#BookReview: Gone Too Far - Angela Winters

The Chases of View Park are back.  When last we visited them in A Price to Pay Carter, the eldest son, had been dumped by his one true love and the mother of his child, Avery.  The other son, Michael, had finally given his wife Kimberly the divorce she wanted.  Leigh had sworn off all future suitors after a Hollywood romance gone bad.  And bad girl Haley was still wreaking havoc.

Avery has rejected Carter for the last time.  Just when they were so close to finally being together, Avery's husband was injured in an accident that left him paralyzed.  Avery and Carter share a child together, but their dream of being a happy family will never happen as long as Avery's husband is depending on her.

Kimberly has dreamed of bringing the Chase empire down for as long as she can remember.  But now that Michael has granted her divorce, she's ready to move on with her twins.  When one of the boys becomes sick, Michael rejoins his family as the head and starts on the path to becoming the man Kimberly has always needed him to be.

Family philanthropist and friend to the needy, Dr. Leigh Chase has decidedly taken a break from men.  After her last romance gone bad, the last thing she needs is the distraction of some man.  Lobbying Senator Max Cody, about a new health bill would be a lot easier if she weren't attracted to him. 

Whether she's hanging out with drug smugglers or disrupting family dinner, Haley Chase is a force to be reckoned with.  The youngest of the Chase children, she's a certified brat.  The last time her parents sent her overseas as punishment, she ended up in Australia.  She's returned and just so happened to bring a husband back.

What did you like about this book?
This whole series is like a written version of Dynasty.  I LIVED for Dynasty back in the 80s and this definitely does not disappoint.

What didn't you like about this book?
Earlier books in the series really showcased the parents.  This time they were almost secondary characters.


What could the author do to improve this book?
Give us more of Steven and Janet and get someone to finance a mini series!  Think Generations but with better story lines.

336pp
Published June 2010


Theme: Make Yours A Happy Home by Gladys Knight & the Pips

#BookReview: A Price to Pay - Angela Winters

They're back! The Chases of View Park make their return in the fourth volume in the series. I love that the author brings you up to speed in each of her books, just in case you haven't read the earlier books.

So, picking up where we left off, Chase Carter and Avery, the only woman that he's ever cared about, just became the proud parents of a baby girl, Connor. The only complication is Avery's marriage to Anthony, a mild-mannered statistics professor. Never one to let anything stand in his way, Chase is determined to bide his time until Avery realizes that he's the man she should really be with.

Michael Chase has been given an ultimatum by his parents to divorce Kimberly after the family covered up her recent murder of her former pimp. Kimberly is willing to leave, but not without her twin boys, who are starting to feel the effects of the continuous fighting between their parents.

Haley Chase, the family bad girl, is once again caught up in madness and mayhem and it's up to Officer Sean Haley to save her from herself.

I am so hooked on this series. I said before that it reminds me of the tv series, Dynasty, with people that look like me and it still does. I'll be on the lookout for the next book, because from the ending of this one, things are far from over.

#BookReview: The View Park Series - Angela Winters

Remember the Carringtons of Dynasty? the Ewings of Dallas? Meet the Chases of View Park.

Steven Chase and wife Janet have spent thirty years building a hair care dynasty and a family. While Steven runs the business, Janet runs the home...when she's not popping pills.

Carter, the oldest of the Chase children, has always been a womanizer and a rebel. Refusing to work for the family business, he runs his own law firm. Never one to let his children stray too far away, Steven keeps him on retainer as the Chase company attorney. Chase has fallen for Avery, the owner of a chain of salons his father wants to take over. Will Chase choose Avery over his family or is blood really thicker than water?

Michael, the second son of Steven and Janet Chase, is the family CFO. Married to the conniving Kimberly, a former prostitute, and the father of twin boys, Michael is in a constant battle with his brother for the position of number one with his father. Blinded by his need to come first, Michael will stop at nothing to make sure he's on top.

Leigh Chase, doctor and philanthropist, wants nothing to do with her controlling mother. Traveling to the ends of the earth and maintaining a healthy distance from her family is her ultimate goal, but when you're a member of the View Park Chase's, it's all but impossible.

Bad girl Haley Chase has never felt loved by her father. We all know what havok a Daddy complex can wreak. From tearing up clubs, sleeping with several men to witnessing a Mafia hit,Haley will stop at nothing to get her father's attention.

This series flows extremely well. While I haven't yet picked up the latest in the series, A Price to Pay, it is definitely on my list of summer reads.