Sandy M’s review of A Simple Twist of Fate (Hanover Brothers, Book 2) by HelenKay Dimon
Contemporary Romance published by Intermix 16 Jul 13
I’m really enjoying these Hanover brothers. The first book is very good, and this one is even better. While the boys may be boys, as is usual with brothers, they also have each other’s backs as they stand and fight against their father’s transgressions in a town where everyone’s business is known and the name Hanover causes stares, gossip, hostility, and a little love that heals all.
Beckett is the baby of the family, and his brothers still treat him that way. Which irritates him to no end. He’s an attorney who takes care of the tedious side of things, especially in the aftermath of Charlie’s cons and now their decision to stay put and fix up the house their grandmother left them. Since the three of them are together again, Beck takes the ribbing in stride. He has other things on his mind these days. Namely, Sophie. Another something their grandmother left them – her housekeeper, who seems to be doing more than housekeeping when she sneaks around the place, like she’s looking for…heaven knows what.
Which she is. Sophie has loads of secrets, which is a big no-no in Beck’s life. He and his brothers lived with secrets for years and look how their lives turned out. But Sophie still searches on, in the name of family and loyalty. But as she gets to know Beckett more, as her feelings for him grow, as her desire for him spirals out of control, her sense of family and loyalty undergo a huge alteration. These brothers know more about those things than anyone she’s ever known. However, Sophie still has a twinge of conscience in betraying her aunt’s confidence when Beck lays things on the line toward their future, and she nearly loses all at that point.
I really love the interaction between these brothers. They’ve been apart for years, and their plan was to sell the house and get out of town, not wanting to endure any more hostility from the townsfolk than necessary. It’s when Declan, the hero from the first book in the series, falls in love and wants to put down roots that they decide to stay to see if it will work. They each hope a new life in this town where their father is despised will work. They are good, honest men, everything their father was not, and though there are those in town who want them gone, there are others who decide to give them a chance. Sins of the father may be ensconced in everyone’s minds, but I have faith in these men.
My favorite brother is Callen. He’s had the worst of it, being taken away by their father when he was young. Beck and Declan don’t know what happened during those years and Callen is tight-lipped about it. I’m surprised, but happy, that Ms. Dimon gives us so much with Callen in this book, but she’s a sly devil. Now I’m just as anxious as can be, after the explosion of information no one saw coming, waiting for his book to hit the shelves, but it’s going to be a long wait – August of next year. I may have to send Ms. Dimon a fan letter about that! But you can bet I won’t forget what led up to his story when I finally crack open that book. Talk about shell shocked. My poor Callen!
In the meantime, what I really like about Beck and Sophie is no matter how bad things get between them, and Beck finally lets it all get to him near the end, they still communicate. Even when my poor Callen – and he does make me a tad angry here – gets in between them to make things worse. To give credit where it’s due, however, he also helps heal the rift. Because he realizes, just like you will, that these two terrific characters belong together. Ms. Dimon writes these characters and their many loves beautifully and realistically, pushing them through every imaginable emotion to end up exactly where they need to be.
Grade: A
Summary:
As the lawyer of the family, Beckett Hanover ought to be sorting through the many claims filed against their family estate—which the brothers have recently inherited from their grandmother. But something about the housekeeper, Sophie, keeps stealing his focus…
Little does he know, as he flirts, what else she intends to steal. The truth is Sophie took the job with one purpose in mind: to help her aunt. But she never expected to find a man like Beck or get sidetracked by the handsome hottie’s sweet talk and broad shoulders. Between her secret and Beck’s past, the two are headed for one risky romance.
Read an excerpt.
Other books in this series:
Long Way Home – August 2014
