THE RIGHT KIND OF TROUBLE / THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPTATION ( The McKays # 2 & #3) by Shiloh Walker-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 2, 2016

Desire won’t take no for an answer.
In the small Southern town of McKay’s Treasure, everybody knows that the handsome local police chief, Gideon Marshall, has been carrying a torch for Moira McKay. It’s also no secret that Moira has been rejecting Gideon since…forever. But after an attack from a mysterious stranger bent on taking down the McKay family, Moira becomes filled with distrust toward most men. Now she wonders whether she’s been wrong about Gideon all along—and if it’s not too late to admit him back into her life…and into her bed…
Gideon has finally convinced his wasted heart to give up on Moira, who he’s loved since he was sixteen years old. Moira’s attack changes everything, however—and he vows to protect her. But how much is he willing to risk for a woman who’s always kept him at bay…until now? And is it too late for Moira to tell him that her love for him has always been locked deep in her heart—and he holds the key?

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REVIEW: THE RIGHT KIND OF TROUBLE is the third and final? instalment in Shiloh Walker’s contemporary, adult THE McKAYS romantic, suspense series focusing on the McKay siblings of McKay’s Treasure. This is police chief Gideon Marshall, and Moira McKay’s story line. THE RIGHT KIND OF TROUBLE can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading the books in order as there is a continuing story line running throughout the series.

Told from several third person points of view THE RIGHT KIND OF TROUBLE focuses on the search for the person(s) responsible for the ongoing attacks against the McKay family, and the rebuilding of the relationship between Gideon Marshall, McKay’s Treasure police chief, and Moira McKay-the woman he has loved for most of his life. Eighteen years earlier Moira pushed way the only man that she would ever love following the death of her parents when Moira began both mother and father to her younger siblings, and in the ensuing years Gideon has struggled with his love for a woman who is unable to let go of the past. The push and pull, back and forth between our leading couple is a battle of the heart and the mind. Gideon is unaware of the reasons for Moira’s continuous cold shoulder, and our hero is ready to move on with someone else. When Moira is attacked by an unknown assailant the search is on for the person(s) hoping to destroy the entire McKay family.

The relationship between Gideon and Moira is one of second chances. Moira’s acerbic personality does very little to endear this reader to her treatment of the man she claims to love. At every opportunity Moira’s bitterness and anger is directed at Gideon, and when our hero is willing to walk away leaving Moira to get on with her life, Moira’s jealousy begins to cast doubts on her true feelings for the man she continues to push away. Moira’s past is shrouded in heartbreak and pain, and she is having difficulty keeping her emotions in check. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive.

THE RIGHT KIND OF TROUBLE has a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including all of the previous story line couples; the local police department personnel, Moira’s ex husband, and a number of towns people questioned about the attacks against the McKay family. We are also introduced to dog breeder Zeke, a friend of police chief Gideon Marshall, and a man whose hatred for the McKay’s leads our heroine to start an investigation into her family history with long time residents of McKay’s Treasure.

The world building continues to look at the investigation into the attacks against the McKay siblings. For one hundred and fifty years, the McKay family has worked and owned most of the town, and in the ensuing years rumors have spread about a buried treasure that seems to attract the ‘crazies’ and everyone who believes they have been wronged by the McKays. Sometime the least likely suspect is someone very close.

THE RIGHT KIND OF TROUBLE is a fast paced story of mystery, suspense, romance and second chances. The premise is engaging and thrilling; the romance is passionate but challenging; the colourful characters are an eclectic mix of small town people, family and friendships. THE RIGHT KIND OF TROUBLE is a wonderful story about family; a fateful story about love; a passionate tale about how far some people will go when driven to desperation.

Reading Order
Headed For Trouble
The Trouble With Temptation (see review below)
The Right Kind of Trouble

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Reviewed by Sandy

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THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPTATION
(The McKays #2)
by Shiloh Walker
Genre: adult, contemporary, romantic, suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 3, 2016

Love is the greatest risk of all.
After seven days in a coma, Hannah Parker remembers nothing about the accident that landed her in the hospital–or how she ended up pregnant with Brannon’s baby, the man she’s loved since high school. Her body and heart have burned for him for years, and when she wakes up, he’s sleeping by her bedside, anxious to keep her safe at all costs. But as Hannah struggles with her amnesia, a threat looms closer–one that could have deadly consequences if she recovers her memories. She will have to trust Brannon completely if she is to keep what haunts her at bay…and their baby safe….

Brannon McKay spent the last ten years fantasizing about Hannah. In his mind, he’s explored every passionate scenario he can think of while, in real life, Brannon took their budding relationship and threw it away with both hands. Hannah doesn’t remember what happened but, now that she is awake, Brannon would rather die than watch her walk away again. When Hannah and his unborn child’s life is threatened, Brannon must stake claim to the woman who has held his heart captive for years…or risk disaster tearing them apart

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REVIEW: THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPTATION is the second installment in Shiloh Walker’s contemporary, adult THE McKAYS erotic, romance series focusing on the McKay siblings from the Mississippi town of McKays Treasure. This is winery owner Brannon McKay, and paramedic Hannah Parker’s story line. I recommend reading the series in order as the events in the current story line began in the previous installment and will continue in to book three. There is an ongoing premise of mystery and suspense with regard to the McKay family-someone is out to destroy the family-one member at a time.

Told from several third person points of view THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPTATION focuses on the rebuilding of a relationship between Brannon McKay and Hannah Parker. Following a devastating car accident that left Hannah in a coma and eventual amnesia, with no recollection of what happened or her past, Brannon begins to play doting boyfriend once he discovers that Hannah is pregnant with his child. What ensues are several threats against Hannah’s life by an unknown source; a series of deaths and murders all connected back to Hannah’s accident; and Hannah’s heartbreaking discovery that she and Brannon were never meant to be.

Hannah has been in love with Brannon since high school, but Brannon never saw Hannah as anything but a friend; his younger sister’s friend who grew into a woman he refused to allow into his life. One night of ‘angry’ passion finds our couple looking towards the future, and the unknown. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive.

THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPTATION has a very large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters, including one or two unknown entities and stalkers. The various third person perspectives reveal a developing mystery that affects the people of McKays Treasure and targets the McKay siblings, and in this, I once again, recommend reading the series in order or at the very least have an Excel spreadsheet handy to keep track of the characters and their connections to one another.

THE TROUBLE WITH TEMPTATION follows several intersecting plot lines and premises including murder, drugs, affairs and blackmail, that at times, diluted the story line in too many directions, although most have circled back with some sort of connection to recent events. We are witness to the slow return of Hannah’s memories-but a return that keeps Hannah at the center of an assailant’s attention. I have my thoughts about the guilty party but we have no idea if he has already been introduced or not.

Shiloh Walker pulls the reader into a story of mystery and suspense; friendship and family; revenge and betrayal. The premise is entertaining; the characters are colorful, animated and numerous; the romance is a slow climb to a happily ever after –for now.

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Reviewed by Sandy