Foster brothers Jack Lancaster, Max Cutler, and Cabot Sutter were all raised in a cult until one hellish night when cult leader Quinton Zane burned down the compound, leaving them orphans. Supposedly Zane died years ago, but Jack, Max, Cabot, and their rescuer/foster father, Anson Salinas, know better. After years of chasing shadows, the man behind their trauma is within their grasp...if they can survive his machinations. Because Zane is tired of hiding, and with a fortune on the line he needs to eliminate the threat the four men who know too much about him present. And he’s going to start with Jack...

Untouchable is an entertaining read that brings the hunt for Quinton Zane to a satisfying conclusion. Jack and Winter are more cerebral characters which gives them and their romance a slightly different dynamic. They’re an interesting pair: a focused hunter haunted by the past who works cold cases and a skilled hypnotist with ghosts of her own. I loved watching how Jack’s mind worked through cases and he definitely fascinated me. Winter is the only person who can bring him back when he goes too far into his own head and her skills are interesting in their own right. They fit one another well, they have solid (if understated) chemistry, and there’s definitely passion. Yet while I liked them together, I won’t deny that there was a certain ineffable spark that was missing, thus making the love story feel a bit by-the-numbers. I’ll be honest and say that this didn’t bother me overmuch, but I do think it’s worth mentioning because other readers may not be as content.

As one might expect from the final book in the trilogy, the resolution of the Quinton Zane plotline shifts the balance more toward suspense. Zane has been the bogeyman of the series; the charismatic, pyromaniac cult leader who is a brilliant con man capable of eluding capture for decades. The problem with having such a powerful villain is that they work better as a shadowy, unseen figure than they do as a main antagonist. There’s so much buildup in When All the Girls Have Gone and Promise Not to Tell that there’s no way one human man could deliver when he ultimately appears (at least if you want him to be plausibly defeated by the heroes and heroines). For me, Zane was the weak point in Untouchable and I wished some of the much-touted charisma and cleverness had shown to make him a stronger villain. That being said, the action scenes were still exciting and the hunt itself was entertaining. Jayne Ann Krentz knows how to keep the pages turning and the story engaging, so I can forgive some of the weaker points in the story because I enjoyed it, flaws and all.

Untouchable is the third book in the Cutler, Sutter & Salinas series but it can be read as a standalone. I enjoyed revisiting beloved characters and I got a kick out seeing Jack and Winter in towns from other Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick books (who doesn’t love a good Easter egg?). So while Untouchable has its flaws, it was still a solid read and a satisfying end to the Cutler, Sutter & Salinas trilogy.

For the last few of Jayne Ann Krentz's books (When All The Girls Have Gone, Promise Not To Tell) readers have been following the foster sons of retired cop Anson Salinas as they struggle with traumatic childhoods and the ghosts of the past. All four men have been sure that one of those ghosts- murderer, con man, and pyromaniac Quinton Zane- is still alive. In Untouchable Jack Lancaster finds himself on the front line in the battle against Zane, because Zane knows Jack may be the most dangerous of them all.

Jack is a delightfully tortured hero whose very strengths when it comes to working cold cases make for less than ideal relationship material for the average woman. He worries that each case he solves is bringing him farther into a darkness that one day he may not be able to come out of with his sanity intact. Jack prides himself on being able to calculate the odds of anything, and never considering anything 100% until it has already happened. Fortunately, Jack finds his way to the little town of Eclipse Bay and to Winter Meadows. Winter is one of those very rare individuals who sees reality plainly, and still manages to put a positive spin on situations. For all her positive thinking, Winter is not an annoyingly chipper or bubbly person, but a perfect match for Jack. She has her own secrets but is now setting up in Eclipse Bay as a meditation instructor. When Winter is attacked by a crazed stalker, Jack realizes that things are more than they seem, and the stalker is only a pawn being controlled by none other than Quinton Zane.

Untouchable is an exciting suspenseful thriller from start to finish, bringing Jack and Winter from tiny Eclipse Bay to trendy California to the mysterious San Juan islands as they chase leads. Long-time Krentz/Amanda Quick readers will be happy to revisit Eclipse Bay and Burning Cove, and will cheer cameo appearances by Arizona Snow, Max Cutler, Cabot Sutter, and Anson Salinas. As always, you can count on Jayne Ann Krentz to keep you glued to the page with her delightful blend of dry wit, crackling chemistry, and edgy suspense. An excellent finale to this trilogy, new readers won't feel like they jumped into something halfway through the action and devoted readers won't be disappointed!

This was a good conclusion. I liked Jack but he fell a little flat. I don't know if I liked how the capture of Zane went. But overall it was a good fast read.

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Jack Lancaster specializes in very old cold cases. He is especially interested in cases involving arson and death by fire. The cold cases are challenging because peoples memories fade and they can't recall details.

Quinton Zane is someone from Jack's past and he is back. Jack has been watching for him for the past twenty years and never believed that he was dead. Now, Jack wants to find him.

A cast of characters with some unusual talents, a cult connection and a past that haunts them. Elements of lucid dreaming and meditation therapy give this one an edgy vibe that is unexpected. When Jack meets meditation therapist, Winter Meadows, she is able to help him navigate some of his fears and they seem to work well together.

This is the third and final  book in the series. I read it  as a stand-alone, but I did miss out on several events in the backstory.

Winter Meadows has set herself up in Eclipse Bay as a meditation therapist. She was orphaned at fourteen, placed in foster care, and used the skills she learned from her mother and grandmother to keep herself safe from the predators who were foster parents. She is a very skilled hypnotist which came in handy when she needed to protect another young orphan named Alice from a foster dad. The two of them took to the street until Alice's aunts managed to catch up with them. then Winter became part of their family.

She is finding it difficult deciding on a career path that uses her skills and winds up in Eclipse Bay when she is running from a stalker. Jack Lancaster is also in Eclipse Bay. He is having trouble with his lucid dreaming and goes to Winter for help. Jack has been a college professor, an author, and a person who solves cold cases. The coldest of all is the location of Quinton Zane, the man who killed his mother, when he was cleaning up at a commune he started as a money-making scheme. Jack, his foster brothers Max and Cabot, and some other children were rescued from a locked barn by Anson Salinas. Together Anson, Cabot and Max have formed a detective agency. Among their cases is always tracking down Quinton Zane.

When Winter's stalker finds her, Jack is sure that he was put on her trail by Quinton. Together the two of them begin tracking him down. Jack's ability to connect small bits of information and predict outcomes and Winter's ability to hypnotize work together as they put the clues together. They also fall in love.

This is the final book in the Cutler, Sutter & Salinas trilogy and finally brings the search for Zane to a satisfying conclusion. It was also a great romance as two people found in each other the acceptance that had been missing in their other romantic relationships. I liked the fast pace and the crisp dialog. Krentz is always a satisfying read for me and this story was no exception.

3.5 stars Untouchable by Jayne Ann Krentz wraps up the Cutler, Sutter, & Salinas romantic suspense series. A little heat, plenty of heart pounding action and a hypnotist made for an interesting story as Krentz brought this series to a close. I will miss these brothers, but happy with how everything turned out. A full review will post at Caffeinated Reviewer on January 8th and will be shared on all social media, Goodread and Amazon. Thank you.

The 3rd book in the Cutler, Sutter, and Salinas trilogy wraps things up nicely as Winter Meadows helps Jack Lancaster finally bring a madman to justice. Untouchable is the perfect blend of mystical, mystery, suspense, and romance. Readers who have followed along with the series will be completely satisfied with this enjoyable last entry.

This is a satisfying conclusion to the series, however I was not as engrossed in it as the previous two. I'm not sure why, maybe because Zane/Lucan was always in the background in the other books. But in this one he plays a main role so there is a lot of going between Jack and Zane's views/activities. I liked Winter though.

This is the third book in the Cutler, Sutten & Solinski series and it could actually be read as a stand-alone. But don't. You will want to read this series from the beginning because it is so dang good you won't want to miss anything!

After reading the first two books in this series, I was anxiously waiting for this third book to come out and I was so thankful to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC so that I didn't have to wait until January. Although I had a tough time putting this one down, I didn't connect as well to the characters and the romance was a bit stiff. Sort of wham bam thank you mam. But I can overlook most of that because the story was so sit-on-the-edge-of-my-seat exciting! Actually, one of my favorite characters was Arizona. I would have liked to have seen more of her.

I hovered between 4 and 5 stars on this one, but ended up with 4.

Quinton Zane is back.

Jack Lancaster solves cold cases, and his own — the fire that killed his mother and those of his friends — has always eluded him. But he knows the sociopath that haunts him is alive.

Quinton Zane knows that he will never be safe until Jack Lancaster is out of the way.. And the best way to get to Jack is through his neighbor and meditation coach, Winter Meadows. Together, they work to find Zane before more people die.

Written with all the twists and turns we’ve come to expect from Krentz, this third installment in the series about Cutler, Sutter, and Salinas is sure to satisfy.

Another book in Eclipse Bay brings back the brothers and their quest to find Quinton Zane who killed their families over 20 years ago. Hypnotist Winter joins in. ARC from Net Galley

A satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. I enjoyed the plot and characters. It could be read as a stand alone but I would highly recommend reading the prior two in books first.

Jack Lancaster and his foster brothers have never believed the reports of the death of Quentin Zane, leader of the cult that claimed the lives of their mothers. Jack has dedicated his adult life to solving cold cases and checking cases that fit Zane's m. o. - fire. When he meets Winter Meadows, a meditation therapist, things start to come together in the end of this trilogy.
Jayne Ann Krentz is my favorite romance novel. Her women are smart, her men treat them as equals. Funny and well plotted, this novel takes us back to Eclipse Bay, where a minor character from earlier books returns to help the couple towards their happy ending.

Without having read the other two books in this series you can still enjoy this one as if it was a solo. Woman being stalked by former client, (she teaches meditation), has frightening encounter with stalker and is saved by the handsome yet mysterious new client, who is deeply attracted to her - but of course not in a creepy stalky way at all! And that is just the introduction. It moves on from there and involves Jack Lancaster (the good guy), brother of the protagnonist of "When all the Girls have Gone," and Cabot Sutter of "Promise Not to Tell." Why, you might ask, do all three brothers have different last names? They are all the foster children of Anson Salinas, the man who saved their lives when they were just children. So yes, it certainly helps to have read the first two books - it gives you a different take on the plot that involves events of the past. But you can do it without and certainly it will inspire you to go back read the first two. Nice romantic mystery with twists and turns. Enjoy.

His foster brothers are both private investigators, but Jack Lancaster is an academic. He specializes in researching cold cases, especially those involving fire. When con artist, cult leader, and firebug Quinton Zane comes back from the presumed-dead, he knows that he must get rid of the brothers, with Jack first in line. Jack has been hunting for Zane for a long time, but the first he knows of a problem is when his neighbor is attacked.

Winter Meadows is a meditation instructor and hypnotist. When a crazy stalker of an ex-client crashes back into her life, she has more resources than he expected--including her attractive neighbor and client Jack Lancaster. They join forces to keep themselves alive and take down Zane and his goons.

Not quite up to the standards of the first two books in the Cutler, Sutter & Salinas series, but still very good.

I've been waiting what seems like forever for the third book about the foster brothers. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two and have been looking forward to Jack's story. Fortunately, Net Galley let me read the ARC copy so I didn't have to wait until publication.

Jake and Winter's story contains elements often found in Krentz's books...lucid dreaming, family bonds (no matter how unusual), Eclipse Bay, Arizona Snow, and unusual characters finding just the right fitting partner. There are lots of twists and turns, lovable characters, despicable ones, and all those in-between.

I'll not provide you with the story line as my fellow reviewers have already done an excellent job at that. I will tell you that if you've liked Krentz's books in the past you'll love this one. It's a fast read...I read it in one evening...that left me with a better outlook on life!

This book rounds out the Cutler, Sutter, and Salinas trilogy which details the lives of three adopted "brothers" who survived near death at the hands of a pyromaniacal cult leader named Quinton Zane. Jack Lancaster specializes in solving cold cases, especially ones involving fire. He needs the help of hypnotist and meditation therapist Winter Meadows to help him to navigate frightening nightmares resulting from his necessary forays into the minds of the criminals he hunts.

Like many of JAK's couples, Jack and Winter have each survived traumatic childhoods that have left their marks in the present. The importance of family is also a continuing theme, even when that family does not entail biological ties. Characters and relationships from the first two books add continuity as do settings from JAK's other works.

While the outcome of Jack and Winter's adventures is never in doubt, JAK's penchant for lively dialogue and fast moving action propel the story along, and it is always satisfying to see her villains ultimately hoisted on their own petards.

An entertaining and satisfying read.

Full Disclosure--Net Gallery and the publisher provided me with a digital ARC of this book. This is my honest review.

Untouchable is the fiery conclusion this trilogy demands

Over 22 years ago, the aftermath of a tragic fire formed a family bond between Anson Salinas and Max, Cabot, and Jack. Finding Quinton Zane, the con man/cult leader responsible for the fire, has become a family obsession.

Jack Lancaster chose a career in academia to deal with his childhood ghosts. He’s tried teaching and even written some ‘books’ but that’s not given him the closure to put his past to rest. Lately, he’s been using lucid dreaming to investigate and solve cold cases; primarily cases where fire figures prominently. Unfortunately, his dream state is becoming more of a wildfire and he needs help.

After appointments with several sleep disorder specialists provide no positive results—except for the prevailing theory that he may be losing his mind, Jack sets up an appointment in Eclipse Bay with meditation instructor, Winter Meadows.

Winter also has problems from the past. A foster kid that has developed her family talent for hypnosis to fend off creeps has found that talent seems to be a tough skill to market. She’s now offering Guided Meditation Therapy in Eclipse Bay.

We cannot visit Eclipse Bay, of course, without an appearance from the gruffly, paranoid Arizona Snow. She may not be all “there” but she’s still patrolling at night, got a sharp eye for detail and has excellent knowledge of crime scene cleanup. I love that this ‘crazy like a fox’ character keeps appearing. She brings a familiarity that threads through the author’s other books whether connected or standalone.

The man who was once Quinton Zane knows his grand project/end game to rise like a Phoenix from the ashes can be doused by Salinas’ foster sons. He plans to take them all out, but Jack is the most dangerous -- that’s why he must be the first to ‘go down in flames.’

JAK has used themes of hypnosis, sleep disorders, and lucid dreaming in previous books before with excellent results but usually there has been a stronger paranormal emphasis. I enjoyed that in Untouchable the paranormal element was toned down just a bit. I feel it allows some of her other core concepts to advance the plot. She always writes powerful female characters, truly good men that stand for something without being overly alpha, and that wonderfully supportive families are not always the one you were born into.
WHEN ALL THE GIRLS HAVE GONE and PROMISE NOT TO TELL are the previous books. With UNTOUCHABLE, this fiery trilogy will ignite a spark that finds lifelong fans and new readers alike basking in the warm glow of a truly good read.

A very enjoyable book that wrapped up the story arc very nicely. Jayne Ann Krentz's books are always fast paced adventure with a solid romance and Untouchable doesn't disappoint.

Another winner for Jayne Krentz. I like her stories that have that little 'extra something'. I'd forgotten some of the back story from her earlier books - but that didn't impact enjoying this story at all as there was enough review for continuity.