Reader’s Reviews > Corrupted Union > Status Update

HEA. Governor helped Keir, happy with son in law. Rowan welcome into family, going to graduate and become a dance instructor. Shrug.

Oran’s wife arrested, him now single. Torin, other cousin (son is a Byrne brother Tully) also single but set up for book 3 with southern girl Storm.

Book was fine, con was asshole moves/dumb girl crap, pro was honeymoon spice. Even 3 stars.

Rowan got a new young therapist, Evie, who we know from Reaper’s Wrath.

The Russian Shadow dude was working with Flynn but didn’t know he was going after the Byrnes. Killed Flynn for them and escaped. Gave away that yes, Lawrence was into trafficking but the girl in the house was son Stetson’s captive.
Meanwhile, Stetson went to Rowan’s house, attacked her, shot her mom, but Rowan got upper hand and held at gunpoint until Keir arrived and took him. Cops called to save mother.

Oran isn’t betraying the family, he wife Caitlin and her brother Flynn (from a since destroyed Irish family) are. They are setting Oran up to take the fall. The stolen guns, killing his dad, Brody.

The not twist twist is that she feels responsible for her sisters death, but she was 6 and it was a bike accident. This trauma is real world bad but not book bad.
Also, surprise, he wants to stay married to her, hence the Celtic tattoo rings. She doesn’t believe it yet, but why would she? Besides sex, what has he clearly given to her unselfishly?

Well damn, Chapter 27 deserves a reread.

The reason she doesn’t like mirrors, does her blonde hair auburn and wears lots of makeup are to not look like her dead identical twin sister, Ivy (like the tattoo up her back). She’s been living her life perfectly for her parents so they could get what they wanted for her and Ivy. So this marriage, even with growing feelings, ruins her life plan. Being with a mobster ruins everything.

She’s in danger from Lawrence and his gun running Russian ally, Damyon or the Shadow, because of the captive Russian girl in them at house. Keir drugged her and married her to protect her. They had sex but not together in her mind.

Her society boyfriend Stetson’s dad, Lawrence Wellington, is creepy and has a girl crying in the 3rd floor that the housecleaner isn’t allowed into anymore. He’s got a shipping company, so assuming human trafficking.

Rowan 22 yo college student daughter of NY governor; has some secret that she’s hiding (SA?). Keir is 30 yo eldest son of eldest Byrne brother (Jimmy), presumptive future boss. Suspects eldest cousin Oran (arranged marriage 1 yr ago to Caitlin, cheats on her) of setting up his father Brody’s murder, wanting to be boss.