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“Gracie C. McKeever (c) December 2011
Bruno Ranieri's childhood was no picnic. With his mother murdered by a violent boyfriend, Bruno is taken in and raised by his uncle Tony and his grandmother, Zia Rosa. But the nightmares, both literal and figurative, don't stop there. Bruno is kidnapped at twelve and once again his uncle Tony comes to his rescue.
Now, however, one of the only steadying and solid forces in his life is dead, leaving Bruno to take care of the family business, working at the all-night diner his uncle owned while also running his half of a lucrative tech toy business, all on his own. His Zia Rosa has abandoned him for the more fruitful endeavor of lavishing her grandmotherly attentions on the latest McCloud spawn and his adoptive brother Kev is off in New Zealand with his new lady love, Eddie.
The nightmares from Bruno's childhood have returned, lately keeping him up and robbing him of what little sleep he can get. To make matters worse, a mysterious and beautiful woman in one Lily Parr turns up on his doorstep, manipulating her way into his life and his heart before revealing that she is on the run for her life from cruel and determined assassins who have murdered her father. The worst thing in all of Lily's conspiracy theories, however, is that she believes what happened to her father and is happening to her, is somehow connected to what happened to Bruno's mother almost twenty years ago. It is at this point when Lily loses Bruno, or she would if he weren't so turned on by her, and irrevocably involved to the point where he would do anything to protect her from the danger--real or imgained--dogging her.
This was an intense, wild rollercoaster ride with lots of complicated twists and turns, McKenna's trademark, erotic and sizzling romance, snappy dialogue, edge-of-your-seat suspense, seemingly unbeatable and all-powerful bad guys, with fun and constant appearances of readers' favorite characters from past McCloud brothers' books. If you're a fan of the McCloud series, then this book will not disappoint.
I think Alex Aaro's backstory is ripe for its own book so I can't wait to see if he gets the treatment, or maybe even driven and determined homocide detective Petrie. Looking forward to either deal!”
Gracie wrote this review Saturday, December 10, 2011.
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