Colton’s Lethal Reunion by Tara Taylor Quinn is book two in the Coltons of Mustang Valley series. This series of novels, written by various authors, features the Colton Family of Mustang Valley, Arizona.

Rafe Colton is the Chief Financial Officer of his family’s oil business. He and local detective, Kerry Wilder, were the closest of playmates as children and carried their closeness into their teen years. Rafe left Kerry and their relationship behind with no warning or explanation. Now, Kerry’s latest case has placed her in danger and Rafe is back and determined to protect her, in spite of herself.

Colton’s Lethal Reunion is an entertaining read. The characters are fully-developed and rational. The plot has enough twists to hold the reader’s attention, though it lags a bit in the middle, it picks up the pace before the satisfactory ending. The romance is completely believable and enhances, but doesn’t overpower, the story. The author smartly maintains the continuity of the series without forfeiting the uniqueness of this novel. I deducted one star for the lag in the middle and give this novel a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys romantic suspense.

My thanks to HARLEQUIN – Romance (US & Canada) and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advance copy of this book. However, the opinions expressed in this review are 100% mine and mine alone.

I will start off with its ok. The characters lack any real human quality that readers will be able to connect with and fall flat many times though out the story. There is more sex than story and at one point reader might question why they are reading the book.

Thank you to Netgalley for a copy

4 1/2 STARS!

The intrigue intensifies! With the second book in the exciting new Coltons of Mustang Valley series, Tara Taylor Quinn picks up the story with adopted brother Rafe when his childhood friend becomes the detective working his father's shooting in COLTON'S LETHAL REUNION. The characters are well developed and the plot is fast paced.

Rafe Colton was fairly unseen in the first book in the series, but we learn his past fairly quickly when the woman he walked away from re-enters his life in a boisterous way. He's easy to like, and more laid back than the rest of the family.

Kerry Wilder knew working the Colton case would have her facing old ghosts, she just didn't realize it would slap her in the face quite as much as it did. She's determined to find out what happened to her brother two years ago and she can't let anything derail that plan ... even her childhood love.

I recommend this book and the entire series to anyone looking for an ongoing mystery filed with lots of family drama and happily ever afters.

Rafe and Kerry grew up together and were pretty tight until he up and split. Now Rafe is back and Kerry is a detective investigating a shooting. The deeper they get into the case the more its clear someone doesn't want her to get closer to whats being hidden.

For those of you just coming across this, this book is book two to a series but it can be read as a standalone. I read and enjoyed the previous book featuring another Colton family member and can see the connection between the two. I really do believe that you should check this and the previous one because it makes it that much more of an enjoyable experience. If you love a good mystery with a bit of romance you'll love this book. I liked getting to know the characters and their backstories and just seeing how everything unfolded. Theres family drama, mystery, and suspense and your not gonna wanna miss it.

I will leave a review on Amazon or B&N on Jan 7, 2019

I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher and this is my fair and honest review.

I found this book to be well written a quick and easy read, having said that for me it just didn't grab me like I like for a book to do. Overall I would give this book about a 3.5 stars. I would suggest others read and make your own opinions because everyone doesn't enjoy the same books.

This was another one that was really cute and quick. I really enjoyed the change in author from book one to this one and I need to see if I can get my hands on the next titles in the series. I loved everything about this book and kind of wished it was little longer. This was such a great story!!

Second chance romances are my weakness and this one doesn’t disappoint, however, why is it always the same years apart of over 10 + yrs when each character (hero mostly) has had a chance to move on to OW? This is always the part that ruins it for me.
As for Rafe & Kerry, these two will have you want to knock their heads together at times with frustration but the payback at the end makes it all worthwhile I guess. I did like though that heroine didn’t give in right away and Hero had to fight his way through. Too many times, heroines end up forgiving very fast, though Rafe’s excuse for leaving was at least legit.
Received an ARC courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley

Colton's Lethal Reunion
(Colton's of Mustang Valley #2)
by Tara Taylor Quinn

Kindle Edition, 288 pages
Expected publication: January 1st 2020 by Harlequin Romantic Suspense



Goodreads synopsis:
Long ago, he broke her heart.

Now he’d do anything to save her life.

Rafe Colton and Kerry Wilder were inseparable as kids—until Rafe cut Kerry out of his life without explanation. Now a detective, Kerry unexpectedly crosses paths with Rafe again while investigating a deadly shooting. When Rafe discovers she’s also investigating a cold case that puts her in harm’s way, he vows to work overtime to protect her. But can Rafe redeem his betrayal…and keep her safe?

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4.5 Stars

This is the second book in the Colton’s of Mustang Valley romantic suspense series by Tara Taylor Quinn.

Rafe Colton and Kerry Wilder have a past that goes back to when they were kids. Rafe didn’t start out a Colton but was brought into the Colton family after the death of his father. He separated ways with Kerry in order to save her from something he wouldn’t be able to protect her from. All she saw was that at thirteen he had left her without a word. Now Kerry is a detective working on the cold case involving the death of her brother in her free time and a deadly shooting during the day.

Rafe is all polish and spit-shine as the CFO of Colton Industries, nothing at all like the scrappy kid he used to be. They haven’t seen each other since they were thirteen years old but her underlying feelings for him never changed. However, she isn’t letting herself fall all the way in love with him. He seems ready to embrace her back into his world but she dodges him at every turn. Gratefully, fate keeps bringing them together in order to deal with long lost feelings.

The build up of this is really nice. They try to work each other out of their system in the beginning by having sex and that only proves to light a spark that cannot be extinguished. Rookie mistake. The landscape of characters is rich and vibrant as is the setting, I am totally gaga over the Colton universe and plan to read them all at some point in 2020. I am just getting a jump on a couple of them right now.

As I read along, I wanted to shake some sense into Kerry during much of this. She kept talking herself out of a relationship with Rafe when all the signs with him were pointing to YES, YES, YES! He’s yours. Take the plunge, girl! I am glad she didn’t have too much time to overthink things because I could see her royally screwing this entire relationship up for no reason at all.

If you love a good romantic suspense book, check this one out and decide for yourself. This is a great standalone in the Colton universe and a great read for January 2020!

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.