Nothing about Connor Brooks is average. Not his looks, or kisses, or touches.
He’s my target. Falling in love isn’t part of the assignment.My job is to determine if he’s a Twisted Heart, the vicious gang who killed my family.He’s innocent, but discovers my secret.My cover is blown. My heart shattered.But I annihilated his.Going forward, I tell my boss to only give me the most dangerous men.Until … forward, I tell my boss to only give me the most dangerous men.
Until they cease to exist, I won’t stop.
Three years later, Connor reappears in my life.
My actions are unforgivable. I’ve crossed the line of no return.
But the fire is hotter than before…
And Connor claims he’ll pull me out no matter how deep I’ve fallen. But I don’t know how.
“Roots of Vengeance” is the sixth installment of the “Together We Stand” series. It’s an epic journey of one family’s struggle of forgiveness, hope, and new beginnings amidst dangerous situations. Each story intertwines and focuses on a new sibling trying to find their Happily Ever After.
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This is the first time I read the whole series and I have to say Maggie is now one of my favorite authors. Connor is seen as really crabby through the other books always complaining about how he is not told any and treated like the younger sibling, that he cannot be trusted. You see there is more going on with him than just feeling left in the dark, as he meets Gia before his brother is released from prison, which is the start of the first book. His early interaction with her and their break up has colored his life and how he acts when he feels he is being lied to.
I love how this book ties all the other stories together and brings the problems with the Twisted Hearts finally to a conclusion, you find our why they targeted this family.
The final book in the Together we Stand series but but definitely brings it all home and leaves you more in love with the Brooke’s family.
Conner is the youngest and seemingly a carefree party boy and ladies man. He is frustrated living in the shadow of his brothers and their dark secrets. He manages to get caught up in the Twisted heart drama anyways…
Gia is undercover and her mark is Conner. Neither can seem to fight the attraction they have for one another or the stronger feelings that develop. There is a lot of hurt and forgiveness that happens to keep them together.
This is such an emotional roller coaster and page turner. Thank you Maggie Cole for introducing us to the Steamy Brookes brothers.
Maggie Cole outdid herself with this series. The way the wrote the storyline for the Brooks family in each of the books was amazing. I think this was my favorite one of the whole series. What made this book do great was how Maggie answered all your questions and tied everything all together, but still left you wanting more or feeling like something else was going to happen (which boy did it happen!!??!!) The ending was well written and happy that everything worked out well for everyone (as you can tell!!) Maggie wrote this series a year ago and I can’t believe it took me this long it read this series!!! I have read many of her more recent, but not this. I wish I would have read it sooner!!!
Roots of Vengeance is the final book in the Together We Stand series, and what a roller coaster of an book it is.
Wow talk about a couple who literally fights to have their HEA. Gia works for Interpol and is on a mission to take down the Twisted Hearts, that where things get complicated as she didn’t expect to fall in love with Connor Brooks.
To be honest I wasn’t sure how I felt about this one, as Connor to me always seemed to be a little immature at times, I’m sure it is more of his age in the series then anything. I know he was fighting for the love of his life and the secrets that his family and Gia held from him over the years. He wanted what was best for her and them, but he had a hard time dealing with Gia needing to do what she had to which was take down the Twisted Hearts.
The ending though you really do feel their love and it was heartfelt and touching. I’m so glad that everyone in the Brooks family got their HEA and get to live free from the holds of the Twisted Hearts
Wow what a way to end this series and I absolutely loved the epilogue. Gia has been through so much in her life. She does the ultimate sacrifice infiltrating the Twisted Hearts gang. The danger is more intense the closer she gets to Knuckles, who killed her entire family. Connor proves he will love Gia and pull her out when she goes too deep. You get revenge, sacrifices, danger, secrets, love and so much more. An amazing storyline, fantastic characters and the details written make you feel you are right there experiencing it along with the characters.
This series entwines the stories of each of the Brooks siblings as they struggle to find their true love while dodging the various attacks against their family by the Twisted Hearts gang. In each story the various couples are instrumental in taking down a section of the Twisted Hearts but the gang is bigger and more terrifying than they know and this final book with Conor and Gia’s story brings everything to a conclusion and the gang is toppled once and for all and the Brooks siblings finally get their happily-ever-after! Impressive style of writing, characters you can enjoy and a storyline to keep you reading, what more can you ask of any book or series?! Well done Maggie Cole!
Where I start? This series was awesome from the start. Left you breathless and wanting more. I can’t get over my favorite saying that Conner tells Gia “Your my Puma”. Maggie cole is a brilliant writer and doesn’t fall short that’s for sure. Hopefully we will have more of the Brooks family again.
Definitely recommend this book, but definitely the whole series. There like Pringles “once pop you just can’t stop”
There’s no stopping at one.
This is the last book of the Together We Stand series. I think it is also the best. Connor and Gia’s story was the most riveting and suspenseful of them all. They have to overcome deception and danger to get to their happily ever after. I hate to see the series end.
The Brooks Family continues to amaze you in this book! Conner’s story will restore your faith in love once again. Having family to protect will make Conner be the best yet! Conner and Gia’s story of lies to overcome will make you a believer. Don’t miss this amazing conclusion to the Brooks family and the Twisted Hearts!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
OMG, Maggie Cole hits it out of the park with Roots of Vengeance! I laughed and cried, as well as everything in between! Maggie Cole just gets better with every book of the Together We Stand series. In Roots of Vengeance, Connor Brooks was attracted to Gia, an Interpol undercover agent. She disappeared and returned with a new name three years later. Connor Brooks ties many elements of the Together We Stand series. This book documents the dismantling of the Twisted Hearts gang. It ties up the series with several plot twists. All in all I highly recommend Roots of Vengeance.
Connor Brooks is youngest of the Brooks siblings. He’s young, hot and can sling a drink better than anyone. He’s quick with a joke and unashamed to place a good natured bet with a friend. On the surface he appears carefree and completely happy. The many layers of this man begin to reveal themselves as the reader realizes looks can be deceiving. He sees more than anyone in his family gives him credit for. He makes decisions based on the well-being of others. And he’s nursing a broken heart. The woman he thought would be his lied to him and left him feeling used and abused. He never thought he would see Gia again after he discovered her deception and she disappeared. Suddenly, she literally drops out of the sky and every fiber of his being longs to hold her and never let her go. However, he still feels betrayed and has questions that demand to be answered. Gia watched as her family was murdered in front of her, she, herself, left for dead. She vowed to see the member of the Twisted Hearts gang responsible for her loss destroyed and everything the gang stands for completely annihilated. She is recruited by Interpol to do just that. She is single minded and determined. No sacrifice is too great. Then she meets Connor Brooks. Sent to decide the extent of his involvement in the gang, she does the unthinkable. She falls in love with him. When Connor finds out she has not been honest with him, she does what she must and leaves him behind. Once she’s standing in front of him again, all the feelings she’s repressed come flooding back. But they can’t be together. There’s still work to be done. Information the Twisted Hearts have that must be uncovered. There are no easy answers to Connor’s questions . After all Connor’s family has been through in the recent past, he wants to protect those he loves, including Gia. So close to seeing her family’s killer taken down, Gia cannot give up her quest now. Even if it means losing Connor and her own life. I went into this book expecting to have all my questions answered, my mind to be filled with beautiful pictures of the beach, family and unconditional love, my heart to be ripped out one vessel at a time, to have my toes curl at least a dozen times, to need a full box of tissue at my side the entire day. I got everything I anticipated and more. I couldn’t put it down once I opened the first page of the first chapter. When I turned the last page of the last chapter, I didn’t want it to end. It’s over? Beautifully written by a master of the genre. The finale of the Together We Stand series is everything a lover of a good climax could desire.
10 for this book and final TWS series!
You ‘ll be amazed at the connection the Brooks family has. They take care of each other and have their back. This is Connors turn to find and help take down the Twisted Hearts! He’s amazing and not just a little brother, he’s strong and fearless like his brothers. Emotional and suspenseful and a love story you won’t want to miss!
This book is so hot it will melt your ice cream weather it’s vanilla or neapolitan!
Connor Brooks may be the baby of the family but he is all man! After being betrayed by the only woman he had ever loved he unknowingly finds himself slowly getting involved with twisted hearts gang. Years later Mia comes back trying to explain her part with twisted hearts. Even though they never stopped loving each other they have to find a way to stop the gang before they can be together. The Brooks family will never be at peace until twisted hearts are no more.
This book brings an amazing end to the Brooks family surviving their entanglement with the gang twisted hearts. This family survived because of their moto. Together we stand, alone we fall. Amazing series, thank you Maggie Cole.
Roots of Vengeance is the sixth book in the Together We Stand series and it was a masterful conclusion to the epic journey Maggie Cole took us on with the Brooks family. This book follows Connor and Gia on their journey to each other and all the obstacles they had to overcome to be together. This book was a gift from Maggie Cole all wrapped up and tied with a beautiful bow. Thank you Maggie Cole, Together We Stand, alone we fall!
This is the book six and the final book in the Together We Stand series. This book follows the youngest Brooks, Conner. Three years ago, he meets a woman, and instantly is attracted. Gia wasn’t like any woman he’d ever met. But Gia was who she seems. Conner was her target, in order to find out if he was a Twisted Heart. A member of the fans that killed her family. She’s on a mission to destroy the man that murdered her family and take the whole organization down. She didn’t plan on falling for Conner. But she did. And it destroyed both of them when she left. But she’s back in Conners life, and the danger is even greater.
All I can say is OMG, Maggie Cole, this book has me all kinds of tore up. I was laughing , crying, and everything in between. I was on the edge of my seat from page one. I was so ready to see this family find their happily ever after, but so sad to see this series end. I loved everything about this book. The wonderful writing, the amazing characters, the beautiful island. And all the incredible steamy bits. Conner seemed like the slacker of the Brooks family, but you see a whole new side to him in this book. He loves his family deeply and will sacrifice for them. And Gia, going through what she does at a young age, she’s strong, and wants justice for her family. I’m so sad to see this series end, I might have even cried the last few pages when we learned what became of all the siblings. I was happy and sad at the same time. Maggie Cole, you have a fan for life.. I definitely recommend this book and series, and every book written by this author.
Powerful & Intense Conclusion to the Series!
The Vortex that is Author Maggie Cole has once again captured my soul. The to & fro tug-of-war between Connor and Gia captured me. Loved the constant angst in this novel. And Vengeance takes on a whole new meaning in this final book of the series. I was so satisfied with the completeness of how things were wrapped up in the end. I loved Gia as a force to be reckoned with while at the same time being vulnerable and very human. Connor’s devotion, commitment and persistence to her in typical Brook’s bothers fashion was so powerful! Their brotherly creed “Together We Stand, Alone We Fall” was demonstrated so beautifully in this conclusion. This series will remain in my heart forever and will definitely be re-read many times. Thanks Maggie for bringing us the entire Brooks family.
I am so sad to say goodbye to the Brooks Family but I have a feeling we will be seeing some of them very soon!
I feel like there is one line in this book that really feels like a Brooks family motto “Stop thinking you have to do this on your
own” this family really just takes care of each other and everyone that they bring into their family gets taken care of as well. I know that they have another family motto but this one seems like it is for EVERYONE!
I love books that really make me think and this one made me get in the zone and honestly I couldn’t put it down until I finished the series.
Conner and Gia had so many sweet moments in this book to go along with all the adrenaline pumping moments. He held her when she was sad, kissed her when she cried, made her laugh when she was down, and will love her until they part. It made my heart happy that he loved that she was older then him, his puma. Loved that line!
Gia was a badass and she would stop at nothing to take care of what she always set out to do. As Conner would say “If you’re going to hell, I’m going with you, Gia, so move over and save me a seat”. They did not spend a lot of time together before she left him but that time they did spend together was all consuming for them.
All in all The Together We Stand series made me laugh, made me cry and made me believe that no matter the circumstances true love does win out in the end. Thank you Maggie Cole for bringing it yet again. I look forward to the next series.
Maggie Cole has done it again! Connor and Gia’s story covers the whole time period of the series. Reading it as the last in the series ties so many things together about Connor and why he is the way he is. And Gia’s story is so deep and explains her but also a deeper look at the twisted hearts.
Their love started so long ago but can it survive the years between and the Twisted hearts. Can they survive and pull each other out of the depths of hell.
This is the final installment of the Together We Stand series. It did not disappoint. It was sad to see it end, oh but what an ending it was. Connor Brooks may be the baby of the family but he showed how much of a man he really is. I’ll be his puma anytime.
What an amazing end to an amazing series!!! Maggie Cole knows how to write them!! This book was beautifully written! Couldn’t put it down till I finished it! It completed and answered every question there was and still kept you wanting more!!!