Every Other Weekend

“The thing is, I do love him,” Nadine said, her voice hopeless. Her throat worked as she swallowed. “I suppose you hear that all the time.” Clayton thought about those dark, old-man eyes in a wary kid’s face—not Harry’s, a skinnier face and dirtier, usually, but the eyes were the same. “Every day of my life,” he said.”

The dichotomy between a divorce lawyer with a horrible childhood who doesn’t do commitment of any kind and the PI (who has his own family troubles) who’s a hopeless romantic was simply too much to pass on. Throw in suspense, betrayal, a battered mom and her young son, and ‘Every Other Weekend’ became everything I’ve begun to expect from this author. The writing is crisp, sharp, and on-point, while the story held me captivated.

I couldn’t blame Clayton for his attitude, certainly not after I understood more about his childhood and his mother, and I gave him kudos for all of the pro bono work he does. He is more compassionate than he wants anyone to know underneath his very prickly exterior. Kelly is a romantic but he’s not gullible and he has endured his share of pain. He’s the youngest of seven sons (Irish Catholic) and his brothers are all members of the LAPD in one fashion or another. Kelly is the only one who isn’t a cop although the reason is more than valid and had me feeling not so generous towards his parents and a few of his brothers.

“That was the thing, though. It wasn’t that he didn’t believe in love, he just didn’t believe that it lasted. After all, he went to its funeral every time he went to court.”

I shouldn’t have been surprised when the author took a 180 and sent this story in a direction I wasn’t expecting. In a really awesome way. Maybe someone else would have picked up on where it was heading but I was so entrenched in the goings-on that I was smacked upside the head. Clayton and Kelly, especially the latter, really shone in this upheaval that included a Kelly family member. I felt horrible for Kelly though, as nothing is worse than Irish Catholic guilt and family ties.

I loved this book. I loved the characters. I hated some of them and was disgusted with more than a few but I do love an author who can bring out the emotions in me, even if they’re negative. Clayton and Kelly are ridiculously hot together and I adored watching them fall in love even as Clayton was determined to believe that it couldn’t work. A fabulous and wholly enticing read!

NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews

I won't give a summary, but this was just absolutely brilliant. Well written, amazing characters, and a storyline I couldn't stop reading (no, really, I was up all night). I would recommend for anyone who likes a good mystery book (with a load of twists and turns) with a romance that feels believable and complex.

I just want more!

Every Other Weekend by TA Moore was given to me in exchange for an honest review. Clayton a sharp divorce lawyer and Kelly a PI for Clayton’s law firm work together in a domestic violence case which has many twists and turns you forget where you are, add in an attraction to each other where one doesn’t believe in love lasting and another who wants to find the real deal and you have a great story. I really enjoyed the suspense and the underlying tension of trying to keep things casual for Clayton and Kelly trying to reel in his love for Clayton as well as balance his crazy family issues along the way. This story was a great balance of the aspects of love, family and stubbornness that made it such a great story and I want more of Clayton and Kelly.