As a member of the Bourbon Street Boys private security firm, Antoinette “Toni” Delacourte is one strong woman, but despite her reputation for being tough as nails, she is haunted by her past mistakes. Now they’re catching up to her, and throwing her for a loop.
Ten years ago, Toni kissed Lucky, her brother’s best friend. Worried it would break apart the group she’d come to see as family, she walked away—straight into the arms of Charlie, and an abusive relationship.
For the past decade she’s tried to keep her feelings for Lucky platonic—he’s her friend, her colleague, and he’s got his own past to deal with. Free of Charlie but unable to shake his memory, Toni finds herself feeling vulnerable and unable to deny her attraction to Lucky any longer.
She’s always thought that kiss was her first mistake, but now she’s wondering whether the real mistake was running away.
Toni may be her own worst enemy! Time for “Tough Girl” Toni’s icy facade to crack! Toni survived an abusive relationship but only after she had to put a bullet in him. She is now closed off emotionally from those around her, after all how can anyone love her, when she is nothing but a cold-hearted killer who can’t forgive herself. She went to prison and now works with her brother at Bourbon Street. They are the only family she has left and she’s do anything for them.
Not as good as the first 2 I liked it okay. I expected more from her. Sure sure low self esteem sure sure. But she didn’t seem that affected by the past. I read this as spousal abuse is okay because she fought back. It didn’t come across as tough girl tragic past. It came across more as its okay to beat your spouse (gf here) if she instigates an argument.Then we have the plot which wasn’t about a crime really, just some work is done.It was okay. I hope the series bounces back
Ugh … worst characters and storyline of the series. This third book seems to miss the mark in many ways, and the audiobook version makes it worse. The way Toni and Lucky are described in the first two books set their characters a bit differently than portrayed in this book. So much so that Toni comes across as unintelligent, simple, self-centered, and immature (worse than May). Lucky is closer to his earlier portrayals, but he’s still off and seems weaker. I had expected much more of these two characters and this story left me thinking that…