Sean's Reckoning

The Devaneys #2

by Sherryl Woods

Sean's Reckoning by Sherryl Woods released on Sep 24, 2002 is available now for purchase.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Ebooks, Contemporary, Audiobook, Romantic

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 24, 2002

About the author

With 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.

Reviews

[Kitzya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me ha gustado mucho. El caracter de Sean y de Deanna. Lo adorable que es Kevin.
Como superan poco a poco sus problemas.
Recomiendo este libro.

[Desi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leído el 25/02/2011

[Fernanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

:-/ nem sei se gostei....
um pouco mais do mesmo, ou seja uma trama meio sem sal.
os personagens tentam trazer emoção a história mas acaba por não ser nada nem emotivo nem emocionante e muito menos arrebatador.
em rigor seria 2.5*

[Mum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked Sean better than the heroine.

[PennyJane Khneisser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stars are graciously given. This book was cut too short. It was crammed, and could’ve been drawn out a little better. I still LOVE the story line and characters, but it was just TOO easy for me.

[Julie Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

gd read

[Rreader · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Às vezes, as coisas acontecem, e não há nada que se possa fazer para evitá-las. E às vezes, nunca descobrimos o porquê."

- Gênero: Romance
- Autor(a): Sherryl Woods
- Sinopse:

Fruto de uma família desestruturada, Sean Devaney é forte o suficiente para controlar incêndios devastadores… Mas ter coragem para aceitar o amor é outra história. Após apagar as chamas que destruíram o lar de Deanna Blackwell e de seu filhinho, Sean se defronta com um grande desafio: tornar-se responsável por aqueles que o cativaram, ainda que correndo o risco de ser enlaçado pelo afeto. Deanna também precisa encarar os fantasmas de seu passado. Dona de um comportamento arredio, ela se recusa a permitir que qualquer um se aproxime em demasia. Deanna e seu pequeno já haviam sido abandonados uma vez… Por isso, não dependeriam de nada, nem ninguém, para sobreviverem. Entretanto, ela se vê vulnerável quando o fogo transforma em cinzas todos os seus pertences. Agora, para renascer, Deanna terá que depositar suas esperanças nas mãos de Sean. Mas será que ambos estão prontos para curar seus traumas e abrirem,juntos, um lugar especial em seus corações?

- Crítica/comentário:

A verdade é que eu estava bem animada para prosseguir a série dos irmãos Devaney mas fiquei decepcionada com esse segundo livro. A história começa de maneira interessante e divertida, o que fez com que eu me animasse e ficasse até tarde lendo a trama. Já na metade do livro senti que eles estavam dando voltas no mesmo lugar, estava numa mesmice e sem emoção. Eu esperava mais aventura, sentimento, reviravoltas e mais desenvolvimento dos personagens, porém isso não aconteceu. Minha nota para o livro seria por volta de "três estrelas" (ou 2.70), uma vez que eu simpatizei com a história e personagens mas acho que poderiam ter sido melhor desenvolvidos.

[Adriana Fogaça · Rating 5 out of 5]

Série: The Devaneys Brothers 02 - Um Lugar No Coração - Sherryl Woods
Título original: Sean's Reckoning
Título: Um Lugar No Coração
Autor: Sherryl Woods
Tradução: Gracinda Vasconcellos
Série: The Devaneys Brothers 02
Editora: Harlequin
Ano: 2013

Meu Deus!!! É apenas o segundo irmão mas já foi possível concluir que os Devaneys são difíceis, é necessária muita paciência e boa vontade para que os meninos saiam das suas respectivas conchas, porque os danadinhos entram na dita cuja e não querem sair da zona de conforto.

Imaginei que Ryan era o mais complicado dos irmãos, porquê conviveu mais tempo com os pais, por ser o mais velho e por se sentir culpa pela separação dos irmãos. Mas não há dúvida que Sean é, até agora, o mais traumatizado por toda a situação do abandono...

Quer ler a resenha completa e muito mais, visite o blog Momentos da Fogui:

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[Ian Mcnamara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really loved Sean's story, again Sean had a lot of abandanment issues to deal with but Kevin's nature soon started to bring Sean out of his shell.

I really liked how Deanna supported him and was determined to show him that he deserved love in his life. Kevin was a grate adition to this book a fun little boy who was determined to become Sean's friend and it did not take long for Sean to start falling for him. Hank and Ruby's side story was also fun.

Now they've located Michael so looking forward to re reading his story next. Love this bseries because it's lovely to see how the brothers are overcoming there issues and finding the person there meant to be with. They are also short reads which makes it easy to get through them.

[Launsett · Rating 2 out of 5]

La historia no es mala, los personajes; la mayoría me gustaron y hubieron momentos divertidos, pero la novela se me hizo exageradamente larga y lenta. La protagonista era fuerte, lo cual aplaudo, porque no hay tantos personajes femeninos fuertes y decididas en la literatura, pero a veces era desquiciante lo poco que escuchaba lo que otros tenían que decir. Me gustó como se trato al hijo de la protagonista en la novela, ya que he leído otras en las que ponen a los niños como meros accesorios, pero aquí se le dio algo de personalidad y relevancia. En general no novela no fue mala, pero pudo ser mejor, me decepciono un poco.

[Reni · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would have given it a couple of more stars but I just couldn't stand Deanna. I mean, there's being careful and independent but then again she just took it to another level. Annoying. Story was a little weak as well. Loved the first one better. Go Ryan!

[Di Schlenk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book, the second in the series.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alright...

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[Sol Ramirez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gustó bastante está historia,es una novela corta de las que lees en una tarde,pero que te deja un buen sabor de boca,dulce y entretenida,donde prevalece el amor no solo romántico.

[Cruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

It had been sitting in by tbr pile and I pulled it up when looking for *something*.

And it was a solid read. Nothing exciting. But nothing bad either. I enjoyed it.

[Nancy Higgs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick, easy read. Very predictable.

[Kathleen Falco · Rating 2 out of 5]

I expected this to be predictable, but there was almost no story line.

[Missi Coffel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Needed a feel good book, and it's a quick read!

[Kristi Hudecek-Ashwill · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It was fast and easy to read.

I did get a little frustrated with Deanna, though. Being a mother myself, even though I'm not a single mom, I do think that her concern should have been more about Sean getting so tight with her son as opposed to herself. She was more worried about herself than she was with the relationship with Kevin and Sean. Of course, it all worked out and it was more my thoughts than anything that matters in the story.

Sean really was a good guy and he did step up with Kevin and was a real stand-up guy. Deanna dragged her feet too much but with good reason. Her ex-husband was a louse and had abandoned her when Kevin was a baby and trusting a man after something like that isn't easy. I get that.

I do wish Ryan had been in the book more but it was still good to see him. I loved Ryan and I really liked Sean. Now I have to see what's going to happen with Michael.

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this out of my TBR pile for the TBR challenge which I am taking part in - a category romance. I had to look that up as I hadn't heard of a category romance. Turns out I have read them, but these days mostly not. They are a shorter romance novel, that come out monthly from publishers like Harlequin and Silhoutette. When I was growing up I read many Mills and Boon and another one that came out of Britain.

I have read a few of Sherry Woods already and will no doubt one day read more of them. This was a gentle and pleasant story and I enjoyed it without being totally carried away by it. This is part of a series about brothers lost to each other when their parents disappeared when they were young. This was the story of the second brother, however it is fine as a stand alone.

[Pattianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

SEAN'S RECKONING - DEVANEYS #2 - (Sean and Deanna)

BOSTON'S BRAVEST...

Son of a shattered family, fireman Sean Devaney knew love never lasted--so he refused to chance it. Then he encountered scrappy but vulnerable single mom Deanna Blackwell and her pint-sized son--who had just lost everything in a devastating fire....

Despite the warning in Sean's head, he had to protect this struggling waitress and her spunky kid. But who knew that mother and child would take chinks out of the armor around his heart? A tower of testosterone, Sean was tough enough to storm burning buildings. But was he brave enough to risk building a family?

[Sandra Bensley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am pretty sure that I've read something in one of these series....something tickles my brain about the "brothers" and the situation. However, it is a good book and I enjoyed reading it, I love how both Sean and Deanna meet and how their lives come together. There should be a side book on Ruby and Hank...I would love to know what happens with them as well. You will really want to read this series, now I want to go find the other brothers stories and what happens with each one.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second in the Devaney Brothers series. I recommend reading them in order, as the storyline definitely moves forward as each brother enters the picture. The next book builds on the last. So far I'm enjoying the brothers and the interaction with the characters around them. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

[Gloria Bailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

2nd in a series. Liked the characters. Would like to read next in series.

Sean and Hank were firemen. Deanna lived in an apartment with her son which was damaged by fire. Sean and Hank decided to try to win the hearts of Deanna and Ruby.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first Sherryl Woods. The dialogue reminds me of Nora Roberts. The tone reminds me of Jude Devereux and the story progression reminds me of LaVyrle Spencer. No wonder she keeps coming up as a read alike for stuff I read.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's good to read some of this author's older books. This one seemed longer than it needed to be, but the characters were all likable.

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, quick read. Will have to read the rest of them

[Tracie Chapple · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy reading like most of Sherryl Woods books - shame I haven't read the series in order!

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book about families reuniting and growing past old hurts to find new love.