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 CoeurBailey O’Neil, aka, the Street Angel, has been the arch enemy of Senator Clay Wainwright … 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.
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I am a fan of Kathryn Shay and enjoy her characters especially when I have read other books in the series. Sometimes I reread them after finishing a later book that gives me more insight into the characters.
Kathryn Shay books tend to be hit or miss with me. This one intrigued me for the first few chapters, but after chapter 5, the plot was starting to unravel for me and I skipped to the end.
Another great read!!
Loved it.
Loved the characters in this book and the story
I loved this storyline….very entertaining and held my attention throughout.
Have not completed book, am having a hard time staying focused when I read it!!!
Not sure I can finish.
Her books are always a must read!
Intensely intriguing story of incredible intimacy!
I love this author
Well written and most lovely to read. Really enjoyable
What a page turner!! I love Shay’s books and this one did not disappoint me.
Couldn’t put it down! Read half the night!
Great 1st story of series, I had to read each book in series. Enjoyed her. Writing and read other series as well.
Not an obvious plot line. Great romance line.
Wow, an awesome read. I really enjoyed this first in a series book. Lok forward to Baily’s brother’s stories.
This story is so relevant to the issues of our day, and the need to listen and respect the views of others, and to compromise for the greater good as well as being a really great love story.
I’ve read a lot of Kathryn Shay’s book, and I think this one might be my favorite. The main characters are realy and likeable.
Great read!!
Gangs
Bailey O’Neil was working on getting kids out of gangs of prevent them from going in. She had butted heads with Clay Wainwright when he was a District Attorney when he had her thrown in jail for helping a gang member. Now it’s 10 years later and he is a State Senator and they are still butting heads. But something changes when they were …