The Fall of Shane MacKade
4.5 Stars

The youngest of the MacKade brothers, Shane has never met a woman he couldn't seduce that is until Rebecca Knight crosses his path. Well aware of his womanizing ways, Rebecca is determined to keep her distance, but the best laid plans are shoved aside when destiny comes knocking.

Definitely the best book in the quartet. Shane and Rebecca have incredible chemistry and their banter is witty and fun. It is wonderful seeing Shane fall for the one woman who doesn't immediately succumb to his charms.

There is also closure to the ongoing paranormal storyline as readers finally discover the identity of the Union soldier who wandered onto MacKade land to die. This is actually the one aspect of the story that disappointed as my personal theory didn't pan out - I had hoped that the soldier survived and was adopted by the MacKades - alas no...

All in all, a charming conclusion to the series and it has convinced me to read some of Nora's older works.

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A Shane MacKade le encantaban las mujeres, pero no había conocido a ninguna que hiciera que se pusiera a silbar la marcha nupcial, hasta que apareció la doctora Rebecca Knight. El problema era que ella estaba demasiado interesada en las leyendas de los MacKade como para sucumbir al encanto de los MacKade. Tal vez había llegado el momento de hacer una proposición, porque Shane no podía vivir sin ella. Para la doctora Rebecca Knight, todo tenía una explicación. Hasta que empezó a tener pensamientos irracionales con respecto al atractivo Shane MacKade. No sabía demasiado sobre los hombres, pero estaba segura de una cosa: amar a Shane era peligroso, y a Rebecca no le gustaban los riesgos.

Well, shoot. The four-book series is over now - I've read all four and would love to find another. I love these books - I know I'm a shallow reader of sappy romantic books, (In my defense, I do read lots of other types of books) but all of Nora Roberts brother series are just my favorite cozy comfort reads. This series is the 4 MacKade brothers - all drop dead gorgeous, family oriented, sweet, strong, a little rough, and totally sensitive. Just like all real men are :o). They are pretty much clones of the brothers in the Chesapeake Bay series and the three brothers in the Boonsboro trilogy - different occupations, same types. Roberts is great at male repartee - the sweet, funny banter all of the brothers share is fun to read - I know nobody like that, but still it's fun to imagine that there are relationships like that. My other favorite writer of that type of sarcastic banter, albeit in her case male/female, is Susan Elizabeth Phillips, and I have read all of her books too. So, if you like fun, sappy romance, you'll love this series. In this last one, the ghosts got a little silly - I think Roberts usually does a little better with her ghosts, but they didn't detract enough to make me not enjoy the last book as much as the other three. Now, if I could just convince Nora Roberts to write another sweet brother series like this one, I'd be in romance heaven. ( )

I liked this story where playboy meets genius but it was kind of slow going especially the paranormal parts. I did enjoy this series about the MacKade brothers. Farm boy Shane pick ups Dr. Rebecca from the airport and their attraction begins.
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I loved Shane, and fight he put up. ( )