The Broken Brooch - Celtic Brooch 5
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When a magic brooch breaks, its power doesn’t disappear—it becomes unpredictable. No time travel. No history books. Just a deadly, real-time race to save her son.
NYPD detective JL O’Grady is ready to trade the gritty streets of New York for the sun-drenched vineyards of Napa Valley. She’s looking forward to watching her son play in a high-stakes basketball tournament, attending Montgomery Winery’s harvest gala, and leaving her badge—and the pain of her recent divorce—behind for a few days.
Instead, she walks straight into a nightmare.
A local murder bears an unsettling connection to a racketeering and drug case in New York that nearly ended JL’s career. The local police make it clear she isn’t welcome near the investigation, but JL’s instincts tell her this is no coincidence. When it comes to protecting the family she loves, she doesn’t care about jurisdiction.
She finds an unexpected ally in Kevin Allen, the composed, analytical CFO of MacKlenna Corporation. Where JL is fierce and instinct-driven, Kevin is calm, deliberate, and impossible to rattle. As they work together to unravel a dangerous conspiracy hiding right beneath the winery’s surface, a moment of unexpected vulnerability ignites a spark neither of them saw coming.
But the stakes turn catastrophic when JL’s son catches them in an embrace, misinterprets the romance, and flees deep into the winery’s vast, dark cave system. When he vanishes without a trace, it triggers an all-hands-on-deck crisis that brings the beloved characters of the MacKlenna clan rallying together to find him.
Trapped by a danger hiding in the shadows, the street-smart cop, the brilliant executive, and a family united by history must risk everything on a desperate rescue mission where the danger is all too real.
The Broken Brooch is a gripping contemporary romantic suspense that proves soulmates don’t need magic to find each other, it can be enjoyed as a complete standalone story.
Reviews
Unlike the previous brooch books, this one has no time travel involved. Don't let that deter you from reading it. There's TONS of adventure and intrigue, not to mention family mystery. All the usual players are involved in this....Elliott, Meredith, Kenzie, David, etc.... James Cullen has a pivotal role as he's a little older now. Plus he spills the beans along the way. A New York PD. Cop JL comes to the winery to visit the brother she raised named Austin. He's in town going to a special basketball high school. During her visit, upon arrival a dead body was discovered by her brother on the premises. Things only get bigger from there. Mysteries revealed, lots of intrigue....Plus we get a glimpse of who is involved in the next book coming later this year. I HIGHLY recommend this wonderful book!!! If you haven't read any of the series, then STOP, don't pass go and immediately read at least the first book (The Ruby Brooch) to see how it all began. This series will instantly grab your attention and your heart. It's about family, friendship, history and lots of fun adventures. Take a chance and read this genius series.
When NYPD Detective JL O'Grady is invited to a gala at the Montgomery Winery as her brother's guest, she's ready for some downtime and a bit of vacation fun. What she finds instead is that she's been thrust into a murder scenario that may have ties to an organized crime case that she worked on a few years earlier. She's also unprepared to meet the sexiest man she's ever met but decides to have a 'vacation fling' with him not knowing that he will save her life and that they will become soul mates - all thanks to a broken brooch given to her by her mother. When the missing piece of that brooch is put in its place the magic, as only Katherine Lowry Logan can write it, begins. From the first page of the first brooch book, I was hooked on this series. The Broken Brooch is a bit shorter than the others and no time travel takes place in this one. But that doesn't detract from a killer story (pun intended). The character development here is awesome and with each turn of the page something new is revealed; whether it's about a character or their family, or clues about the murder investigation there is something new so don't skim the pages on this one. As an author myself, I like to read at least a couple of hours a day. But with The Broken Brooch I actually spent almost a full day with the book just to see how it ended. I was not disappointed. The story also provides a great set up for the next book in the series, The Diamond Brooch. And with the next generation of MacKlennas, Montgomerys, McCabes, McBains, and Frasers coming into their own, it promises to be another spell-binding tale. NOTE: You need not have read any of the previous novels as this story stands alone but having a 'wee bit' of knowledge of the players will add to your reading enjoyment.
