Review: Morrison by MJ Fields & Chelsea Camaron (Caldwell Brothers #2)


Note: This ARC was provided by Random House Publishing Group - Loveswept via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Before their mother passed, Morrison Caldwell and his two brothers--Hendrix and Jagger--were given one reminder: to leave a legacy of good in a world filled with bad. People may not think that's what he's been doing as a highly successful professional gambler. Nicknamed "Aces", Morrison knows when to hold back and when to go all in, and when he meets Hailey Poe, he's immediately drawn to the feisty cocktail witness. But there's fear and sadness that continues to linger, and when Morrison learns who Hailey's soon-to-be ex-husband is and what he's done, Morrison decides he's willing to do whatever is necessary to make sure that she and her daughter will not just be safe but free from everything that's holding her back. Hailey is unsure if she's ready to give Morrison what he deserves, but for him, she could be willing to try.

Morrison is the second novel in the Caldwell Brothers series from the writing duo of MJ Fields and Chelsea Camaron. Book two is about the middle Caldwell brother, Morrison, a professional card player who has made a name for himself in known gambling cities, but it's Vegas that he truly considers his playground. It's there that he meets Hailey Poe, a woman who has recently separated from her card shark husband who has a reputation in the city as well. Hailey's life is centered on her young daughter, so she chose to bide her time while her husband treated her terribly. In her, Morrison sees someone who reminds him of his mother and what she went through with her sons' alcoholic and abusive husband. As much as he helps Hailey and wants more from her, he doesn't want her to be with him out of indebtedness.

Morrison and Hailey's relationship went in a direction that pleasantly surprised me, as did Morrison's choice to take things at a much slower pace than I would have expected, given his reputation when it comes to women, one that was established in the first book. There were times that I felt Hailey was a tad unappreciative of Morrison basically upending his life for her, but then I also get that her marriage traumatized her and her priority was her daughter and creating a better and more independent life for themselves. The closeness among the three Caldwell brothers--Hendrix, Morrison, and Jagger--is one of the hallmarks of the series and how they're ready to drop anything and everything when one of them needs help, whether asked for or not. I'm looking forward to Jagger's story next. Four stars for Morrison! ♥

Date Read: 26 November 2015

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