Twisted Truths (Blood Brothers, #3)

by Rebecca Zanetti

Noni is desperate. Her infant niece has been kidnapped, and the only person who can save her is a private detective with too many secrets to count---and more enemies than he can name. A man who walked away from Noni without any warning a year ago, a man who broke her heart. But with Talia's life on the line, Noni needs his help now more than ever---and this time, she won't take no for an answer.

• ISBN10: 145559430X
• ISBN13: 9781455594306
• Publish Date: 14 November 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Forever
• Format: eBook
• Language: English

Reviews

[Melanie]

My review and an extended sample of the audiobook are posted at Hotlistens.com.

4.5 stars

I can’t believe we are already to the last book in the Blood Brothers trilogy. This is a world that I’ve enjoyed immensely. In this, the last book, Denver gets his chance at love. He actually met Noni when he was on a mission in Anchorage, Alaska. He left her to keep her safe, though he knew it would break her heart.

Noni is desperate to find her friend’s baby. Her friend is dead, of suspicious nature. The baby is gone. The father is a drug dealer and in a gang. The friend left the baby to Noni in the will, but first they must find the baby, then she can fight for the legal right to her in court. In her desperation, she posts the only picture she has of Denver all over the net to try to find him. She knew that he would be able to help her.

Denver shows up and things all go sideways. Trying to determine who attacking them, is it the gang or Dr. Maddison and Sheriff Cobb? Neither are a group that anyone would want to tangle with. Denver goes into full protective mode and is determined to find the child. Then he is determined to end Cobb and Maddison before they become a danger to Noni and his family.

This book, as with all the books in this series, is full of really great characters. I love the addition of Noni and her aunts, who feel the need to refer to Denver as “dickhead” after he broke Noni’s heart the first time he left. There is also the return of Detective Malloy and his girlfriend (I would’ve loved more time with her). There are also the Dean brothers from the Sin Brothers series. Even the villains are amazing characters, even has you hate them.

Twisted Truths also has a ton of action. This story has Denver and Noni running from a notorious drug gang and his nemesis of Dr. Maddison and Sheriff Cobb. There are a ton of twists and turns as they have to deal with both groups to try to find the baby. Denver shows off his computer skills as he searches the black web and illegal auction for the baby.

This books wraps of the series, which does make sad. I haven’t heard of any more books set in this world, but I would gladly read them. I loved how we got to spend some time with Dean brothers and got to see them at the end of this book. This series has truly been a series about family, be they actually of blood or just friends who will stand with each other, no matter what.

Narration
Karen White continues to do an amazing job with the narration of this series (as she did with the Sin Brothers series). There is a large array of male and female characters and she has no problem with the large cast that spans multiple series. I love all the voices she’s chosen for each character, they each fit the character’s personality to a tea. If you haven’t tried Karen White, I highly recommend her work.

**I like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

[EBookObsessed]

A spectacular end to a trilogy which will leave you both delighted and satisfied.

Poor Denver. For the first two books of the trilogy we have seen the result of his leaving behind Noni Yuka, who he fell hard for on his last mission in Alaska. Denver might have been playing a part, but his feelings weren’t part of the plan and Denver left Noni behind for her own safety. Since his return, he has been drinking heavily to get past the pain and loss of her. While he didn’t begrudge his brothers finding love and keeping their women close, you could almost feel a hint of judgment that Denver left Noni to keep her safe, so why were his brother’s taking the risk with the women they loved.

When Noni tries to find Denver by posting a picture of the two of them all over the internet and asking him to contact her, Denver knows he won’t be the only one who sees it. Denver knows that Noni has no idea she has just painted a giant target on her head. Denver has to get to Noni first and find out why she is desperately trying to find him before someone else reaches her first and uses her as bait against Denver and his brothers.

Denver and his brothers have been on the run since they were young. Ryder, Heath and Denver are each orphans who found each other while at a boys home which was run by a man with a heavy hand and enjoyed physically abusing the boys. When the man took Denver and another boy aside for a “talking to,” Ryder and Heath knew they would never see their blood brother again if they didn’t intervene. They were too late to save the other boy, but Ryder and Heath managed to kill the man, save Denver and they all escaped after burning down the building. The bigger problem was that the man’s brother was the local sheriff, who also liked to abuse the boys. Denver, Ryder and Heath were forced to keep under the radar all these years while the Sheriff hunted them.

What has helped them the most was the fact that the sheriff wanted revenge against them, more than justice, so he never sent out a BOLO. He has been stalking them on his own. At least until recently. The sheriff is tired of always being a step behind and the brothers slipping from his grasp. Now he is starting nationwide manhunt for the men.

The brothers didn’t end up together by a happy accident either. Dr. Madison was working with the General in the Sin Brothers trilogy to create supersoldiers, but Heath, Denver and Ryder were her own personal experiment. She made certain to keep them together to see if they too would bond like the Grey brothers in the prior series. Dr. Madison is using her considerable resources to find the brothers as well, but her plans might be more awful than the bloody death promised them by the Sheriff. Madison wants to continue her experimentations and her work creating supersoldiers using Ryder, Heath and Denver’s DNA, and their willing participation is not required.

The Sheriff and Dr. Madison are working together and they are closing in on the brothers. We get a very satisfying ending to the trilogy, which will also bring in help from the Dean brothers (Sin Brothers series) because you know you want it.

Also, kudos to Rebecca for making the danger feel real and also having a reasonable and believable explanation of how the Sheriff and Madison were finding the brothers. So many of these chase stories leave me feeling unsatisfied and asking “What? How did they find them so fast?”

This story was full of tension, excitement and sweet romance. While you can read this as a standalone, it will then lack the satisfaction you would receive if you were reading it as the final chapter of the trilogy.

Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. See more at EBookObsessed.com

[kimbacaffeinate]

Nomi is on the hunt for her friend's three-month-old baby. With her friend dead, she doesn't have time to fight for legal custody. Not when the baby Daddy is a known drug dealer and gang member. She and her Aunts set out to save her, but a crooked PI and inferior leads, leave her desperate. She reaches out via the web for Denver. She doesn't have his number and instead posts an image of the two of them EVERYWHERE. Denver, of course, comes running and the two soon find themselves in danger as gang members and the group hunting Denver and his brothers close in.

The romance was sizzling, and their chemistry was off the charts. W see growth as these two learn more about one another and find closure in their past.  Their feelings, actions and the drama all felt genuine. I loved the snark, development, and Kindle melting heat.

Zanetti tackled the black market and gangs while provided plenty of page time with our series villains. The story quickly pulls you in and provided plenty of twists that will keep you engaged. The book is the longest of the series, and I devoured it in a single day.

We got to spend time with the brothers and their significant others in addition to characters from Montana. All of this added to the storyline and provided nice tidbits in addition to Denver's story.

The series itself wrapped up nicely after some intense action-scenes, near-death experiences and confrontations. Zanetti wrapped things up in a bow but left a few loose strings.... just enough to allow for more books should she decide to do so. I for one would happily read them. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer

[Linda]

Twisted Truths not so neatly rounded up the series, and it was so action packed I really thought it would all go to hell in a handbasket!