I enjoyed the second book in the Kincaid Bride series, In Too Deep. I read the first book and recommend reading the series in order so that you understand the back story and are familiar with the characters. Ethan Kincaid is the middle-born of the three Kincaid brothers. He is hard working, but not nearly as much of a control freak as his older brother, Rafe. Ethan also feels responsible for the fire that severely injured the youngest brother, Seth, when they were children. The fire and the cave it happened in are a central theme to all three books.
Audra Gilliland is a young mother of two and the widow of a much-older man who was abusive, a gambler and a thief. Needless to say, she considered it a blessing when her husband died – but was left penniless with no way to support her children. She agrees to a marriage of convenience with Ethan.
They make for an interesting pair. Ethan is wary of harboring feelings for anyone due to the guilt he feels about causing the fire that injured his brother. Audra is wary of any relationship with a man given her past experience. Additionally, Ethan is tired of Rafe always bossing him around and wants independence and respect for all the work he has done on the family ranch. Audra is tired of having no voice whatsoever and is eager to finally have an opinion (though much less so than Rafe’s wife, Julia).
The adventures, mishaps and discoveries Ethan and Audra make over the course of the book make for entertaining reading. I like the way the author incorporates suspense into the series without turning the books into “whodunit” mystery novels. Personally, I liked Audra’s character better than Ethan’s. She just seemed more authentic and real. Ethan came across as impossibly naïve at times.
I like both books in the series so far, but I think I enjoyed this book more because I liked the main characters better. Ethan and Audra are a bit more likable than Rafe and Julia.
I received this book from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.
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