TYLER O'NEILL'S REDEMPTION is the second book in Molly
O'Keefe's Notorious O'Neill series. As the story opens,
Tyler is back in Bonne Terre and appears to be as welcome
there as he was when he was unceremoniously forced out of
town. Now he's back and ready to settle down, and give up
his life as a poker champion for something a little more
sedate. However, are the residents of Bonne Terre ready to
believe that the town bad boy has changed?
Chief amongst those who want to believe that Tyler has
changed is Juliette Tremblant. As the young woman who
was left standing in Tyler's dust when he suddenly left
town, she has a hard time being willing to forget the hurt
and anger. As the Police Chief of Bonne Terre, she has an
even harder time believing that there is any good in Tyler.
It turns out that Juliette might be correct in not quite
trusting Tyler since he has neglected to tell her that he's
not the only person staying at the family home. His father
is there as well. He's searching for gems that were stolen
many years ago, and of which only one was ever recovered.
He believes that the other two gems have to be in his wife's
ancestral home.
It is the missing gems that tie all the books in this
series together, but as I read I get the feeling that the
search for the gems is almost secondary to the search for a
better life that each of the Notorious O'Neills is looking
for. What will it take for Tyler to prove to Juliette that
he has changed? Will Juliette be influenced by
her father's distrust of Tyler?
With the close of TYLER O'NEILL'S REDEMPTION, one more
O'Neill is well on his way to distancing himself from
a notorious reputation. With only one more book to go, I'm
interested in how the story of the missing gems will turn out.
In town one day and already Tyler O'Neill is creating havoc
for police chief Juliette Tremblant. Oh, he's not breaking
laws, but that gorgeous face reminds her of what she'd
rather forget. Such as the dreams her younger self pinned on
him. She's wiser now and knows that Tyler is an O'Neill
through and through, which means she should keep her distance.
Still, with each encounter, his charm works its magic and
Juliette starts to fall for him again. This time, however,
it's different…Tyler is different. And while she could
ignore the man he used to be, this man—the one who's doing
good things for his family and this community—is far too
irresistible.