Second Nature took me completely by surprise!!

What I liked: I thought the synopsis sounded very interesting and as it was a free Kindle deal, I thought why not?  Then I realized it was part of a series and you know me, I HAVE to start with the first book. I'm anal that way. Little did I realize that the two books would be so very different. Some of the same characters sure, but the whole premise of the stories are light years apart. 

The characters in Second Nature are strong, resilient and smart. I was in awe of the portrayal of Thalia. She had been through some pretty terrible things in her life but thankfully she didn't have the memory of all of them.  She is determined to obtain her revenge, even if it costs her life and she never veers from that goal no matter what happens around her or to her.

Grant is just completely bad ass. And he appeared in the previous book in this series, Second Chances, which I would have missed if I hadn't gone back and bought it. He's an assassin trying to drop out of all the craziness he was involved in. The first scene with Grant almost had me laughing out loud. Trying to live on a deserted island with only a crazy monkey for company was a brilliant inclusion in character development.

The interaction between Thalia, Grant, and Winston (the monkey) is fabulously written. Well, actually the whole story is a roller coaster ride. This is not your typical romance. Ms Roan's plotting of Second Nature is spot on. There is barely time to take a breath or go to the bathroom. I couldn't put it down. 

The storyline is heartbreaking but I've seen more and more books about human trafficking and realize it's more common than everyday people realize. Imagine all the victims being able to get their revenge!! That would be justice!! I felt like I was actually a part of this story with all the emotion it made me feel. 

What I didn't like: You read it and tell me what you think. I just loved it!!

Highly Recommended!!!!

While not my genre of choice, I read Second Chances, Volume 1 because I wanted to read Second Nature (technically When Seconds Count #3). I'm one of those readers that has to read my series books in order.

What I liked: Now there is a caveat on this whole review of Second Chances.  I skimmed the majority of the sex scenes and as it's already a short read, I read the whole thing very quickly. The synopsis is a true representative of what Second Chances is all about unlike some books that tease and don't live up to the blurb.  

You may be wondering how a romantic suspense can be combined with menage but Ms Roan marries the two genres very well. I was surprised by the absence of jealousy between the brothers as is the heroine, Claira. That's not to say there isn't a healthy competition between the brothers much to Claira's delight and enjoyment. 

Each of the brothers have a different personality and different areas of expertise (not only in the bedroom) in the running of their ranch.  I was afraid with three love interests, Ms Roan might not be able to do the characters justice....she more than met my expectations in her characters.  The whole history of Claira's hiding out in Montana isn't made very clear, you just know she's hiding but not necessarily from whom or why.  

Even with skimming so much of Second Chances, it more than held my attention because Ms Roan didn't throw all the clues at you at once and was able to throw in a few surprises I didn't see coming.

What I didn't like:  This is a big one for me. Neither Goodreads nor Amazon indicated how this series was divided up. It appears it starts as a serial with different volume numbers but there are also full length books with some of the volumes combined. This could be my fault, nah, but it was very confusing trying to not only find the reading order but not realizing it was a serial. This wasn't a big deal to me financially but it could be for some readers. I ended up buying volume's 1, 2, and 2.5 separately then saw they were offered all in one book. Very confusing and I'm usually pretty good at figuring this stuff out. 

Overall a good read IF you get Second Chances with 3 volumes in one. 

Recommend!!!