crazy lady ran into him, injuring his leg. But it didn’t take him long to realize that something else was going on here. She needed help, and he couldn’t stop himself from stepping right in and doing what was needed.



Tamika or “Mika” admits she made some bad choices these past five years that have gotten her into this predicament. She’s trying to do the right thing now, though. She’s watched her evil boss, Pavel, do horrible things time and time again. So she became an informant. She’s been keeping the books for Pavel and has been painstakingly storing the files in “the cloud” for safe keeping until it’s time turn them over. But the stress of the situation is making her sick. She eats antacids like candy. She can’t take it anymore and is going to tell the police that she needs time to get herself straightened out before she goes any further. That’s where she was going on that day when she made that wrong turn, and ran into the man who would change her life.



“He’s complicated, stubborn, kind, firm, and sexy…all these things rolled into one solid man.”

Thus starts the crazy wild ride in store for Thibault and Mika. Mika finds it hard to trust Thibault. She’s never been able to trust anyone before. And Thibault, with his superman complex, is so pushy. She will not be told what to do. She’s managed to get this far on her own. She can’t help but think, though, that it would be so nice to finally have someone at her side to count on, to not be alone for the first time in a long time. To allow herself to actually trust this man.

I seriously fell in love with Thibault. He was so patient with Mika. He seemed to know just how to help her, when to push and when to back off. Little by little, he proved to her that he would do whatever he could to protect her, to keep her safe. That she was the boss, that he wouldn’t make her do anything she didn’t want to do.



This whole series is amazing and I have so enjoyed getting to know these characters and watching them fall in love. This one in particular just grabbed me right from the start. These two go through so much and we are kept on the edge of our seats until the very end with some very shocking surprises. The members of The Bourbon Street Boys and the partners they have fallen in love with prove again that family has nothing to do with blood, but everything to do with love. These people love each other and have each other’s backs no matter what. Together they have an iron clad bond that is as strong as any family could be. Thanks again to Elle Casey for bringing us these characters that make us swoon, make us smile, and steal our hearts.

[Sophie "Beware Of The Reader" · Rating 3 out of 5]

An ARC has been kindly provided by the author via Netgalley in exchange for an honest opinion

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“I hit you with my car! It’s not like you chose to be around me or involved with me. It’s not like you know me. I’m just some girl who almost ran you over, and you’re just the distracted dummy who got in my way, right? So, what I don’t get is how I go from being that girl to this person you want to protect at all costs. It doesn’t make any sense! You should be suing my butt off, not protecting it.”

3,5 stars

Let me begin with this: I love Elle Casey’s work. Shine Not Burn; MacKenzie Fire; All The Glory; her series War of the Fae and Clash of the Otherworlds have all been 5 stars. So clearly my rating has nothing to do with Elle Casey’s writing and talent in general.
It did just not work as I hoped for me.

This is the moment I’ll use variation of a broccoli analogy using carrots Jewlesy (fellow reviewer) used not so long ago: I can eat carrots and even enjoy it as my mom raised me right and taught me to eat vegetables every day. But I do prefer chocolate to carrots.
Well this story was like carrots: if I did enjoy the book I did not get the same pleasure from my read that I got from the above mentioned Elle Casey’s stories.

It was not easy to love the main female character Mika and that’s the main part of my issues with the story.
Mika is a very strong, independent and stubborn woman. She had no alternative than to work for a Russian Mafia Boss, Pavel . Now she wants out as he is threatening her life.
She has no friends and mistrusts everyone. She has her reasons as she did not have an easy life but it’s difficult to connect with a character holding you at arm’s length.

One life altering moment and she will literally bump into Thibault, one of The Bourbon Street Boys.
Thibault realizes very soon she has serious problems, no one to go to and as he is a very good guy, he wants to help her.

Little did he know the damsel in distress had a fiery temper and a stubborn streak!

Mika was neck deep in problems but did not want to accept Thibault’s help before a very long time. I get you can have your pride and she had a difficult past but there’s a difference between being prideful and foolish! She did not have the luxury to reject his help and it took her a long time before begrudgingly accepting said help. I just wanted to shake some sense in her head. Not a good sign right?

“In a few hours he’ll be gone from my life, and letting him think he has any say in that is a mistake. I am the captain of this ship. I decide how it runs and where it goes. I don’t care how nice he is or how good he looks in the morning, he is not going to push me in a direction I don’t want.”

What was also a little bit unsettling: I did not know what Mika looked like. Either I’ve been terribly distracted in the beginning (it’s a possibility) either there isn’t any physical description of Mika. We know what Thibault looks like as well as the other side characters but Mika… not so much. Why?
I recon this is not mandatory in a book but given that I already had a hard time connecting with her it did not help figuring her out.

Their relationship was also somewhat hard to believe in. Why? Because Mika gave mixed signals. This is a romance book but Thibault was like an afterthought as a romantic interest. Yes she is ogling him, yes she says he is pleasing to the eyes but again she kept her distance. Of course she had other problems and priorities plus a mobster chasing her but it did not contribute to sort through their feelings. And it had nothing to do with a lack of steam or sex scenes as some books are hotter than hot without any real sex scene, just because the chemistry is out of the charts.

Enough with my issues! Let’s talk about what worked really well for me.

-Thibault aka Superman.

He honestly saved the book. He was pushy but the right kind of pushy as he wanted to help a damsel in distress. Even with one hurt leg he was also very resourceful and fully able to protect Mika with the aid of his team. You have to admire a man that even temporarily crippled has your back and can take care of you! Usually men are big sissies when hurt or ill but not Thibault. Respect!

-The side characters and their connections. This is the fourth book in this series and even if I haven’t read the other ones I did not feel lost. I loved reading about Thibault’s friends and family, how a great and efficient team they made. They’re tight knit and help without question asked.

-The last 30%. That’s where everything happens that with the first 10% setting the story. Once Mika opened herself to Thibault and began trusting him it was easier to grasp and believe in their feelings, in their story, in everything in general. Twists and turns rain in the last part holding my attention till the end.

So will I read other books by Elle Casey? Certainly as I’ve loved her other works. Would I recommend this book? Well I would certainly tell you to make up your mind because my issues could not be problems for you.

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[Celeste · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full review now posted!
Original review can be found at Booknest.

2.5/5 stars

Dadgummit. This was so close to being a perfect series for me. But alas, this last book didn’t work for me. By halfway through this one, I was rolling my eyes like I normally do with romance novels. It wasn’t a bad book, per se, but the level of drama was higher and the level of humor was lower than the three books that it follows, and I felt strongly that it was the weakest link in the series.

The beginning was promising. Our protagonist thinks she’s been stress eating and suffering from terrible indigestion and possibly an ulcer, until she hits a Bourbon Street Boy with her car and goes into labor. Before she can even accept the fact she’s pregnant, Mika is giving birth to a beautiful baby boy in a nail salon, with an injured Thibault playing catcher. Which is where hilarity should’ve ensued. But it didn’t. *Disappointed sigh*

The thing is, Mika is an interesting character. A bookkeeper for a Russian mobster? Interesting. A bookkeeper who has been gradually squirreling away information so she can turn state’s evidence? Even more interesting. A bookkeeper for the Russian mob who is an informant and had no idea she was pregnant because she was so stressed? Fascinating! But we get all of that information within the first fifty or so pages of the book. The rest of the book just didn’t keep my interest. And Thibault, though a sweetheart, has the least amount of personality out of all the Bourbon Street Boys. He’s just a little bland comparatively.

I wish that Toni and Lucky’s story (book 3) had been the last book of the series instead of this one. It just lacked the spark of the other three. It fizzled instead of flared. Instead of laughing and getting super invested in characters, I ended up rolling my eyes a lot. Which makes me sad, because I really wanted to love this series all the way through.

The Bourbon Street Boys went out with a whimper instead of a bang. Even though it technically ended with a bang, because it ended with a sex scene. (Why?!) But overall, the series was super fun. I just wish it would’ve ended on more of a high note. But it’s still definitely worth reading. If you’re usually a romance fan, I think you’ll love this. If you’re not, at least give the first book or two a shot. Even though I was disappointed in this particular book, Elle Casey has earned herself a fan. I’ll be reading more of her work in the future.

[Alison · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at 67%.

Oh Elle Casey, it's not you it's me. Your books are like Marmite for me, I either love them or I hate them. This one was doing so well and then Thibault went and spoilt it.

Tamika (Mika) Cleary is a book-keeper for a Russian mobster, she is on her way to the Police station when she takes a wrong turn down a one-way street and mows down Thibault Delacroix. Their heated exchanges about whose fault it was take a backseat when Thibault realises that Mika is going into labour, much to her surprise.

Alone, with no friends and no-one to trust, Mika reluctantly turns to Thibault and the Bourbon Street Boys, but she won't hand over the evidence she has on her former boss - that's her insurance.

As I say, this started well, Mika is totally shocked by giving birth and is trying to plan her escape from New Orleans, but stuck wearing a hospital gown and with her car having been towed she has limited options. Thibault has a superman complex and wants to save everyone, although he swears Mika is too much like his sister Toni for him to ever want a relationship with her, he struggles with his feelings for Mika.

But then it starts. Thibault is helping Mika because he wants to, he practically forces his help on her, and yet he also demands that she tells him everything. Over and over again. He bullies, he uses emotional blackmail, he exploits Mika's love for her son, he sulks, he insists she needs him but he can't help her (with an implied "at all") unless she tells him everything and gives him the codes to her secret files. He insists she trust him but seems incapable of trusting her. I got increasingly angry and when I feel compelled to throw my Kindle on the floor in rage it's time to DNF.

I'm sorry Elle Casey and I promise I won't request any more books by you from NetGalley. I say bully, you say bossy; I say doormat, you say in need of help from a big strong man.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

[Mindy Lou's Book Review · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars!

This is the fourth book in the series and can be read as a standalone. All books in this series are based around all the characters in the Bourbon Street Security firm. You do see characters in previous books come back in the new ones so some readers may want to start with book one to get to know everyone.

Mika is in a bad way. She finds her self in a desperate situation and working for the Russian mafia. She wants out and decides to take the risk of being an informant for the police. Unfortunately, her run in with Thibault has derailed her plans and now she's on the run.

Ok so I'm being purposely vague on the plot of this book because I loved how this author had these two meet and I want you to experience it for yourself. It was highly entertaining!

This is a pretty fun series if you like suspense with your romance. Since it is based off all the guys in the security firm, we get to see them fall hard and fast for the women who seem to have trouble following them around.

I do feel this story is more heavy on the suspense than on the romance and that's why it wasn't my overall favorite in the series, but still a very enjoyable read. ARC provided by Netgalley.

[PoshTomes · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to say that the first book in this series is one of my all time favorite books. I love it! May and Ozzie are perfection! The other two books in this series are decent, not as great but still good in their own right. This book however left me wishing for more. It wasn't bad but I expected so much more for Thibault. He was my favorite character, aside from May and Ozzie, and I wanted him to get a really epic love. This wasn't epic.

[Norwyn Schäfer · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 Sterne
Falscher Weg, richtiges Ziel
Die Bourbon Street Boys, Band 4
von Elle Casey
Amazon Publishing Deutschland
„Der Abschluss der spannenden, humorvollen Liebesromanreihe von #1-Kindle-Bestsellerautorin Elle Casey.
Tamika führt ein gefährliches Doppelleben: Sie arbeitet für einen russischen Mafiaboss – und für die Polizei. Nur noch wenige Tage, dann wird sie durch ein Zeugenschutzprogramm ein neues Leben fernab von New Orleans beginnen. Doch es kommt alles anders.
Thibault, der Mitbesitzer der Sicherheitsfirma Bourbon Street Boys, läuft ihr vors Auto. Dank seiner kompakten Muskelberge passiert dem Typen mit dem unwiderstehlichen Lächeln nichts Schlimmeres. Oder doch? Beide geraten unvermittelt in eine äußerst heikle Lage, die ihr Leben für immer verändern wird.
Tamika hat den falschen Weg genommen. Wird sie sich von Thibault zum richtigen Ziel führen lassen?“
Ich bedanke mich bei Netgalley und dem Amazon Publishing / Montlake Romance für das kostenlose Rezensionsexemplar des Buches. Ich gebe hier meine unabhängige und unbezahlte Meinung zu dem Buch ab.
Dies ist nun mehr der vierte und somit letzte Teil der Bourbon Street Boys. Ich habe alle Teile der Serie gelesen und fand sie bis auf einen Teil alle sehr gut gelungen. In diesem Band wird nun endlich auch Thibault „unter die Haube gebracht, aber der Weg dahin ist steining und lang.
Die Autorin überzeugt den Leser immer wieder mit einem humorvollen und leicht verständlichen Schreibstil, wobei sie nicht mit Emotionen, Eindrücken und Geschehnissen geizt. Sie setzt auf knackige und auch witzige Dialoge, ein ordentliches Maß an Freundschaft und Verbundenheit, spart nicht mit Spannung und zu guter Letzt würzt sie das Ganze mit Liebe, Romantik und Sinnlichkeit ab.
Die familiäre Grundstimmung bei den Mitgliedern der Bourbon Street Boys ist wunderbar, denn man bekommt genau die richtige Dosis an Ehrlichkeit und Realität und kann sich gut vorstellen Teil dieser Gemeinschaft zu sein.
Die Grundlage dieser ganzen Serie ist das gegenseitige Vertrauen zu einander, die tiefe und innige Verbundenheit, der Zusammenhalt und die Freundschaft innerhalb dieser Gemeinschaft. Als dann die Mädchen dazu kommen wird das ganze ein perfektes Komplettpaket. Auch wenn man jeden Roman für sich lesen kann, würde ich dennoch empfehlen alle zu lesen, denn zum einen sind es alle Teile mehr als wert und zum anderen bekommt man so einen noch besser Blick auf jeden Einzelnen und kann die Personen besser verstehen.
Von mir gibt es klare 5 Sterne für dieses Buch.
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[Il confine dei libri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Salve lettrici,
Con aspettative molto meno alte di quando avevo iniziato questa serie, continuo la “Bourbon Street Boys” di Elle Casey.
Il quarto e ultimo volume, “La direzione giusta alla curva sbagliata”, racconta dell’ultimo ragazzo della squadra, Thibault.
La serie è sempre stata raccontata dal punto di vista femminile quindi, anche questa volta, a parlare è una donna, una new entry.

Tamika è una ragazza che, schiava di un gangster russo invischiato con la mafia, fa un accordo con la polizia per la sua libertà.
Il giorno in cui Tamika dovrebbe incontrarsi con la polizia, si imbatte, o meglio va a sbattere, contro Thibault.
Tra loro inizia subito una discussione tra chi ha ragione e chi ha torto e mentre gli animi si scaldano a Tamika si rompono le acque.
Immaginate dunque la scena...
Questo ultimo volume è esilarante e riprende tantissimo i primi due in quanto a ironia.

Tamika incontra il nostro bel ragazzo per caso, lo investe per strada, ma nemmeno nei film più comici avrei pensato che l’incontro sarebbe andato a finire in quel modo.
A Tamika si rompono le acque e Thibault la aiuta a partorire in una SPA, ma non è nemmeno questo che mi ha scioccato di più, perché il bello è che Tamika non sapeva di essere incinta.
Insomma, il loro incontro è una bella scenetta comica.
Tornando alla storia, dopo che Thibault aiuta Tamika con il parto, spinto dal Superman che è in lui, aiuta la ragazza, sconosciuta, anche con il resto, ospitandola a casa sua, proteggendola dal suo passato e coinvolgendo tutta la squadra dei ragazzi per far sì che Tamika e il suo bambino siano al sicuro.

Insomma lettrici, a serie conclusa posso senz’altro dire che mi ha un po’ confusa.
Era iniziata piuttosto bene, coinvolgendomi e facendomi divertire, ma volume dopo volume è scemata molto.
Il volume precedente, quello su Toni, la sorella di Thibault, è stato per me il peggiore, ma questo, seppure abbia alzato un po’ l’asticella, mi ha comunque lasciata perplessa.
È un romanzo ben scritto, quello sì, e ha molto potenziale visto il legame che unisce i protagonisti e la vena ironica che l’autrice possiede, ma continuo a non apprezzare le protagoniste femminili.
Tamika è... non lo so.
Mi aspettavo molte più emozioni e molta più intensità da una protagonista con un passato così importante e con un presente così movimentato, invece mi è sembrata frivola, spesso con uscite senza senso e assurdità per la testa.
Già dal loro primo incontro mi aveva lasciato interdetta. Lei che non sapeva di essere incinta, guida contromano e investe il protagonista maschile, che alla fine le fa da ostetrico. Un po’ inverosimile, no?
Io l’avrei mandata a quel paese, altro che ostetrico, soprattutto perché i modi di Tamika sono davvero superficiali.
Al contrario, nonostante il quadro generale non sia il massimo, continuo ad apprezzare i protagonisti maschili.
Thibault è generoso, altruista e con il cuore d’oro e forse, dico forse, se l’autrice avesse scelto di raccontare queste storie dal punto di vista maschile sarebbe stato sicuramente molto meglio.
Ahimè la storia è andata così e seppure non abbia apprezzato totalmente questo romanzo, devo dire che l’ho letto molto velocemente. Leggendo non sfugge di certo lo stile dell’autrice che sa raccontare storie divertenti, originali e ben scritte.

[Abby ~ Bringer of Chaos · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was provided an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

✯✯✯ ½

If you were a fan of Wrong Number, Right Guy. You will enjoy this book. The series has a been a little hit or miss for me. I LOVED Wrong Number, Right Guy. The next two were a little flat for me. Luckily, Wrong Turn, Right Direction was mostly good.

Once again, Elle Casey makes me love things I should hate. The book focuses on Tamika (Mika) Cleary and Thibault Delacroix. For starters, Mika is seriously too stupid to live. Normally, I hate that phrase. I try to defend these characters to others. We all make bad decisions. We all have the instances in our lives where we really should have known better, but for some reason during that instance we didn't. But Mika deserves that phrase. Mika managed to have a baby all while thinking it was just really bad gas. She didn't believe she was actually in labor until Thibault told her that he could see the head. I mean seriously, that is insane. I understand being in denial. But there comes a point where you just can't deny it anymore. And getting that far into labor, was way past the point. I wish her stupid behavior ended there. It didn't.

But you know what? I don't care. I still found her to be thoroughly entertaining. And her erratic behavior was hilarious. See, more things that I should hate. I had more issues with Thibault. I felt like his character was not consistent with his portrayal in the three earlier installments. Which was really aggravating. I liked the cranky overprotective hard ass in the earlier books. Thibault was whipped way too early in the story for my taste. And fell into insta-love just a little to fast. Buuuuttt..........If I don't compare Thibault to his earlier versions, I loved him too. He had the perfect knack of saying just the right thing at just the right moment. So he is forgiven for being whipped so easily.

Overall, Wrong Turn, Right Decision was great installment in the series. Thank you, Elle Casey for bringing the fun back to the Bourbon Boys. I will now be continuing on with the series. I was afraid this might be the last one for me.

[A.I. Cudil]

Mollo al 67% dell'ebook. Ci ho provato, davvero, ma è di una noia mortale.
Oltre ad avere un inizio ai confini della realtà non c'è nemmeno un po' del brio che contraddistingueva gli altri romanzi della serie. Peccato.

[⚜️XAR the Bookwyrm · Rating 3 out of 5]

FTC DISCLAIMER: I RECEIVED AN E-ARC FROM THE PUBLISHER THROUGH NET GALLEY. I VOLUNTARILY OFFER MY HONEST REVIEW OF THE BOOK, THOUGH IT IS NOT EXPECTED OF ME! RECEIPT OF THIS BOOK IN THIS MANNER DOES NOT AFFECT MY OPINION OF THE BOOK OR THE CONTENT OF MY REVIEW!

I was actually rather surprised by this book! I've not been impressed with more recent installments of this series, but this one was actually rather entertaining! It started out with a bang, and while it was supposed to be fraught with tension, I actually found myself focusing on the relationship being built.

Mika and Thibault had an interesting dynamic being created. I liked how he was willing to sacrifice most of what made up his life for Mika. I also liked how strong Mika was as a heroine, especially with everything that was thrown at her.

The "suspense" plot was practically non-existent, and what was there fell very flat for me, especially the ending. I really felt that there was no resolution to the plot thread. This book also hinted at new members of the team, but nothing ever came of that either, so the reader is left wondering if this is the end of the series.

If this book is the end of the series, it's not that great of an ending! We don't find out until late in the book that 2-3 years have passed from the events of the previous installment, and that information is put in so haphazardly that it's easily overlooked. I'm also not entirely sure where things could go from here.

It was an entertaining read, but left me with more questions than actual answers.

[Manon the Malicious · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was provided an ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is the fourth book in The Bourbon Street Boys series, I have read all the book of that series though I did not remember them all that well before reading this one.
All the book from this series can be read at standalones.

This one is the story of Mika and Thibault. Mika works for bigass criminal, Pavel, who's part of the Bratva, she does his bookkeeping.
Except, Mika is also a CI and when she drives to see the detective in charge of the case, she has violent stomach pains and distracted, takes a wrong turn and taps Thibault with her car.
Thibault sees what she couldn’t figure out; Mika is in labor.
After delivering her baby in a nail shop, Thibault and his Superman complex starts feeling responsible for Mika and her son. The three of them end up having to lay low so that Pavel cannot find them.

I truly enjoyed this series. The characters were interesting, as were their stories. Their connection felt genuine and I could truly feel what Mika did. She was so fierce and untrusting, I could relate. The baby seemed cute as hell and I wanted to protect him with my life. Thibault was pretty great too, loyal, loving and all around adorable.

The intrigue, thriller part was just as interesting as the romantic part and kept me on my toes the whole time.

I read this pretty fast and had a really good time.
The best book in the series in my opinion.

[Romanticamente Fantasy · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 - Voto
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Issy -per RFS
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Buongiorno Fenici, sono la vostra Issy.

Dopo una lunga assenza, oggi mi ritrovo nuovamente davanti alla tastiera per scrivervi la recensione di “LA DIREZIONE GIUSTA ALLA CURVA SBAGLIATA”.

Questo libro mi è davvero piaciuto molto, anche se non ho letto gli altri tre capitoli della serie “I RAGAZZI DI BOURBON STREET”, ma prometto che mi rifarò al più presto.

Questo capitolo parte con il botto nel vero senso della parola.
E’ davvero scritto bene, già dalle prime righe l’immaginazione vaga: parte il film mentale, come dico sempre io.
E’ fondamentale per me che parta il film, altrimenti mi annoio e faccio una fatica paurosa a finire il libro.
Ma lasciate che vi presenti i nostri personaggi: il protagonista maschile è Thibault, che dire? Un cavaliere in tutti i sensi, forte, coraggioso, leale e dannatamente sexy.
Tamika è la nostra protagonista femminile, coraggiosa anche se terrorizzata, intimorita ma forte.
I paesaggi sono descritti molto bene e risultano realistici.
Questo libro tiene con il fiato sospeso: azione, suspense e quel tocco di passione che è ciliegina sulla torta.

Vi consiglio di leggere questo libro, io sicuramente leggerò anche gli altri.
Per ora è tutto, con affetto

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.
ARC received in exchange for an honest review.
My first book by this author and Wrong Turn, Right Direction is book four in The Bourbon Street Boys series by Elle Casey.
Reading it was a little bit of a mixed bag for me. Let me explain. I did love the main characters and their story but I think jumping in at book four without prior knowledge of other characters from the series or previous plots hindered my enjoyment of the book slightly as I felt that I was missing out on other characters connections to each other and this story.
Obviously the easy solution here is to read the first three books in this series and let me say that I was sufficiently impressed with Ms Casey's writing style for that to happen.
Witty, sassy, funny, with a hint of mystery and intrigue.

[Maren Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

The plot was intense. The romance sweet. No sexy time until the last few pages, but if you're looking for an intense, suspenseful book where the main characters are on the run from a Russian mobster and end up falling in love along the way, look no further.

[Daisy Delfin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked The Bourbon Street Boys series. This one is T-Bones story.

The stories are read quickly but very entertaining. I like Elle Casey style.

[❤SanaReads❤ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5 stars!

This was a challenging read. Had to take some time with self to come up with a reasonable review...

This was my first book to Elle Casey.
When I read the blurb, I immediately downloaded the book without any hesitation.

I really tried to like Wrong Turn, Right Direction, but we just didn't click together and I couldn't for the life of me connect with the characters or the story.

Tamika was working as a book-keeper for a Russian gangster called Pavel.
Having enough of the monster who destroyed her life, she decided to turn him in, send him behind the bars and live peacefully in another state.
On her way from the Police station, Mika took a wrong turn that would totally change her life.

Nearly crashing Thibault Delacroix's knee wasn't something she was ready to admit to the arrogant sexy jerk. It wasn't her fault he crossed the street while looking at his phone.

"I might’ve made a wrong turn, but he’s the dummy who walked out into the road without looking. It’s his fault he’s hurt, not mine."

Soon the angry exchanges between the two about whose fault the accident was, was going to be forgotten when they both realised that Mika was going into labour.

Surprise!

Who'd have known the bug that was driving her up the wall was non than her unknown baby...



Mika's life wasn't easy. Losing her family, having to work as a prostitute then being raped and abused by her tyrant employer and other men in her life made her have trust issues.

"I’ve always noticed men’s hands for some reason. Maybe because they’ve often been used against me, so I have to keep an eye on them."

Being taken care by a total stranger was new to her. Her life was already messed up but with the her newborn baby and her maniac of an employer was looking for her, things became more than she could handle.

When Thibault helped Mika give birth to her child, he felt a sort of a connection with her. Helping damsels in distress was his speciality. But the more time Thibault spent with Mika, the more he wanted her. And that in itself was driving him crazy because the last thing he wanted was a relationship that would complicate his life.


I don't know about other people but this book wasn't fun to read. It just wasn't my cup of tea.

[megan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I made the mistake of trying to jump from the Kindle edition to the audio edition for my commute. WARNING: Don't do it. I wanted to puncture my own ear drum. That Tracie Christian was paid for this recording is appalling. She should never be allowed to read for an audio book ever again.

[Whitney · Rating 3 out of 5]

OH MAN!

Mika Cleary has had a tough life. Her parents are both criminals, thus forcing her grandmother to care for her. And when she passed, Mika was all on her own. Desperate to provide for herself, she got mixed up with a Russian mafia boss! She was trapped in a scary and sticky situation when fate stepped in and literally hit her with her superman. Or rather – she hit him.

Thibault Delacroix, the last single member of the Bourbon Street Boys, took a wrong turn in the right direction. (See what I did there?) When, BAM, he was hit by some crazy woman going the wrong direction down a one way street. After a shocking surprise, Elle Casey style, Thibault can’t abandon Mika to deal with her crazy situation all on her own. He catches a lot of grieve from the team because Mika trusts no one, and they think he is in over his head – both in trouble and in love.

I really wanted to give this story a better rating, but I just couldn’t. Elle Casey knows how to write and take the reader on a wild ride – no arguments there. However, it was rushed at the important parts and dragged out in other parts. The first 10% of the book was great. It was wonderfully written and left me wanting more. As the book went on, it slowed down quite a bit but I was still enjoying it. The frustrating part, for me, was the ending. It felt extremely rushed and left a few things open-ended. A very, very bad pet-peeve of mine. For example, there is a chapter towards the end of the book that it two pages long. TWO! I mean, really?

Also, I know this book is all about Mika and Thibault but it is – to my knowledge – the last of the Bourbon Street Boys, so could we have not gotten an epilogue or something. There were things brought up, such as kids, which I would have loved to gotten some insight on. To me, this book already felt like it didn’t quite follow the flow of the other books. It was kind of the black sheep of the series. So to not to have any details on the team as a whole was quite frustrating to me.

Don’t get me wrong, this is a good book. I am just so invested in the team that I was upset that this didn’t wrap up the series in the way I needed it too. Maybe Mrs. Casey left things open-ended for a reason. There is a new team member, as Thibault mentioned briefly, so maybe we will see the gang again.

I still recommend this series to anyone who likes a good witty romance read. It is a story that will stick with you. I know I will be thinking of the gang for a while, and I might have to even go back and visit them soon. 

[Pamela Lilley · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars
Book 4 in The Bourbon Street series follows Tamika Cleary (Mika), reluctant accountant for Russian mafia boss, Pavel Baranovsky, as she runs into Thibault Delacroix (literally), as she drives the wrong way up a one way street. The story was intense in places with some light fuzzy moments. Thibault becomes Mika's superhero. When Mika's circumstances change rather unexpectedly she has no choice but to leave her life behind and run. Luckily for her, she ran into the one person who could keep her safe, she just needs to believe in him. With the help of The Bourbon Street Boys Security team, Thibault promises to keep her safe and help her to finally bring down Pavel's empire . I've been loving this series and all the characters, however, I didn't warm to Mika, I found her harsh, untrusting and unrealistic. I know, I know, it's how she's supposed to be and that's how she was written. Her flaws, her negativity and her unwillingness to trust Thibault after everything he did for her just did not appeal to me. Realistically, if that was me, I'd have taken everything Thibault was willing to give and more, he was the perfect dream boy, I loved him, Mika's flaws just made Thibault's character too good to be true, how could he be so patient and understanding? Opposites do attract and they were definitely opposites, Mika the pessimist and Thibault forever the optimist, believing everything happens for a reason. Brilliant plot and great writing.
I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

[DaJa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Für mich war es das erste Band der Bourbon Street Boys, stellte aber kein Problem dar, die anderen Teile nicht gelesen zu haben. In dem Buch geht es um Tamika, die ein gefährliches Doppelleben führt: Sie arbeitet für einen russischen Mafiaboss – und für die Polizei. Nur noch wenige Tage, dann wird sie durch ein Zeugenschutzprogramm ein neues Leben fernab von New Orleans beginnen. Doch es kommt alles anders.
Thibault, der Mitbesitzer der Sicherheitsfirma Bourbon Street Boys, läuft ihr vors Auto. Dank seiner kompakten Muskelberge passiert dem Typen mit dem unwiderstehlichen Lächeln nichts Schlimmeres. Beide geraten unvermittelt in eine äußerst heikle Lage, die ihr Leben für immer verändern wird.
Die Geschichte um Mika und Thibault nimmt schnell seinen Lauf. Als Leser wird man direkt in die Story hineingeworfen und gleich zu Beginn überrascht. Die Beziehung der beiden entwickelt sich schnell und man möchte unbedingt wissen, was hinter Mikas geheimnisvollen Doppelleben steckt.
Der Schreibstil von Elle Casey ist leicht verständlich und man kann als Leser gut folgen. Allerdings war mir manch eine Stelle zu oberflächlich dargestellt, sodass man sich nicht gänzlich mit den Figuren identifizieren konnte.
Ein schönes Buch für zwischendurch. Leider ging mir das Verhältnis zwischen Mika und Thibault zu schnell und dadurch wirkte es für mich an der ein oder anderen Stelle etwas aufgesetzt.

[Floriana Amoruso · Rating 5 out of 5]

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"Momento sbagliato, vorrei dire."
"No, intendo proprio il momento giusto. C'è una ragione per tutto. Hai fatto bene a strillarmi contro dalla macchina, avrei dovuto guardare da entrambi i lati. Ma non l'ho fatto. Di solito lo faccio, giuro. Lo faccio sempre. Ma quel giorno, in quel momento, su quella strada, mentre tu guidavi dove non avresti dovuto, non l'ho fatto. E poi mi hai investito e il resto è storia."

Un attimo di distrazione, una svolta in senso contrario e due persone si ritrovano a condividere qualcosa che gli cambierà completamente la vita.
Da uno a cento ho odiato il personaggio di Tamika, da uno a cento ho amato Thibault, risultato ho adorato questo romanzo che conclude la serie dei Bourbon Street Boys.
Il mio sorriso poi si allarga ancor di più, proprio perché posso dire: "un'altra serie terminata". Fra le centomila cominciate, mollate, ferme a causa mia e non, sono soddisfazioni quando puoi chiudere come avviene qui.
Thibault è l'ultimo protagonista, con un passato particolare che non riesce a dimenticare per i forti sensi di colpa che ha nei contronti della sorella Tony, protagonsita del precedente libro, La risposta giusta alla domanda sbagliata.
Un romanzo che non mi ha completamente soddisfatta ma alla luce di questo ci sta tutto...
In La direzione giusta alla curva sbagliata siamo alle prese con una nuova storia, Tamika è una giovane donna che lavora come contabile per un boss della malavita russa, Pavel, il Vor, conosciuto come Il Ladro, un uomo potente e molto molto cattivo. E' una storia particolare, quella che vede coinvolta Tamika, e sin dall'inizio si capisce che la ragazza ha qualcosa da nascondere, un segreto da celare, che però non è la sua gravidanza che stranamente e dico stranamente non riesce a conmprendere, neanche quando ha già partorito...
Mi domando ancora ora, ma come si fa a non capire di essere in dolce attesa?
Diciamo che la risposta me la sono data solo alla fine, ma non starò qui a dirvelo!!!
Cosa non mi è piaciuto di Mika, onestamente non saprei, il suo modo di vedere e pensare, la sua mancanza di fiducia nei confronti di Thibault, nonostante sin dal primo momento si sia preso cura di una donna sconosciuta, che lo ha investito e che contemporaneamente stava partorendo...
Ma Thibault è Thibault e chi ha letto la serie al completo avrà capito che personaggio sia, sempre operativo, un "Superman" che non sa tirarsi indietro davanti a nulla.
Questa storia però è anche molto intensa, gli stati d'animo della giovane neomamma, le sue paure per il suo legame con la malavita russa, il non volersi lasciar andare a sentimenti che nonostante tutto si intensificano sempre più e la battaglia interna è davvero forte.
Tra Thibault e Mika c'è un leggero filo che li lega, l'aver vissuto insieme uno dei momenti più belli e importanti di una donna, la nascita di un bambino che ha bisogno di tutto, non solo del sostegno di una madre, ma di tutto ciò di cui può necessitare un neonato, entrambi, madre e figlio hanno inconsapevolmente bisogno di Thibault e non sarà facile lasciarsi andare.
Come detto prima, questo romanzo chiude una serie, formata da quattro libri, una serie che mi è piaciuta molto, ironica, passionale, con un pizzico di suspanse.

La serie Bourbon Street Boys è composta da quattro romanzi

#1 Wrong number, Right guy - L'uomo giusto al numero sbagliato - recensione
#2 Wrong place, Right time - Al momento giusto nel posto sbagliato - recensione
#3 Wrong question, Right answer - La risposta giusta alla domanda sbagliata - recensione
#4 Wrong turn, Right direction - La direzione giusta alla curva sbagliata

[Lapis Lazuli · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ho delle grosse difficoltà a dare un giudizio su questo volume della serie. In certi momenti gli avrei dato 4 stelline, mi piaceva e mi sembrava avvincente. La parte suspense è decisamente intrigante. In altri però il mio voto precipitava a due, c'erano capitoli di una noia mortale e i protagonisti mi sembravano due deficienti (come mi sembra essere lo standard della serie, però). Quindi facendo una media tra 4 e 2, metto 3 stelline e non se ne parla più.
Lei è un misto tra una tosta con le palle e una cretina assoluta, ma proprio cretina all'ennesima potenza (basta leggere i primi capitoli per capire perché, non vi svelo nulla). A volte ti senti solidale con lei, a volte ti sembra solo scema.
Lui è un bel maschio alpha, con tendenze da eroe senza macchia e senza paura, ma che a volte è troppo alpha e ti viene voglia di mandarlo a quel paese perché non lo sopporti più quando dà ordini in continuazione. È un misto un po' contraddittorio di dolcezza, permura e romanticismo venato però da tratti dispotici e intransigenti.
Gli altri personaggi compaiono come sempre e Toni (che avevo detestato caldamente nel suo romanzo) torna a essere un personaggio interessante. Ma ormai la mia preferita è quella scema di May.

[Chiara Ropolo · Rating 2 out of 5]

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Questa serie è nata per essere allegra e divertente, anche un po’ sopra le righe, talvolta esagerata. Nell’insieme ha sempre funzionato, o almeno per me così è stato. Il terzo non mi era piaciuto soprattutto per la caratterizzazione di Toni, la protagonista, ma ha continuato a interessarmi la serie. Questa volta però l’ho trovato veramente troppo assurdo e senza senso, cosa che mi ha fatto dare un giudizio negativo.
Il protagonista stavolta è Thibault, gemello di Toni e con la sindrome da Superman. La donzella in pericolo è Mika, di cui conosciamo le emozioni perché il libro è scritto in prima persona con il suo POV.

La storia inizia di nuovo con un incontro scontro al limite del possibile, che però sarebbe pure divertente e funzionerebbe se non fosse per un particolare: non sapevo di essere incinta. Esatto, Mika, la nostra protagonista che tiene testa nientepopodimeno che a un mafioso russo, non sapeva di essere incinta. E partorisce letteralmente nelle mani del nostro Thibault che ovviamente vuole salvarla da tutto e tutti.
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[Toni · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

This is the fourth book in the Bourbon Street Boys series by Elle Casey.

Is this book over the top? Yep. But even though it is a fantastical situation, you can’t help but love it. This book features the Bourbon Boy Thibault, co-owner of the securities firm where this series is set.

Here we have a convergence of happenstance. Thibault decides to go to a coffee shop across town and steps into traffic without looking. Mika is in labor and doesn’t know it and drives down the street in front of said coffee shop going the wrong way on a one way street. Of course, their lives crash into one another. Thibault delivers Mika’s baby and it is grumbling and clashing all the way through the book.

I love how the author always puts most of the background characters into the forefront from time to time. It makes it all feel like an unorthodox family made up of this unlikely group.

I have to admit that the attitude of Mika was so strong that I wondered if she would even relent and let herself fall in love with Thibault. It was literally like watching a trainwreck over and over. I totally wish there were more books in this series since I loved all of then so much. I am sad it is over.

Overall it is a great read. And a wonderful series!

Loved so much about it. If you like romantic suspense mysteries, definitely check this one out. You won’t be disappointed.

[Keryth Belvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Of The Bourbon Street Boys

OMG!! Best one so far, I love every single page, every single word and every single character (of The Bourbon Street Boys Security and Mika). Reading it was like an incredible thrill ride and I didn't want it to end. I loved getting to spend time with my "friends" from previous books in the series. They are such a wonderful bunch. I know that each of the BSB group have gotten their HEA but I don't want the series to end. I want more, more, more!!

Thibault has watched all his family of coworkers meet their someone special and fall in love and gave no thought to it happening for him. Content being the favorite uncle to his niece and nephew. Then one day he wasn't looking and stepped in front of a moving car. The beginning of something bigger than he could have ever imagined. The driver was Tamika and she was in trouble. Superman Thibault, to the rescue. He helped her and kept helping her every time she needed him, whether she wanted it or not. Mika had some bad men after her and needed help to hide from them. But what happens when it becomes too much even for Superman? Will he always be able to save her?

[Gabrielle Viszs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Je remercie Netgalley ainsi que Amazon publishing pour cette découverte. Il s'agit du tome 4 et comme indiqué sur le site, il peut être lu indépendamment des autres.

Tamika, appelée plus souvent Mika, travaille pour LE mafieux du moment, Pavel. Comptable pour lui, elle n'admet pas ce qu'il fait et lui a fait et décide depuis peu de tout balancer aux flics, ce qui n'est pas une chose facile. Alors qu'elle revient d'un entretien loupé avec l'inspecteur en charge de l'enquête, elle prend une route à contresens et tombe sur le genou de Thibault. Ce dernier a traversé sans regarder des deux côtés, mais en même temps il s'agit d'une route à sens unique alors... Alors qu'il va pour l'engueuler, elle a de plus en plus de crampes, pour finalement accoucher quelques minutes plus tard par l'aide de Thibault. Les problèmes s'accumulent pour Mika et le manque de confiance en autrui risque de bien lui jouer des tours.

Le déni de grossesse, tout le monde le connaît, personne ne l'a jamais vu, pourtant c'est ce que Mika vit au tout début du livre. Elle ne sait pas qu'elle est enceinte et se voit accoucher dès les premières pages. Sa vie est un désastre monumental et plus nous avançons dans le récit plus nous en apprenons sur elle. Mika a touché le fond plus d'une fois, sans parler de son enfance qui fut un sacré ballottement. Seule au décès de sa grand-mère, elle cherche un emploi pour subvenir à ses besoins et payer son école. Elle tombe dans les mains de Pavel, un mafieux russe notoire qui n'hésite pas à s'occuper des filles de son genre : paumé, sans personne. Devenue comptable pour lui, elle cherche un moyen de le fuir lui et ses mains baladeuses. Elle a peur pour sa vie, vu qu'il est capable de tuer comme bon lui semble, mais encore plus pour celle de son enfant qui vient de naître. Les 9 mois de préparations lui sont passés sous le nez et pour cause. Lorsque l'on lit ses dernières années, c'est même étrange qu'elle ne soit pas dans ce cas depuis un moment.

Sa rencontre avec Thibault est complètement tordue. Perdue dans ses pensées, cherchant un foutu café pour son boss, elle se retrouve à contresens et tape dans le genou de cet homme. Pour un superhéros, un superman, il se pose bien là avec ses béquilles. Il fait partie de l'agence de sécurité des Bourbon Street Boys. Très rapidement sans avoir lu les précédents, nous comprenons qu'ils sont soudés, nombreux et prêts à tout pour aider leur prochain, surtout Thibault qui n'hésite pas à la harceler ou presque pour savoir ce qu'elle a. Pourquoi fuit-elle, pourquoi elle ne veut appeler personne, pourquoi elle se cache. En fin de compte, il l'embarque grâce à sa sœur chez lui afin d'en savoir plus et de dénouer ce qui lui fait penser à une future affaire.

Je l'avais commencé il y a un moment, puis mis de côté, me disant qu'il passerait mieux entre deux lectures plus sombres, malheureusement cela n'a pas pris. Mika m'a gonflée, impossible de dire autrement. Elle a 27 ans et sincèrement j'ai cru qu'elle en avait beaucoup moins au vu de certains de ses comportements. Je peux comprendre son manque de confiance, sa façon de réagir durant un temps, car personne ne sait qui est réellement en cheville avec qui, mais lorsqu'un groupe est prêt à vous aider et vous le prouve, rester en arrière et se taire alors que sa vie et celle de son bébé sont en danger, j'ai du mal. L'histoire est uniquement concentrée sur Mika. J'aurai aimé avoir un peu de ressenti de Thibault et surtout en voir plus du côté de Pavel, même à la 3ème personne. Nous n'avons que ce qu'elle voit ou entend et pourtant il arrive beaucoup de choses à Pavel que nous découvrons par des intermédiaires. C'est dommage, cela aurait donné plus de poids et surtout plus de compréhension sur le pourquoi de son devenir. Je n'ai pas réussi à m'attacher aux personnages, Thibault encore moins. Il est représenté comme un homme qui n'a pas pu sauver sa sœur comme il l'aurait voulu et depuis vole au secours de toutes les femmes sans qu'elles ne lui demandent. D'où le fameux superman qui est répété un certain nombre de fois. (J'avoue qu'à un moment donné on a bien compris qu'il était catalogué de cette façon...) Le final était couru d'avance avec les indices laissés à droite et à cause. Je pense surtout à Alexeï, qui est un personnage qui revient facilement dans les histoires depuis quelque temps.

Le fait de ne pas avoir le côté de Pavel m'a beaucoup ennuyé, nous n'avons que des bribes pour maintenir un puzzle plutôt bancal. Nous aurions pu avoir les manigances, ses recherches, le pourquoi il la veut elle, car il peut en avoir bien d'autres. Il y a trop de discussions et pas assez d'action. J'imaginais, par exemple, lorsque Sébastian la retrouve dans un grand magasin que leur boss serait présent à la sortie, avec l'attirail du bon méchant, mais non, rien, juste l'angoisse de Mika qui a peur d'être retrouvée. Pour un mafieux pareil, il ne fait pas grand-chose pour la tuer ou la récupérer au final. Les autres personnages sont peu présents.

Le côté romantique est bien là, un superhéros qui va tout faire pour aider une demoiselle en détresse, la sortir des griffes d'un mafieux. Beaucoup d'émotions des deux côtés, d'amour en veux-tu en voilà, ce qui est contradictoire avec ce qu'ils disent. Les sentiments amoureux sont bien là, mais très tôt, en quelques heures. C'est assez redondant, une histoire de tourne-en-rond avec un "je l'aime, mais je n'ai pas le droit, je dois fuir" et un "je l'aime, mais c'est ma potentielle cliente" sans oublier l'éternel "avenir, sera-tu là ?".

En conclusion, je n'ai pas adhéré à ce tome, une écriture très sympa, mais un récit trop peu fourni à mon goût. Je tenterais le premier tome, car j'ai déjà eu ce désagrément de ne pas aimer un tome 3 ou 4 comme ici et d'avoir beaucoup aimé le premier. Donc à voir.

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[Tiina]

DNF at 20%

this series has unfortunately lost its appeal. the writing is shoddier and the dialogue really isn't as witty as in the first two. I probably should have stopped after the third. this one wouldn't get over a 2 star rating.
I mean the main character didn't know she was pregnant so that kid was just a weird added plot device. could have had drama without since she was a book-keeper for the mob and an informant (as stated in ch1). plus, she then had a weird attitude problem about everything and came off really unlikable. there wasn't any chemistry, unlike in the others. most of the writing felt lazy and cheesy, as well.

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elle Casey’s latest book in the ‘Bourbon Street Boys’ series is ‘Wrong Turn, Right Direction’ and it was a 4 star read and a good addition to the series.

Thibault’s was a story I was looking forward to reading as I wanted to see him get his girl and the happiness the others had found. He is a loving, caring, protective but also strong man that deserves happiness.

Unfortunately I did find Mika a bit hard to take for part of the book although by the end she had grown on me quite a bit. She was wary of others and with good reason but it does come across as self centred and off-ish at times.

Overall another good read to add to the series and it was great to visit the Bourbon Street Boys again.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series has been hit or miss for me. I adored Wrong Number, Right Guy but the following two books left me disappointed. I've longed for another book that contained the chemistry and banter that was so prevalent in book 1. Wrong Turn, Right Direction was a mostly enjoyable read. It made me remember what I enjoyed most about the Bourbon Street Boys. There's a slow burning romance, lovable hero, great supporting cast, fun banter, and over the top antics. The mystery aspect is predictable and some of the plot was too unbelievable. Overall, it was entertaining light read and a solid addition to the series.


*Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake Romance for my advanced copy.*