by Shannon McKenna
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Ex-FBI agent Connor McCloud can never forget the day he was set up to die at the hands of trusted friend and fellow agent Ed Riggs. Hard justice and loyalty to his badge have cost Connor what he wants most - Ed's shy, studious daughter Erin. He can never have her now, but her beauty still haunts and torments his every waking hour and his most fevered erotic dreams. But now that his old enemy Kurt Novak has returned, Connor is prepared to do anything to protect the vulnerable young woman from a killer who has vowed a brutal payback...a killer with a predator's lethal patience. Erin has been harbouring secret fantasies about Connor McCloud since she first laid eyes on him - but that was before his testimony sent her father to jail. Her world is falling apart and it's all she can do to hold her family together. But now Connor is knocking on her door, telling her she needs his protection, whether she wants it or not. He won't give up and he won't stay away. He's sworn to guard her life with his own and his fierce protectiveness awakens long-buried feelings - and a fiery sexuality deep within her soul.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 Bad Boy, Ahoy!, 2008-09-28
Shannon McKenna does it again (in my humble opinion, anyway) with the second book in her McCloud Brothers series, Standing In The Shadows. It stars Connor McCloud and Erin Riggs, the daughter of Ed Riggs, who set Connor up to die. Connor has been in love with Erin from the moment he saw her. The fact that she was only seventeen at the time didn't deter him in the least and he vowed to wait for her. That changed the moment he viciously beat a man half to death in front of her and sent her dad to prison. Now with Erin's life seriously delving into chaos, Connor steps back into her life with the alarming news that the psychopath who was targeting them is back from the dead and won't rest until he's added her to his collection of victims. No one believes his paranoia and some even question his sanity. He doesn't care about them, the only person he cares about is Erin and he's desperate to make her believe him. Erin has also been in love with Connor since the moment they met and having him back in her life is both a welcomed pleasure and a serious distraction. She's desperately trying to get her and her family back on track and Connor's obsession threatens to undermine her plans for the future. She and Connor finally fulfill the promise of their passion that started ten years ago but the psychopath who's targeting them steps up his plans. Friends turn into enemies and enemies turn into friends but now that they have finally gotten a taste of each other, they are determined to survive and make a new future.
Shannon McKenna makes Connor an extremelly aggressive, controlling and obsessive alpha male who just happens to have that touch of vulnerability that turns him into a touching protector any woman would be lucky to have. His uncertainty around Erin is so cute and it saves him from being a heel who is only trying to assert his control. His extreme aggressiveness is only in place because he's trying to protect her so it's forgiven and in fact even welcomed (by me at least) because it made him $#%$! HOT! His dominating nature in the sack was an extreme turn on for both me and Erin, who was more than able to meet him as an equal. He in fact learns to turn the tables and use his fine body as a weapon against her and bend her to his will. Erin was a likable heroine and her need to take care of her family and remain in control was a believable trait that I respected and I liked her personality quirk of making lists and crossing off her accomplishments.
The plot for Standing In The Shadows was extremely intricate and Shannon McKenna definitely makes you work for it. There are all sorts of angles moving on this one and you have to keep up. The only time she slows down in her storytelling is during the love scenes and even those are fast paced and hardcore. She sets the sheets on fire with her scorching sex scenes and while Connor is definitely a dominating presence, he is one hundred percent attuned to Erin and her needs. He takes her only as far as she was willing to go and in fact, his hesitancy endeared me to him forever.
Standing In Shadows was fantastic. It was freakin awesome. I got the large size paperback and it's really heavy but I read until my forearms hurt because I was gripping the book so tightly! The plot was riveting and the bad guys are seriously over the top sadistic. Reading about Erin's mom and her sister was sad to read and I loved revisiting Seth, and reading about Davy and Sean. I can't wait to read more about these guys and Tamara, too. (Sequels, Ahoy!) All I can say is that with friends like the ones Erin and Connor have, who needs enemies? It's a good thing they both had a good, strong family base to get them through the bad times. Loved this book and I highly recommend it as a steamy, erotic and riveting book. Enjoy!!!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Anything by Shannon McKennan is worth reading - and its always HOT!, 2008-08-24
I think S McKennan is a must read author for anyone interested in erotica that is beautifully written. Her characters are always well written, the dialogue fascinating and the story lines themselve fresh and original.
I have read all the books in the series and they have pride of place on my bookshelf.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Best of the Best?--Hardly, 2008-08-14
Really? Best of the best? Far from it! It was ok and I say this as a reader who wasn't offended by the language or the explicit sex scenes like many other people who reviewed this as less than stellar. There just wasn't much substance to it. I kept thinking there would be references to WHY they have loved eachother for 10 years. I would have liked some kind of background on this "unrequited" love. Every time I turned the page I thought--is this when McKenna will explain how it all began? Some kind of conversation or a few moments from the past to show some type of growth in the beginning of their relationship? But it never happened. Also, the switch from "Good Erin" to "Bad Erin" was a bit extreme and sudden. Kinda threw me off.
It was an ok read, but if you're into the alpha hero types and a well written plot try Anne Stuart.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Standing in the Shadows, 2008-03-08
Connor McCloud was seriously injured in the last book, and has injuries to his body as well as betrayal to overcome in this story. He has always loved Erin Riggs, but now feels he must protect her from the threat that took her father. Very sensual and dark erotic scenes will steal your breath. This well written thrilling story continues.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Great Read, 2007-02-03
This is a romantic thriller. Because the bad guy was so vicious it was almost too scary for me. The bad guy framed good guy Connnor and no one believed him for a long time, which was frustrating for the reader. Because of this frustration, this was my least favorite of her books, but I still loved it. I also loved the way the three McCloud brothers talked to each other and interacted. She is one of my favorite authors.
For a list of my reviews of other Shannon McKenna books, see my 5 star review of "Ultimate Weapon" posted 11/15/08.
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