This book was a total disappointment; after reading the McKettrick and Stone Creek series I was prepared for a book of the same ilk. Wrong! One focus of this novel seemed to be explaining family relationships to those who had not read the Stone Creek series (but all 6 books worth?).
Another focus was making sure the reader understood just how gorgeous Steve Creed was and how beautiful Melissa was. Their relationship seemed to be based on their looks; there just wasnt enough preparation so the reader would understand why they would be attracted to each other other than lust.
**SPOILER** There was almost no preparation for Melissa to change jobs. At one point, she asks her twin if she ever felt that her life didnt fit who she was anymore. I was floored; the book opens with Melissa as a killer prosecutor who doesnt take prisoners. More than ½ of the book talks about how Melissa loves the law and wants to make a difference.
Steve Creed seems a bit too weepy to me. It seemed as if LLM was trying to use the grief of a young orphan (and his new guardian) to carry the story.
The same phrases were used too many times: Everyone wanted to stroke Matts hair; Steve was too sexy for his own good; everything Melissa wore was so perfect that Steve had to ooh-and-ah over the ensemble, jeans, etc.
Ill probably flip through the next book in the trilogy; if it is as bad as this one, Ill dump the rest of this series.
2 stars
Creed Cowboy Series
1. A Creed in Stone Creek (2011)
2. Creed's Honor (2011)
3. The Creed Legacy (2011)
Another focus was making sure the reader understood just how gorgeous Steve Creed was and how beautiful Melissa was. Their relationship seemed to be based on their looks; there just wasnt enough preparation so the reader would understand why they would be attracted to each other other than lust.
**SPOILER** There was almost no preparation for Melissa to change jobs. At one point, she asks her twin if she ever felt that her life didnt fit who she was anymore. I was floored; the book opens with Melissa as a killer prosecutor who doesnt take prisoners. More than ½ of the book talks about how Melissa loves the law and wants to make a difference.
Steve Creed seems a bit too weepy to me. It seemed as if LLM was trying to use the grief of a young orphan (and his new guardian) to carry the story.
The same phrases were used too many times: Everyone wanted to stroke Matts hair; Steve was too sexy for his own good; everything Melissa wore was so perfect that Steve had to ooh-and-ah over the ensemble, jeans, etc.
Ill probably flip through the next book in the trilogy; if it is as bad as this one, Ill dump the rest of this series.
2 stars
Creed Cowboy Series
1. A Creed in Stone Creek (2011)
2. Creed's Honor (2011)
3. The Creed Legacy (2011)
