THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPTATION is book 2 in The
McKays series by Shiloh Walker. Readers who fell in
love with Neve and Ian in book 1, HEADED FOR
TROUBLE, will
be thrilled to see them again here, but readers new to the
series will not be lost if they start with book 2. The
McKays is a contemporary romantic suspense trilogy set
in a small town in Mississippi with several bad guys of
varying extents of evilness. The small town setting and
the focus on a small group of close-knit powerful men who
are big fish in their small pond will be a familiar one to
romantic suspense lovers, but Walker has elevated the basic
details to a height not often seen with this storyline. I
love how Walker keeps us guessing- some of the bad guys are
named, and some feel like we should be able to guess but
can't quite yet. Masterfully done!
Hannah Parker has been in love with Brannon McKay since
high school. Ten years later, they finally connect in the
bedroom. Afterward, Hannah confesses her long-cherished
love to Brannon, but his hangups make him push her away.
Shortly after this, Hannah is in a car accident that leaves
another woman dead and lands Hannah in the hospital with
amnesia. Hannah discovers while hospitalized that she is
pregnant with Brannon's child. Brannon rapidly discovers
that he never should have turned Hannah's love away (that
wins points for him!), and sets out to convince Hannah they
should be together forever. But as Hannah's memory
returns, will she remember Brannon's cruel spurning of her
before the accident? And even worse, will Hannah's
memories put her in the crosshairs of a murderer, who wants
to make sure she does not remember secrets that might
expose his vile actions?
As a follower of Walker's blog, I knew
she was writing a pregnancy amnesia plot. With a
background in nursing, Walker makes this utterly
believable. Romantic suspense often asks me to lean pretty
heavily on my willing suspension of disbelief, but THE
TROUBLE WITH TEMPTATION feels perfectly valid, and I buy
into the whole story fully. That's always a huge plus for
me in this genre! The fact that everyone knows each other
in this very small town makes for a cramped microcosm of
humanity where there are connections and undercurrents that
distort so many things, and I'll bet there have been some
red herrings placed for us to confuse the readers until we
get the finale with THE RIGHT
KIND OF TROUBLE, book 3,
coming out this summer. Shiloh Walker's THE TROUBLE WITH
TEMPTATION is a delicious mix of eroticism, danger and
intrigue wrapped up in the pretty package of a seemingly
safe small town that really is too good to be true.
Love is the greatest risk of all.
After seven days in a coma, Hannah Parker remembers nothing
about the accident that landed her in the hospital―or how
she ended up pregnant with Brannon’s baby, the man she’s
loved since high school. Her body and heart have burned for
him for years, and when she wakes up, he’s sleeping by her
bedside, anxious to keep her safe at all costs. But as
Hannah struggles with her amnesia, a threat looms
closer―one
that could have deadly consequences if she recovers her
memories.
She will have to trust Brannon completely if she is to keep
what haunts her at bay…and their baby safe….
Brannon McKay spent the last ten years fantasizing about
Hannah. In his mind, he’s explored every passionate scenario
he can think of while, in real life, Brannon took their
budding relationship and threw it away with both hands.
Hannah doesn’t remember what happened but now that she is
awake, Brannon would rather die than watch her walk away again.
When Hannah and his unborn child’s lives are threatened,
Brannon must stake claim to the woman who has held his heart
captive for years…or risk disaster tearing them apart…
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