The Sins Brothers series was my first Rebecca Zanetti experience, and Matt and Jory Dean are still 2 of my favorite alpha heroes to this day. Deadly Silence is the first book in the new spinoff Blood Brothers series, and it is every bit as good as the books in the original series.
Ryker Jones and his 2 brothers Heath and Denver may not have been born to the same parents, but they learned early in life that the strongest family bonds are not necessarily formed by blood relations. They found each other in the nightmare masquerading as a boys home when they were still pre-teens, and Ryker’s protective streak prompted him to take both boys under his wing to help them stand up to the bullies. Unfortunately those bullies weren’t just boys their own age; the adults who should have been protecting them were more intent on harming them or studying them. A familiar face with a different name from the Sins Brothers series helped form the early years of Ryker, Heath and Denver through physical and mental tests, but when they managed to escape they didn’t look back.
Now almost 20 years later, all 3 men are searching for answers from their past even as they are still on the run from certain aspects of it. Each of them has certain talents and enhanced senses that shouldn’t be possible, but they have accepted their anomalies as part of their lives and put them to good use as private investigators finding those who are lost when everyone else has failed. Their current case has them tracking a serial killer in parallel to the FBI, and they are drawing a bit of unwanted attention but they are willing to take the risk if it means they can put a stop to the killings.
One fringe benefit to their location while working the case: a paralegal named Zara Remington who has rocked Ryker’s world. They were supposed to be a casual fling, but they definitely burn hot when they are together and the lines between casual and something more have become blurred much to the dismay of everyone involved. Zara’s childhood was filled with her flighty and irresponsible mother’s never ending string of lackluster unreliable boyfriends, and she is determined to find someone permanent when the time is right to settle down. She never planned on Ryker Jones working his way under his skin with his bad boy attitude, protective and dominant streaks, and a disconcerting habit of wandering in and out of her life without notice. When he decides it is time to go beyond casual and moves himself into her town and her life, she immediately balks at his decision- mostly because it is HIS decision and she has no desire to be anything other than independent. Fortunately he sees through her posturing and sticks around anyway which turns out to be a very good thing.
Suddenly danger is all around them and it is coming from multiple sources. Zara is walking a dangerous line in her career. Her office is representing a powerful town figure in his divorce, but she has been quietly helping her best friend Julie who just so happens to be the man’s wife. Her reputation and future will be destroyed if her duplicity is revealed but she can’t just stand by and watch the only friend she has be railroaded by the wife beating politician. When Zara gets a little too close, a few bruises and Ryker’s inquisitive nature become the least of her problems as she is framed for murder.
Ryker is far from problem- free himself. His brothers don’t understand his feelings for Zara and are protesting his decision to get even closer to her than he has been. The serial killer case is heating up and Heath is taking it personally which adds to all their stress, and Denver is feeling resentful of Ryker’s new relationship after walking away from one of his own not so long ago in order to protect the lady from their past. Speaking of their past- it is about to come knocking on their door in a very unexpected way! A boy named Greg hacks their security and blackmails them into helping him find the woman who made his childhood a living hell: a face and scenario all 3 men are all too familiar with. Their search sets of a chain of events none of them expected and the exciting race to the finish is on!
Deadly Silence is filled with suspense and intrigue but is offset with fun, sexy times, plenty of steam, family, love and occasionally laughter. Zara fits the mold of strong and independent heroine that I usually enjoy so much, but I have to admit there were a few times that she started to sound like a broken record and I just wanted to give her a very un-subtle nudge to knock her out of the groove and onto a different track. Greg’s addition to the story was heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time as glimpses of the carefree boy he should have been occasionally broke through the facade of hardened soldier and killer that he was forced into from the moment he was old enough to walk. Ryker’s protective alpha streak with his occasional glimpses of vulnerability certainly worked for me, and before long, his family grows in a way he and his brothers never expected. I absolutely adored the familiar faces that appear on his doorstep!
I am loving this new series already, and the story of the Jones brothers is far from over. I cannot wait to see what comes next in Lethal Lies, but in the meantime, grab yourself a copy of Deadly Silence and settle in to enjoy the wild ride!
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