Berkley, I love him for uttering such terrible lines with professional conviction. What about Harry Berkeley’s performance did you like? They piled up on me making the read careless and messy. I know, I know un-plug your brain and try to enjoy it, but there were a lot of these kinds of things. A body was incinerated so badly dental records couldn’t be used to ID the body, but her wedding bands were only marred and not a puddle of melted goo. A wayward teen is taken in by a schoolteacher, but no one in county social services or child welfare is notified. We’re going to launch some spook mission into drug cartel territory, but we’re not going to do a trace on who sent the Fed-ex package. If you are a stickler for how the world really works, this book will annoy you. I had to suspend my disbelief too much in order to get through the plot mechanics of this book. What was most disappointing about Maya Banks’s story? Man up Ranger’s, former Marine, and former Navy Seal, this Army Vet thinks you’re all pathetic. I admit it, it’s me and my own jaded bias against men crying, but seriously the dad cried, a brother cried, and Ethan must have broke down crying at least six times. But the over the top masculine posturing was killed by the number of times these brawny boys started bawling. I was just waiting for a scene where they all got drunk, beat on their sculpted naked former military chests, and chanted cadences together. The book is littered with Alpha males, a big ol’ family of alpha males with alpha male buddies and alpha male adopted friends. What disappointed you about The Darkest Hour?

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“They’ve lived right here in Branson all their lives. I already went over and introduced myself, and they seem like the kind of people that like to have fun,” Joyce said, grinning. “A nice couple moved in the house next door this morning and they’re just a few years younger than us. Now, the Watsons must tread carefully to keep the Hamiltons from destroying their perfect world. The Watsons soon find them invading every area of their lives and discovering their long-held secrets. But the Hamiltons won’t be dismissed so easily. And Odell won't introduce crude, unsophisticated Milton to his friends-but is happy to let Milton ply him with free booze.Īs much as the Watsons want to get along with their new neighbors, the gradual revelations of Yvonne and Milton’s seedy past make them think twice about how much time they spend together. For Joyce, Yvonne is someone she can show off to-and look down on. When their new neighbors turn out to be high-steppin’ bootleggers Milton and Yvonne Hamilton, the Watsons plunge headlong into good times and fast living. Just once, Joyce and Odell want to break loose and taste life’s wild side, without consequences.  But all that respectability and status comes at a cost.  Their marriage has given well-off Joyce a chance at the family she’s always wanted-and granted Odell a once-in-a-lifetime shot to escape grinding poverty.  Ī solid marriage, a thriving business, and the esteem of their close-knit Alabama community-Joyce and Odell Watson have every reason to count their blessings. New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns to the 1930s era of her acclaimed novel The Upper Room with a dazzling portrait of two very different couples whose friendship and fast times are no match for shattering betrayal.

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