In Too Deep by Mary Connealy

A marriage of convenience to Ethan Kincaid seems to be the only option Audra Gilliland has after her husband dies leaving her with two small children to look after. She does not want to be a burden to her step-daughter, Julia, who is only recently married herself to Rafe Kincaid, Ethan's brother. She has been looked after all her life by men, with very disappointing results. She wants to show her new husband that she can stand on her own and that she doesn't need someone to care for her. Ethan Kincaid agreed to the marriage because it seemed to be the only option. He kept away from people as a general rule and tried not to feel anything too deeply. He plans to hold his new wife at arms length and not to get his emotions involved. He tries to protect her and keep her safe, but as he does he starts noticing that he is starting to care deeply for her and it terrifies him.
This book is the second book of the trilogy, The Kincaid Brides by Mary Connealy. The first book is Out of Control and is about the oldest brother Rafe Kincaid. In Too Deep is the story of Ethan Kincaid and his journey to finding love and really finding himself. This book can be read alone, but it is a good idea to read the first book if you want to really understand the back story. In each book there is the main story line about one of the brothers and side story line of intrigue that goes through all three books.
I really enjoyed this book. I thought that the story line was very good and I was very captivated by it. It was slightly predictable, but of course, so are mostly all romance novels. I kind of feel the story was more about Audra than Ethan. That might have been because I really connected to her character though. You really wanted Audra to stand up for herself and for her to know that she was strong and that all she had to go through in her life was just bringing her to this spot, where she could finally find happiness. Ethan's story line didn't captivate me as much. He was a good character in the story, but he wasn't my favorite character. He viewed himself as a coward and tried to do anything to prove that he wasn't. I thought that he was a little stuck on the past and sometimes it bugged me that he couldn't get over it, but that was his character in the story.
The ending was pretty good. It left a lot of loose ends that will be completed in the third novel. I can't wait to see how the story of the Kincaid brothers ends. I will definitely be reading the third book about Seth Kincaid, the third and youngest Kincaid brother, when it is published. I can't wait!!!
Bethany House Publishers provided this book to me for free in exchange for this honest review.