Over the Edge...a review

As you can see...my newest novel to review is Over The Edge by Mary Connealy.

*I received this book free from Bethany House to give an unbiased book review*

Over the Edge is the third novel in the Kincaid Brides series.  Although, I have found that these books focus more on the lives of the Kincaid brothers than their brides.  This is the story of the wild-eyed, thrill seeking Seth Kincaid, who is a little on the crazy side.  His brush with death as a child, then fighting in the Civil War and being injured, have caused Seth to have bouts of memory loss, nightmares, and unusual desires to follow anything wild and dangerous.  His most recent case of memory loss has caused him to leave his wife.  She's not too pleased with the situation and is determined to try to find him...or at least find his brothers to let them know the situation.  Callie is a Texas whirlwind and tough as nails.  She and Seth reunite as she's fighting off stage coach robbers.  When she threatens to shoot him, too, the sparks ignite.  The question is, will Seth remember the life he had with Callie?  As they reunite with the rest of the Kincaid clan, there is more than just Seth's wild ways they have to worry about.  The adventure continues as the Kincaids fight their enemies...in their minds as well as reality.

If you haven't read the other books in the Kincaid brides series, you might want to before you pick up Over the Edge.  I, personally, have not read the first book in the series, Out of Control, but I did read In Too Deep, the second book.  I was able to pick up on most of the story in the second book, but Over the Edge picks up pretty soon after the last ends.  So you need a little background. 

I've liked most of Mary Connealy's books for the following reasons:

Strong female characters...she writes them tough, sassy, and fighting bad guys with a baby strapped to their backs.  There's something in me that loves that.  Even the soft, sensitive females who aren't as sassy are still strong deep down.  She even has some stubborn ones.  Those I don't love as much, but it does give her stories some flavor.  Over the Edge has a little bit of all these female character types.

Strong male characters....I've found that especially true in these books.  These brothers all have issues...real life issues.  You see them struggle and try to overcome their past so they can be the men they need to be.  They're loyal, manly, tough, and in Seth's case, even a little crazy.  But in this novel I loved the way Seth's craziness is described.  It's like you can feel what he's feeling, and *slight spoiler warning* you almost give a mental "yay!" when he's able to come to grips with the things he's struggled with.  It's a very satisfying ending to this trilogy.  It seems all the Kincaid boys come to grips with their issues in this novel and even though it doesn't change who they are, they use what they've learned about themselves to become better men.

The bad guys.....Mary knows how to write some pretty rough bad guys.  There have been times when I've been reading some of her books and thought...whoa, now there's a bad dude.  Even the female bad guys are written very well...and evil.  But I like that you really are concerned about these bad guys crossing your good guys...because there's going to be some serious conflict resolution that has to take place.  Probably involving a fight or a shoot out of some sort.  And that makes me want to read more.

Humor.....This book has a nice dose of the sarcastic humor that Mary Connealy is known for.  I love it.  I laugh as I'm reading and the characters come alive.  There's something about a witty one-liner that makes me want more.  Over the Edge is no exception.  

As you can probably tell, Over the Edge is definitely a book I would recommend! Check out the book trailer:

Happy reading! : )