The MacCarrick Brothers, Book 3
Oh how I have waited for this book! I just knew that Ethan, the scarred oldest brother and spy/killer for hire, would be the best yet! The heroine, Madeleine van Rowen (Maddy) would have to break through some serious barriers to get her man to love her and believe in that love for both of them.
I wasn’t disappointed. Ethan was horribly disfigured at 23 by the order of a husband of a scheming, cheating wife. The wife happens to be the mother of our heroine, Maddy. Ethan set out to destroy everything the family had and he succeeded. Maddy grew up in the bowels of Paris, scratching out a life by herself at the tender age of 14. I’m not so sure if I had been in her place I’d have forgiven Ethan in a few pages but that’s neither here nor there, my husband isn’t Scottish. 
The plot was strong but not my favorite. I really liked the heroine, she had pluck. I wasn’t so sure about Ethan. I don’t know if I found Ethan all that charming though. I thought he came across as a lying bastard most of the time.
So ends the series and with that, any understand of why the cover artist put the various cover models in tartans when I swear I don’t remember any of these charcaters in the series actually WEARING plaid. Yes, I know…they are Scottish. But sometimes, I wish the covers were closer to the storyline.
Grade: B+
Sandie
