Rising Tides: Number 2 in series (Chesapeake Bay, #2) (The Quinn Brothers trilogy, #2)

by Nora Roberts

The past is waiting to surface . . .

Ethan Quinn shares his late father's passion for the ocean, and he is determined to make the family boat-building business a success. But as well as looking out for his young brother Seth, the strong but guarded Quinn is also battling some difficult home truths.

Grace Monroe, the woman Ethan has always loved but never believed he could have, is learning that appearances can be deceptive. For beneath Ethan's still, dark waters lies a shocking past. With Grace's help, can he overcome the shadows that haunt him and finally accept who he is?

• ISBN10: 0749952628
• ISBN13: 9780749952624
• Publish Date: 4 February 2010 (first published 1 July 1998)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 5 March 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Piatkus Books
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[Rowena]

This is the second book in the Chesapeake Bay series and it’s Ethan Quinn’s story. I love the Quinn brothers. They were all adopted by Ray and Stella Quinn, taken in when nobody else wanted them. Ray and Stella gave them a place to call home and a family to love and the three boys grew up to be extremely grateful for the life that Ray and Stella provided for them.

Ethan is the second oldest of the Quinn brothers and he’s the exact opposite of his fast paced, thrill seeking brother Cam. He’s a quiet man that likes to live a simple life. He’s a loner by nature but he’s got a protective streak in him that stretches for miles and miles. When Seth comes into their lives and wreaks havoc with the reputation that Ray Quinn is known by, Ethan is drawn to him because they come from similar backgrounds. They were both abused and it is through Ethan that Seth starts to come around.

This book is told in a slow going kind of flow but the story does pack an emotional punch. When Ethan is confronted with memories of a past that he’s tried so hard to leave behind him, everything he goes through really sucker punches you in the gut.

Cam is one of my all time favorite heroes but that didn’t diminish my love for his brother Ethan. I loved getting to know the quiet man we were introduced to in Cam’s book, Seaswept. I loved getting into his head and watching him stumble his way to his happy ending with Grace. I loved that even though Grace was the one that was down on her luck, Ethan needed her just as much as she needed him. I loved seeing the two of them come together and I really liked seeing the bond form between Seth and Aubrey.

This was a solid read and I always love re-reading this series. It’s my favorite series by Nora Roberts and I don’t think that will ever change.

[ibeforem]

I really enjoyed this second book in the Quinn Brothers series. This book focuses on the love story between Ethan and Grace, the single mother who cleans their house and who the brothers have known since they were kids. The thread that ties the books together has to do with Seth, the youngest foster brother. The way he ended up as part of the family wasn’t entirely through the proper legal channels, so there is concern about his mother showing up in his life again. That storyline doesn’t really go far in this book, but the stage was set for some dramatic happenings in the next. And, in true Nora Roberts sibling saga fashion, there’s a ghost lurking in the background. I could actually do without that part, but I understand what she’s trying to do. Also, she does a wonderful job of bringing the Chesapeake Bay setting to life. I’ll definitely be finishing this series.