Author: Shannon McKenna

Book: Edge of Midnight

tl;dr recommendation: great suspense, good plot, mostly great character development, insanely steamy sex

Book Summary:

Sean McCloud must protect the woman he has never stopped loving: Liv Endicott. Years ago, Sean had to send Liv Endicott away to save her life. Now he has to keep her closer, very close–for the same reason . . .

THE BREAKING POINT
On the very day an arsonist burns down Liv’s bookstore in a small town in the Washington mountains, she finds fate has another shock in store for her. Amid the smoke, rubble and tears, Sean McCloud appears, calling her name. He’s every inch the man he always was–the man she kept on wanting. But wanting is not the same as trusting, and she doesn’t dare let him get too close. Yet a ruthless killer is gunning for Liv, and she’ll die unless they join forces to unearth a chilling truth–and come together in a blaze of searing passion . . .

Longer Review:

It’s like reading James Patterson with sex! This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I mean it was really hot, sometimes rough and hard sex. Clearly, that’s a win. However, it was a lot predictable and some of the characters grated on my nerves entirely and others just made me want to kick them occasionally.

Sean was actually a pretty great character. He left Olivia all of those years ago because he thought he was protecting her. He did it so that she would survive. However, when the wrong people see Olivia, she’s no longer safe. Of course, she never knew that she was in danger.

Sean has always loved Olivia and won’t let anything happen to her. When he returns to her life, he’s not planning to fall back in love with her, but he can’t help it. Olivia’s old feelings are sparked anew again too. Thus leading to the lots and LOTS of sex. I liked that Olivia gave him a hard time (no pun intended) and didn’t cave to anyone. She was strong and ferociously willing to fight for her freedom from the past that’s holding everyone back.

There’s a ton of danger, suspense & mystery to keep you on your toes and keep you entertained. I wish that the author would have tied up the one massive loose end. There wasn’t a cliffhanger, and each book is a standalone so now I have to check and see of there’s another book that answers my questions…and that bugs me.

SO. overall, great suspense, good plot, mostly great character development, insanely steamy sex. 3.5 stars.