Veena’s review of Revenge (Lawless, Book, Book 3) by Lexi Blake
Contemporary Romance published by Berkley 20 Jun 17
This is the concluding story in the Lawless siblings series. Drew Lawless is driven by revenge. Since the day he saved his siblings from the house fire that took his parents, he’s lived to avenge himself of his parents’ murderers who took all their assets, leaving his siblings to the mercy of the foster system. Each of his siblings have found true love along the revenge path. He’s the only one left who can avenge his parents.
The last book ended on an explosive note. Apparently not both their parents were killed in the fire. Mrs. Lawless is alive and well and potentially the true master mind behind the plot behind her husband’s death and plot to seize all his assets. Ace reporter Shelby Gates has been able to put a lot of the details together. She has always fascinated Drew, even as he did his level best to neutralize her. Now she’s going to be the instrument of his revenge by researching his mother and uncovering all the dark and dirty secrets once and for all.
Drew is quite the plotter. He doesn’t want the rest of his siblings to discover the dark side of their mother, especially his pregnant sister. So he brings Shelby into his family as his pretend girlfriend. This story has so many twists and turns it will make you dizzy. Like, for example, a twist in the form of a full-blooded sibling who has an uncanny resemblance to Drew. When the full details of the true plot against the Lawless family emerge, it will leave the readers reeling at the Machiavellian mind who thought of this.
Given the progression of the series, I thought this story would blow the covers right off my mind, which, unfortunately, did not happen for me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely a well-written, interesting story.
Grade: C
Summary:
Passion and danger collide in the latest contemporary romance featuring the Lawless siblings—from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake.
When Drew Lawless discovers a fatal flaw in his plan to avenge his parents’ deaths, he turns to the one woman he promised he wouldn’t touch. He offers her a deal, one that will bring her into his investigation, his life, and his bed.
Investigative reporter Shelby Gates never dreamed how twisted the case would become—or how fascinated she would be with Drew. Every day they spend together binds them. And every night brings her closer to realizing he might be the man for her.
As Drew’s feelings for Shelby grow, so does the danger. From the streets of Dallas to Austin’s high-tech business world, Drew and Shelby play a game begun twenty years before—a game they will win, or die trying.
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