"The Sullivan sister discover they have been living a lie"
Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted May 15, 2012
Romance Series
For so many years the Sullivan sisters and their father
believed their mother had turned her back on them all,
picked up and left with a man. Her leaving broke her
father's heart and he coped by spending even more time at
sea. The three sisters were left to basically fend for
themselves and the oldest sister Layne became their keeper.
The lesson that Layne took away from the experience was that
people you love disappoint and hurt you. So if you avoid the
love issue you can avoid the pain. All her reasoning went
south when the new chief of police arrived. At first Layne was angry at being passed over for the
promotion and she wore it like a badge. Being decidedly
uncooperative and curt to Ross whose only crime was to get
the coveted position was her way of coping with the
disappointment. Soon all that would become pretty petty as
her family was going to have to deal with a new discovery
that would once again open the wounds left by their mother's
disappearance. Layne was still battling with her self confidence when she
recognized a charm unearthed at what appeared to be a murder
site and she did the unimaginable for a police officer she
feigned ignorance at who the possible owner was, but in her
heart she knew. The charm was identical to the one each
sister had - all gifts from their mother. Layne knew any
reaction to this discovery would seal her doom and
credibility in the eyes of the chief. But as the
investigation proceeded the least of her problems was
credibility. She was in danger of losing her heart to this
dedicated man. Ross was battling issues with his teenage niece Jessica who
was doing her best to drive him insane with her
determination to defy him at every step. But Jess wasn't
really a bad girl. Just a newcomer trying to find a way to
fit in and unfortunately as a teenager she didn't have a
clue about boundaries. Ross was also an outsider feeling his
way around a police department that had been less
disciplined than he would expect and this was a bone of
contention between him and Layne. But the most difficult
battle Ross was waging war with his rule of separating
business from personal. He was definitely beginning to see
Layne as a very desirable albeit acerbic woman who was sexy
in spite of her rather austere cop appearance and there was
no denying the attraction was mutual. In discovering the
tender, fragile side of Layne Ross was getting more involved
which was definitely against his rules. But they say rules
are made to be broken and with affairs of the heart there
are no rules. UNRAVELING THE PAST is a great first book in a trilogy about
the Sullivan sisters. The other two are due out in August
and October and they are already on my wish list. Andrews
has a real gift of gab and her dialog is sharp and witty.
SUMMARY
How do you work for a guy who took the job you wanted? Every time Captain Layne Sullivan runs into Chief Ross Taylor, she struggles with that issue. It doesn't help that he's a by- the-book cop who expects everything done his way. It also doesn't help that he's hot. Ignoring that little fact is impossible—she's tried! Then Layne's world is turned upside down when human remains are discovered…and the case has a personal connection. Suddenly she's glad Ross is so thorough, because he'll get to the truth. And his search brings them closer, fueling the attraction that's out of control. As secrets and lies from the past surface, Layne's biggest challenge is fighting for a future—with Ross in it.
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