A fast read. Some intrigue
Someone To Believe In
by Kathryn Shay and Kathryn Shay
NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Kathryn Shay creates a world of politics, gangs and her forte--the problems of teenagers. This is the first of five in The O’Neils series!
“SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN is a wonderfully written, emotional and extraordinary read and truly deserves a five-star rating.” Affaire de Coeur
Bailey O’Neil, aka, the Street Angel, has been the arch enemy of Senator Clay Wainwright since he was a district attorney and she a young, idealistic social worker with four Irish older brothers who watch out for her. Clay put her in jail for harboring a teen offender and eleven years later, she’s a thorn in his side as an anti-gang specialist trying to get kids out of gangs. While Clay wants to put them in the hands of law enforcement, Bailey is determined to help these troubled teenagers make good lives for themselves. But when Bailey and Clay are thrown together, the impossible happens—they’re attracted to each other. Both the Street Angel and the Senator must find a way to deal with their differences in order to make a life together.
Praise for SOMONE TO BELIEVE IN:
"Once again, Shay shines in this starkly realistic story of gang members and people involved in prevention and intervention programs. Shay pulls no punches when describing brutal events, and secondary characters, including Clay's environmentalist son, Bailey's overprotective brothers, and Taz, a member of the notorious Good Girls gang, are especially well developed. This powerful story will stay with readers long after they finish the book.” *Starred Review* Shelley Mosley, American Library Association.
“Shay’s writing trademark is taking seemingly impossible relationships and developing them into classic tales of true love, which is what she does here.” Fresh Fiction
“What we get in SOMEONE TO BELIEVE IN is Clay and Bailey fighting each other in the media but heating up the sheets (or the stairs, elevators, and the walls) with love making. Talk about a hot book filled with great dialogue and love scenes.” A Reader
Also available: the O’Neil brothers’ stories in CLOSE TO YOU, TAKING THE HEAT, HIGH STAKES and ALWAYS AND FOREVER, contemporary romances with alpha male heroes and the strong women who love them. Don’t miss these Irish romance series of novels.
Reviews
Relevant to today’s gang issues
Bailey was annoying
Got this book free and I found the main character Bailey to be so annoying I didn’t want to finish it.
Loved
This was a great story about how opposites attract.
Clay Wainwright was the D.A who charged Bailey O'Neill, a.k.A "The Street Angel" with a crime of hiding a gang member after he committed a crime. But the public, especially the jury, loved her for saving kids who needed help escaping gangs and only have her 1 year in prison. Ever since then, both Bailey and Clay have been enemies in the newspapers.
Eleven years later, Bailey is still saving kids wanting to leave gangs, but Clay has put a good on her budget for another facility to be built to protect the kids who want out.
Bailey got to be the Street Angel because her half-sister was in a popular and dangerous gang 10 years ago, when she was 14, she got arrested and was killed in prison. So Bailey has been fighting for the kids who want out of gangs ever since.
Clay is now a senator and needs Bailey to back off in their war in the papers. So he calls her to see if they can somehow meet and maybe work together. But
What the couple doesn't expect is their amazingly hit chemistry to take over.
A must read!
4 star
The book is complete in this volume, the other books in the series are about Bailey's brothers. The author pulls you into Bailey's and Clay's world so you want to know what is happening to them. Well written with well developed characters and plot.
Outstanding
If you're looking for a down to earth story that combines life like people, situations and feelings,then this one for you..
Enjoyed this book
I really enjoyed reading this book. I couldn’t wait to get back to it each night. I am glad there are more books in the series.
