If it wasn't through the law then by the hands of the H or SOME way. If Shirley Kennedy is responsible for hiring men to do that to Pippa then Shirley Kennedy's world should have been hurting by the end of the book.

When the author has me come to care about Pippa and then has me read what she puts Pippa through, well then the author should make me feel that whoever is responsible for that brutality will get what's coming to them. The H and h can't be everything to everyone.īut the ending was a complete fail for me. With characters like the father Stephen and mother Bel it doesn't make me like the book. Then the mother after days of watching her daughter in pain, can't put her daughter first! It is up to the h to do take care of everyone. But when the H realises the brother is not protecting the sister and gets mad at Bill for leaving her the father DEFENDS Bill?! After Bill is the cause for all this? Huh? I lost all respect and sympathy for the father right there. The other brother just got shot bc they are being preyed upon! But does the father seem concerned for his daughter? No. First, the horrible brother Bill is sitting with his father like nothing is wrong BUT he is supposed to be protecting his sister when they have a target on their backs and people are out to hurt them. What really bothered me was the ending that didn't have to do with H&h. When an author gets that good, that is huge. I enjoyed the intimate scenes between them too. The things I enjoyed about this book are the most important aspects of a romance. I especially like it when I read books where my last name and the last name of good characters are the same 0) I had higher hopes for this book when I started it. Now she just had to figure out how to keep him alive. Secrets, lies, and betrayals surround her and threaten the only family she has left and lead her to question everything she knows and give in to her feelings for Carter Ellis. Terrified of falling in love with this handsome ranch hand, she resists his attentions and plans her next move only to discover that she is completely inept in the Old West.Īs she learns what is needed to survive, she realizes that not all is at it seems at Southfork. Imagine her surprise when she found herself face to face with the one man who made her knees weak and her heart race. Scared, penniless, and uncertain, she knew only that she had to keep running. In a desperate attempt to flee the madman who had killed everyone she had ever loved, she traveled in secret to her uncle’s Colorado ranch. In this wild, untamed land, each brother would find scandal, betrayal, and a love that threatens to burn out of control. In the midst of the Colorado mountains, lived three brothers who were driven by love, loyalty, and secrets.

A Secret and A Kiss by Regina McKinley