Rising Storm: A Bluegrass Brothers Novel
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Rising Storm: A Bluegrass Brothers Novel

Paperback – August 17, 2012

Price
$13.24
Format
Paperback
Pages
240
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-1479160211
Dimensions
6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Weight
12.6 ounces

Description

Kathleen Brooks is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. Kathleen's romantic suspense stories feature strong female heroines, humor, and happily-ever-afters. Her Bluegrass Series and follow-up Bluegrass Brothers and Forever Bluegrass Series highlight small-town charm with quirky characters who have captured the hearts of millions of readers around the world. Strong women breaking the glass ceiling while finding love are spotlighted in her Women of Power Series. Her latest series, Web of Lies, have an intertwined mystery that will leave you tangled in the lies as a small shadow group, under the president's orders, races to untangle the web of treason and corruption before it's too late.xa0u2028u2028xa0Kathleen currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky withxa0her family. She is an animal lover who supports rescue organizations and other non-profit organizations, such as Friends and Vets Helping Pets, whose goals are to protect and save our four-legged family members.xa0She loves to hear from readers and can be reached at [email protected]. Bluegrass Series Bluegrass State of MindRisky ShotDead Heat Bluegrass Brothers Series Bluegrass UndercoverRising StormSecret SantaAcquiring TroubleRelentless PursuitSecrets CollideFinal VowAll Hung UpBluegrass DawnThe Perfect GiftThe Keeneston Roses Forever Bluegrass Forever Entangledxa0Forever HiddenForever BetrayedForever DrivenForever SecretForever SurprisedForever ConcealedForever Devoted Web of Lies Whispered LiesRogue LiesShattered Lies Women of Power Chosen for PowerBuilt for PowerFashioned for PowerDestined for Powerxa0xa0xa0xa0Email Notice of New Releases: kathleen-brooks.com/new-release-notifications/Kathleen's Website: kathleen-brooks.comFacebook Page: facebook.com/KathleenBrooksAuthorTwitter: twitter.com/BluegrassBrooksGoodreads: goodreads.com/author/show/5101707.Kathleen_Brooks

Features & Highlights

  • The perfect storm of love, desire, and danger…Katelyn Jacks retired from the runway and returned to Keeneston to open her own animal clinic. While working hard to establish herself as the new veterinarian in town, Katelyn finds her life suddenly in danger when she stumbles onto a vicious group of criminals. Katelyn is left with only one option—asking for help from the one man she loves to hate.Marshall Davies is the new Sheriff in Keeneston. He is also right at the top of the town’s most eligible bachelor list. His affinity for teasing the hot new veterinarian in town has led to a rush of emotions that he wasn’t ready for. Marshall finds his easy days of breaking up fights at the local PTA meetings are over when he and Katelyn discover a criminal ring that has stormed into their typically idyllic town. As their love struggles to break through, they must decide if they should fight for their hearts along with their lives.

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LOVE this series!

4.5 Stars

I swear these books just keep getting better and better, with each one I read I wonder if this will be the one that lets me down but, Rising Storm by Kathleen Brooks is an awesome read and has no chance of letting me or anyone else down!

Katelyn Jacks moved to Keeneston, Kentucky to be close to her grandparents and to open a veterinarian clinic. She's a hotel heiress who refuses to have anything to do with her father's lavish lifestyle, an ex-model, and a caring veterinarian who'd like to be known for her doctoring skills and nothing more. Unfortunately Keeneston is a small town and the rumor mill abounds plus it seems Sherriff Marshall Davies has it in for her.

Marshall Davies is happy to be back home full time and working at sheriff. After a stint in the military and owning a successful private security business he enjoys his work but hates dodging the Belles (a group of former debutantes who'd like nothing more than to marry any of the Davies brothers). He's considerate, kind, and willing to help everyone in town with the exception of Katelyn. For some unknown reason he never has anything nice to say to or about her at all.

Katelyn and Marshall have a liason following his brother's wedding. Katelyn slips out and has been avoiding him for months. When dogs start turning up badly hurt, Katelyn and Marshall must work together to end the cruelty and find those responsible.

Other than the fact that Katelyn hides from Marshall, I really love her character. She's smart, calm under pressure, and she's caring. Despite coming from money, despite being an ex-model she really is down to earth and that makes her even more endearing. She's human though and she just can't seem to get past her childhood crush on Marshall or the way she gives in when he's around. She's tried, she's dated other men including the mysterious Ahmed but unfortunately nothing works. Seems she wants Marshall; heart, body, and soul.

There were times I wanted to bop Marshall upside the head for being a world class jerk. He's smooth at whiskey to everyone else but he treats Katelyn so horribly at times. We find out that he has some pretty preconceived and untrue notions about Katelyn but that doesn't really excuse his behavior in my book. I will say that as time went on, he grew on me and he does manage to redeem himself but damn I wanted to "bitch slap" him across the room a few times!

As will all of Kathleen's books we get to see the crazy but loveable town folks as well as check in with the couples from the previous Bluegrass books. I just love when authors manage to do this and in this book, it's done well on several occasions. I also adored Katelyn's grandparents, they were simply hilarious and I found myself laughing out loud at some of the outrageous things they did.

In addition to a crazy mixed-up love/hate romance, this book also deals with the horrible "sport" of dog fighting and all the other crimes that come along with it. I know this doesn't sound like something you would want to deal with in a romance book but I think that's why I've enjoyed this series so much. I love when authors manage to mix in "real life" issues without sacrificing the romance. Rising Storm is an excellent example of what I've begun to call conscientious romance. These are romance novels that make you think but still satisfy the readers need for a happily ever after!
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Five Stars

The whole series is great!