Title: Beautiful Redemption (The Maddox Brothers #2)Author: Jamie McGuire
1st Date of Publication: January 27, 2015
ISBN: 1502541858
# of Pages: 260
Genre: New Adult, Adult Romance
Age Rating: 17+ (Language, Violence, Sexual content)
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Book Description:
If A Maddox boy falls in love, he loves forever. But what if he didn't love you, first?
No-nonsense Liis Lindy is an agent of the FBI. Deciding she is married only to her job, she breaks off her engagement and transfers from Chicago to the field office in San Diego. She loves her desk. She is committed to her laptop. She dreams of promotions and shaking hands with the director after cracking an impossible case.
Special Agent in Charge Thomas Maddox is arrogant, unforgiving, and ruthless. He is tasked with putting away some of the world’s toughest criminals, and he is one of the best the Bureau has to offer. Though, as many lives as he’s saved, there is one that is beyond his reach. Younger brother Travis is faced with prison time for his involvement in a basement fire that killed dozens of college students, and the media want a conviction. Travis’s only savior is his unusual tie to the mob. In a deal that will spare his brother, Thomas has agreed to recruit Travis into the FBI.
Liis is stubborn, defiant, and yet somehow softens Thomas’s rough edges, making her the perfect agent to accompany him to the ceremony. Posing as a couple, they must travel to Travis & Abby’s beach vow renewal and give him the news, but when the pretending ends, she finds herself wondering if they were pretending at all.
In the second installment of the Maddox Brothers books, experience firsthand the mysterious world of the elusive Thomas Maddox, and how good love can be when you’re not the first, but the last.
If A Maddox boy falls in love, he loves forever. But what if he didn't love you, first?
No-nonsense Liis Lindy is an agent of the FBI. Deciding she is married only to her job, she breaks off her engagement and transfers from Chicago to the field office in San Diego. She loves her desk. She is committed to her laptop. She dreams of promotions and shaking hands with the director after cracking an impossible case.
Special Agent in Charge Thomas Maddox is arrogant, unforgiving, and ruthless. He is tasked with putting away some of the world’s toughest criminals, and he is one of the best the Bureau has to offer. Though, as many lives as he’s saved, there is one that is beyond his reach. Younger brother Travis is faced with prison time for his involvement in a basement fire that killed dozens of college students, and the media want a conviction. Travis’s only savior is his unusual tie to the mob. In a deal that will spare his brother, Thomas has agreed to recruit Travis into the FBI.
Liis is stubborn, defiant, and yet somehow softens Thomas’s rough edges, making her the perfect agent to accompany him to the ceremony. Posing as a couple, they must travel to Travis & Abby’s beach vow renewal and give him the news, but when the pretending ends, she finds herself wondering if they were pretending at all.
In the second installment of the Maddox Brothers books, experience firsthand the mysterious world of the elusive Thomas Maddox, and how good love can be when you’re not the first, but the last.
Setting: San Diego, California
Point of View: 1st Person- Liis Lindy
Goodreads Rating: 4.16
My Rating: 4.5Part of the Book that Caught My Attention: Both title and cover
View on the Cover: The simplistic beauty of it is great!
View on the Title: It felt like a humbler title because I questioned whether a character was beautiful and didn't know it, and I was wondering who needed the redemption.
Pros:
- First, I love how all the characters from the previous books are woven together so that you still get to see them and how they are doing. I also love that the new characters in the next two books are briefly discussed, which I am excited to read the final two books.
- I found this installment more mature than Travis and Abbey's and Trent and Cami's relationships. This is most likely because both Liis and Thomas are older and seem to have more at stake.
- I love Liis's character. She is very strong and knows what she wants in life. She is kick ass in the way she does not let Thomas, the big bully of his team, bring her down. She continuously puts him in his place.
- I also love Thomas's character. He has obviously gone through so much as both a child and an adult. I found it so amazing how strong he was as a child even though he had to raise his brothers, especially toddler Travis. He also has so much strength when it comes with watching his brother, Trent, with his ex girlfriend, Cami, especially when he witnesses the proposal.
- I love most of the other agents. Val is pretty awesome. Her honesty is so blunt and her lie radar is on point. She would be my best friend if she was a real person in my life. I like Marks character although I wished there was more of him. He seems like he is a great friend and voice of reason to Thomas.
Cons:
- The friendship and relationship between Liis and Thomas is sometimes really frustrating. I think it's mostly because of Liis. I feel that she does not understand that watching someone who walked out on your life for someone of the same blood is heart wrenching, which is what Thomas goes through.
- What bothers me most about Thomas is not even part of the present story, but the reason behind all the frustration. He went after Cami even though he knew she always belonged to her brother.
- I did not like Sawyer at all. I felt that he was unnecessary and all I wanted to do was kick him where it counts (if you know what I mean). He is such an asshole and I wish he was not even in the story.
Critics' Reviews:
"A fast-paced and sexually tense journey of two scarred soul mates. Add in a Maddox brother and the world of the FBI? Unputdownable." -Penelope Ward (best selling author, Stepbrother Dearest)
"Getting to know a Maddox boy is always thrilling and Thomas is no exception. Beautiful Redemption is about the pain of heartbreak, the intensity of new love, sacrifices for family and learning that sometimes the best life is the one you didn't plan" -Mia Sheridan (best selling author, Archer's Voice)
Jamie McGuire's Website:
http://www.jamiemcguire.com/
Other Recommendations:
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
Perfect Chemistry by Simon Elkeles
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