The McKenzies omnibus is a collection of five novellas in the series that are somewhat uneven, but not too bad.
Dane: Bad boy Dane is back in town. He left behind Charlotte Munroe to make a name for himself. He's back to claim her. But Charlie has no intention to take him back... His prior betrayal cut too deep... and she has a reminder every day... their son. She was sure Dane is going to leave again... But their attraction to each other can't be denied...
Angst-y, but the secret baby trope can only carry the story so far. 3/5
Thomas: Doctor Thomas Mackenzie had rescued damsels in distress before, but usually not right in front of his family farm, when a car, dodging a cow, smashed right through the fence his brothers had just fixed. The woman's hurt, and bleeding from a gunshot wound. Who's she, and how did she get here? Thomas knew this is the woman for him, but will she accept that? Esp. when it's clear she's keeping secrets?
It's a bit of insta-lust here, the attraction isn't that well explained. 3/5
Riley: Maggie is in trouble. Her boyfriend sent her an artifact, then disappeared off the face of the Earth. He told her to go find Riley MacKenzie, an Egyptologist, and the artifact, allegedly cursed, has people all over the world fighting, and perhaps, killing for it. Maggie saw Riley, and he's everything she'd dreamed of in a man. And a snowstorm will test their resolve... but when bad guys close in, they'll see what they're truly made of...
Good twist on the romantic suspense short 4/5
Cooper: Sheriff Cooper Mackenzie is also a BDSM player. He was surprised to see Claire, 10 years his junior, in a BDSM club he was doing a stake-out, sitting on a mobster's lap. Claire wanted Cooper for a very long time, and being a librarian, she researched the subject extensively before embarking on his attempt to seduce Cooper... by becoming his perfect sub... And Cooper has no choice but to claim her for his own... if only to keep her out of trouble...
As a BDSM novel, it's actually not bad, but nothing that special either. 4/5
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: N/A -- collection
Overall Rating: 4/5 (rounded up)
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