Release Day Review: Darkest Night by Tara Thomas
In this first novel in the explosive, brand-new romantic suspense Sons of Broad series from Tara Thomas comes a novel of deadly secrets and hidden danger. In the sultry streets of Charleston, one family, ruled by its powerful, take-no-prisoners sons, has risen to the top. But a merciless killer is out to destroy them…and everyone they hold close…
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SHE THOUGHT SHE’D LOST HIM FOREVER
Tilly Brock has learned—the hard way—how totake care of herself. Once a pillar of Charleston society, her family lost everything in the wake of a shocking scandal. And then Tilly lost the only boy she ever loved.
BUT NOW THAT HE’S BACK IN HER LIFE
Keaton Benedict is Charleston’s most notorious bachelor. But in spite of all his advantages—the money, the women,the family name—he longs for more: the heart of the young woman he still can’t forget.
THE DANGER HAS JUST BEGUN…
When Keaton re-enters Tilly’s life, after all these years, she is torn between feelings of doubt and desire. Can they put the past behind them and learn to love again? Tilly is willing to try. But Keaton is afraid that a vengeful enemy is watching—and waiting to destroy them. Can the rekindled flame of their love defeat the deadliest rival and light their way forward in the darkest night?
**ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review**
Darkest Night is the first book in the Romantic Suspense Sons of Broad series. There were a couple of things I liked and a couple of things I didn't. It started great and I was looking forward to seeing how the two main characters Keaton and Tilly would reconnect and develop their relationship. Both of them were likable characters and had great personalities. However after being out of touch for eight years, they kind of rushed back into things pretty quickly. I would've wanted them to take it a bit slower and to reconnect more. Because of this it was harder for me to connect with them. I did love how they treated each other, there was a great mutual respect and open communication. They didn't try to 'protect' one another by withholding information.
I also had some issued with the suspense part. It was a bit of a chaos, and I got confused at times. Also there were a couple of loose ends, which left me unsatisfied. Those will probably be resolved in the upcoming books in the series. I did like Keaton's older brothers Knox and Kipling, and the author gave some insight into who their love interest will be in the next books. I think Darkest Night was an okay start to a new series. I am looking forward to the next books in the series because I want to know what will happen next. Also the writing was very pleasant and easy to read.
Tara Thomas’s love of books and writing started as a child and though she wanted to be an author, she decided a degree in science was more practical. After fifteen years in the pharmaceutical industry, she returned to her first love and hasn’t looked back since.
She writes erotic romance as Tara Sue Me. Her Submissive Series novels have been on both the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller lists. Her novel THE MASTER earned a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly, was awarded Best Romance of 2016 from Best Book Awards, and is a 2017 RITA Finalist for Best Erotic Romance.
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