I received this book for free from Netgalley in order to prepare an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Stormchaser (Cutter Cay #4) by Cherry Adair
Series: Cutter Cay #4
Published by St. Martin's Paperbacks on March 7th 2017
Genres: Romantic Suspense
Pages: 352
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FINAL DECISION: A story with lots of lies and deceit on the heroine’s part, the connection between the characters really works. My complaint about the book is that her lies are forgiven way too soon.
THE STORY: Jonah Cutter is the illegitimate brother of the Cutter clan. He has a lot to prove to himself and to make himself feel that he belongs in the family. He believes he has found Atlantis and brings the skeptic Dr. Calista West aboard to prove it. Calista has agreed to come onto the project for only one reason — she is working with the Cutter’s enemy and intends to thwart Jonah’s project. But that was before she met Jonah and begins to have her loyalties challenged.
OPINION: This book was a fun read as it twisted in ways that I did not expect when it began.
Calista is a woman who intends to help her only family with his revenge against his enemies, the Cutters. She will help him sweep in and steal Jonah’s find. She is a widow, but pretends to be married in order to keep herself safe from any advances by Jonah. But she doesn’t expect to find a man who she can admire and a project that might actually be the find of the century. Nor does she expect to begin to fall in love with the one man she should keep away from.
Jonah can’t keep his eyes off Calista, but he has no intent of making any moves on a married woman. His own family history protects him from the moral hazard — or so he believes. Even as he knows that Calista is off-limits, he cannot stop thinking about her.
I enjoyed this book which has a twisty and unexpected plot. What Jonah has discovered and the crew’s attempts to uncover its secrets keeps moving the story forward. I liked the chemistry between these characters and I especially liked Jonah who was a nicer guy than I expected in the beginning.
And that leads to my complaint about the book. Calista lies to Jonah throughout the book but when her lies are uncovered, there are no real consequences for her. She is forgiven after only a short time and after no groveling on her part. Although a huge part of the plot of the book, there is no confrontation with the enemy and no serious consequences for Calista. I just think there needed to be more considering the magnitude of the deception.
WORTH MENTIONING: This book really made me want to read the next book in the series which will be about the Cutter family’s enemy.
CONNECTED BOOKS: STORMCHASER is the fourth book in the Cutter Cay series. It not not necessary to read the other books first, however, because I haven’t and I didn’t feel that I missed anything.
STAR RATING: I give this book 3 stars.
NOTE: I received an ARC of this book via Netgalley in order to provide a review. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions contained herein are my own.