West Brothers #3
Of the three West Brothers books, this one was the most surprising. In book #2, Hudson’s story, we see a little of Pearson. We learn he’s a very talented and successful lawyer, a player, he’s frequently absent from the family Sunday dinners and we deduce it’s from all this womanizing. In his book, we get a huge surprise: he’s addicted to heroin!
It all started with a shoulder surgery where he got addicted to opiates. Then it upgraded to heroin, and then alcohol because he was, quite wrongly, trying to control the heroin urges with alcohol. Until one day, he overdosed and was found in an alley. Taken to the hospital, his family quickly came to gather around him and offer their usual support. He’s ashamed and repentant, but the death scare was strong, and decides to face rehab.
He’s taken to a facility called Flower Power and it’s all decked in hippy style. The workers all dress in flowy clothes, there’s tons of lavender plants, essential oil diffusers and peace signs. The scenes when he arrives with his brothers is hilarious! In spite of his initial reluctance, he takes to the place, the yoga and the meditation, except he receives angry vibes from his counsellor Rose. When he learns that he was her ex-husband’s divorce lawyer and he cost her daughter’s custody, he inquires further and finds out the ex-husband is abusing her child. He was doing his job, but he was also high on drugs so he didn’t catch that his client was a jerk. So he repents and starts helping her get her daughter back.
I loved this story, the different angles to the plot, and the fact that it also has suspense. The ex-husband was a ticking bomb, and there’s a constant expectation of something bad to happen anytime. As they work together, they also get close and start developing feelings. They’re going super slow since he’s in a very vulnerable and changing situation. We get several very steamy moments, and some very cheesy ones too.
As with the other books, family is also strong and present in this story. They have a cousin, Sylvie, who works in the clinic and is a strong help whenever they have a problem. Both brothers, Grey and Hudson, are frequent visitors and always present at all emergencies. Rose’s daughter Montana, is a cutie, initially very subdued and scaredy, until she’s home with her mother and she flourishes into a very vibrant kid. Montana and Kinsley, Grey’s oldest, develop a rapport and a mutual obsession with Irish dancing and clicky shoes. What I didn’t know in the previous books and learned in this one, is that they are bad at dancing but the whole family applauds them as if they were superstars.
This has been a great series, strong on sexy love and family love, great kids, great pets, and an entertaining story with angst and humor. Totally recommend!
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