Too Far Down #3

Mary Connealy is such a fantastic writer. I love this writer. What ever she writes, I want to read. All the books have a wow factor. And I have read all but a few older ones, I can't get. Too Far Down the last of The Cimarron Legacy series is no exception. It starts with a bang, I mean a literal bang. The first line on the first page An explosion brought Cole Boden to his feet, Mary's books contain adventure, excitement, family, laughter and life lessons. I hate to see this series end. I am going to miss the Boden family. She does a wonderful job of taking any incomplete loss ends and wrapping them up in a nice neat package. I loved seeing former characters reappearing in this novel. The Kincaids are another of my favorite Mary Connealy families.

This author has such a great subtle since of humor and other times she is just laugh out loud funny. Here are a couple of my favorite examples.

Cole to Mel:

"I will admit that when we're alone, I have a few notions that'd cause your uncle Walt to shoot me dead." "I don't think Uncle Walt would shoot you dead. He'd probably just wing you."

Cole kissed her again, and Mel was about ready to shove him away again. In just a minute..... or two.

As you know by now I highly recommend this book by Mary Connealy. If you haven't read the first two, do yourself a favor and read those too.

love the series this was the 3rd book. It was as good read.

"An explosion brought Cole Boden to his feet." And with that desperate opening line we're off to the races in the action-packed, comedy-laced grand finale to the Cimmarron Legacy series. The Bodens are a larger than life family and conjure up images of vintage TV Westerns like the Cartwright family (Bonanza) and the Barkley clan (Big Valley.) You don't need to read the first two books in order to enjoy this one, though if you enjoy a good classic Western you'll want to read them all!

Connealy knows how to pair danger and mayhem with wise-cracking humour. Mel and Cole are a hoot! Both equally tough and stubborn and noble of heart....and uncomfortably attracted to each other. Something that takes them by surprise and must be sorted out amidst flying bullets and ominous explosions. They are besieged by a host of ornery villains with a wicked sense of justice and a determination to wipe the Bodens off the face of the earth.

Breathlessly intense with a blockbuster style ending that will bring you to your feet as you clap and cheer (and catcall whistle in the appropriate spots.) Awesomesauce all around.

This is book three in the series and I thought an excellent conclusion. It can stand alone but is also nice if you have read the other 2, which by the way I recommend. There is love, suspense, and I find that Mary has a way of painting her characters that make them seem legit. This book involves a family legacy at stake. There are snakes around trying to move in and kill off the offspring to take over the valuable land. The parts about the gold mines really make you feel and smell and experience the mines in a believable way. The family togetherness was tender and what everyone longs for his or her family to be like, there for each other and fighting the battle shoulder to shoulder.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Too Far Down, by Mary Connealy, is the third book in the Cimarron Legacy series. It follows No Way Up and Long Time Gone. This amazing conclusion tells Cole Bodens role in the story and reveals the criminal causing the troubles throughout the trilogy.

Cole Boden, though torn between missing his life in the east and his love of life in the west, takes pride in running the CR Mining Company on the family ranch. So, when an explosion kills several men and unravels threads of information leading back to other attacks on his family, he takes it personally. Working with his family and neighbors, he hopes to track down the murderer responsible for everything. But Melanie Blake, while admittedly great help, also becomes very distracting. When all of their lives are threatened, Cole must make choices he never imagined.

I enjoyed both this book and the entire series. The Boden family comes across as real and endearing. I especially like the way Cole takes responsibility for his family and their safety. I especially loved Uncle Walt and wished I knew more about him.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical fiction or western novels.

Kara

I received this book free from the publisher and was not required to write a positive review.