

Their third child will be one more thing uniting the couple forever. Forgotten are the past betrayals by Emma and the problems that Cain’s “career” has brought into their lives. Emma is pregnant with the couple’s third child and Cain has never loved her more. Yet things do seem to be going well-at least on the surface.

Because crime is a messy business with blood and guts, honor and betrayal at its black heart. Vendettas and take-downs are part of the action–even when everything else seems to be going well. Waiting.īut then that’s how it is with mobsters and crime syndicates and FBI surveillance teams, even the lesbian ones. They are, however, much closer than Cain knows-right across the border in Texas. Nor is she ready to let the vendetta go, even though Juan Luis and his cohort, rogue FBI agent Anthony Curtis (one fascinating character), have disappeared. This one especially does not stand alone outside the series.Īs the novel opens, Cain is still coping with pain and regret from not having been able to protect Emma from being kidnapped and held hostage by Cain’s sworn enemy, Juan Luis.Įmma appears to have forgiven her wife, but Cain has not forgiven herself.

Readers be forewarned, these books should really be read consecutively as each book leads into the other and readers will appreciate each book more if read in order. Fourth in the “Devil” series from New Orleans writer Ali Vali featuring the Casey family-notably Cain Casey, her wife, Emma, their children and Cain’s cousin, Muriel- The Devil Be Damned (Bold Strokes Books) picks up where the previous mystery, or “romantic thriller,” Deal with the Devil, left off.
