Midnight Sins

Knowing this is a first book in the series you understand that you are going to get a lot of backstory info thrown at you. The first chapter of this book you needed to take notes on as there is so much information given. I know I have seen alot of reader complain about flashbacks through out a book to tell the backstory but I would have prefered that to this first chapter that felt like it covered every person that lived or died in Corbin County. On the flip side of that it was a nice change to read 37 pages of a Lora Leigh book without sex in it. I am and have always been a Lora Leigh fan but sometimes its nice to see that a writer can actually still write a good story without every other word being about sex or wanting to have sex. show more Taking apart the book and just dealing with the mystery its an intriguing one. I wish we could have been given a little more information on it than we were and it really just leaves you hanging at the end of the book. I hope at the end of the third book there is a good conclusion to the whats and whys of what has been going on in Corbin County for soo many years.. I have a feeling some may not agree but I am going to go ahead and give this a 4 star - the suspense was there and it was good if you overlooked somethings. I am hoping that this series turns out to be as good as her Nauti series and August men series. It has the potential so far.. show less

Cami Flannigan has always had a thing for bad boy Rafer Callahan. But Rafer was dating her older sister Jaymi when Jaymi's murder rocked Corbin County. The fact that cousins Rafer, Crowe, and Logan were ostracized descendants of the founding families of Corbin County didn't prevent suspicion of the murder from falling on them. Disgusted with the town that has always been hostile to them, the three men joined the Marines. Now, twelve years later they are both back in Sweetrock. Time has cause desire to flare between them, but is desire enough to overcome the fear each has developed of needing anyone else in their life. With a serial murderer still on the lose, forging new lives themselves is a deadly dangerous game as well as an show more intensely intimate one. show less

Another good story by Lora Leigh. Three cousins, (Rafe, Logan & Crowe) have been punished all their lives because of who their parents are. This book is Rafe's story. The story is complicated but that is what makes it so interesting. It won't be resolved in this book so you will need to read the books that follow to make sense of it. Rafe comes home after years in the military to find Cami (the girl he can't forget). To complicate this story even more is the fact that Rafe dated Cami's sister years ago who was murdered because she dated Rafe. If you hang in through all these books you will enjoy the stories. As normal for Lora Leigh there is a lot of hot sex.

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Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨

First Impressions
Midnight Sins is a story that is part of a mystery/suspense plot series and this book covers just the beginning show more of the mystery and some reveals but there is definitely much more that needs to happen. There is a LOT that happens in this book that is relevant to the mystery. You definitely don't want to skim any of it (except maybe the sex scenes sometimes cause there is a lot of those lol ) I was really drawn to the romance ....the pining the heroine had for Rafe and the secret she hides from him and the mystery involving it all. It definitely had a family feud type of vibe in it with so much drama and intrigue. As far as plots go, its a bit different than I have read from this author and a bit different from what I was expecting but like always Lora Leigh always hit the spot.

First Line
It would have been amusing, if it hadn't had the potential to be dangerous.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Rafer Callahan
The Heroine: Cami Flannigan

Summary
Cami has been in love with Rafer Callahan for years at this point. Her sister was murdered while dating Rafe but she always felt a connection to him, a yearning she didn't ever understand. Rafe made a promise to her sister that he would always care for her. Rafe and Cami had a secret sexual affair on and off for years while Rafe was in the military. But then Cami lost something precious and she knew she had to protect him from the dangers this town offered. But now Rafe is back on a long term basis and she can't protect him anymore and there is a target on her back...

What I Loved
Honestly the world building and the plot especially is what gravitated me towards this book. There are SO many characters, it is easy to get lost in some of it to be honest. But the author is building up a plot of so much family intrigue and mystery where multiple families are involved and there are serial murderers happening and we have three Callahan boys whose parents were murdered and their extended families abandoned them and it took years to find out the why behind it all. The connection between Rafer and Cami was so intense at times. If you love a lot of sexual angst in a romance....then this is a read for you. There are also secrets they are keeping from each other, an chemistry they keep denying themselves but there is also love buried beneath the secrets. Seeing the secrets being revealed, the mysterious plot being untangled from a web of intrigue and the sensuality that rises between these two kept me fascinated from beginning to end and I can't wait to see what happens for the rest of the series.

What I Struggled With
The pacing was a bit off at times and honestly there was SO much world building that it could be overwhelming and it just wasn't something I was expecting from this author. She normally simplifies it but it was really a struggle keeping everything straight at times. It was probably to see up the series as a whole but it could feel overwhelming at times and I still am confused a bit but hopefully more will be revealed in future books.

Overall View
Midnight Sins was a suspense filled romance that keeps you on your toes in every way. Its a story that will dig deep into details, mystery and passion to leave you yearning for more.

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Romantic Suspense
Character Types: Military MMC, Rancher (But there aren't any Ranching things happening so not labeling him a cowboy lol), Teacher FMC
Themes: Family Feuds, Holy Grail Mystery, Hot Smexy Times, Dirty Talkin
Tropes: Second Chance, Secret Baby

Book Perspective
3rd POV

Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Both

If you like these authors, I recommend This Book
Jennifer Ryan
AL Jackson
Susan Stoker

Recommendation For Reading Order
Yes---due to the serial plot I would recommend reading this series in order

Steam/Spice Explanations

Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes. show less

First thing I have to mention is the similarities to the Nauti series in that the 3 cousins in this new series are all prior military (snipers), they are very Alpha, possessive/protective of their women, and they are the town bad-boys....you see where I'm going with this. Now I love the Nauti series so this isn't a bad thing it just needed to be said.

There is a lot of information thrown at you in this one and you have to stick with it to eventually make sense of it all. In true Lora Leigh fashion Rafer's character is all Alpha male, sexually dominant and a dirty talker it's HOT and totally works! Cami is harder to explain because her Dad has always hated her, her Mom is doped up all the time and her sister is raped and murdered early show more on leaving her pretty emotionally messed up. She is vulverable yet defensive and determined to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders alone. It's a battle of wills and some trial and error communicating among other things, but Cami and Rafer finally get their s*!T together towards the end of this cliffhanger. Some questions are answered some are just now presenting themselves. We'll have to wait and see what comes next in Logan's story "Deadly Sins" scheduled to release 2-28-2012. show less

Not one of my favorite Lora Leigh reads. I found I had to reread several sections to be sure I understood the backstory. I felt like I was peddling up hill most of the time. It could have been better if there was less repeating that Cami could not love anyone since they would die on her. I did like Rafer though I think he let Cami get away with running away for too much of the book. Not usual with Ms. Leighs Alpha males. Cami was a bit too whinney for me, but she did start to show some backbone at the end. You could feel the book suddenly pick up speed and rush to the ending. I felt like this was a toned down Breed book (without the genetic engineering) or a verrrrrry toned down Men of August. I am intrigued by the story line, but felt show more I was being hit over the head with the fact that the grandparents are asses and they are coverig something up. A better use of writing space would have been to work out Rafer and Cami's relationship instead of just rushing throught it at the end, where the "talk" they were supposed to have about the secrets Cami was keeping from Rafer were discussed. As always the sex scenes were extremely HOT. I look forward to the next book with hopes that it is not as slow moving as this one. show less

I was not impressed with this book. The back story is very confusing with no real resolution yet. I take that we probably won't find out who is behind it all until the last book. But I'm still confused as to what land, who had it, why it's important, etc. I also felt too many things were repeated.